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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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Decarbonising heavy industry operations with low-cost onsite photovoltaics and battery storage
Lu, B., Thomson, C. J., Wang, S., Rahbari, A., McArthur, L., Liu, A. & Pye, J., Jan 2026, In: Solar Energy. 303, 13 p., 114104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Hydrogen fluidised-bed reduction of Australian hematite-goethite iron ores
Lane, D. J., Maisuria, B., Spencer, S., Rumsey, B., Usmani, S., Pye, J., Rahbari, A., Vining, K. R., Hartley, P. G., Watson, M. & Bumby, C. W., Jun 2026, In: Cleaner Engineering and Technology. 32, 101212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of supply capacity factor on the cost of large-scale renewable hydrogen
Mojiri, A., Wang, S., Nathan, G., Wang, Y., Pye, J., Beck, F., Fazeli, R., Baldwin, K., Hosseini, T. & Coventry, J., 15 May 2026, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 234, 154937.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
The performance and charge behaviour in melter/smelter for the production of hot metal in hydrogen DRI-based steelmaking
Shahabuddin, M., Rahbari, A., Sabah, S., Brooks, G., Pye, J. & Rhamdhani, M. A., Feb 2026, In: Ironmaking and Steelmaking. 53, 1, p. 59-70 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing Heliostat Field Measurement and Characterization: Insights from International Collaboration and Workshop Outcomes
Aginaga, K. I., Kesseli, D., Sánchez-Señoran, D., Conceição, R., Zheng, Q., Monterreal, R., Avila-Marin, A., Gonzalez-Aguilar, J., Milidonis, K., Loghmari, I., Pargmann, M., Göhring, F., Röger, M., Villasante, C., Asselineau, C. A., Sánchez, M., Peña-Lapuente, A., Zhu, G., Bern, G. & Armijo, K. M. & 5 others, , 18 Sept 2025, Advances in Solar Energy: Heliostat Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation II. Haas, D. & Roger, M. (eds.). SPIE, 136000B. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13600).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
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Bubbling Fluidised-Bed Calcination of Bayer Gibbsite at a Low Heating Rate
Lane, D. (PI), Coventry, J. (CoI), Hosseini, S. (CoI), Pye, J. (CoI) & Taheri, M. (CoI)
1/05/26 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Solar-Enhanced Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Plastics and Biomass: Advanced Containment and Process Development
Wang, Y. (PI), Coventry, J. (CoI), Helwig, A. (CoI), Katwal, U. (CoI), Kumar, A. (CoI), Pham, H. D. (CoI), Pye, J. (CoI), Rahbari, A. (CoI), Shelly, T. (CoI) & Tao, Z. (CoI)
19/03/26 → 18/03/27
Project: Research
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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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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