Toward Multi-Commodity Energy Hubs: Synergies of Renewables, Hydrogen, Storage, Power Electronics and Digital Twins
Webinar Title: Toward Multi-Commodity Energy Hubs: Synergies of Renewables, Hydrogen, Storage, Power Electronics and Digital Twins
Abstract:
The future of sustainable energy lies in multi-commodity energy hubs that integrate diverse vectors such as solar PV, battery storage, green hydrogen, and fuel cells to enable secure, flexible, and 24/7 clean power systems. This presentation explores the role of power electronics in managing and controlling the energy flow between these components, ensuring efficient and reliable operation across multiple energy carriers. Centred on TU Delft's Green Village, the talk will highlight the development of a digital twin for an integrated energy hub—designed as a testbed for real-time monitoring, system coordination, and predictive control. Insights from this ongoing project will be shared, alongside a forward-looking research agenda addressing key challenges of hydrogen integration, such as dynamic behaviour, safety risks, and system-level optimisation. The session will emphasise how digitalisation and power electronics together can unlock the full potential of renewable-driven, hydrogen-enabled microgrids for future urban and industrial applications.
Presenter's Bio:
Hani Vahedi (Senior Member, IEEE) received his PhD with honours from École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, in Montreal, Canada, in 2016. He received the Best PhD Thesis Award from ETS for the academic year of 2016-2017. He has published more than 100 technical papers in IEEE conferences and Transactions. He also published a book on Springer Nature and a chapter in Elsevier. He is the Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Chapters Program Coordinator. He is also the associate editor for IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, Open Journal of Industrial Electronics Society, and Open Journal of Power Electronics. He is the inventor of the PUC5 converter, holds multiple US/world patents, and transferred that technology to the industry, where he developed the first bidirectional electric vehicle DC charger based on his invention. After 7 years of experience in industry as a power electronics designer and chief scientific officer, he joined the Delft University of Technology, where he is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Electric Sustainable Energy, DCE&S group, also leading the 24/7 Energy Hub project at The Green Village of TU Delft, implementing a local microgrid with renewable energy resources, green Hydrogen production, and energy storage systems as the future of the clean energy transition.
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- Starts 20 August 2025 06:25 AM UTC
- Ends 22 August 2025 08:56 AM UTC
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Hani of TU Delft
Dr Hani Vahedi
Biography:
Hani Vahedi (Senior Member, IEEE) received his PhD with honours from École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, in Montreal, Canada, in 2016. He received the Best PhD Thesis Award from ETS for the academic year of 2016-2017. He has published more than 100 technical papers in IEEE conferences and Transactions. He also published a book on Springer Nature and a chapter in Elsevier. He is the Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Chapters Program Coordinator. He is also the associate editor for IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, Open Journal of Industrial Electronics Society, and Open Journal of Power Electronics. He is the inventor of the PUC5 converter, holds multiple US/world patents, and transferred that technology to the industry, where he developed the first bidirectional electric vehicle DC charger based on his invention. After 7 years of experience in industry as a power electronics designer and chief scientific officer, he joined the Delft University of Technology, where he is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Electric Sustainable Energy, DCE&S group, also leading the 24/7 Energy Hub project at The Green Village of TU Delft, implementing a local microgrid with renewable energy resources, green Hydrogen production, and energy storage systems as the future of the clean energy transition.
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