Midway project or special course
Students who whish to carry out a midway project or a special course in the field of solar energy must contact Simon Furbo, Building 119, Room 103, phone: 45 25 18 57, email: sf@byg.dtu.dk
Master thesis project
Students who whish to carry out a master thesis project in the field of solar energy must set up a meeting with the potential supervisors* and then write an application covering the following parts:
- Student motivation, background and qualifications
- Project description
- Scientific content
- Experimental content
- Theoretical content
- Timetable
Possible project topics
Examples of previously completed and ongoing student projects
2017
Adam Rasmus Jensen, Master Thesis project: CFD investigations of water pit heat storages
Ramon Gero, Master Thesis project: Modelling of performance of PVT systems
Alejandro de la Vega Fernandez, Master Thesis project: Analyses of Brønderslev solar energy plant by use of TRNSYS
Mauro Milesi, Master Thesis project: PVT systems
Jan Zilka, Master Thesis project: Design and validation of unique CHP storage solution
John Paul Ellul, Master Thesis project: Solar/heat pump system
Karolina Magdalena Kuraj, special course: Efficiency of PVT panels
Andrea Hernandez Pedrero, special course: PCM heat storage testing
2016
Miquel Cantavella Tomas, Master thesis project: Solar heating plants with CSP collectors and flat plate collectors
Angelos Chatzidiakos, Master thesis project: CFD calculations for solar water pond heat storages
Elia Jimenez Perez, Master thesis project: Smart-grid for one family houses
Johan Bojsen and Mathias Jørgen Larsen, Bachelor project: Investigation of combined solar/heat pump system
Karolina Magdalena Kuraj, special course: Analyse of solar radiation measurements from the solar heating plant in Tårs
2015
Pablo Ros Ñiguez, Master thesis project: Micro urban solar integrated concentrators
Miriam Sanchez-Mayoral Gutierrez, Master thesis project: Drain back solar heating systems
Alberto Santos Velez, Master thesis project: Solar Photovoltaic and district heating: Paradigm shift
Jörn Egelwisse, Master thesis project: Solar heating plants based on CSP collectors and flat plate collectors
Andreas Zourellis, Master thesis project: Control of large scale thermal solar fields on district heating plants
Roberta Orlando, Master Thesis project: PCM heat storage using stable supercooling
Roberta Orlando, special course: PCM heat storage using stable supercooling – literature study
2014
Jakob Berg Johansen, Master Thesis project: Solar desalination of sea water
Mia Elisabeth Hagelin, Master Thesis project: Solar heating plants
Martin Spanggaard, Master Thesis project: Stratification device
Markos Romanos, Master thesis project: Solar thermal & energy economics in urban environments
Jon Børgesen, special course: Solar heating/heat pump systems
Tamas-Gabor Fülöp, special course: PCM heat storage
2013
Andres Pascual Duran Garcia, Master Thesis project: Solar heating plants
Federico Bava, Master Thesis project: Solar collectors for solar heating plants
Jonathan Lorenzo Cornejo, Master Thesis project: Energy cost optimization of a photovoltaic plant in Bornholm
Dimitrios Tsekeris, Master Thesis project: PV modules with and without anti reflection treatment
Jakob Berg Johansen, special course: Desalination of sea water
Janko Sebastian Reddi, special course: PCM heat storage module design
Asp Kenneth Møldrup Nielsen, diploma project: PCM heat storage
2012
Lars Erik Lunde, Master Thesis project: Development of PCM modules for seasonal heat storage
Aaron Amado, Master Thesis project: Computational simulation and experimental validation of a trombe wall in a single room building
Maria Chrimatopoulou, Master Thesis project: Advanced solar domestic hot water systems
Paul O’Donovan, Master Thesis project: PCM seasonal heat storage
Vesela Zhekova, Master Thesis project: Optimum design of solar heating plants
Simon Pablo Francois Challet, Master Thesis project: Solar heating plants in Greenland
Stine Ellermann, Master Thesis project: Analysis of hybrid systems for street and road lighting and the development of future solutions
Bo Kjartan Staunsholm, diploma project: Advanced SDHW systems
Jon Børgesen & Kent Weile Nielsen, diploma project: Test of PVT panel
Georgios Karatzas, special course: Solar distiller
Birthe Uldahl Kjeldsen, special course: solar heating systems
Luis Francisco Gonzales Portillo, special course: PCM heat storage
Paul O’Donovan, special course: CFD modelling
2011
Yoann Louvet, Master Thesis project: Solar heating plants.
Antoine Frein, Master Thesis project: Solar cooling technologies.
Agisilaos Tsouvalas, Master Thesis project: Combined solar heating and heat pump system.
Sarah Noyé, Master Thesis project: Seasonal heat storage – PCM.
Ester Estevez Vega, Master Thesis project: Seasonal heat storage – PCM.
Maria Harrestrup, Master Thesis project: Solar collector fields for solar heating plants.
Anton Ørbæk, Master Thesis project: Marketed air collector design and test method survey.
Fionn Francis Halpin, Master Thesis project: Performance evaluation of Tjörring Komune solar heating plant.
Casper Hovgaard Nielsen, Master Thesis project: Potential for future solar heating systems.
Lea Frigaard Hansen and Mia Cynthia Paasche, special course: Solar heating systems.
Jakob Berg Johansen, special course: Stand alone domestic hot water system based on solar energy.
2010
Morten Borre Møller Nielsen, Master Thesis project: Solar heating systems to bath facilities.
Christian Jøns Nielsen, Master Thesis project: Solar heating systems to bath facilities.
Jesper Jøns Nielsen, Master Thesis project: Solar heating systems to bath facilities.
Mohit Sharma, Master Thesis project: Solar-driven cooling and heat pumps.
Maarten Winter, special course: Measurements and analyses on thermal performance of solar heating systems.
Dorte Skaarup Larsen, special course: Optimization of the solar cell curtain sun tiles.
Signe Lindberg Iversen, special course: Optimization of the solar cell curtain sun tiles.
Maria Harrestrup, special course: Storage of solar heat under buildings.
Lorenzo Bellemo, special course: Solar heating systems in Greenland.
Leonardo Goncalo Melo, special course: Solar heating systems in Greenland.
2009
Andrea Bendotti, Master Thesis project: Heat storage with inlet stratifiers.
Gabriella Kónyová, Master Thesis project: Investigations of marketed solar heating systems.
Anne Pedersen, Master Thesis project: Investigations of marketed solar heating systems.
Jørgen Jonas Jensen, diploma project: Large solar heating systems in Greenland.
Daniel Trier, Master Thesis project: Control strategy for solar heating plants.
Jens Fogh Andersen and Lasse Juhl Pedersen, diploma project: Solar transmittance for glass.
Ivan Blom, Master Thesis project: Large solar heating system for Aalstruphus.
Ann-Mari Lanty Johansen, diploma project: Life time for solar collectors.
Maria Harrestrup, diploma project: Efficiency and lifetime of HT collectors.
Maarten Winter, special course: Advanced solar combi systems.
Mark Dannemand, diploma project: Seasonal heat storage.
2008
Roberto Gimenez Mata, Master Thesis project: Inlet stratifiers for solar tanks.
Christian Chrom Starhof and Lars Erik Overbye, diploma project: Self supported glass façade.
Lasse Ingeman Michaelsen, special course: Solar radiation in Greenland.
Maria Harrestrup, special course: Solar radiation in Greenland.
Jørgen Jonas Jensen, special course: Solar radiation in Greenland.
2007
Martin Morelli, Master Thesis project: Heat of fusion storage for solar heating systems.
Lorenzo Iacovone, Master Thesis project: Solar combi system.
Pedro Cordeiro, Master Thesis project: Solar heating systems in Portugal.
2006
Diana Lauritsen and Katrine Flarup Jensen, midway project: Reflection from snow.
Rikke Jørgensen and Janne Andersen, Master Thesis project: Evacuated tubular solar collectors.
Anneli Carlquist, Master Thesis project: natural gas/solar heating system.
Mette Jensen and Louise Hedelund Sørensen, bachelor project: Solar transmittance of antireflection treated glass.
Asger Nøhr Ahmed, bachelor project: Solar energy for desalination.
Dennis Otieno Dyhr, midway project: Solar energy for desalination.
2005
Lars Lehn Rasmussen and Camilla Dyring, midway project: Evacuated tubular solar collectors.
Katrin Zass, Master Thesis Project: First functionality tests of the prototype of a new developed solar combisystem.
Antonio Maria Cravo, Master Thesis Project: Design and analysis of a sustainable building in Portugal with solar heating system.
Maite Butragueno, Master Thesis Project: Thermosyphon solar charging unit.
Daniel Garcia Barandalla, Master Thesis Project: Monitoring of a solar combisystem prototype.
Fredrik Emil Nors and Daniel Trier, special course: Advantage of antireflection treatment of PV modules.
Judit Zatyko, special course: Solar collectors for solar heating plants – theoretical investigations.
2004
Hongwei Li, Master Thesis Project: CFD investigations on inlets for hot water tanks.
Judit Zatyko, Master Thesis Project: Solar radiation from Greenland.
Karin Dyhr Andersen, Master Thesis Project: Advanced solar heating systems.
*Potential supervisors
Simon Furbo, Associate Professor, Ph.D., phone: 45 25 18 57, email:
sf@byg.dtu.dk
Janne Dragsted, senior researcher, phone: 45 25 18 62, email:
jaa@byg.dtu.dk
Elsa Andersen, senior researcher, phone: 45 25 19 01, email:
ean@byg.dtu.dk
Jianhua Fan, Associate Professor, Ph.D., phone: 45 25 18 89, email:
jifbyg.dtu.dk
Bengt Perers, senior researcher, Ph.D., phone: 45 25 19 53, email:
beper@byg.dtu.dk
Weiqiang Kong, researcher, phone: 45 25 19 19, email:
weiko@byg.dtu.dk
Mark Dannemand, Ph.D. student, phone: 45 25 18 87, email:
markd@byg.dtu.dk
Gerald Englmair, Ph.D. student, email:
gereng@byg.dtu.dk
Zhiyong Tian, Ph.D. student, email:
zhiytia@byg.dtu.dk
Junpeng Huang, Ph.D. student, phone: 45255095, email:
junhua@byg.dtu.dk