Rate My Professor Baran Yildiz

Dr Baran Yildiz is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE) at the University of New South Wales. He holds a PhD and an M.Sc. in Renewable Energy Engineering from SPREE, UNSW, and a B.Sc. with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. His research focuses on the integration of consumer energy resources, demand-side management, smart home energy management systems, electric vehicle integration, and electricity demand forecasting. Yildiz leads major projects including Project CICCADA funded by ARENA, SolarShift supported by RACE for 2030, and the PLUS ES South Australian demand flexibility trial also funded by ARENA. His work has contributed to real-world applications benefiting consumers and influenced policy through contributions to rule changes by the Australian Energy Market Commission.

Yildiz serves as the course convener and lecturer for SOLA 4012 Photovoltaic Systems Design in SPREE. His research outputs have been featured in reports by the Australian Energy Market Commission, Energy Security Board, Australian Energy Regulator, and media outlets including ABC and RenewEconomy. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as distributed photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage, and thermal storage in domestic water heating systems.