Renate Egan

Renate Egan is a Professor and Deputy Head of School (Engagement) at the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW). She leads UNSW's activities in the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, a national research consortium involving multiple Australian institutions.

Her research focuses on:

• Techno-economic analysis of photovoltaic technologies
• Energy data analytics for decentralized systems
• Electricity market restructuring
• Technology transfer and commercialization

Recent work examines machine learning applications in energy demand forecasting, thermal storage optimization, and bushfire resilience. She collaborates extensively across academia, industry, and government sectors.

Key affiliations include:

• Co-Founder of Solar Analytics (Australia's largest independent energy monitoring provider)
• Executive Committee member of the IEA PV Power Systems program