Prof. George Xydis

George Xydis, PhD had the opportunity to work in the wind sector together with developers, utilities, constructors, universities, and research institutes. He used to work as a Wind Projects Development Coordinator at Iberdrola Renewables, as a Wind Project Developer at Vector Hellenic Windfarms S.A., and as a Researcher in the Center for Electric Power and Energy, Department of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. He works as an Associate Professor at the Center for Energy Technologies, Department of Business Development and Technology, Aarhus University. George is an adjunct lecturer at Johns Hopkins University in the Energy Policy and Climate program. He teaches 425.624 - Wind Energy: Science, Technology and Policy. He used to collaborate, as a freelancer, with institutes, universities, and SMEs. George’s research interests include energy planning, wind resource assessment, the technoeconomics of renewable energy systems, energy demand and plant factories. He has co-authored more than 100 publications in international journals, conferences, books and book chapters, and serves as an Associate Editor in Frontiers in Energy Systems & Policy and in Energy & Environment. He holds a PhD from the National Technical University of Athens, and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.