University of Newcastle coursework

Sustainable engineering practice

Three sustainable-engineering assessments that explored how engineering decisions change when environmental, economic, and social criteria are considered together.

2021 · HOMER Pro · Lifecycle comparison · Energy-system costing

Contour plots comparing energy-system costs across turbine and battery options
Economic comparison from the Coonabarabran report

Packaging lifecycle

Compared a PET bottle with an aluminium can over their lifecycles, presented as a video.

Coonabarabran energy options

Compared wind-turbine and battery combinations for a regional energy scenario, with HOMER Pro results supporting a multi-criteria assessment of cost, emissions, and wider community impacts. Also compared dispatch strategies and tested the result’s sensitivity to energy pricing.

View Coonabarabran report — PDF, 2.1 MB

Upper Hunter energy systems

Studied regional energy demand and modelled a mix of solar, wind, and storage. Weighed economic, environmental, social, and ethical considerations alongside the system modelling and sensitivity analysis.

View Upper Hunter report — PDF, 24.0 MB