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.
The current research topic focuses on energy systems based on PV and battery and energy sharing between such systems. The research work includes field studies and field trips to Kenya, Madagascar and Bolivia.
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)
Research
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
Publications
2023
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Fuchs, Ida;
Balderrama, Sergio;
Crespo del Granado, Pedro Andres;
Quoilin, Sylvain;
Rajasekharan, Jayaprakash.
(2023)
Surplus energy in solar home systems as driver for bottom-up grids: When grids emerge from the edge.
2023 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition (Grid Edge).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2022
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Fuchs, Ida.
(2022)
Kunnskap for en bedre verden - etter boken - Bistandsarbeid i endring og universiteters rolle.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
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Fuchs, Ida;
Waitz, Anja Myhre;
Lervik, Kari Thorset;
Völler, Steve;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Rajasekharan, Jayaprakash.
(2022)
Optimal Design and Installation of Solar Home Systems for Bottom-up Grids: Comparative Case Studies from Kenya and Norway.
Proceedings of 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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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 and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
volum 170.
Academic article
2021
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Fuchs, Ida.
(2021)
Hva har det grønne skiftet til felles med votter og syltetøy?.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Popular scientific article
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Fuchs, Ida.
(2021)
Ideer trenger innovatøren.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
2011
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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.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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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.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Fuchs, Ida;
Gjengedal, Terje.
(2011)
Transmission Expansion Planning in the Nordic System for Wind Power Integration based on Ant Colony Optimization.
2011.
Report
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Fuchs, Ida;
Völler, Steve;
Gjengedal, Terje.
(2011)
Ant Colony based Transmission Expansion developed for the Nordic Area and Great Britain.
PowerTech 2011 Proceedings.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Journal publications
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Fuchs, Ida.
(2022)
Kunnskap for en bedre verden - etter boken - Bistandsarbeid i endring og universiteters rolle.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
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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 and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
volum 170.
Academic article
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Fuchs, Ida.
(2021)
Hva har det grønne skiftet til felles med votter og syltetøy?.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Popular scientific article
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Fuchs, Ida.
(2021)
Ideer trenger innovatøren.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
Part of book/report
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Fuchs, Ida;
Balderrama, Sergio;
Crespo del Granado, Pedro Andres;
Quoilin, Sylvain;
Rajasekharan, Jayaprakash.
(2023)
Surplus energy in solar home systems as driver for bottom-up grids: When grids emerge from the edge.
2023 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition (Grid Edge).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Fuchs, Ida;
Waitz, Anja Myhre;
Lervik, Kari Thorset;
Völler, Steve;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Rajasekharan, Jayaprakash.
(2022)
Optimal Design and Installation of Solar Home Systems for Bottom-up Grids: Comparative Case Studies from Kenya and Norway.
Proceedings of 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
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.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
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.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Fuchs, Ida;
Völler, Steve;
Gjengedal, Terje.
(2011)
Ant Colony based Transmission Expansion developed for the Nordic Area and Great Britain.
PowerTech 2011 Proceedings.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
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Fuchs, Ida;
Gjengedal, Terje.
(2011)
Transmission Expansion Planning in the Nordic System for Wind Power Integration based on Ant Colony Optimization.
2011.
Report
Teaching
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
Supervision
Supervisor for project and master thesis
- Flexibility in Solar and Battery Off-grid Systems: Case Study Eco Moyo in Kenya, 2022/2023 (main supervisor and mentor for field trips)
- Modelling Norwegian off-grid cabin fields as local energy communities 2022/2023 (main supervisor)
- Advanced programming: a new tool for optimal sizing of off-grid solar and battery microgrids 2022/2023 (co-supervisor)
- Energy Management in a Solar Car 2022/2023 (co-supervisor)
- Connecting Prosumer Households in a Local Energy Community for Improved Energy Balancing - An Agent-Based Simulation Model 2021/2022 (bi-veileder)
- Techno-Economic Analysis of Rural Microgrid at Eco Moyo Education Centre in Kenya 2021/2022 (co-supervisor and mentor for field trip)
Media
2021
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Programme participationFuchs, Ida. (2021) Er solcellepanel på taket en løsning for å få ned strømregningen?. NRK Radio [Radio]. 2021-09-22.
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InterviewFuchs, Ida. (2021) Hun er endringsagent for mer og bedre solenergi. Teknisk Ukeblad - Teknisk sett [Internett]. 2021-09-09.
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InterviewFuchs, Ida. (2021) Innovasjonslederrollen passet perfekt til meg!. NTNU [Internett]. 2021-08-01.
2019
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Popular scientific lectureFuchs, Ida. (2019) Electricity from your neighbor - Solar and Blockchain - A spooky future scenario?. Klimafestivalen 2019 . Klimafestivalen; Trondheim. 2019-09-02 - 2019-09-08.
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Popular scientific lectureFuchs, Ida. (2019) Sol og blockchain – framtidens nabostrøm. Clean Tuesday . Solenergiklyngen; Trondheim. 2019-09-24 - 2019-09-24.