GCRI · Energy Nexus
STEM foundation of Energy Nexus
The science, technology, engineering and mathematics Energy Nexus rests on. Each method has a canonical page in the STEM Commons, hosted by the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI), and a page here on how it is applied in this field.
Eight pages under STEM foundation of Energy Nexus.
- 01MethodEnergy technology assessment
- 02MethodPower systems engineering
- 03MethodResilience engineering for energy systems
- 04MethodOptimisation for energy systems
- 05MethodForecasting for power systems
- 06MethodNetwork science for energy interdependencies
- 07MethodMaterials science for energy assets
- 08MethodProcess safety at energy facilities
The methods behind the field.
- 01Energy generation, storage and grid technologyWeather-driven generation profiles · Storage technology comparisonSteward · Energy NexusApplied here
- 02Power systems engineeringContingency and load flow studies · Frequency stability with less inertiaSteward · Energy NexusApplied here
- 03Reliability and resilience engineeringRestoration curve analysis · Fault trees for critical sites · Fragility curves for grid assetsSteward · Critical InfrastructureApplied here
- 04Optimisation and operations researchCapacity expansion planning · Unit commitment and dispatch · Restoration sequencingSteward · Systems Science and ModellingApplied here
- 05Forecasting and time-series analysisLoad forecasting with weather · Wind and solar power forecasts · Seasonal adequacy outlooksSteward · Climate and HazardsApplied here
- 06Network science and contagionInterdependency mapping · Cascades on multilayer networks · Criticality rankingSteward · Systems Science and ModellingApplied here
- 07Materials science and chemistryBattery chemistry and thermal runaway · Ageing and corrosion of grid assetsSteward · Advanced Industry and RoboticsApplied here
- 08Process and industrial safety engineeringNatural hazards triggering accidents · Layers of protection reviewSteward · Advanced Industry and RoboticsApplied here
Why energy needs this combination of methods.
Energy risk is a problem of engineered networks under weather and market stress. Power engineering and energy technology describe the system, forecasting and optimisation plan and run it, network science and resilience engineering describe how it fails and recovers, and materials chemistry and process safety cover fuels, batteries and plants.
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Pages in STEM foundation of Energy Nexus.
Energy technology assessment
MethodPower systems engineering
MethodResilience engineering for energy systems
MethodOptimisation for energy systems
MethodForecasting for power systems
MethodNetwork science for energy interdependencies
MethodMaterials science for energy assets
MethodProcess safety at energy facilities
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