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Dr Anthony Velazquez Abad
Research Associate
Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources
Faculty of the Built Environment
- Joined UCL
- 1st Jan 2016
Research summary
Anthony is working on energy systems policy, energy modelling, decarbonisation strategies and blockchain technologies. He is very interested in reducing the negative externalities of energy systems, especially in transportation and logistics. Currently, he is working on the characterisation of a Green Hydrogen Standard and a hydrogen guarantees of origin scheme; power interconnection modelling (RESTLESS project) and on European decarbonisation strategies (DEEDS project).
During his EPSRC funded EngD, Anthony developed a framework for the optimisation of heavy goods vehicles' configurations to minimise GHG emissions cost-efficiently considering risk profiles. He has expertise in metaheuristics models, multi-criteria decision analyses, 3D vehicles modelling and simulations, management of automotive low carbon technologies live trials and carbon accounting.
Teaching summary
Anthony is supervising students working on determining the role of distributed ledger technologies in the markets of guarantees of origin for renewable energy, assessing their costs and GHG emissions. He is also supervising several students researching the role of hydrogen and fuel cells in different niche applications such as construction sites and transportation.
Anthony is visiting fellow at the University of Southampton where he has taught air quality, noise and carbon emissions modelling in the MSc in Transportation Planning & Engineering', as well as sustainable transport and hydrogen economy in the BSc(Hons) in Environmental Sciences.
Education
- University of Southampton
- MBA, Strategy Innovation | 2017
- University of Southampton
- EngD, Transport Engineering | 2016
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- MSc DIC, Transport Studies | 2010
- University of Portsmouth
- BSc Hons, Transport Logistics | 2009
- University of Portsmouth
- HND, Business Administration | 2008
Biography
Before working in academia, Anthony accrued more than a decade of experience working in engineering, finance and supply chain management. His degrees include a Doctorate in Engineering (EngD) where he focused on automotive low carbon technologies, a Master in Business Administration (MBA) specialised in strategy and innovation, a Master & Diploma of Imperial College (MSc & DIC) in Transport and Business Management and a BSc (Hons) in Logistics and Transportation (operations research).