About

Prof Alan Brent
Professor ,
Victoria University of Wellington

Summary

Alan Brent is a Professor and the inaugural holder of the Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems in the Faculty of Engineering at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. He holds Bachelor degrees in Engineering (Chemical) and Philosophy (Sustainable Development); Master degrees in Science (Environmental Engineering), Engineering (Technology Management), and Philosophy (Sustainable Development); and a PhD in Engineering Management. He is a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand, a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, and an executive committee member of The Sustainability Society. More information on his research can be found on his ORCID profile (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-4512), and LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanbrent/).

Qualifications and credentials
BEng (chemical), 1990-1994, Completed, Stellenbosch University
MSc (environmental sciences in engineering), 1997-1999, Completed, Chalmers University of Technology
PhD (engineering management), 2002-2004, Completed, University of Pretoria
MEng (technology management), 2006-2009, Completed, University of Pretoria
BPhil (sustainable development and planning), 2010, Completed, Stellenbosch University
MPhil (sustainable development and planning), 2011-2012, Completed, Stellenbosch University
Engineering New Zealand, Fellow, 2024-current
IEEE Power and Energy Society, Member, 2017-current
Work experience
Energy systems
Publications
Floating photovoltaic systems: potential implications for Aotearoa New Zealand, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2022.2152466
A thematic analysis of the factors that influence the development of a renewable energy policy, Renewable Energy Focus, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2024.100562
Carbon, materials and energy footprint of a utility-scale solar plant in Aotearoa New Zealand, Solar Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112535
Probabilistic sizing and scheduling co-optimisation of hybrid battery/super-capacitor energy storage systems in micro-grids, Journal of Energy Storage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109172