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As a Senior Research Fellow in Energy and Circularity, Simon brings 20 years of experience working in academia, industry and consultancy on a broad range of sustainability issues.
As an academic, Simon’s research interests revolve primarily around the field of sustainability transitions, in particular the role of government and other key stakeholders in accelerating the transition to renewable energy and a more circular economy. Simon’s current research portfolio encompasses regional transitions to renewables; renewable energy and circularity in agriculture; pathways to net zero; community energy; microgrids; and the acceleration, implementation and measurement of the circular economy.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sustainable Futures, PhD, A State of Innovation - The Role of Government in the Design and Orchestration of Sustainability Transitions, University of Technology Sydney
Award Date: 01 May 2020
Subject keywords
- sustainability transitions
- circular economy
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Research output
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Regional Microgrids: The Missing Jigsaw Piece in the Australian Power Distribution Puzzle
Wong, A., Frost, M., Parton, K. & Wright, S., 28 Jun 2023, Confidential Report. 37 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (non-public)
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Australian renewable-energy microgrids: A humble past, a turbulent present, a propitious future
Wright, S., Frost, M., Wong, A. & Parton, K. A., 23 Feb 2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 5, p. 1-19 19 p., 2585.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Embedding circular economy principles within precincts and infrastructure business cases in NSW
Liaros, S., Rifkin, W., Walford, S., Abbas, A., Baynes, T., Wright, S., Strezov, V., Gower, D. & Weiss, G., Mar 2022, NSW Circular.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
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Employment, Skills and Supply Chains: Renewable Energy in NSW – Final Report
Briggs, C., Langdon, R., Atherton, A., Jazbec, M., Rutowitz, J., Cunningham, R., Nagrath, K. & Wright, S., Jan 2022, University of Technology Sydney.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
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A state of innovation: The role of government in the design and orchestration of sustainability transitions
Wright, S., 2020, Sydney, Australia: OPUS. 364 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Press/Media
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What this week's closure of Liddell power plant means for energy prices and blackouts in NSW
23/04/23
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media