Jalal Faraji
PhD Student
UCC, MaREI
Jalal Faraji earned his B.S. degree in Electrical Power Engineering from Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran, in 2012, followed by an M.S. degree in Electrical Power Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, in 2015. From 2013 to 2016, he worked as a researcher at Niroo Research Institute (NRI) in Tehran, Iran. He also served as an instructor in a teaching-focused role at TVU, Iran, from 2016 to 2019. He is pursuing a PhD in Electrical Power Engineering at University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland. He has co-authored several papers and published books. His primary research interests include demand response, power consumption prediction, DSM, flexibility, reliability, and power market structure at a community level.
On-demand grid energy services from buildings aggregated at the neighbourhood and energy community level
This project is very closely aligned with the ERBE theme of Flexibility and Resilience, as it focuses on the modelling and optimisation of interactions between buildings, the electricity grid, and the energy markets. Specifically, the project examines the potential for new smart control systems and new business models for optimising the combined energy flexibility of domestic buildings aggregated at the neighbourhood and community level. If successful, this project will create a new modelling framework that will benefit both the energy research community and the industry by facilitating better coordination and grid integration of controllable, small-scale energy resources in buildings.