Arnau Aliana

Arnau Aliana joined Prof. Volker Hoffmann's Group for Sustainability and Technology (SusTec) in January 2021 as a PhD candidate. His research focuses on building a bridge between policy-makers and energy planners, developing a methodology to include endogenous policy decision variables into a techno-economic energy system optimization model.

He previously studied the MSc in Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning with specialization in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management at Download Aalborg University in Denmark. In this MSc, he learnt about energy systems through a holistic approach using the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method. In his Master thesis, he studied how can energy poverty be alleviated through decentralized market design.
Previously, he studied a BSc in Energy Engineering at Download Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, in his hometown Barcelona. In there he gained the necessary knowledge to solve energy-related issues through an engineering approach. His thesis analyzed the existing self-consumption schemes in Denmark, which was later published as a peer-reviewed article.

In his free time, Arnau likes to watch movies and TV-shows, play videogames and discover the beauty of the Alps.