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Associate Professor Merlinde Kay
Associate Professor

Associate Professor Merlinde Kay

Engineering
Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

Dr. Merlinde Kay is a Lecturer in the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering.

Research Interests

  • The effects of weather and climate on renewable technologies
  • Weather forecasting
  • Wind forecasting
  • Effects of aerosol particulates on solar technology
Phone
+61 2 9385-4031
E-mail
m.kay@unsw.edu.au
Location
Office Location:Room 215, Tyree Energy Technology Building
  • Book Chapters | 2014
    Kay M; MacGill I, 2014, 'Improving NWP Forecasts for the Wind Energy Sector', in Troccoli A; Dubus L; Haupt SE (ed.), Weather Matters for Energy, Springer New York, New York, pp. 413 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9221-4_20
  • Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Air quality impacts on rooftop photovoltaic energy production during the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires season', Solar Energy, 257, pp. 240 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.04.014
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Clean energy futures: An Australian based foresight study', Energy, 260, pp. 125089 - 125089, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125089
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Dust cycle and soiling issues affecting solar energy reductions in Australia using multiple datasets', Applied Energy, 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118626
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Forecasting error processing techniques and frequency domain decomposition for forecasting error compensation and renewable energy firming in hybrid systems', Applied Energy, 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118748
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Future climate scenarios and their impact on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system design and performance for commercial buildings for 2050', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 162, pp. 112363 - 112363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112363
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Modelling and optimal energy management for battery energy storage systems in renewable energy systems: A review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 167, pp. 112671 - 112671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112671
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Estimation of future changes in photovoltaic potential in Australia due to climate change', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10507147.1
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Estimation of future changes in photovoltaic potential in Australia due to climate change', Environmental Research Letters, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2a64
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Impact of forecasting error characteristics on battery sizing in hybrid power systems', Journal of Energy Storage, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.102567
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Prediction of Solar Power Using Near-Real Time Satellite Data', Energies, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14185865
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Synergy of solar photovoltaics-wind-battery systems in Australia', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 152, pp. 111693 - 111693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111693
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Validation of Australian atmospheric aerosols from reanalysis data and CMIP6 simulations', Atmospheric Research, 264, pp. 105856 - 105856, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105856
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Assessment of simulated solar irradiance on days of high intermittency using WRF-solar', Energies, 13, pp. 385 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13020385
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Verification of deterministic solar forecasts', Solar Energy, 210, pp. 20 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.019
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'A mixed receding horizon control strategy for battery energy storage system scheduling in a hybrid pv andwind power plant with different forecast techniques', Energies, 12, pp. 2326 - 2326, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12122326
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Brighten the dark skies', Nature Energy, 4, pp. 633 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0440-0
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Evaluation of solar irradiance forecasting skills of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's ACCESS models', Solar Energy, 188, pp. 386 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.06.007
    Journal articles | 2018
    Mukkavilli SK; Prasad AA; Taylor RA; Huang J; Mitchell RM; Troccoli A; Kay MJ, 2018, 'Assessment of atmospheric aerosols from two reanalysis products over Australia', Atmospheric Research, 215, pp. 149 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.08.026
    Journal articles | 2018
    Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Kay M, 2018, 'Battery energy storage system size determination in renewable energy systems: A review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 91, pp. 109 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.047
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Mesoscale simulations of Australian direct normal irradiance, featuring an extreme dust event', Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 57, pp. 467 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0091.1
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'The resilience of Australian wind energy to climate change', Environmental Research Letters, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa632
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lazos D; Kay M; Sproul A, 2017, 'Development of a numericalweather analysis tool for assessing the precooling potential at any location', Energies, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en10010021
    Journal articles | 2017
    Prasad AA; Taylor RA; Kay M, 2017, 'Assessment of solar and wind resource synergy in Australia', Applied Energy, 190, pp. 354 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.135
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kay M, 2016, 'The application of TAPM for site specificwind energy forecasting', Atmosphere, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos7020023
    Journal articles | 2016
    Law EW; Kay M; Taylor RA, 2016, 'Evaluating the benefits of using short-term direct normal irradiance forecasts to operate a concentrated solar thermal plant', Solar Energy, 140, pp. 93 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.10.037
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'Calculating the financial value of a concentrated solar thermal plant operated using direct normal irradiance forecasts', Solar Energy, 125, pp. 267 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.12.031
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lazos D; Sproul AB; Kay M, 2015, 'Development of hybrid numerical and statistical short term horizon weather prediction models for building energy management optimisation', Building and Environment, 90, pp. 82 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.03.025
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Assessment of direct normal irradiance and cloud connections using satellite data over Australia', Applied Energy, 143, pp. 301 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.050
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Spatio-temporal characterisation of extended low direct normal irradiance events over Australia using satellite derived solar radiation data', Renewable Energy, 74, pp. 633 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.067
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Direct normal irradiance forecasting and its application to concentrated solar thermal output forecasting – A review', Solar Energy, 108, pp. 287 - 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2014.07.008
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Evaluation and improvement of TAPM in estimating solar irradiance in Eastern Australia', Solar Energy, 107, pp. 668 - 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2014.06.018
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Optimisation of energy management in commercial buildings with weather forecasting inputs: A review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 39, pp. 587 - 603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.053
    Journal articles | 2009
    2009, 'Emerging challenges in wind energy forecasting for Australia', Australian Meteorological Magazine, 58, pp. 99 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.22499/2.5802.002
    Journal articles | 2008
    2008, 'Characterizing Future Large, Rapid Changes in Aggregated Wind Power using Numerical Weather Prediction Spatial Fields', Wind Energy, 12, pp. 542 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.312
    Journal articles | 2007
    Cutler N; Kay M; Outhred H; MacGill I, 2007, 'High-risk scenarios for wind power forecasting in Australia', European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2007, EWEC 2007, 2, pp. 863 - 874
    Journal articles | 2007
    Cutler N; Kay MJ; Jacka K; Nielsen TS, 2007, 'Detecting Categorizing and Forecasting Large Ramps in Wind Farm Power Output Using Meteorological Observations and WPPT', Wind Energy, 10, pp. 453 - 470
    Journal articles | 2007
    2007, 'Detecting, categorizing and forecasting large ramps in wind farm power output using meteorological observations and WPPT', Wind Energy, 10, pp. 453 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.235
    Journal articles | 2002
    Kay MJ; Box MA; Trautmann T, 2002, 'An efficient method to increase vertical resolution of actinic flux calculations in clouds', Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2001JD001581
    Journal articles | 2002
    2002, 'An efficient method to increase vertical resolution of actinic flux calculations in clouds', Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, pp. 4405 - 4409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2001JD001581
    Journal articles | 2002
    2002, 'Physical, chemical and radiative properties of aerosols in Sydney, Australia', Australian Meteorological Magazine, 51, pp. 223 - 228, http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/papers.php?year=2002
    Journal articles | 2001
    2001, 'Actinic flux and net flux calculations in radiative transfer - A comparative study of computational efficiency', Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 58, pp. 3752 - 3761, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(2001)0582.0.CO;2
    Journal articles | 2000
    2000, 'Radiative effects of absorbing aerosols and the impact of water vapor', Journal of Geophysical Research, 105, pp. 12221 - 12234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2000JD900065
  • Conference Presentations | 2022
    2022, 'Reduction in solar energy due to soiling from dust in Australia', presented at 13th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Christchurch, New Zealand, 08 February 2022 - 17 February 2022
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    2021, 'Prediction of Solar Energy using Near-Real Time Satellite Data', presented at 28th AMOS Annual Conference, Remote, 08 February 2021 - 12 February 2021
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    2021, 'Synergy characteristics of Solar Photovoltaics-Wind-Battery Hybrid Systems in Australia', presented at Environmental Research Conference 2021, Virtual, 15 November 2021 - 19 November 2021
    Conference Presentations | 2020
    2020, 'Short-term satellite irradiance forecast model', presented at 27th AMOS Annual Meeting and International Conference on Indian Ocean Meteorology and Oceanography (AMOS 2020), Fremantle, Western Australia, 10 February 2020 - 14 February 2020
    Conference Posters | 2019
    2019, 'Impact of sub-grid clouds on solar irradiance predictions on days of high intermittency', Copenhagen, Denmark, presented at 6th International Conference Energy & Meteorology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24 June 2019 - 27 June 2019
    Conference Presentations | 2019
    2019, 'Impact of sub-grid clouds on solar irradiance predictions.', presented at AMOS Annual Meeting and International Conference on Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography, Darwin, Australia, 10 June 2019 - 14 July 2019
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    Prasad AA; Kay M, 2018, 'Assessment of solar irradiance predictions using WRF on days of high intermittency', presented at AMOS-ICSHMO Conference 2018, Sydney, Australia, 05 February 2018 - 09 February 2018
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Meng K; Dong ZY; Kay M, 2018, 'An economic optimization for BESS sizing in a hybrid PV and wind power plant', in 2017 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia: Smart Grid for Smart Community, ISGT-Asia 2017, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2017.8378353
    Conference Papers | 2018
    2018, 'A Comparison Study of Dispatching Various Battery Technologies in a Hybrid PV and Wind Power Plant', in IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2018.8585803
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Meng K; Dong ZY; Kay M, 2017, 'An Economic Optimization for BESS Sizing in a Hybrid PV and Wind Power Plant', in 2017 IEEE INNOVATIVE SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES - ASIA (ISGT-ASIA), IEEE, NEW ZEALAND, Univ Auckland, Auckland, pp. 220 - 225, presented at 7th IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT-Asia), NEW ZEALAND, Univ Auckland, Auckland, 04 December 2017 - 07 December 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000435854300040&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Prasad AA; Kay MJ, 2016, 'Spatio-temporal synergy between solar and wind energy resources in Australia', presented at AMOS/ARCCSS National Conference 2016, Melbourne, Australia, 08 February 2016 - 11 February 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Prasad A; Kay MJ, 2015, 'Synergy between Solar and Wind Energy in Australia.', presented at AMOS National Conference 2015, Brisbane, Australia, 15 July 2015 - 17 August 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'Assessment for solar and wind synergy in Australia', Vol. 190, pp. 354 - 367, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.135
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Law E; Kay M; Taylor R, 2014, 'Assessing the economic benefit of forecasting concentrated solar thermal energy output', in Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference, Australian Solar Energy Society (Australian Solar Council) Melbourne May 2014, Solar 2014 Conference & Exhibition, Melbourne, VIC, presented at Solar 2014 Conference & Exhibition, Melbourne, VIC, 08 May 2014 - 09 May 2014, http://solar.org.au/papers/14papers/%2324_final.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Boerema N; Kay MJ; MacGill IF, 2010, 'Renewable energy integration into the Australian National Electricity Market: Characterising the energy value of wind and solar generation', in Solar 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, Canberra, Australia, presented at Solar 2010, Canberra, Australia, 01 December 2010 - 03 December 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Kay MJ; MacGill IF, 2010, 'Improving weather forecasts for wind energy applications', in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences, IOP Publishing Ltd, Bristol UK, presented at 17th National Conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 27 January 2010 - 29 January 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/11/1/012009
    Conference Papers | 2010
    2010, 'Renewable Energy Education at UNSW', in Journal of Materials Education, AuSES (Australian Solar Energy Society), Canberra, pp. 117 - 132, presented at Solar 2010: 48th ANZSES Annual Conference, Canberra, 01 December 2010 - 03 December 2010, http://www.auses.org.au/conference/