Biography
Dr Masaō Ashtine completed his doctorate in 2016 at the University of Cambridge, where he researched climate change implications for the UK's wind energy sector. This followed 6 years at York University in Toronto, Canada, where he gained his Undergraduate and Masters Degrees in Environmental Sciences and Climate Modelling respectively. After his PhD, he worked with the renewables company, 3E, in Brussels as a data scientist intern for the optimisation of wind power models across Europe.
Masaō has recently completed a Lectureship at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica where he was the research lead for the Alternative Energy Group at the Department of Physics. He has now joined the OERC team, working with Professor David Wallom as a postdoctoral researcher for Project LEO.
Other Roles
Masaō is the Co-Founder of the Journal of Caribbean Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy (CESaRE)
Most Recent Publications
Sources of data center energy estimates: A comprehensive review
Mytton D & Ashtine M (2022), Joule
Resilient by design: Preventing wildfires and blackouts with microgrids
Yang W, Sparrow SN, Ashtine M, Wallom D & Morstyn T (2022), Applied Energy, 313
A Resource and Policy Driven Assessment of the Geothermal Energy Potential Across the Islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Koon Koon R, Shah K, Ashtine M & Lewis S (2021), FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH, 9
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion-Flexible Enabling Technology for Variable Renewable Energy Integration in the Caribbean
Brecha RJ, Schoenenberger K, Ashtine M & Koon Koon R (2021), ENERGIES, 14(8)
Smart and agile local energy systems hold the key for broader net-zero energy transitions
Ashtine M, Wheeler S, Wallom D & McCulloch M (2021), Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), 1-5
Research Interests
Within his current research post, Masaō is working as a data manager for Project LEO, focusing on the following key research themes:
- Developing local energy models to best inform national strategy and investment
- Streamlining renewable energy grid integration through the advancement of local energy systems
- Understanding power demand and supply flexibility in local and national energy markets
- Automation and machine learning techniques for advancing energy systems
- Development of robust, innovative and efficient energy databases and accessible repositories
Current Projects
Project LEO - Data Manager
Project LEO will show how the very latest in energy innovation can be put together to provide cheaper, cleaner energy for users using an approach which will create a local energy marketplace to enable the virtual aggregation of electricity loads, their flexible dispatch and local peer-to-peer trading.
Research Groups
Most Recent Publications
Sources of data center energy estimates: A comprehensive review
Mytton D & Ashtine M (2022), Joule
Resilient by design: Preventing wildfires and blackouts with microgrids
Yang W, Sparrow SN, Ashtine M, Wallom D & Morstyn T (2022), Applied Energy, 313
A Resource and Policy Driven Assessment of the Geothermal Energy Potential Across the Islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Koon Koon R, Shah K, Ashtine M & Lewis S (2021), FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH, 9
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion-Flexible Enabling Technology for Variable Renewable Energy Integration in the Caribbean
Brecha RJ, Schoenenberger K, Ashtine M & Koon Koon R (2021), ENERGIES, 14(8)
Smart and agile local energy systems hold the key for broader net-zero energy transitions
Ashtine M, Wheeler S, Wallom D & McCulloch M (2021), Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), 1-5
Publications
A full list of Masaō's publications can be found on ResearchGate.
Most Recent Publications
Sources of data center energy estimates: A comprehensive review
Mytton D & Ashtine M (2022), Joule
Resilient by design: Preventing wildfires and blackouts with microgrids
Yang W, Sparrow SN, Ashtine M, Wallom D & Morstyn T (2022), Applied Energy, 313
A Resource and Policy Driven Assessment of the Geothermal Energy Potential Across the Islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Koon Koon R, Shah K, Ashtine M & Lewis S (2021), FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH, 9
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion-Flexible Enabling Technology for Variable Renewable Energy Integration in the Caribbean
Brecha RJ, Schoenenberger K, Ashtine M & Koon Koon R (2021), ENERGIES, 14(8)
Smart and agile local energy systems hold the key for broader net-zero energy transitions
Ashtine M, Wheeler S, Wallom D & McCulloch M (2021), Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), 1-5
