Green Energy and Transportation: Paradigms and Solutions

This is a Electrical and electronic engineering Subject Spotlight with Dr Harold Ruiz & Dr Jinning Zhang from the University of Leicester. An interactive, cinematic course taster experience to allow students to gain insights into what it's like to study Electrical and electronic engineering.

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In this highly informative Subject Spotlight, both Dr Harold Ruiz and Dr Jinning Zhang, from the School of Engineering at the University of Leicester, present: Green energy: Engineering dilemmas and solutions in the modern age. Dr Harold Ruiz begins the Spotlight with an introduction to green energy & climate change, before continuing with an in-depth look at solar energy, and finishes by thinking about wind energy. In episode two, he also explains tidal energy and its importance within the realm of green energy, discusses fusion energy, and thinks about connecting to the Electrical Power System here in the UK. Dr Jinning Zhang takes over in episode three, and starts to think about clean and sustainable transport, green energy sources for the transport system, and transport system applications. She finishes the Spotlight by discussing the use of AI in energy systems, presents an activity for you to engage with, then concludes with an overview why there is such a necessity to switch to clean energy.

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About University of Leicester

The University of Leicester aims to educate, equip and encourage their students to forge a better future. As Citizens of Change, Leicester's research excellence is changing lives and having transformative impact across the globe. Ranked as a Top 30 University, their students and staff make up a powerhouse for ground-breaking research, including being in the top ten UK universities for their COVID-19 research; locating the remains of King Richard III; and the discovery of DNA fingerprinting. Located right in the heart of the East Midlands, Leicester prides itself in being one of the UK’s most multi-cultural cities, playing host to a number of cultural festivals such as a colorful Caribbean Carnival and the largest Diwali celebrations outside of India.

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Dr Harold Ruiz

Dr Harold Ruiz is an Associate Professor in Electrical Machines and Power Systems in the School of Engineering at the University of Leicester. Before joining the university in 2016, Harold first worked as a Visiting Researcher for the Center for Advanced Power Systems of the Florida State University (USA), moving then to the Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics Systems of the University of Cambridge in the UK, in 2014. He has participated in about 10 research-funded projects accounting for circa $2.5M (USD) - all of them focused on diverse aspects of superconductivity and energy systems in the UK, US, and the EU. Harold got his diploma in Physics in 2004, and since then, he has been working on Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Renewables Integration, and a wide variety of projects in Applied Superconductivity. He holds an MSc in Condensed Matter Physics from the National University of Colombia (his home country), an MSc in Physical Technologies, and a PhD in Electrical Machines and Applied Superconductivity from the University of Zaragoza in Spain. Harold leads the Green Energy and Transport (GrEaT) Research Group, which is one of the largest research groups at the School of Engineering. The main aim of this group is to inform one of the three EPSRC's priority challenge themes, ENERGY, whose short-term challenge is to rapidly accelerate the deployment of green energy technologies that decarbonise our energy supply and increase energy efficiency in buildings, industry and transport sectors.

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