Tanima Sharma

About me

I am a PhD candidate at the Heat and Power Technology division of the Department of Energy Technology. My work focuses on the sustainability assessment of flexible low-carbon heat and power systems. My research combines techno-economic assessment, life cycle assessment (LCA), and social LCA to evaluate emerging technologies such as concentrated solar power and heat, photovoltaic systems, thermal energy storage, and heat pumps. Through component-based modelling and system-level benchmarking, I investigate when these technologies can provide economic, environmental, and social benefits over conventional alternatives. Currently, my research activities at KTH are mostly performed in the context of a number of collaborative research projects:

• HYBRIDplus: Advanced HYBRID solar plant with PCM storage solutions in sCO2 cycles (Technoeconomic and LCA)

• USES4HEAT: Underground Large Scale Seasonal Energy Storage for Decarbonized and Reliable Heat (sLCA)

• DETECTIVE: Development of a Novel Tube-Bundle-Cavity Linear Receiver for CSP Applications (Technoeconomic and LCA)

• I-UPS: Innovative High Temperature Heat Pump for Flexible Industrial Systems (LCA)

Background

I completed my Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Manipal Univerity, India in 2020. In 2023, finished my Master's degree in Renewable energy and Environmental engineering as a part of my dual degree at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Ecole Polytechnique Paris. I started the PhD at KTH in April 2024