Willem Mazzotti Pallard

PhD candidate at the Energy Technology department              

Science and technology enthusiast. Working mainly with Energy Technology and Energy Systems, with a focus on Ground-Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs) and Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES). Initiative taker. Like and practice sports.

Research

• Deep and coaxial borehole heat exchangers for GSHPs
• Distributed temperature sensing with LASER and optical fibers (Raman-based, uncertainty, calibration)
• Heat pumping and refrigeration (natural refrigerants)
• Thermal energy storage (BTES, exergy, excess heat recovery, seasonal storage)
• Performance monitoring of real, large-scale GSHP systems (data acquisition and analysis)
• System identification applied to borehole heat exchangers
• Energy systems
• Heat transfer / Thermodynamics
• Thermo-physical properties of heat carrier fluid
• Dehumidification in ice rinks

Teaching

• Assistant in MJ1401 Heat transfer
• Assistant in MJ1112 Applied Thermodynamics
• Assistant in MJ2407 Sustainable Energy Utilisation
• Assistant in MJ1145 Energy Systems
• Assistant in MJ2146 Energy Systems, Business and Management
• Assistant in AE1601 Fluid Mechanics for Architecture and Built Environment
• Assistant in MJ2409 Project course

Beyond Academia

• Proud dad
• Striving towards a more fact-based, science-based worldview
• Energy consultant at Bengt Dahlgren
• Practicing Volleyball. Hobbies: Biking, Squash, Tennis, Ski, Golf.
• Active facilitator of the Climate Collage Sweden
• Board member at the Swedish chapter of  International Ground-Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA)
• Member of the Arts & Industries group (INSA Strasbourg Alumni)
• Member of the Swedish Society of Refrigeration (Kyltekniska)
• Member of the Association for Energetic People in Sweden (FEGIS2)
• Board member at Solna VBK (2017-2018)
• Consumer of Science and Philosophy Popularization