Future Architecture Network (FAN)

This is a multi-university MBIE research funding received for ‘Architecture of the Future Low Carbon, Resilient, Electrical Power System/ Future architecture network(FAN) - Te Whatunga Hiko as part of the Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) Advanced Energy Technology Platform Research Programmes, a collaborative project of power systems and power electronics researchers from AUT, University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Waikato, University of Canterbury and EPECentre, to future-proof the New Zealand electrical grid.

Funded by:
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)

Funding amount:
NZ$13 million for seven-year (2020-2027)

A diagram showing an eco-system of power and how it relates to vehicles and infrastructure

Research Team names from ECMS

Tek Tjing Lie – Workstream 3 Leader
Kosala Gunawardane – Key Researcher
Aphrodis Nduwamungu – PhD student
Nishita Padmawansa – PhD student

Industry partners

ABB
GE
Transpower
ETEL
Unison
Enatel

External collaborators

ABB
GE
Transpower
ETEL
Unison
Enatel