Associate Professor, Curtin University
Curtin University
Dr Xie operates in dual settings, seamlessly bridging industry, and academia to drive innovation and development with a keen focus on advancing energy transition pathways. His specialisation lies in fluid-rock interactions, micro-scale fracture mechanics, reactive transport, and rock flow dynamics. He applies these expertise areas to enable underground hydrogen storage, particularly in Porous Media, Salt Caverns, and Lined Rock Caverns, as well as contribute to the field of CO2 Geological Storage.
The objectives of his research encompass two key goals: 1) facilitating and enabling underground hydrogen storage demonstration projects in Australia and globally, and 2) sequestering CO2 in subsurface to effectively reduce carbon footprints. Dr Xie is currently leading 4 research projects on Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) in Porous Media funded by Future Energy Export CRC and CSIRO by partnership with Beach Energy, bp-Australia, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, and The University of Western Australia. He is also awarded Australian International Hydrogen Fellowship funded by CSIRO and Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to support the International Hydrogen Research Collaboration Program. Dr Xie coordinated and collaborated with industry professional, academics, policymakers from over 50 organizations worldwide as a Subtask Lead under IEA-Hydrogen-TCP Task 42 Underground Hydrogen Storage from 2022 to 2024.