IEEE Seminar "Renewable Energy Based Strategies for Powering the Offshore Electrical Systems" by Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara, University of Houston
Welcome to IEEE Seminar on “Renewable Energy Based Strategies for Powering the Offshore Electrical Systems” organized by IEEE Sweden PE/PEL Chapter
Presented By Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara, University of Houston, USA
Hosted by IEEE Sweden PE/PEL Chapter
Abstract:
The offshore industry has become more significant in recent years because of the installation of a number of offshore wind farms, As of June 2025, the global installed offshore wind capacity was 85.2GW and could increase to nearly 400 GW by 2032. One of the applications for offshore wind could be to power the electrical systems that are required for oil and gas extraction from subsea, instead of from the gas turbine or diesel engine generators located on the platform. In this presentation, the requirements and challenges of subsea environment, current trends, and use of power electronics for efficient transmission of power from the offshore platform or directly from offshore wing or even from from onshore to the subsea electrical loads. The presentation also addresses how the renewable sources such as offshore wind can be combined with other low emission sources for powering not only the subsea electrical loads, but also for other offshore applications such as production of Hydrogen and for shore power for ships.
Bios of Speaker
Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara (Fellow, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. In 1989, he joined the Delphi division of General Motors Corporation in Indianapolis, USA, as a Staff Project Engineer. In Delphi and General Motors, he held various lead technical and managerial positions, and was a Technical Fellow and the Chief Scientist for developing propulsion and power electronics systems for electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicle systems. In 2006, he joined Rolls-Royce Corporation, as a Chief Technologist for electric systems for electric and hybrid aircraft systems. In August 2012, he joined as a Distinguished Professor of Engineering with the University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA. Since September 2016, he has been a Distinguished Professor of engineering in University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. He has authored or coauthored over 300 papers in international journals and conferences, has 37 US and 15 foreign patents, and has written one book. He has over 250 invited presentations in international conferences and universities. He has received a number of awards including the 2022 Global Energy Prize, 2021 IEEE Medal on Environment & Safety Technologies, and 2013 IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award for his contributions to electrification of transportation and renewable energy. He was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2012, , a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2015, and an International Fellow of Indian (2013), Chinese (2021), and Japanese (2024) Academies of Engineering. His research interests include power/energy conversion, transportation electrification, renewable energy, and microgrid systems.
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- Teknikringen 33
- floor 3 room 2306, Ivar Herlitz
- Stockholm, Stockholms lan
- Sweden 11428
- Room Number: 2306
- Starts 20 July 2025 10:00 PM UTC
- Ends 20 August 2025 07:00 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge