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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Production of green steel from low-grade ores: An end-to-end techno-economic assessment
Rahbari, A., Shahabuddin, M., Sabah, S., Brooks, G. & Pye, J., 24 Jan 2025, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. 2, 1, 100301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
Solar-thermal sintering of iron ore
Rahbari, A., Zheng, M., Corsi, C., Gunawan Gan, P., Wang, Y. & Pye, J., 15 Jan 2025, In: Solar Energy. 286, 12 p., 113123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Technoeconomic analysis of low-emission steelmaking using hydrogen thermal plasma
Cooper, C., Brooks, G., Rhamdhani, M. A., Pye, J. & Rahbari, A., 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 495, p. 1-12 12 p., 144896.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
AI-aided optimisation and technoeconomic analysis of peaker particle-based concentrated solar power
Gunawan Gan, P., Wang, Y. & Pye, J., 15 Nov 2024, In: Solar Energy. 283, 112966.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Design and optimisation of particle-based concentrated solar power tower systems with multi-aperture receiver
Wang, Y., Gunawan Gan, P., Wang, S. & Pye, J., Dec 2024, In: Solar Energy. 284, 113020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus)
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Australian green iron exports: modelling global markets in a decarbonised steelmaking industry
Gosens, J. (PI), Beck, F. (CoI), Brooks, G. (CoI), Chinnici, A. (CoI), Coventry, J. (CoI), Hosseini, T. (CoI), Jotzo, F. (CoI), Pye, J. (CoI) & Rahbari, A. (CoI)
1/10/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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HILTCRC Coursework Development Grant: Energy Storage Systems
Pye, J. (PI), Beck, F. (CoI), Coventry, J. (CoI), Fontalvo Lascano, A. (CoI), Karuturi, S. (CoI), Shaw, M. (CoI), Sturmberg, B. (CoI) & Weber, K. (CoI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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RP1.016: Upscaling of novel green thermally assisted beneficiation pathways and impact of beneficiation on DRI and pellet production
Rahbari, A. (PI) & Pye, J. (CoI)
1/06/25 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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RP1.018 Optimal fast-start pathways to green steel via magnetite
Rahbari, A. (PI), Coventry, J. (CoI) & Pye, J. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
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De-risking large-scale Australian fine-ore hydrogen ironmaking
Pye, J. (PI), Coventry, J. (CoI) & Rahbari, A. (CoI)
10/02/25 → 9/02/30
Project: Research