UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Rebecca Peer

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Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: rebecca.peer@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3690913

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Languages: English, French

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Research / Creative works

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Fields of Research

Sustainability
Energy systems
Water systems
Climate change
Data science

Researcher Summary

My research is focused on energy systems. I study the relationship between energy and natural systems (e.g., water, land, climate) for current, planned, and future energy pathways. I use computational modelling, data analysis, and statistics.

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)

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