Impact Of Regulatory Framework And Energy Policies On The Pathway To Decarbonise Industrial Heat

Organisation/Company University of Seville Department Energy Engineering Research Field Engineering » Industrial engineering Technology » Energy technology Technology » Energy technology Economics » Economic policy Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 1 Dec ***:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 1 Mar Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Reference Number DC15 Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number * Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Commercial Industrial High Temperature Heat Pumps (IHTHPs) currently top out at around 130°C in a closed cycle arrangement. Higher temperatures can be achieved though steam compression, typically to about 160°C. Market analysis of the technology indicates that despite the progress made so far, closed cycle IHTHPs running at 160°C are still mostly bespoke designs for specific applications due to several technical and economic hurdles. Most research and Development efforts today tackle only some of the technical hurdles yielding incremental gains but fall short of breakthroughs. This led to the conception of the project: Industrial decarbonisation using innovative low-grade heat upgrade ( HeatMind s) which succeeded in securing funding from the European Commission under the MARIE Sk?odowska-CURIE ACTIONS Doctoral Network (DN) Scheme.
HeatMinds will address the challenges in an integrated, step-change approach through conducting multidisciplinary research and development to further our understanding of IHTHP, both at the overall system and component levels while addressing sustainability, economic social impact and energy policy aspects to support realising its potential to provide a breakthrough towards full industrial heat decarbonisation while providing specialised training for 15 doctoral researchers to help establish the backbone of an important industry.
Within HeatMinds, Work Package 4 will develop integrated tools that ensure the sustainable deployment of IHTHPs, minimising environmental impact while
maximising economic and social benefits, via harmonising electrification across sectors, embedding sustainability, and identifying enabling policy and regulatory instruments that would support technology pathways and the development of a technology roadmap for full deployment by **.
This job offer (DC15) aims to quantify how energy policies and regulatory frameworks affect industrial heat decarbonisation, linking engineering performance and heat production costs to the deployment of industrial high-temperature heat pumps (IHTHPs). To this end, four research objectives are set: (1) to develop a comprehensive assessment of the current heat generation/upgrade installations in EU, sensitive to operating conditions and scale; (2) to assess the impact of regulatory compliance on the levelised cost of heat produced, for selected use cases; (3) to develop logical-numerical algorithms to identify ineffective elements of the regulatory framework in EU, and assess the impact of alternative measures on LCoH and on energy policies (accomplishment of decarbonisation objectives); (4) to develop future scenarios under different regulatory frameworks, using AI-based tools.
The recruited doctoral candidate will enjoy a six-month training period (secondment) at Kunnskapsparken Helgeland AS ( KPH ), a regional innovation company in Norway that drives business growth, startups, and industrial clusters across the Helgeland region , headquartered in Mo i Rana (Norway).
Requirements
Research Field Engineering » Industrial engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field Technology » Energy technology Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
Specific Requirements
Earned degree (mandatory):
MSc in Energy, Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical or Management Engineering, Industrial Organisation Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline. Multidisciplinary engineering programmes combining energy systems with engineering economics, quantitative decision-making or energy policy are particularly relevant. Applicants must demonstrate specific coursework or project experience in topics relevant to this position.
Understanding of energy systems and industrial heat technologies, supported by a sound engineering foundation.
Engineering economics and techno-economic assessment of energy systems.
Quantitative analysis, numerical modelling and data processing.
Programming skills in Python and/or MATLAB, and the ability to connect technical results with economic