SERG’s work spans key areas in the global energy transition, with focus on energy systems modelling. Our work informs sustainable energy systems and policy designs, including future fuels, carbon capture, storage, and climate and hazard resiliency.
If you are looking for a HORIZON Europe partner, or postgraduate oportunities: Get in touch!
We build and apply open-source tools such as REMix-NZ and PyPSA-NZ to simulate and optimise renewable-based energy systems. Our models support long-term energy planning across electricity, heat, and fuels under climate and market uncertainty.
We evaluate the role of green hydrogen, synthetic fuels, and long-duration storage in future energy systems from national to local scales. Our models explore techno-economic potentials, social impacts, infrastructure design, and policy implications.
We assess carbon technologies, including carbon capture combined with geothermal and bioenergy plants, green cement, and carbon removal, with system models and prospective Life Cycle Assesment (LCA).
We develop modelling approaches for resiliency assessments under climate change, natural hazards, and demand-side risks, informing more adaptive and resilient infrastructure.
Using GIS-based tools like FlexiGIS-NZ, we assess spatial demand-side flexibility, urban energy hubs, and sustainable transitions for urban planning and growing cities.
We support evidence-based decision-making through systems modelling, lifecycle assessment, and community-informed research to study the lifecycle impacts and material requirements of energy technologies.
Whether you're a prospective PhD or postdoctoral researcher, or looking to collaborate through Horizon Europe or other international programmes — we welcome expressions of interest. Please reach out trough our Global Engagement Specialist (GES), or drop a Direct Message on our LinkedIn page and our team will get back to you as soon as possible.
We welcome students at the undergraduate, Master's or PhD level at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, NZ. Advance your career or work on real-world projects in hydrogen, storage, carbon removal, and climate resilience. Scholarships available. Interested? Check the link below!
Partner with New Zealand’s largest energy systems research group for your Horizon Europe proposal. SERG has strong global partneships with Germany, Latin America, and the Pacific region.
Please contact our Team Leaders or Global Engagement Specialist (GES) to explore how we can contribute to your consortium.
Partner with New Zealand’s leading energy systems research group to access cutting-edge modelling, scenario analysis, and policy-relevant insights. We’re open to consultancies, academic–industry collaborations and joint initiatives that drive innovation in renewable energy strategies and technologies.
We are looking to expand our global network and connect with exceptional talent in the energy sector. At SERG, we understand the value of international exchange and actively support funded opportunities through university agreements and government partnerships. Check out for active oportunities at our LinkedIn page.
If you're interested in our research, let’s connect. Our group offers:
Technical collaboration on international energy projects (e.g., Horizon Europe, MBIE Endeavour, DFG, ANID)
SERG team is a diverse and multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, experts and collaborators working togheter to deliver real-world impact in sustainable energy systems research.
Associate Professor Dr.-Ing. Jannik Haas. Lectures Energy Systems Modelling, Sustainable Energy Technologies, and Energy Policy, and Society. Researches energy systems economics.
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, PhD.-Eng. Rebecca Peer, Lectures Energy Policy, and Society, Sustainable Energy Technologies, and Systems Engineering for a Changing Climate. Researches energy systems sustainability.
Associate Professor PhD.-Eng. David Dempsey. Researches subsurface flows and carbon capture and removal.
Adjunct Professor PhD. Grant Read. Researches energy markets and economics.
Adjunct Research Fellow PhD. Ana Pueyo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Zealand. Researches islands energy transitions.
Belen Silva, Sustainable Energy Funding and Partnerships Strategist (Horizon Europe and Latin America). Email: belen.silvacardenas@canterbury.ac.nz
Dempsey D. et al. (inc. Peer R. and Haas J.)
NZ MBIE Endeavour
2025-2029
Nicol A., Dempsey D., Adams M. et al. (with Peer R.)
MBIE Endeavour
2022-2027
Haas J., Peer R. et al.
German BMBF, NZ MBIE
2022-2025
Nowak W., Haas J. [colab. Universität Stuttgart]
German DFG
2022-2025
Bellamy L, Peer R, McNabb S.
BRANZ
2022-2025
Logan T., Peer R., Zorn C.
Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE
2022-2025
SERG offers technical advise and collaborations with companies and other entities in the private and public sector in a wide range of energy-related areas. Please, contact our team leaders or Global Engagement Specialist if you want to discuss further. We'll be glad to explore new projects and opportunities for collaboration.
Lifecycle assessment of products and prospective energy technologies (e.g. with Simapro)
Capacity expansion planning (e.g. with REMix-NZ and PyPSA-NZ)
Urban energy system analysis (e.g. with FlexiGIS-NZ)
International energy policies and strategies advice
SERG regularly participates in and hosts international conferences, workshops, and symposiums to advance research and foster collaboration in sustainable energy, for example the Third New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2025 (NZHS-3).
