Our group is actively engaged in understanding impacts of climate change on future PV energy generation by utilising sophisticated climate models. Through meticulous analysis and integration of climate data, we understand the complex relationship between environmental factors and PV energy output. By leveraging these models, we gain invaluable insights into future energy landscapes, enabling us to spearhead innovative strategies and solutions crucial for a sustainable and resilient energy future.

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We also focus on understanding resource variability and intermittency, a crucial part of resource assessment. We have been involved in understanding reliability and intermittency of solar and wind resources. Further, we have expanded to understand short-term PV power intermittency, called "ramps" and their characteristics to precisely estimate storage solutions. Our research group also focuses on battery sizing and feasibility analysis of hybrid renewable energy plants.

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We have a strong focus on O&M of solar plants and in the past we have conducted several researches dedicated to understand the aerosol distribution and its effect on PV generation. We have a strong focus on understanding the extreme weather events like bushfires, dust storms, etc. that subsequently reduce the PV generation. We are expanding our research in this field to include experiment based results along with simulations to gain a better understanding of soiling related issues. 

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Our group specialises in energy forecasting and high resolution WRF simulations to understand several aspects of meteorology that affects energy generation.