Brian Vad Mathiesen

Brian Vad Mathiesen conducts research on energy-related topics, including energy planning and climate-neutral energy systems.

Brian Vad Mathiesen comments on:

• Climate-neutral energy systems
• Integrated energy systems
• 100% renewable energy systems
• Energy conservation
• Energy efficiency
• Energy planning
• Energy prices and natural gas
• Energy and geopolitics in Denmark and Europe
• Energy and climate change
• Transport, environment, and energy

Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: bvm@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 7218, +45 2944 0877
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Kirsten Gram-Hanssen 

Kirsten Gram-Hanssen conducts research on housing, everyday life, and consumption from a climate and energy perspective.

Kirsten Gram-Hanssen comments on:

• Household energy consumption

Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University
Email: kgh@build.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 2291
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Jakob Zinck Thellufsen

Jakob Zinck Thellufsen conducts research on energy systems, energy planning, and the integration of different energy technologies, with a particular focus on sector-coupled smart energy systems.

Jakob Zinck Thellufsen comments on:

• Green energy
• District heating
• Energy conservation
• Energy prices
• Energy planning
• Renewable energy
• Power-to-X
• Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
• Energy system transition

Associate Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: jakobzt@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8289, +45 9356 2359
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Henrik Lund

Henrik Lund conducts research on how energy policy, green transport, and the green transition affect society—from energy prices and electricity markets to natural gas, innovation, industrial transformation, and pathways to CO₂ reductions and climate neutrality.

Henrik Lund comments on:

• Energy policy and planning
• Green transport and the green transition
• Energy prices
• Natural gas
• Electricity markets
• Innovation and industrial transformation
• CO₂ reductions and climate neutrality

Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: lund@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8309
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Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam

Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam conducts research on how to plan and develop the energy systems of the future to make them sustainable, resilient, and well integrated across different energy sectors.

Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam comments on:

• Energy system modelling to identify the most efficient solutions
• Energy market design and the assessment of market flexibility
• Sector coupling, including the integration of electricity, heating, and transport systems
• Planning of green energy systems in cities and regions
• Development of decision-support tools for the green transition

Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: aam@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9356 2062
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Kristian Borch

Kristian Borch conducts research on sustainable energy systems, with a particular focus on how citizens, municipalities, governments, and professional developers can collaborate and organize to create renewable and effective energy solutions based on inclusive and democratic principles.

Kristian Borch comments on:

• Renewable energy and the green transition
• Democratic energy planning and public participation (NIMBY)
• Conflict management
• Technology foresight

Associate Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: kristianb@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 5153 7482
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Poul Alberg Østergaard

Poul Alberg Østergaard conducts research in energy planning, with a focus on the transition to sustainable energy systems.

Poul Alberg Østergaard comments on:

• Energy planning
• Green energy
• Fuel cells, including hydrogen fuel cells
• Energy prices

Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: poul@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8424, +45 9356 2370
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Peter Sorknæs

Peter Sorknæs conducts research on how to provide heating and energy in smart and sustainable ways.

Peter Sorknæs comments on:

• Heat supply systems
• Energy prices
• Green energy
• Energy planning
• District cooling
• Energy systems analysis

Associate Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: sorknaes@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8349
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Brian Vad Mathiesen

Brian Vad Mathiesen conducts research on energy-related topics, including energy planning and climate-neutral energy systems.

Brian Vad Mathiesen comments on:

• Climate-neutral energy systems
• Integrated energy systems
• 100% renewable energy systems
• Energy conservation
• Energy efficiency
• Energy planning
• Energy prices and natural gas
• Energy and geopolitics in Denmark and Europe
• Energy and climate change
• Transport, environment, and energy

Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: bvm@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 7218, +45 2944 0877
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Birgitte Bak-Jensen

Birgitte Bak-Jensen conducts research on the operation and control of electricity distribution networks, including power quality and the stability of electrical power systems.

Birgitte Bak-Jensen comments on:

• Sector coupling
• Electrification
• Electricity distribution systems
• Integrated energy systems
• Energy flexibility
• Integration of renewable energy sources
• Price-elastic electricity consumption

Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: bbj@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9274, +45 2124 8501
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Tamas Kerekes

Tamas Kerekes conducts research in the field of electrical engineering.

Tamas Kerekes comments on:

• Renewable energy sources
• Solar photovoltaics (PV)
• Wind turbines
• Battery energy storage systems and their integration into the electricity grid

Associate Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: tak@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 3308, +45 3062 2986
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Frede Blaabjerg

Frede Blaabjerg conducts research in power electronics and its applications in areas such as wind turbines and solar energy systems.

Frede Blaabjerg comments on:

• Solar energy
• Wind turbines
• Energy conservation
• Motor drives and motor control
• Power electronics
• Research policy

Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: fbl@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 2129 2454
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Claus Leth Bak

Claus Leth Bak conducts research on the development of electricity grids, including high-voltage systems, overhead power lines, and cables, as well as challenges such as blackouts and grid failures.

Claus Leth Bak comments on:

• Electricity grid development
• High-voltage systems
• Overhead power lines and cables
• Blackouts and faults in the electricity grid
• 100% renewable electricity
• Offshore wind power
• Conventional power plants
• Security of energy supply
• Critical energy infrastructure

Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: clb@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9281, +45 9815 1411
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Esben Lindgaard

Esben Lindgaard conducts research on various aspects of wind turbine technology.

Esben Lindgaard comments on:

• Wind turbines
• Damage and cracks in wind turbine blades
• Recycling
• Manufacturing of wind turbine blades

Professor, Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University
Email: elo@mp.aau.dk
Phone: +45 3033 4668, +45 9940 7329
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Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam

Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam conducts research on how wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources can best be integrated into and managed within electricity grids.

Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam comments on:

• Integration of wind and solar power into the electricity grid
• Forecasting of renewable energy generation and analysis of forecast uncertainty
• Integration and coordination of different renewable energy sources
• Local energy systems and microgrids
• Control and management of renewable energy systems

Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: aam@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9356 2062
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Frede Hvelplund

Frede Hvelplund conducts research on energy policy and how political decision-making can enable the green transition in practice.

Frede Hvelplund comments on:

• Energy policy
• Renewable energy
• How to avoid electricity demand growing faster than the supply of renewable electricity needed to meet it, for example in relation to data centres, large heat pumps, and battery systems
• Transmission grids
• Distribution grids

Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: hvelplund@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 5337 5409
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Remus Teodorescu

Remus Teodorescu conducts research in battery technology and energy systems, with a particular focus on lithium-ion batteries, battery lifetime, and intelligent battery solutions. He also investigates the integration of batteries with renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.

Remus Teodorescu comments on:

• Smart batteries
• Battery lifetime and durability
• Lithium-ion batteries

Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: ret@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9249, +45 2787 9808
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Daniel-Ioan Stroe

Daniel-Ioan Stroe conducts research on batteries and energy storage, with a particular focus on lithium-based batteries, their lifetime, and their role in the transition to renewable energy and electric transportation.

Daniel-Ioan Stroe comments on:

• Lithium-ion batteries and energy storage
• Batteries
• Electric vehicles
• Supercapacitors

Associate Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: dis@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 3327, +45 3062 2589
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Brian Vad Mathiesen

Brian Vad Mathiesen conducts research on energy-related topics, including energy planning and climate-neutral energy systems.

Brian Vad Mathiesen comments on:

• Climate-neutral energy systems
• Integrated energy systems
• 100% renewable energy systems
• Energy conservation
• Energy efficiency
• Energy planning
• Energy prices and natural gas
• Energy and geopolitics in Denmark and Europe
• Energy and climate change
• Transport, environment, and energy

Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: bvm@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 7218, +45 2944 0877
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Maria Paulsen

Maria Paulsen conducts research on how carbon capture and utilisation technologies can be developed and made more cost-effective, as well as on how industry can use electricity in very high-temperature processes, particularly in cement production.

Maria Paulsen comments on:

• Carbon capture (CO₂ capture)
• Power-to-X

Assistant Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: mmpa@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 7981, +45 2367 8799
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Iva Ridjan Skov

Iva Ridjan Skov conducts research on future energy systems and sector-coupling technologies such as Power-to-X, with a particular focus on their role in the transport sector.

Iva Ridjan Skov comments on:

• Alternative energy
• Decarbonisation and transition of the transport sector
• Electrofuels
• Power-to-X
• Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Associate Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: iva@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 2950
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Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam

Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam conducts research on technologies that can convert renewable electricity into hydrogen and other green fuels for use in industry, transportation, and energy systems.

Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam comments on:

• Hydrogen production and green hydrogen systems
• Economic assessment of Power-to-X facilities
• Integration of different energy carriers and industrial processes
• Optimisation of energy networks incorporating hydrogen

Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Email: aam@energy.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9356 2062
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