UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Rebecca Peer

Contact

Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: rebecca.peer@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3690913

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Languages: English, French

About

Research / Creative works

Methods & Equipment

Fields of Research

Sustainability
Energy systems
Water systems
Climate change
Data science

Researcher Summary

My research is focused on infrastructure systems, in particular energy. A majority of my work focuses on the relationship between energy and natural systems (e.g., water, land, climate) for current, planned, and future energy pathways. This includes assessments like carbon accounting, water footprinting, multi-criteria optimisation, and more. I often use computational modelling, data analysis, and statistics in my work.

Currently, I seeking applications for:
- 1 PhD position focusing on evaluating the environmental impacts of future energy transition pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand

For other information about my work and student opportunities, please see my personal website:
www.rebeccapeer.com

Subject Area: Disciplines

Engineering and Technology: Civil ; Energy and Fuels ; Modelling ; Resource/Environment Engineering
Human Geography: GIS

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Chini CM. and Peer RAM. (2021) The traded water footprint of global energy from 2010 to 2018. Scientific Data 8(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00795-6. (Journal Articles)

Henry CL., Eshraghi H., Lugovoy O., Waite MB., DeCarolis JF., Farnham DJ., Ruggles TH., Peer RAM., Wu Y. and de Queiroz A. (2021) Promoting reproducibility and increased collaboration in electric sector capacity expansion models with community benchmarking and intercomparison efforts. Applied Energy 304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117745. (Journal Articles)

Peer RAM. and Chini CM. (2021) Historical values of water and carbon intensity of global electricity production. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 1(2): 025001-025001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ac0a94. (Journal Articles)

Meng M., Grubert E., Peer RAM. and Sanders KT. (2020) Spatially Allocating Life Cycle Water Use for US Coal-Fired Electricity across Producers, Generators, and Consumers. Energy Technology 8(11) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ente.201901497. (Journal Articles)

Peer RAM. and Chini CM. (2020) An integrated assessment of the global virtual water trade network of energy. Environmental Research Letters 15(11) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abbbb0. (Journal Articles)

Tarroja B., Peer RAM., Sanders KT. and Grubert E. (2020) How do non-carbon priorities affect zero-carbon electricity systems? A case study of freshwater consumption and cost for Senate Bill 100 compliance in California. Applied Energy 265 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114824. (Journal Articles)

Peer RAM., Grubert E. and Sanders KT. (2019) A regional assessment of the water embedded in the US electricity system. Environmental Research Letters 14(8) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2daa. (Journal Articles)

Peer RAM. and Sanders KT. (2018) The water consequences of a transitioning US power sector. Applied Energy 210: 613-622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.021. (Journal Articles)

Peer RAM. and Kelly TS. (2016) Characterizing cooling water source and usage patterns across US thermoelectric power plants: A comprehensive assessment of self-reported cooling water data. Environmental Research Letters 11(12) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa51d8. (Journal Articles)

Key Methodologies

Energy systems modelling
Optimisation
Data science
GIS
Statistical analysis
Computer programming: R and Python