Delight Ezeh

I am a PhD candidate at the Division of Heat and Power Technology in the Energy Technology Department, and I am majorly dedicated to conducting research on the integration of hybrid renewable systems for industrial decarbonization. Working within the framework of EU-funded Projects eLITHE and JOULIA,  my research focuses on the techno-economic modelling of the incorporation of non-conventional electrified heating methods (like induction and microwave heating) in hard-to-abate industries like the ceramics and rubber industry. I am also involved in conducting studies that consider the possibilities of including high temperature Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems in such “hard-to-abate” industries as a way of supporting process energy flexibility, sponsoring waste circularity, reducing grid congestion, fostering industrial decarbonization, and improving cost effectiveness.

Background

I obtained a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) in Nigeria. Afterwards, driven by my passion for renewable energy and decarbonization, I completed an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree Program in Decentralized smart ENergy SYStems (DENSYS) – schooling at the University of Lorraine (Nancy, France) for the first year and at the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona for the second year’s specialization in thermal energy engineering. I am excited to continue along the energy sustainability trajectory with this PhD in Energy Technologies.