Ida Fuchs
About
Ida Fuchs is a PhD candidate with the topic Solar energy, storage and digitalization for energy access and decentralized power systems.
Background - Education and experience
She holds a MSc (5 years) in Industrial and Electrical Engineering (2006) from Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany) and a Pre-Diploma (2 years) of Physics from the same university. She has experience from technical work in a Norwegian hydro power plant. She wrote her master's thesis on the world's first decentral autonomous wind and hydrogen power system at Utsira in Norway, where she analyzed the stability of the system regarding the operation of the fuel cell power inverter.
She has been working as researcher at NTNU where she modeled large scale offshore wind power integration into the Norwegian and Nordic power system. Further she worked as an advisor and project manager in the public sector for the Trøndelag County Council in the field of renewable energy and the green shift.
Solar energy is her scientific passion and she has been an active member, board member and leader of the Norwegian Solar Energy Association (locally and national).
She is an active member of Engineers Without Borders Norway and she has been on field trips in Nepal, Tanzania and Kenya with projects related to solar energy.
PhD research topic - Solar energy, storage and digitalization for energy access and decentralized power systems
The aim of the research project is to develop and improve tools and methods (energy system planning and operation) for energy access with a focus on solar energy and storage (PV and batteries). The feasibility of local and decentralized solar and storage systems for rural areas in emerging and developing countries is studied, by making use of digital technologies (sharing with DLT, prediction with AI, communication with IoT) and incorporating flexibility (generation, storage, demand, mobility).
The main question to answer during the research is: Can the proposed solution provide an acceleration of electrification timeframes, an improvement of service delivery, a reduction of electricity costs and a better redistribution of social benefits?
Research projects
- EnergyNET - NORHED II - Energy Technology Network - Capacity building in Renewable Energy in East-Africa (project member)
- ENERGICA - EU Green Deal project H2020 - ENERGy access and green transition collaboratively demonstrated in urban and rural areas in AfrICA (associated PhD)
Lectures and teaching
- Toolbox for Innovation (3 crash course + intro and exit)
- Spring 2021 course teacher for TET4853 - Solar and Storage – Digital Electrical Energy for Emerging Countries and Future Power Systems
- Spring 2019 guest lecture in TET4175 - Design and operation of smart grid power systems, with titel: Utsira microgrid and grid stability aspects
- Spring 2019 guest lecture in TET4850 Experts in team – Energy challenges for a sustainable future, with titel: Solar energy in emerging markets - rural electrification
- Spring 2018 guest lecture in TET4175 - Design and operation of smart grid power systems, with titel: Utsira microgrid and grid stability aspects
Supervisor for project and master thesis
- Flexibility in Solar and Battery Off-grid Systems: Case Study Eco Moyo in Kenya, 2022/2023 (co-supervisor)
- Load Profiles for Norwegian Cottages - As Basis for Local Energy Communities 20222023 (co-supervisor)
- Micorgrid Operation for Islanded Rural Areas 2022/2023 (co-supervisor)
- Energy Management in a Solar Car 2022/2023 (co-supervisor)
- Techno-Economic Analysis of Rural Microgrid at Eco Moyo Education Centre in Kenya, 2021/2022 (co-supervisor)
Arenas and forums at NTNU
- Student organisation GridVille (mentor)
- NTNU Energy Team Solar (member)
- NTNU Energy LMIC (member)
Media and dissimination
- Opinion piece in Universitetsavisa: Kunnskap for en bedre verden - etter boken - Bistandsarbeid i endring og universiteters rolle, (only in Norwegian) 5. May 2022
- Interview at NRK Radio: Er solcellepanel på taket en løsning for å få ned strømregningen?, 22. September 2021 (only in Norwegian)
- Podcast with Teknisk Ukeblad: Hun er endringsagent for mer og bedre solenergi, 9. September 2021 (only in Norwegian)
- Interview with IE faculty: Hvordan jobber du som innovasjonsleder? (only in Norwegian)
- Opinion piece in Universitetsavisa: Hva har det grønne skiftet til felles med votter og syltetøy?, 9. April 2021 (only in Norwegian)
- Opinion piece in Universitetsavisa: Ideer trenger innovatøren, 18. February 2021 (only in Norwegian)
Publications
2022
- Fuchs, Ida. (2022) Kunnskap for en bedre verden - etter boken - Bistandsarbeid i endring og universiteters rolle. www.universitetsavisa.no.
- Hernandez-Matheus, Alejandro; Löschenbrand, Markus; Berg, Kjersti; Fuchs, Ida; Aragüés-Peñalba, Mònica; Bullich-Massagué, Eduard; Sumper, Andreas. (2022) A systematic review of machine learning techniques related to local energy communities. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. volum 170.
2021
- Fuchs, Ida. (2021) Hva har det grønne skiftet til felles med votter og syltetøy?. www.universitetsavisa.no.
- Fuchs, Ida. (2021) Ideer trenger innovatøren. www.universitetsavisa.no.
2019
- Fuchs, Ida. (2019) Innovation on the agenda for CINELDI PhDs.
2013
- Mærk, Mali; Fuchs, Ida. (2013) Fornybar energi fra havet. Forskningstorget Trondheim [Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Norges Forskningsråd; Trondheim. 2013-09-20 - 2013-09-21.
2011
- Fuchs, Ida; Völler, Steve; Gjengedal, Terje. (2011) Improved Method for Integrating Renewable Energy Sources into the Power System of Northern Europe Transmission Expansion Planning for Wind Power Integration. Conference Proceeding - 2011 10th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering IEEE Conference Record #17607 IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1151I-CDR.
- Fuchs, Ida; Gjengedal, Terje. (2011) Ant colony optimization and analysis of time step resolution in transmission expansion computations for wind power integration. 16th International Conference on Intelligent System Application to Power Systems (ISAP), 2011.
- Fuchs, Ida; Völler, Steve; Gjengedal, Terje. (2011) Ant Colony based Transmission Expansion developed for the Nordic Area and Great Britain. PowerTech 2011 Proceedings.
UTSTILLING
- Mærk, Mali; Fuchs, Ida. (2013) Fornybar energi fra havet. Forskningstorget Trondheim [Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Norges Forskningsråd; Trondheim. 2013-09-20 - 2013-09-21.
Journal publications
- Fuchs, Ida. (2022) Kunnskap for en bedre verden - etter boken - Bistandsarbeid i endring og universiteters rolle. www.universitetsavisa.no.
- Hernandez-Matheus, Alejandro; Löschenbrand, Markus; Berg, Kjersti; Fuchs, Ida; Aragüés-Peñalba, Mònica; Bullich-Massagué, Eduard; Sumper, Andreas. (2022) A systematic review of machine learning techniques related to local energy communities. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. volum 170.
- Fuchs, Ida. (2021) Hva har det grønne skiftet til felles med votter og syltetøy?. www.universitetsavisa.no.
- Fuchs, Ida. (2021) Ideer trenger innovatøren. www.universitetsavisa.no.
INFORMASJONSMATR
- Fuchs, Ida. (2019) Innovation on the agenda for CINELDI PhDs.
Part of book/report
- Fuchs, Ida; Völler, Steve; Gjengedal, Terje. (2011) Improved Method for Integrating Renewable Energy Sources into the Power System of Northern Europe Transmission Expansion Planning for Wind Power Integration. Conference Proceeding - 2011 10th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering IEEE Conference Record #17607 IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1151I-CDR.
- Fuchs, Ida; Gjengedal, Terje. (2011) Ant colony optimization and analysis of time step resolution in transmission expansion computations for wind power integration. 16th International Conference on Intelligent System Application to Power Systems (ISAP), 2011.
- Fuchs, Ida; Völler, Steve; Gjengedal, Terje. (2011) Ant Colony based Transmission Expansion developed for the Nordic Area and Great Britain. PowerTech 2011 Proceedings.
Media
2021
- Fuchs, Ida. (2021) Er solcellepanel på taket en løsning for å få ned strømregningen?. NRK Radio [Radio]. 2021-09-22.
- Fuchs, Ida. (2021) Hun er endringsagent for mer og bedre solenergi. Teknisk Ukeblad - Teknisk sett [Internett]. 2021-09-09.
- Fuchs, Ida. (2021) Innovasjonslederrollen passet perfekt til meg!. NTNU [Internett]. 2021-08-01.