PhD Opportunities in Renewable Energy Systems in Belgium

This PhD project investigates whether quantum computing can improve decision-making for future energy systems under uncertainty. Based at the University of Southampton , the research will connect hybrid quantum–classical computing with large-scale stochastic optimisation for the net-zero energy transition. Energy-system planning requires long-term decisions about generation, storage, and infrastructure before future demand, weather, and renewable generation are known. The project will develop al...

PhD project on hydrogen and industrial decarbonization The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applications for a three-year PhD Candidate position investigating the future role of hydrogen and hydrogen products in industrial decarbonization. The project is based at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management at NTNU's Trondheim campus. The research examines how alternative pathways toward a zero-emission industrial sector could reshape industrial p...

This doctoral position is based in Theme Technology and Social Change at Linköping University, a research and teaching environment that brings together social-scientific, humanistic, and interdisciplinary perspectives on technology, science, medicine, and social change. The project examines how socio-technical systems change when biogas , previously mainly legitimized as an energy technology, is increasingly valued through multiple and potentially competing functions. The doctoral researcher wil...

This PhD project at the University of East Anglia focuses on the design optimisation of brushless doubly fed machines (BDFMs), an emerging electrical machine technology for offshore wind turbine generators. BDFMs can operate with fractional-sized power converters and eliminate rotor brushes and slip rings. Their simplified gearbox systems, compared with high-speed generators, may reduce capital and operational costs while improving reliability and reducing maintenance requirements. These charact...

Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa is advertising a fully funded PhD position in sustainable energy entrepreneurship. The thesis, titled “Sustainable Entrepreneurship for the Just Energy Transition,” will examine how new energy ventures emerge and scale in the context of South Africa’s transition toward a more just and sustainable energy system. The project is connected with the TUT ENERGISE Centre and the Centre for Energy and Electric Power , with collaboration from the Technical...

Monash University is offering a PhD opportunity through the Monash Energy Institute and its sponsoring faculties in Information Technology, Monash Business School, and Engineering. The project is based at the Caulfield or Clayton campuses and is designed for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates whose research will advance First Nations peoples’ interests in the Australian energy transition. The advert invites proposals that engage with the energy transition in ways that are meanin...

This PhD research staff position at Universidade de Vigo is based in the T02 Electrical Engineering department and the School of Industrial Engineering - Vigo . The project is focused on the continuation and completion of work on high-power collector and step-up transformers used in renewable energy generation plants . The research combines interpretation of calculation schemes , electromagnetic modelling , and manufacturing processes for transformers operating in environments with a high presen...

Linköping University is offering a fully funded PhD position in the Division of Energy Systems and its Biogas Solutions Research Center . The research examines how biogas can support flexible energy production , strengthen regional resilience , and contribute to greater energy self-sufficiency . The project is situated at the intersection of biogas research, sustainable energy systems, and the development of resilient regional energy solutions. The doctoral researcher will join an energy-systems...

The Sustainable Systems research group in the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at Aalto University is seeking a doctoral researcher to study the sustainability of Power-to-X (PtX) value chains. The project sits at the intersection of renewable energy, chemical engineering, and process systems engineering, with a focus on decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors through computational modelling and optimization. The research aims to develop decision-making models and optimization st...