School of Chemical Engineering

Dr Tony Heynen

Senior Lecturer/Program Coordinator
School of Chemical Engineering
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Researcher biography

Dr Tony Heynen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemical Engineering and Program Coordinator for UQ's Sustainable Energy postgraduate program, which develop change-makers to lead the transition to equitable, reliable and affordable clean energy. Tony has responsibility for coordinating the program curriculum and its professional research projects, and coordinating the Energy & Development and Energy Investment & Finance courses, amongst others.

Tony pursues cross-disciplinary research at the intersection of energy and sustainability across three major themes:

  • Strategies to achieve Net Zero emissions targets and sustainable legacy outcomes, including for past and future mega-events such as the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  • Energy access issues (and sustainable solutions) in remote and "Base of the Pyramid" communities - including in Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and India, where he examined the business models of social enterprises.
  • Innovations in postgraduate teaching and learning, centred on the pedagogy of Sustainability Leadership, which have earned him a number of awards.

Tony has a strong operational background: he is a Chartered Professional Engineer with extensive management experience in the resources and consulting sectors, including as Country Manager for Italian energy company Eni in Timor-Leste. This gives him strong attributes when engaging with stakeholders and communities, including authenticity, diplomacy and leadership.

Publications

Book Chapter (1)
Journal Articles (6)
Conference Papers (2)
Thesis (1)
Newspaper Articles (2)

Book Chapter

Heynen, Anthony P., Herington, Matthew J., Jacobson, Craig B., Sar, Lilly P. and Lant, Paul A. (2023). Energy literacy: democratizing energy access initiatives in Papua New Guinea. Energy democracies for sustainable futures. (pp. 157-164) edited by Majia Nadesan, Martin J. Pasqualetti and Jennifer Keahey. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822796-1.00017-6

Journal Articles

Heynen, Anthony P., MacGinley, Tamara J. and Aguilar, Luis E. (2024). Electrification in post-conflict Timor-Leste: Opportunities for energy services to enhance rural agricultural development. Energy Research & Social Science, 110 103433, 103433. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103433
Heynen, Anthony P. and Vanaraja Ambeth, Prabhakaran (2023). Sustainable legacies of a Climate Positive Olympic Games: an assessment of carbon offsets and renewable energy for Brisbane 2032. Sustainability, 15 (2) 1207, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/su15021207
Sharma, Vigya, Heynen, Anthony P., Bainton, Nicholas and Burton, John (2021). The Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership: Power and diplomacy in the Pacific. Energy Research and Social Science, 79 102186, 102186. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102186
Heynen, Anthony P., Lant, Paul A., Smart, Simon, Sridharan, Srinivas and Greig, Chris (2019). Off-grid opportunities and threats in the wake of India's electrification push. Energy Sustainability and Society, 9 (1) 16. doi: 10.1186/s13705-019-0198-z
Heynen, Anthony P., Lant, Paul A., Sridharan, Srinivas, Smart, Simon and Greig, Chris (2019). The role of private sector off-grid actors in addressing India's energy poverty: an analysis of selected exemplar firms delivering household energy. Energy and Buildings, 191, 95-103. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.03.016
Yadav, Prabhakar, Heynen, Anthony P. and Palit, Debajit (2019). Pay-As-You-Go financing: a model for viable and widespread deployment of solar home systems in rural India. Energy for Sustainable Development, 48, 139-153. doi: 10.1016/j.esd.2018.12.005

Conference Papers

Heynen, Anthony P. and Tonkes, Elliot J. (2023). Sustainability leadership for the energy transition: a case study of role-playing to enhance authentic learning. 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), Dublin, Ireland, 11 - 14 September 2023. Brussels, Belgium: European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI). doi: 10.21427/4WY4-NM66
Heynen, Anthony P. (2023). (Un)sustainable reinforcing loops in a remote island community in Queensland, Australia: opportunities for local, community-based solutions. 19th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1 - 3 February 2023. Ljubljana, Slovenia: University of Ljublijana.

Thesis

Heynen, Anthony (2017). Private sector electrification in Base of the Pyramid marketplaces in India: opportunities for energy and business to create Shared Value. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.12

Newspaper Articles

Heynen, Tony and Vanaraja Ambeth, Prabhakaran (2024, 07 26). Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing The Conversation
Heynen, Tony, Lant, Paul and Sharma, Vigya (2021, 03 19). Australia wants to send 1 million vaccine doses to PNG – but without reliable electricity, how will they be kept cold? The Conversation 1-2.