Andreas Andreou
- Email: eeaan@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: Assessing climate-sensitive energy use to 2050 under current climate (RCP8.5) trajectory
Profile
Prior to completion of my bachelor’s degree, I had realised that I was extremely interested in pursuing further studies in a climate change-related field, especially one that integrates climate with the energy sector. My master’s degree provided me the opportunity to work on a dissertation project that examined the long-term impact of high-end climate change on energy demand for heating and cooling through an integrated assessment model (IAM). The elements of climate data analysis and energy systems modelling were very appealing to me, thus forming my decision to undertake doctoral-level research in a similar topic. My PhD project focuses on the evolution of climate-sensitive energy use in the buildings sector up to the 2050 time horizon.
Memberships/Fellowships
Priestley International Centre for Climate - PhD student member
Teaching Interests
- Computer lab demonstrator in SOEE5540M Climate Change: Physical Science Basis
Research interests
- Climatic impacts on energy systems
- Energy systems modelling
- Econometric modelling
Project outline
Climate-sensitive end-uses (i.e. space heating and cooling and water heating) are currently responsible for over half of final energy consumption in the global buildings sector. If current trends persist, we are expecting to see vast increases in absolute consumption figures by 2050, which will be highly driven by population and economic growth.
Changing climate also has an effect on energy consumption for heating and cooling. Warmer summer seasons result in increased space cooling requirements, whereas milder winter seasons reduce the need for heating. It is therefore important to be able to map and quantify the impacts of climate change on heating and cooling load across different spatial and temporal dimensions.
Through this research project, I aim to study the dynamic nature of climate-sensitive energy use at the regional and national level. The overall goal of my research is to develop an improved assessment framework within which we can gauge an array of climatic impacts on energy use, while including feedbacks from sectorial adaptation responses and mitigation efforts.
Qualifications
- MSc, Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, UCL Energy Institute, London
- BSc, Pysics, University College London (UCL), London
Research groups and institutes
- Energy and Climate Change Mitigation
- Sustainability Research Institute