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Prof. Dr. Oliver Opel

Professor of Energy Storage and Thermal Process Engineering · Department of Technology · West Coast University of Applied Sciences

Academic focus & active research

Prof. Dr. Oliver Opel leads research at the Institute for Green Energy Systems at FH Westküste, specializing in large-scale thermal energy storage, industrial heat decarbonization, and regional multi-energy microgrids.

Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Decarbonized Heating Networks Sector Coupling Hydrogen Systems

Supervision & prospective applicants

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Department / Faculty
Department of Technology
Primary Field
Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage
Campus Location
Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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