Dr. Taylor is an internationally-recognised specialist in the field of superconductors and their practical application in mobile and static power. He was Founder and Director of the Heavy Electrical Current Lab, Queensland University of Technology (QUT); engineering lead on multiple hydroelectric and thermal power plant commissions in Australia and New Zealand; Founder and Director Applied Superconductivity Laboratory, QUT; Consulting specialist power engineer to leading global industrials in superconductor power technology. Dr. Taylor is also the Convenor of the International Council of Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) Working Group D1.69 which reviews guidelines for test techniques of high-temperature superconducting systems in the power grid.
Dr. Taylor is a respected figure in Superconducting Quantum Technology, which is a path to more efficient and affordable green power; he has been Founder and Director of multiple successful power system innovation companies. He is the Managing Director of Shepherd Taylor Superconducting Pty Ltd (STS), a superconductor startup company at the forefront of next-generation power solutions.
Dr. Taylor’s breadth and depth of experience across a wide spectrum of power engineering combined with his cutting-edge insight and global networks in these fields greatly inform responsible Green Island Power approaches to its own patent pending green energy system development.
Dr. Taylor’s expertise allows GIP to develop its system builds with the most contemporary appreciation of practical, no-loss (i.e. DC to DC) transmission designs.