Research
MOHRES supports cutting-edge energy transition research through national and international collaborative projects involving academia, industry, policymakers, and communities. It is currently contributing to the majors projects: UKRI-funded
Just Systems project (2025-2030) and the European Commission-funded TH2ISTLE Hydrogen Valley project (2026-2030), supporting the analysis, optimisation, and planning of sustainable energy systems.
Selected Related Publications
- Maheri, A, "Making assumptions and boundary choices visible in energy transition planning: Critical systems heuristics for reflexive interdisciplinary decision structuring", 2026.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104722[Open Access]
- Corbett, H, Gorny, W, Fergusson, O, Goodman, S, Mansouri, R & Maheri, A, "A Participatory Multiobjective Optimisation of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Decarbonised Heating and Resilient Energy Supply in an On-grid Rural Community", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386054
- Abed, I, De Leon Castano, A & Maheri, A, "Transition of Isolated Communities to Net-zero: Case of El Pinar on El Hierro in the Canary Islands", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386101
- Maheri, A & Stone, M, "Decarbonisation of Operation of an Oil & Gas Platform and Repurposing for Green Hydrogen Production", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386197
- Dawuda, A A & Maheri, A, "Energy Transition in Oil-producing Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386288
- Maheri, A & Gamboa-Pirca, E, "Pumped Storage Hydropower in High Renewable Energy Penetration Systems", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11385992
- Maheri, A, Mason, T & Henry, L, "A Pathway to Net-zero Power Generation in Barbados Using Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems and Hydrogen", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386152
- Mansouri, R & Maheri, A, "District Heating in High-rise Buildings: A Sociotechnical Approach to Reduce Fuel Poverty", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386044
- Abed, I & Maheri, A, "Cost and Power Modelling Parameters of Different Utility Scale Battery Technologies for Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386052
- Macleod, B A & Maheri, A, "Pumped Storage Hydropower Cost and Power Modelling and Power Balance Analysis in Multi-vector Energy Systems", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386420
- Mansouri, R, Chishti, I A, Potts, T, Dickie, J, Sriramula, S, Bone, J & Maheri, A, "Multicriteria Optimisation of District Heating Configurations for Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction in High-rise Buildings", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386383
- Heard, R & Maheri, A, "CHP Cost and Emission Modelling Parameters and Power Balance Analysis Algorithm for Design of Multi-vector Energy Systems", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386205
- Heard, R, Anderson, S, Fitra, D, Joo, S B & Maheri, A, "Decarbonisation of Ski Resorts: Case of the Lecht Ski Centre in the Scottish Highlands", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386091
- Trow, J & Maheri, A, "Compressed Hydrogen Storage Cost and Power Modelling Parameters and a Robust Power Balance Analysis Algorithm", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386245
- Andrade, G, Mansouri, R & Maheri, A, "Atlantis Hybrid Complex: Offshore Wind and Pumped Storage Hydropower for Green Hydrogen", 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11386388
- Maheri, A, Unsal, E, & Mahian, O, "Multiobjective optimisation of hybrid wind-PV-battery-fuel cell-electrolyser-diesel systems: An integrated configuration-size formulation approach", 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.122825
- Bokah, A & Maheri, A, "An Algorithm for Load Planning of Renewable Powered Machinery with Variable Operation Time", 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea49713.2021.9406273
- Althani, M H A & Maheri, A, "Dispatch Strategy as a Design Variable in Hybrid Renewable Energy System Optimisation", 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea49713.2021.9406249
- Althani, M H A & Maheri, A, "An Ant Colony Algorithm for HRES Size and Configuration Optimisation", 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea49713.2021.9406256
- Bokah, A & Maheri, A, "Multiobjective Optimisation of Job Shop Scheduling of Renewable Powered Machinery", 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea49713.2021.9406238
- Maheri, A, "MOHRES, a Software Tool for Analysis and Multiobjective Optimisation of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: An Overview of Capabilities", 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea49713.2021.9406221
- Rughoo, D, Somanah, R, Maheri, A, & Busawon, K, "Roadmap of an optimised hybrid renewable energy system in Mauritius using MOHRES", 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1109/elecom49001.2020.9296990
- Maheri, A & Bokah, A, "Plannable demand load in size optimisation of hybrid renewable energy systems", 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea.2018.8617048
- Ekoh, S, Unsal, I & Maheri, A, "Optimal sizing of wind-PV-pumped hydro energy storage systems", 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea.2016.7748776
- Maheri, A, Unsal, I, Azimov, U & Stylianidis, N, "Incorporating end-user requirements in design of hybrid renewable energy systems", 2016.
https://doi.org/10.18186/jte.60576
- Maheri, A, "Effect of dispatch strategy on the performance of hybrid wind-PV-battery-diesel-fuel cell systems", 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea.2018.8617048
- Maheri, A, "A critical evaluation of deterministic methods in size optimisation of reliable and cost effective standalone hybrid renewable energy systems", 2014.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2014.05.008
- Maheri, A, "Multi-objective design optimisation of standalone hybrid wind-PV-diesel systems under uncertainties", 2014.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.009
- Maheri, A, Bagali, R, Chilak, C, Scheller, F & Mustafa, AI, "Deterministic versus nondeterministic design of hybrid renewable energy systems", 2012.
https://doi.org/10.1109/efea.2012.6294064
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