Taco Niet
Assistant Professor (Practitioner) at Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolTaco Niet is an Assistant Professor (Practitioner) in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering at Simon Fraser University, bringing over two decades of engineering education and nine years of focused experience in energy-systems modelling. His research tackles practical system challenges for sustainable development, with particular expertise in integrating wind, solar and storage into reliable grids. Previously a long-serving faculty and program head at BCIT, he combines hands-on teaching with applied research and industry-facing leadership as Principal Investigator at Delta-E+. Taco also contributes to UN DESA’s efforts to build energy modelling capacity in emerging economies, reflecting a commitment to global impact beyond academia. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria and is known for translating complex modelling results into actionable policy and engineering guidance. An educator at heart, he blends curriculum design, field-informed research, and international capacity building to advance low-carbon energy transitions.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering at University of Victoria
Github Skills (28)
energy-data10
energy10
electrical-engineering10
mathprog9
power-systems9
optimisation9
snl-applications9
energy-system9
renewable-energy9
gnu9
modelica9
climate-change9
open-source7
water7
energy-monitor6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
OSeMOSYS/clewsy
Nov 2020 - Jul 2023
Tools for building CLEWs models
Contributions:1 PR, 11 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 8 months
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