GridGuru

Chief Investigators

A/Prof. Markus Wagner (Monash University) 

Jason Clark (RedgridGPT/InnovateGPT)

Purpose of project

In our transitioning energy environment, the ability to model and adapt to consumer driven technology adoption is critical. The ability to consider diverse and dynamic system settings, real or simulated, offers new and important capability to electricity network operation, policy development, energy product innovators, built environment developers and the wider community.  

The project will integrate advanced gaming and virtual reality software to automate the creation of network environments. Use of generative AI elements will allow proprietary information to be integrated into the model to establish situational awareness and to allow specific network, industry or community use case exploration in a guided or self service environment.  

Impact of project

The outputs of this project will advance new and sophisticated options for future energy modelling that is easy to query and comprehend. The modelling should understand emerging challenges and propose or test future scenarios for a range of industry stakeholders. 

This project not only addresses immediate industry needs but also sets the stage for future advancements in energy management, contributing to Australia’s Net Zero goals. The project will: 

• Inform future approaches to network design, planning and optimisation. 
• Assist engagement with a much wider range of stakeholders with differing needs to understand energy flows and constraints, recognising opportunities for specific services and freeing up network resources from network studies and analysis of projects that do not proceed. 
• Assist in scenario planning 

Project partners – industry and research

Monash university (Lead), RedGridGPT 

Seeking: 

• DNSPs 
• Retailers 
• Regulatory bodies and Government departments 
• Green investors 
• Community groups and councils 

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Commencement date

Estimated: April 2025 

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