Abylaikhan Soltanayev is currently the Head of Renewable Energy Education Programs at the Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications (AUPET) named G.Daykeev and Scientific Coordinator of the Master's Program "Strategic Management of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency" at Kazakh-German University (DKU), supported by international donors including OSCE, USAID, and the German MFA. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Power Engineering from AUPET (2012) and a Master's degree in Renewable Energy and Energy Systems Management from City St George's, University of London (2016), where he studied as a Bolashak Presidential Scholar. He is studied in PhD in Electrical Engineering at AUPET, focusing on advanced energy storage systems and renewable integration. Since 2011, he has worked in various national and international projects related to solar, wind, and small hydropower development, including technical design, capacity building, and energy policy planning. His current research focuses on the integration of supercapacitor storage with variable-speed wind generators, hydrogen production systems, and decentralized rural electrification. He is also actively involved in curriculum development and climate vulnerability assessment projects under UNDP and UNIDO. Mr. Soltanayev is a member of the Kazakhstan Renewable Energy Association and has been recognized for his academic and project contributions by regional and international partners.
Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Power supply and Renewable energy
University Educator/Researcher
German Kazakh University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
01 Jul 2023 - present
University Educator/Researcher
Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, Almaty, Kazakhstan
01 Dec 2015 - present