Electric Power Optimization Centre
Applied Doctorates Scheme 2026 The Applied Doctorate Scheme is a new initiative in which PhD students work part of their time during their PhD studies in a local industry.
The theme for the inaugural year (2026) is Aotearoa's Energy Transition.
Modernising electricity pricing and dispatch (pdf)
This project offered by EPOC will investigate the benefits and drawbacks of changes to Transpower's dispatch and pricing model (SPD) to accommodate grid-scale batteries,
improve spinning reserve constraints, and investigate day-ahead dispatch.
The student will make use of the Electricity Authority vSPD software and modify this with new features that can be tested and compared with the existing system. Details about this project
can be downloaded as a PDF using the link.