Company/Organization: DTU
Country: Denmark
City: Roskilde
Application Deadline: 2025-02-15
Job Weblink: Postdoc in Sustainability Indicators and Feasibility of Wind Energy Systems – DTU Wind – DTU Career Site Careers
Job Description: Would you like to become part of the solution towards green energy transition, by helping develop the tools and methods for lifecycle sustainability and economic performance modelling? The Society, Markets and Policy section at DTU Wind and Energy Systems is inviting candidates to apply for a Post doc in sustainability indicators and lifecycle cost modelling of next-generation wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility. We develop talent by offering a career mentor, state-of-the-art research infrastructure, and postgraduate teacher training.
Responsibilities and qualifications
You will be part of the SMP team that works on:
- Sustainability & environmental impacts
- Wind energy economics & finance
- Financial modelling and policy analysis
- Stochastic cost modelling of wind energy investments
- Techno-economics of wind and energy systems
- Energy policy & support mechanism design
- Social acceptability of wind energy
- Planning & development processes
As a specialist in sustainability indicators and feasibility of wind energy systems, you are expected to bring a solid foundation in environmental, social, and technoeconomic assessment of renewable energy systems. This includes the quantification of sustainability impact indicators and the valuation of wind energy assets, adopting a ‘beyond-LCOE’ approach to energy systems. Sustainability indicators should encompass economic, environmental, and social dimensions to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the systems, particularly in the context of the use of non-price criteria in auction schemes for renewable energy.
This role requires the development of numerical tools and models, through the establishment of sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs), and the lifecycle cost modelling of wind energy systems. This work is done in collaboration with the section and the department, involving national, EU, and industry-sponsored projects, such as the TREND project of the DTEC Centre of Excellence.
Your primary responsibilities will be:
Academic Contribution: Actively participate in the academic community by supporting teaching and supervising BSc and MSc students at DTU. You will also have the opportunity to support the supervision of PhD students within the department.
Data collection and processing: Collect, analyse, and interpret data on sustainability indicators (such as emissions, impacts on marine life, material usage, local content, sound levels, system integration, etc.) and lifecycle costs, as well as the market value of wind energy assets.
Feasibility and sustainability analysis of wind energy systems: Create tools and methods to model the lifecycle costs, value and sustainability of wind energy systems, considering multiple KPIs.
Impact Assessment: Develop frameworks for integrated environmental and social impact assessments.
Optimising Strategies: Formulate strategies to maximize the market value of wind energy.
Research Excellence: Publish your research findings in leading international journals and present your work at renowned international conferences.
Grant Application: Contribute to the formulation of grant applications for national and European calls to secure funding for cutting-edge research.