Thomas Wearne
CSIRO
Presentation: 50% Renewable Nusa Penida – Are Design Choices Compatible with the Future?
Thomas Wearne graduated from Murdoch University in Western Australia and spent five years working in the solar industry across Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. His experience included off-grid projects, the largest of which involved integrating 100 kW of solar PV into the 360 kVA diesel microgrid at Tipperary Station, Northern Territory, using ComAp control equipment.
He then spent five years at Power and Water Corporation in the Northern Territory, working across Connections, System Control and Market Operations on distributed energy resource (DER) control and integration projects. These included the ARENA-funded Alice Springs Future Grid project.
In his current role at CSIRO, Thomas focuses on the challenges of integrating DER into utility operations and improving the interoperability of behind-the-meter energy resources through open protocols.