Mr Steven Kenway
Steven is a scientist and manager with twenty year’s consulting, industry, research and project management experience in urban water environmental management. He has particular expertise in energy and greenhouse gas emissions; sustainability management and public reporting. Steven has worked directly for Brisbane Water, Sydney Water and other utilities. Steven contributed substantially to the formation and early leadership of the SEQ Urban Water Security Research Alliance. He functioned as Program Manager for the Alliance (2008-2010) and continues in a supporting role.
Steven was awarded the 2010 Queensland Fulbright Scholarship to study the connection between water and energy with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Water-Energy Team, and UC Berkeley. His work there involves characterising the connections between water and energy in the industrial and commercial sectors. Steven is also working with the Swiss Federal Aquatic Research Organisation: eawag, modelling the connections between water and energy in the residential sector.
Steven has led diverse, multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and multi-site research projects. These include conceptualising and leading an Energy use analysis for urban water in Australia and New Zealand (Water Services Association of Australia) and modelling the water and energy futures for Melbourne (CSIRO). Steven has also authored an international guidebook on Triple Bottom Line Reporting and Management for water businesses (For the Water Research Foundation, Denver). He also led formation of the Life Cycle Analysis Project within the Urban Water Security Research Alliance. Prior to joining CSIRO Steven led the environmental team at Brisbane Water in strategic, operational and research areas.
