Sep 16, 2025
Research visit of Dimitrios Glynos and Lisa Lorenz at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India
Dimitrios Glynos and Lisa Lorenz, research assistants at the Chair of Energy Economics at TU Dresden, are currently visiting the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur, India, as part of the German-Indian DAAD project “Low Carbon Pathways for Energy System Planning and Operation under the Aspects of Flexibility from the Transport Sector.” The two-year cooperation project between the Technical University of Dresden and the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) and aims to strengthen bilateral science and research efforts.
The research project was initiated in 2022 by Prof. Dr. Rohit Bhakar, Prof. Dominik Möst, Dr. Hannes Hobbie, Mr. Kumar Verma, Ms. Lorenz, and Mr. Glynos. The main objective of the project is to develop new methods and tools for the planning market to create models for generation expansion and to estimate demand in the transport sector, taking into account local resources and constraints in both India and Germany. The innovative aspect of this research lies in addressing several unexplored technical challenges that both countries face on their path to low-carbon energy systems. Unlike existing models, this project incorporates the electrification of the transport sector and resources for alternative fuels and evaluates their interconnection to assess their technical and economic impact on energy systems while improving the performance of the transport sector. The goal is to estimate the future needs of the transport sector and develop a coordinated planning model that takes into account the flexibility of the entire transport sector.
After Dr. Hannes Hobbie and Lisa Lorenz had already presented virtually at the “IEEE 11th Power India International Conference” in December 2024, Mr. Glynos and Ms. Lorenz had planned to travel to India in 2025. In particular, the exchange with local experts and getting to know the team in person proved to be a very valuable experience and enabled them to gain a diverse perspective and valuable knowledge, which in turn fostered valuable connections and collaborations.
Alongside their work at MNIT, the research stay also allowed time for excursions and sightseeing in various cities, such as Jaipur and the Taj Mahal in Agra. Therefore, this research stay was a valuable experience from both an academic and personal perspective.
Mr. Glynos and Ms. Lorenz would like to take this opportunity to once again express their sincere thanks to Prof. Dr. Rohit Bhakar and Ajay Kumar Verma for their invitation and hospitality at MNIT in Jaipur, as well as to Prof. Dominik Möst and Dr. Hannes Hobbie for their support and for making this trip possible.