Ariel Liebman

Director, Monash Energy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy, Faculty of IT Ariel.Liebman@monash.edu

Core expertise

Long-range power system planning for renewable integration under uncertainty
Visual encoding of dissimilarity data via topology-preserving map deformation

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Energy technology
The future of Australian energy mix

Biography

Ariel, who passed away in 2023, was an energy markets specialist with more than 20 years’ experience across most aspects of the electricity supply chain. He was the director of the Monash Energy Institute, a professor in the Faculty of IT and led Monash's Digital Energy initiatives.

articles

A large LNG (Liquefied natural gas) tanker ship unloading its cargo at LNG terminal

Kicking the gas can down the road

Capping the wholesale gas price is a poor attempt to decouple the domestic market from the volatile international market. The only sure way forward is a domestic reservation policy for the east coast.

Technology and engineering

Electricity meter and Australian dollar notes.

Why are electricity prices going up again?

Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators flagged hefty electricity price rises in four Australian states.

Technology

Securing the energy sector

The Andrews government has signalled a major shakeup of Victoria’s energy sector. But is it enough to bring the state’s energy prices down and reduce emissions?

Environment

Renewable energies concept collage. Solar panels, Wind turbines

The urgent next steps needed to transform our energy market

This year’s election results show Australians are eager for fast action on climate change. Here are four ways our new prime minister can deliver energy reform to meet emission targets.

Technology and engineering

Electrical engineers are using laptops to monitor the operation of the solar rooftop. Renewable energy concepts.

Serious setback for renewable energy goals

Although the clock’s running out, Australia has no agreed policymaking framework for our unique renewable energy transition issues, and little in the way of budget support.

Technology and engineering

An abstract representation of solving problems using artificial intelligence to increase reliability and reduce losses and accidents during the transmission of electrical energy

The climate crisis and the electricity grid: AI to the rescue

Artificial intelligence in all its forms will play a crucial role in the design and operation of the future carbon-free electricity grid.

Technology and engineering