The Nexus Podcast
The Nexus Podcast
James Dice
🎧 #049: Rob Brimblecombe on taking Monash University to Net Zer
1 hour 18 minutes Posted May 6, 2021 at 10:00 am.
“I used to chase kilowatt-hours and now I'm chasing renewable energy.”—Rob Brimblecombe My HighlightsHow Rob spearheaded the university's 100% renewables goal
How Monash defines Net Zero and how they're getting off gas
No longer chasing kilowatt-hours
How South Australia Water makes money off of demand flexibility
Good control means good grid economics
H ow appliance selection is the key to Passive House design
Proving the value of data modeling
Why the smart campus system is like an octopus and why the system is named the Kraken
How building technology works with DERs to provide flexibility
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“I used to chase kilowatt-hours and now I'm chasing renewable energy.”—Rob Brimblecombe My HighlightsHow Rob spearheaded the university's 100% renewables goal (12:56)How Monash defines Net Zero and how they're getting off gas (19:03)No longer chasing kilowatt-hours (32:00)How South Australia Water makes money off of demand flexibility (33:57)Good control means good grid economics (36:34)H ow appliance selection is the key to Passive House design (38:52)Proving the value of data modeling (50:23)Why the smart campus system is like an octopus and why the system is named the Kraken (1:01:38)How building technology works with DERs to provide flexibility (1:04:46) You can find Rob Brimblecombe on LinkedIn.Watch on YouTube or read on the web.Get full access to Nexus.