By Professor Iain Macgill

Journal articles

Samarakoon S; Roberts M; McConnell D; Kallmier E; MacGill I; Bruce A, 2025, 'The right time for real-time? Stakeholder perspectives on the role of temporal matching in renewable energy procurement in Australia', Energy Research and Social Science, 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104059

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2025, 'The scheduling role of future pricing information in electricity markets with rising deployments of energy storage: An Australian National Electricity Market case study', Energy Economics, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108191

Ellersdorfer P; Wang C; Saydam S; Canbulat I; MacGill I; Daiyan R, 2024, 'Unlocking new export opportunities: An open-source framework for assessing green iron and steel supply chains', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 92, pp. 1366 - 1374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.10.163

Gorman N; MacGill I; Bruce A, 2024, 'Re-dispatch simplification analysis: Confirmation holism and assessing the impact of simplifications on energy system model performance', Applied Energy, 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123250

Gorman N; MacGill I; Bruce A, 2024, 'How to support the adoption of open-source energy system modelling software? Insights from interviews with users and developers', Energy Research and Social Science, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103479

Pignatta G; Macgill I; Heslop S; Sproul A; Naderi S, 2024, 'Reducing the greenhouse emissions of Australia’s housing stock through solar pre-cooling and pre-heating', Energy, 336, pp. 115556 - 115556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115556

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2023, 'NEMSEER: A Python package for downloading and handling historical National Electricity Market forecast data produced by the Australian Energy Market Operator', Journal of Open Source Software, 8, pp. 5883 - 5883, http://dx.doi.org/10.21105/joss.05883

Gilmore N; Koskinen I; Burr P; Obbard E; Sproul A; Konstantinou G; Bilbao J; Daiyan R; Kay M; Corkish R; Macgill I; Lovell E; Menictas C; Bruce A, 2023, 'Identifying weak signals to prepare for uncertainty in the energy sector', Heliyon, 9, pp. e21295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21295

Yildiz B; Stringer N; Klymenko T; Syahman Samhan M; Abramowitz G; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan R; Sproul AB, 2023, 'Real-world data analysis of distributed PV and battery energy storage system curtailment in low voltage networks', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113696

Van Antwerpen J; Khan MHA; Shepherd J; Tan TH; Grundy S; MacGill I; Amal R; Daiyan R, 2023, 'A model for assessing pathways to integrate intermittent renewable energy for e-methanol production', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, pp. 30221 - 30237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.177

Prakash A; Ashby R; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2023, 'Quantifying reserve capabilities for designing flexible electricity markets: An Australian case study with increasing penetrations of renewables', Energy Policy, 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113551

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Watts S; Macgill I; Pignatta G; Sproul A, 2023, 'Clustering based analysis of residential duck curve mitigation through solar pre-cooling: A case study of Australian housing stock', Renewable Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119064

Shepherd J; Haider Ali Khan M; Amal R; Daiyan R; MacGill I, 2022, 'Open-source project feasibility tools for supporting development of the green ammonia value chain', Energy Conversion and Management, 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116413

Heslop S; Yildiz B; Roberts M; Chen D; Lau T; Naderi S; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan R, 2022, 'A Novel Temperature-Independent Model for Estimating the Cooling Energy in Residential Homes for Pre-Cooling and Solar Pre-Cooling', Energies, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15239257

Khan MHA; Heywood P; Kuswara A; Daiyan R; MacGill I; Amal R, 2022, 'An integrated framework of open-source tools for designing and evaluating green hydrogen production opportunities', Communications Earth and Environment, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00640-1

Marshall L; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Market Mechanisms and Technology Transition in Australia’s National Electricity Market', Current Sustainable Renewable Energy Reports, 9, pp. 41 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40518-021-00199-z

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Insights on designing effective and efficient frequency control arrangements from the Australian National Electricity Market', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112303

Johnston C; Ali Khan MH; Amal R; Daiyan R; MacGill I, 2022, 'Shipping the sunshine: An open-source model for costing renewable hydrogen transport from Australia', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, pp. 20362 - 20377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.156

Gorman N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Nempy: A Python package for modelling the Australian National Electricity Market dispatch procedure', Journal of Open Source Software, 7, pp. 3596 - 3596, http://dx.doi.org/10.21105/joss.03596

Purnell K; Bruce AG; MacGill I, 2022, 'Impacts of electrifying public transit on the electricity grid, from regional to state level analysis', Applied Energy, 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118272

Roberts M; Sharma A; Macgill I, 2022, 'Efficient, effective and fair allocation of costs and benefits in residential energy communities deploying shared photovoltaics', Applied Energy, 305, pp. 117935, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117935

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Macgill I; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Consumer cost savings, improved thermal comfort, and reduced peak air conditioning demand through pre-cooling in Australian housing', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112172

Naderi S; Pignatta G; Heslop S; Macgill I; Chen D, 2022, 'Demand response via pre-cooling and solar pre-cooling: a review', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112340

To LS; Bruce A; Munro P; Santagata E; MacGill I; Rawali M; Raturi A, 2021, 'A research and innovation agenda for energy resilience in Pacific Island Countries and Territories', Nature Energy, 6, pp. 1098 - 1103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00935-1

Yildiz B; Bilbao JI; Roberts M; Heslop S; Dore J; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan RJ; Sproul AB, 2021, 'Analysis of electricity consumption and thermal storage of domestic electric water heating systems to utilize excess PV generation', Energy, 235, pp. 121325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121325

Stringer N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Fair consumer outcomes in the balance: Data driven analysis of distributed PV curtailment', Renewable Energy, 173, pp. 972 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.04.020

Tanoto Y; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Reliability-cost trade-offs for electricity industry planning with high variable renewable energy penetrations in emerging economies: A case study of Indonesia's Java-Bali grid', Energy, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120474

Ali Khan MH; Daiyan R; Neal P; Haque N; MacGill I; Amal R, 2021, 'A framework for assessing economics of blue hydrogen production from steam methane reforming using carbon capture storage & utilisation', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46, pp. 22685 - 22706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.04.104

Ali Khan MH; Daiyan R; Han Z; Hablutzel M; Haque N; Amal R; MacGill I, 2021, 'Designing optimal integrated electricity supply configurations for renewable hydrogen generation in Australia', Iscience, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102539

Tanoto Y; MacGill I; Bruce A; Haghdadi N, 2021, 'Impact of high solar and wind penetrations and different reliability targets on dynamic operating reserves in electricity generation expansion planning', Electricity Journal, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2021.106934

Keeratimahat K; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Analysis of short-term operational forecast deviations and controllability of utility-scale photovoltaic plants', Renewable Energy, 167, pp. 343 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.090

Keeratimahat K; Copper J; Bruce A; Macgill I, 2021, 'Generation of synthetic 4 s utility-scale PV output time series from hourly solar irradiance data', Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0033855

Marshall L; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Assessing wholesale competition in the Australian National Electricity Market', Energy Policy, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112066

Fina B; Roberts MB; Auer H; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Exogenous influences on deployment and profitability of photovoltaics for self-consumption in multi-apartment buildings in Australia and Austria', Applied Energy, 283, pp. 116309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116309

Gui EM; MacGill I; Betz R, 2021, 'Consumer-centric and capital efficient design of community microgrids for financially-Strapped communities', Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy, 16, pp. 929 - 950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2021.1983083

Yildiz B; Roberts M; Bilbao JI; Heslop S; Bruce A; Dore J; MacGill I; Egan RJ; Sproul AB, 2021, 'Assessment of control tools for utilizing excess distributed photovoltaic generation in domestic electric water heating systems', Applied Energy, 300, pp. 117411 - 117411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117411

Daiyan R; Macgill I; Amal R, 2020, 'Opportunities and Challenges for Renewable Power-to-X', ACS Energy Letters, 5, pp. 3843 - 3847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02249

Naderi S; Banifateme M; Pourali O; Behbahaninia A; MacGill I; Pignatta G, 2020, 'Accurate capacity factor calculation of waste-to-energy power plants based on availability analysis and design/off-design performance', Journal of Cleaner Production, 275, pp. 123167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123167

Stringer N; Bruce A; MacGill I; Haghdadi N; Kilby P; Mills J; Veijalainen T; Armitage M; Wilmot N, 2020, 'Consumer-led transition', IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, 18, pp. 20 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2020.3014720

MacGill I; Esplin R, 2020, 'End-to-end electricity market design - some lessons from the Australian National Electricity Market', Electricity Journal, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2020.106831

Ashworth P; Baldwin KGH; Brear M; Chappel T; Garbutt M; Hernandez CA; Jotzo F; MacGill I; Nelson T, 2020, 'Overview of papers for the special issue of the electricity journal', Electricity Journal, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2020.106830

Wei X; Tong Q; Magill I; Vithayasrichareon P; Betz R; Macgill I, 2020, 'Evaluation of potential co-benefits of air pollution control and climate mitigation policies for China's electricity sector', Energy Economics, 92, pp. 104917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104917

Tanoto Y; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2020, 'Clustering based assessment of cost, security and environmental tradeoffs with possible future electricity generation portfolios', Applied Energy, 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115219

Sierra Rodriguez A; de Santana T; MacGill I; Ekins-Daukes NJ; Reinders A, 2020, 'A feasibility study of solar PV-powered electric cars using an interdisciplinary modeling approach for the electricity balance, CO2 emissions, and economic aspects: The cases of The Netherlands, Norway, Brazil, and Australia', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 28, pp. 517 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3202

Stringer N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; Riesz J; MacGill I, 2020, 'Observed behavior of distributed photovoltaic systems during major voltage disturbances and implications for power system security', Applied Energy, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114283

Hungerford Z; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'The value of flexible load in power systems with high renewable energy penetration', Energy, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.115960

Roberts MB; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'A comparison of arrangements for increasing self-consumption and maximising the value of distributed photovoltaics on apartment buildings', Solar Energy, 193, pp. 372 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.09.067

Heslop S; MacGill I; Fletcher J, 2019, 'Practical distributed voltage control method for efficient and equitable intervention of distributed devices', IET Smart Grid, 2, pp. 399 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-stg.2018.0197

Roberts MB; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'Characterisation of Australian apartment electricity demand and its implications for low-carbon cities', Energy, 180, pp. 242 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.222

Roberts MB; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'Impact of shared battery energy storage systems on photovoltaic self-consumption and electricity bills in apartment buildings', Applied Energy, 245, pp. 78 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.04.001

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