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PhD in Renewable Energy Resources and Technologies Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Introduction
Key research areas:
- Development of scientific foundations for the creation and study of the general properties and operation principles of power plants based on renewable energy resources, designed for parallel operation with the power grid and as autonomous sources.
- Theoretical analysis, experimental studies, physical and mathematical modeling of power plants based on renewable types of energy in order to optimize their parameters and modes of use.
- Improvement of existing and development of fundamentally new technical schemes for the integrated use of renewable energy in order to save fossil fuels and solve socio-economic problems.
- Development of scientific approaches, methods, algorithms, and programs, information support for monitoring and diagnostics, reliability assessment of equipment, power plants and power systems in general.
- Substantiation of renewables power plants parameters and operating modes, taking into account the natural, climatic and territorial features, including the Arctic.
- Financial and economic management for optimizing the parameters and increasing the efficiency of energy projects.
Polytech is one of ten universities in Russia teaching students about renewable energy and the only one that offers scientific solutions for the Arctic and offshore wind farms.
Ideal Students
This Ph.D. course is suitable for applicants:
- English not lower than Upper-Intermediate level
- Knowledge of CAD and CAE packages
- Basic knowledge in the field of renewable energetics
- Characteristics: Responsibility, discipline, punctuality, curiosity, desire to learn
Admissions
Curriculum
Ph.D. Supervisor
Viktor V. Elistratov, Dс. of Sc., Prof., Head of Scientific and Educational Centre «Renewable energy sources»
h-index: 22 (Google Scholar)
Scopus ID: 57189578726
Orcid ID: 0000-0001-7051-6027