Sustain Conference 2025: Call for Papers Open
Back after an extended absence, the 9th International Conference on a Sustainable Future for Human Security (SUSTAIN 2025) will be held at Kyoto University on November 18th, 2025.
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1st Energy Economics and Energy Engineering Conference
The 1st Energy Economics and Energy Engineering Conference (EEEC?) was held at Kyushu University`s I2CNER from July 30 – August 1, 2025. This conference emerges as the formalisation of a series of inter-laboratory workshops...
Coffee Plantation visit with “Dr Coffee”
On a recent visit to Indonesia, Prof. McLellan was able to meet with lab alumnus Dr Widha Kusumaningdyah at Universitas Brawijaya. The timing coincided with the invited visit of another lab alumnus Dr Andik...
Presentation Award
Congratulations to Manu on receiving the Presentation Award for his first-year research presentation on July 10, 2025. Well done! We look forward to the research progressing in the next year!
Presentation Award
Congratulations to Jeanny on receiving the Presentation Award for her thesis mid-term presentation on April 10, 2025. Glad to finally be able to present the certificate in person! Well done, and good luck for...
Yujia`s Farewell
Yujia has been with us as a visiting PhD student for a year now, and this week is heading back to China. It has been a pleasure having her in our lab, and we...
New paper! Coal phase-out and its transitional implications
A new paper just accepted for publication in Nexus: “Reassessing Immediate Coal Phase-Out: Dual Imperatives of Capacity Control and Renewables Expansion in China’s Net-zero Strategy” with Professor Xi Lu of Tsinghua University. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynexs.2025.100081
New paper! Emission reduction in the maritime industry
Congratulations to Dr Siti (currently visiting our group from University of Malaysia Terengganu) on the publication of this collaborative paper “Winning the carbon race: Game-based strategies for emission reduction in maritime industry” in Research...
New paper on Energy Poverty
Congratulations to Takako on the first paper of her PhD! Published Open Access in Energies “Exploring Energy Poverty: Toward a Comprehensive Predictive Framework” examines existing frameworks and highlights some potential needs for the evaluation...
Japan Foundation Fellowship Project Begins!
Prof. McLellan has started his Japan Foundation Fellowship – currently at the University of Queensland. See the project page for future updates.