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Merlinde Kay

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

NSW 2052

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

4

DOWNLOADS

268

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (4)

1.

Clean Energy Futures: An Australian Based Foresight Study

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2022
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Design Next, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Design Next, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Design Next, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Design Next, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Oceans and Atmosphere, Monash Sustainable Development Institute - ClimateWorks Australia and University of Newcastle (Australia) - Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies & Utilisation
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Energy, Electricity, Renewable, Future, Foresight

2.

Maximizing Photovoltaic Potential and Minimizing Costs in a Future Warmer Climate: The Role of Atmospheric Aerosols and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2023
University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Downloads 62 (951,658)
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global climate models, climate change impacts, solar resources, photovoltaic energy generation, atmospheric aerosols, thermal management solar cells

3.

Sustainable Water and Energy for Water-stressed Coastal Cities under Future Climate Scenarios

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Sep 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering and University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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Water-stressed, Coastal megacities, Energy-water nexus, Techno-economic assessment, Future climate projections, CO2 emissions

4.

Understanding non-localised impacts of bushfires on photovoltaic performance, reliability, and management strategies

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 03 Feb 2026
Shukla Poddar, Bram Hoex and Merlinde Kay
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
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extreme weather events, bushfire modelling, PV yield modelling, non-localised impacts, thermal degradation