Dr Ahmed Zobaa
Reader

Research area(s)

• Power Systems.
• Energy and Environment.
• Smart Grids.
• Education.

Research Interests

• Lighting Applications.
• Power quality problems in power systems.
• Grid integration of (marine) renewable energy.
• Design, performance analysis, and cost benefit analysis of (marine) renewable energy systems.
• Energy management.
• Energy Systems.
• Smart Grids.
• Education.

Research supervision

I am very interested in hearing from graduate students who would like to carry out a research project on power systems, energy & environment, smart grids and education. My key objectives are:

• To support the student to design, plan, carry out, and complete independent and original research that can be written up as a completed research thesis.
• To assist the students to regularly monitor their progress.

I have supervised on more than 30 students as first or secondary supervisor with successful progression and completion.

Research project(s) and grant(s)

• British Council Researcher Link Workshop Grant, 2014-2015. (£35.4k, PI)
• Modular Development Plan of the Pan-European Transmission System 2050 (e-HIGHWAY2050), 2012-2015 (£13M, Co.I).
• Ocean Lider, Iberdrola Ingeniería, 2009-2012. (€30M, International Collaborator with University of Cantabria, Spain).
• Building Research Capacity, Southwest Regional Development Agency, 2008. (£400k, PI).
• ESRC/EPSRC Research Cluster: Britain’s Energy Security in a Multipolar World, ESRC/EPSRC, 2009-2012. (£400k, Co-I).
• The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), 2007-2010. (£15M, Electrical Engineering Team Leader).
• (VN-TU116) Investigation of the Possibilities for Implementation the Active Power Filters for Increasing the Energy Efficiency of the Use of Electrical Power and Improving Power Quality, National Science Fund, Bulgaria, 2005-2009. (€55k, Co.I).