Real-World Challenges with a Rapid Transition to 100% Renewable Power Systems
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Clara F. Heuberger is a PhD student in the Centre for Process Systems Engineering and the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London. She holds a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University. Clara studied and conducted research abroad at Carnegie Mellon University Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Engineering and Public Policy. Niall Mac Dowell is a Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, where he currently leads the Clean Fossil and Bioenergy Research Group with Bachelors and Doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer with the IChemE and is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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