Areas of Focus
My research is dedicated to forging a path towards sustainable energy systems. I focus on quantifying and minimizing the environmental impacts associated with renewable energy technologies. Current areas of emphasis include:
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Critical Materials in Renewables
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Life Cycle Assessments
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LCA-integrated Optimization models
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Offshore Wind Sustainability
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Sustainable Energy Transition
Research Projects
Identification of Environmental Impacts from Copper Usage in Solar and Offshore Wind Energy Systems, T Bandara, D Wickramanayake, M Rathnayake, V Rakocevic, International Conference on Energy and Environment ICEE, 2024
Modelling the economic and environmental cost of raw materials for the global energy transition to 2050 using integrated life-cycle assessment of renewable energy systems and energy network modelling. (ongoing)