Events

Melbourne Energy Institute public lecture / Hybrid event: Power system planning under multi-scale climate-induced uncertainty

The Melbourne Energy Institute invites you to a public lecture by Assistant Professor Ángela Flores of the University of Chile, who will discuss how power systems are facing increasing pressure from climate change.

The rise in global temperatures, more variable precipitation patterns, and the increase in frequency and severity of extreme weather events pose substantial risks for power systems across multiple time scales.

In this talk, a comprehensive power system planning model is introduced to anticipate both short and long-term uncertainties by leveraging multi-scale stochastic programming. Furthermore, a novel approach is presented for constructing multi-scale scenario trees to represent climate-induced uncertainty, using historical weather data and future climate projections. Finally, suitable decomposition methods for capacity planning under uncertainty and possible enhancements are explored.

The Melbourne University Regiment will continue its longstanding tradition of holding an Anzac Day Dawn Service on campus at the Cenotaph opposite the South Lawn this coming Anzac Day, Friday 25 April, from 5.30am.

Although we particularly remember the impact of WWI and WWII on this day, all members of the community are invited to attend to reflect on lives lost in, or changed forever by war.

As this is an outdoor event and will go ahead if it rains, please come prepared for the weather conditions.

Booking is not required for this event.