Centre news

CFPER hosts Professor Carlos Reusser Franck from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

The Centre for Future Power and Energy Research (CFPER) recently had the honour of hosting Professor Carlos Reusser Franck from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile on 01st August 2024.

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CFPER hosts talk on potential collaboration opportunities with Universitas Andalas

The Centre for Future Power and Energy Research (CFPER) recently hosted a talk introducing Universitas Andalas, with a focus on the Faculty of Engineering on 25th July 2024.

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18th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS 2024)

The 18th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS 2024), was held at Auckland University of Technology on the 24th -26th June 2024. CFPER’s Director, Dr Ramon Zamora, served as a General co-chair for the conference. Centre for Future Power and Energy Research was one of the financial sponsors for the event.

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Presentation on energy management strategies for self-consumption of PV energy in buildings conducted

The AUT IEEE Student Branch and the Centre for Future Power and Energy Research (CFPER) organised a Technical Presentation

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Recap of the research centre activities in 2023

CFPER researchers are successfully ending the academic year 2023 and looking forward to the new year for more exciting activities.

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Distinguished Lecture by Professor Anurag Srivastava

The Centre for Future Power and Energy Research (CFPER) and AUT IEEE Student Branch organised an IEEE IAS Distinguished Lecture on Enabling Power Grid Resiliency in DER-Rich Environment.

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A lecture at AUT

The 5th International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM 2023)

The 5th International Conference on DC Microgrids took place from 15th – 17th November 2023 at Auckland University of Technology. CFPER’s Director, Dr Ramon Zamora served as a Technical Co-chair for the conference.

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New Zealand Power and Energy Collaboratory Research Workshop at ISGT Asia 2023

New Zealand Power and Energy Collaboratory Research Workshop took place on the 20th November 2023 at the University of Auckland. The workshop consisted of 5-minute elevator pitch sessions from postgraduate students across NZ.

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CFPER welcomes visiting scholars

Prof Haritza Camblong received the Electr. Eng. degree from the ENSIEG, Grenoble (France), in 1996, and the Ph.D. degree in Control Eng. from ENSAM in 2003.

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Research Networking with and Training from CFPER’s recent PhD graduate

Our most recent PhD graduate, Dr Xin Lin visited the research centre and shared his experiences with the current PhD students

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AUT Research Week

During AUT’s research week, our research centre director, Dr Ramon Zamora presented an overview of the research work conducted in collaboration with Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre.

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Visit of Polish business representatives to the research centre

Visit of Polish business representatives to the research centre during the trade mission of the Polish green tech companies to New Zealand

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Hungarian Ambassador visits Centre for Future Power and Energy Research

The Hungarian Ambassador to New Zealand, His Excellency Dr Zsolt Hetesy visited the Centre for Future Power and Energy Research on the 25th of July 2023.

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Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre Board visit to AUT

Blue Economy CRC, Australia is a leading research body that brings together 44 industry, government, and research partners from ten countries with expertise in aquaculture, marine renewable energy, maritime engineering, environmental assessments and policy and regulation.

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3-day hands-on training on OPAL-RT real time simulation software

The Centre of Future Power and Energy Research (CFPER) students successfully completed a 3-day hands-on training on OPAL-RT real time simulation software.

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PhD student Xin Lin successfully defends his PhD thesis

Congratulations to CFPER’s PhD student Xin Lin for successfully defending his PhD thesis "Modelling and Optimization of an Intelligent Home Energy Management System (HEMS) in Microgrid"

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We conduct research in the design of robust control systems, efficient power converters, electric drives, and wireless power transfer systems using state-of-the-art technologies to ensure the stability and reliability of the power grid.

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