Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Bachelor of Engineering (Mech., 1st Class Hons.) / Bachelor of Science double degree from University of Melbourne, 1997.
Doctor of Philosophy from University of New South Wales, 2008. Supervised by Em Prof Graham Morrison. Topic: System Modelling of the Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector. Thesis available from the UNSW library website.
Visiting Scholar at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, New Mexico) National Solar Thermal Test Facility in 2012.
Researcher in the Solar Thermal Group since 2006.
Qualifications
BE/BSc, PhD
Research Interests
- High-temperature solar-thermal energy systems.
- Concentrating solar thermal power (CSP aka CST)
- Industrial decarbonisation
- Hydrogen direct reduction ironmaking (H₂DRI)
- Energy systems modelling
- Free/open-source software for engineering
- Optics of non-imaging concentrators
- Solar receiver design
- Hybrid thermal energy systems
- Thermodynamic fluid property calculation
- Biomass gasification in supercritical steam
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Optimal configuration of oblique air curtains for heat loss suppression from vertical solar-thermal receiver surfaces
Mondal, R., Torres, J. F., Hughes, G. & Pye, J., 10 Jan 2024, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 236, 121747.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Boiling sodium and melting salt: Evaluation and optimisation of a novel solar–thermal system concept
Kee, Z., Coventry, J. & Pye, J., 5 Jan 2023, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 218, 119165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-optimisation of the heliostat field and receiver for concentrated solar power plants
Wang, S., Asselineau, C. A., Fontalvo, A., Wang, Y., Logie, W., Pye, J. & Coventry, J., 15 Oct 2023, In: Applied Energy. 348, 121513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus) -
HelioCon: A roadmap for advanced heliostat technologies for concentrating solar power
Zhu, G., Augustine, C., Mitchell, R., Muller, M., Kurup, P., Zolan, A., Yellapantula, S., Brost, R., Armijo, K., Sment, J., Schaller, R., Gordon, M., Collins, M., Coventry, J., Pye, J., Cholette, M., Picotti, G., Arjomandi, M., Emes, M., Potter, D., & 1 others, 1 Nov 2023, In: Solar Energy. 264, 111917.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Integrated optical–thermal modelling and techno-economic evaluation of a ‘bladed’ solar-thermal receiver
Wang, Y., Zheng, M., Torres, J. F., Shirazi, A., Coventry, J. & Pye, J., Dec 2023, In: Solar Energy. 266, 12 p., 112027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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HILT RP2.014 Low-cost reliable green electricity supply for low-carbon heave industry
1/04/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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HILT.RP1.012 - Prevention of Sticking in H2 fluidised bed DRI production
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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HILT.RP3.005 Analysis of market, cost and locational factors for green iron and steel in Australia
Jotzo, F., Fazeli, R., Gosens, J., Pye, J. & Rahbari, A.
1/06/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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HILT.RP3.004 Intermediate Product Exports for Australia-China Green Steel
Gosens, J., Biswas, W., John, M., Jotzo, F., Pye, J. & Rahbari, A.
1/06/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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HILT.RP2.008 - Lost production and variability
Pye, J., Coventry, J., Mojiri, A., Rahbari, A. & Wang, Y.
1/06/23 → 30/11/24
Project: Research