Energy policy advice and short courses on electricity industry design
for the integration of renewable energy, storage and flexible demand

IPEN Pty Ltd is a small consulting company established in 1998 and based near Sydney, Australia that provides advisory services on energy policy and short courses on electricity industry design, electricity market design and ancillary services with a focus on high-penetration renewable energy, storage and flexible demand.
Ipen company profile

Dr. Hugh Outhred

hugh_outhred@ipenconsulting.com 

Hugh Outhred is Managing Director of Ipen Pty Ltd, which provides advisory and educational services on energy, society and the environment.

Hugh retired in 2007 after a 35-year career at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) with research contributions in power system dynamics, electricity industry design & renewable energy integration, most recently as Presiding Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets and Head, Electrical Energy Research Group, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications.

During his career, Hugh has been a Fulbright Senior Fellow at the University of California Berkeley, a Member of the National Electricity Tribunal, a Member of the New South Wales Licence Compliance Advisory Board, a Board Member of the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Renewable Energy, an Associate Director of UNSW’s Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, a Member of CSIRO’s Energy Flagship Advisory Committee and a Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources & Climate Change Mitigation, 2011.

Since 1989, Hugh has taught over 130 short courses in 15 countries on electricity industry design & renewable energy integration

Dr. Maria Retnanestri

retnanestri@ipenconsulting.com

Dr. Maria Retnanestri is a Director of Ipen Pty Ltd and a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at STTNAS Jogjakarta College, Indonesia. She holds the degrees of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering  (STTNAS Jogjakarta), Master of Engineering Science in Electrical Engineering (UNSW) and PhD in Electrical Engineering (UNSW).

In her PhD research, Dr Retnanestri developed the I3A (Implementation, Accessibility, Availability and Acceptability) Framework to investigate overall sustainability of renewable energy projects, considering their institutional, financial, technological, social and ecological sustainability dimensions. From 2008 to 2011, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNSW, she  further developed and applied this research to identify ways to overcome barriers to renewable energy for sustainable development in Indonesia with financial support from an Australian Development Research Award. With that financial support, she conducted more than 50 workshops, seminars, public lectures, field visits and study tours in Indonesia, Australia, Spain and the USA.