Dr. Theocharis Tsoutsos is Professor (Chemical & Environmental Eng School, TU Crete), Founder & Director, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Lab (ReSEL) (2005-); TUC Scientific Committee (2018-, Vice-Chair, 2023-); TUC Technology Transfer Committee (2024-); Head, Development Dept (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources & Energy Saving-CRES-,1992-2005); Adjunct Prof. (Heriot-Watt, W.Attica, Kingston, UK Open,1998-2004) ; Tutor (Greek Open Univ,2001-2014) 150+ publications in international scientific peer-reviewed journals, 20+ book chapters, 200+ conferences; 9300+ citations; h-factor:44 (Scopus); 51 (Google Scholar) RDD projects on RES, sustainable energy & mobility;40+ as coordinator,60+ as a partner; 100+ as an expert (FP5, FP6, FP7, H2020, IEE, THERMIE, MED, INTERREG, COST, Jean Monnet) Academic Editor: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (mdpi); Energies (mdpi); Inventions (mdpi); Editorial Board Member: Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (Elsevier); Energy Efficiency (SpringerNature); Scientific Reports (Nature); Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (Taylor-Francis); Current Sustainable Renewable Energy Reports (SpringerNature) Project evaluator: CINEA, REA, ERC, Erasmus-Mundus (EC); National Science Foundation (SNSF); Research Foundation, Ministry of Education & Science (RU); Organisation for Scientific Research (NL); Science Foundation Ireland (SFI); Agence Nationale de la Recherche (FR)