Research Projects and Publications
Fabrication of Semi-Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells Suitable for 4-Terminal Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Cell Applications.
Author: Zoe Grace Bodinetz
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson, Professor Adelio Mendes, Dr. Seydali Emami
Effect of Hyper-Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion on Microbial Health and Biogas Viability.
Author: Noah Christy
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson, Jean-Baptiste Joos
Economic Feasibility of a Utility-Scale Battery in Iceland
Student: Nathanael Rybin
Year: 2023
Supervisor: Ewa L. Carlson
Insights in Environmental Attitudes: Economic and Psychological Methods for Engaging Electricity Utility Customers and Electric Vehicle Drivers
Student: Max Andrew Gamerman
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Randall Morgan Greene, Simon Einarsson
Understanding Acceptance and Opposition to Geothermal Energy Projects in Iceland
Author: Julia Reimer
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Juliet Ann Newson, Ben Kennedy, Rie Hjørnegaard Malm
Site selection of a WtE plant in Iceland based on utilization of value streams
Author: Jóhannes Ólafsson
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, Teitur Gunnarsson
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION IN ICELAND
Student: Gunnlaug Helga Ásgeirsdóttir
Year: 2023
Supervisor: Randall Morgan Greene
Energy Security in Select Eastern European Countries: Index for Evaluation and Comparison
Author: Erin Renee Lawyer
Year: 2023
Supervisor: Dr. Ewa L. Carlson
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production in Iceland and the EU-27
Student: Drew Jacob Barron
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Guðrún Arnbjörg Sævarsdóttir, María Guðjónsdóttir, Einar Ásbjörnsson
Experimental Analysis of Non-Catalytic Methane Pyrolysis in a Tubular Reactor
Student: David Aguerrebere Jr
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Guðrún Arnbjörg Sævarsdóttir, Jason Olfert, Ehsan Abbasi Atibeh
Optimization of Operating Parameters of a Carbon Free Aluminum Electrolysis Cell with Vertical Inert Cu/Ni/Fe Anodes
Student: Daníel Þór Gunnarsson
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Guðrún Arnbjörg Sævarsdóttir, Guðmundur Gunnarsson
Economic and Environmental Feasibility of Energy Extraction from brine of a Geothermal Wellhead Plant
Student: Damaris Wacera Njoroge
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, Hlynur Stefánsson
Technical viability of underground hydrogen storage in cased borehole
Student: Antoine Bachand
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Jasmin Raymond, Bernard Doyon
Feasibility Study of a PET Mechanical Recycling Plant in Iceland
Student: Anna Marie Grace Reneau
Year: 2023
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörgsson
Permafrost Mitigation Solutions for Underground Thermal Energy Storage in Baker Lake, Nunavut
Student: Abra Roberta Gold
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, Jasmin Raymond, Mafalda M. Miranda
Media Recycling in Commercial Scale Spirulina platensis Cultivation
Author: Alexandria Rae Massey
Year: 2023
Supervisors: Guðrún Sævarsdóttir, Ari Ingimundarson
West Virginia: A Post-Mortem of Economic Challenges Experienced by Coal Communities in a Time of Shifting Energy Trends
Author: Courtney Eileen MacDonald
Year: 2023
Supervisor: Juliet Ann Newson
Life cycle assessment for selected Blue Lagoon skincare products
Author: Silvana Loayza Leon
Year: 2022
Supervisors: Dr. Halldór G. Svavarsson, Dr. Einar J. Ásbjörnsson, Fannar Jónsson
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production via Electrolysis in Austria and Iceland
Author: Kristján Valur Vilbergsson
Year: 2021
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, David C. Finger
Environmental Justice and its Borders - Croatian Nuclear Waste Management
Author: Azra Sehic
Year: 2021
Supervisor: David C. Finger
Material Flow Analysis of Plastic in Iceland - Moving Towards a Circular Economy
Author: Emilie Desjardins
Year: 2021
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, Hlynur Stefánsson
An Assessment of the Techno-Economic, Geopolitical and Strategic Feasibility of Exporting Hydrogen from Iceland to Europe
Author: Kit Pickford
Year: 2021
Supervisors: Ewa Lazarczyk Carlson, Páll Jensson
Techno-Economic Analysis of Green Ammonia Production using Offshore Wind Farms
Author: Mariana Maia
Year: 2021
Supervisors: Guðrún Sævarsdóttir, Henrik Frandsen, Alessandro Singlitico
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Shipping/Maritime Industry and Shipping Container Repurposing/Recycling
Author: Veronica Martin
Year: 2020
Supervisor: R. Morgan Greene
Minimising Cost of Algae Production by Optimizing the Lighting Arrangement
Author: Jessica Nicole Ritchie
Year: 2020
Supervisors: Ari Ingimundarsson and Hlynur Stefansson
Feasibility Assessment of Decentralised, Layered-Decomposition Optimisation Structure for the EU Internal Energy Market
Author: Henry James Noller
Year: 2020
Supervisor: Randall Morgan Greene
Developing an Eco-Industrial Park; Structures and Policies: A Case study of the KenGen Green Energy Park, Kenya
Author: Irene Jepkorir Ronoh
Year: 2020
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson and Sigurður H. Markússon
Thermoeconomic Analysis and Optimisation of Geothermal Power Cycle Utilising Aqueous Potassium Carbonate for Scrubbing Superheated Steam
Author: Brandon Velasquez
Year: 2020
Supervisors: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir and Vijay Chauhan
Offshore Wind in Iceland: Wind Resource Assessment in Faxaflói Bay
Author: Marie Lovise Ve
Year: 2020
Supervisor: Laurențiu-Lucian Anton
An environmental and economic evaluation of construction & demolition waste based wood-composite pallets and virgin wood pallets
Author: Elizabeth Ellen Ernst
Year: 2019
Supervisors: Juliet Newson, Mika Horttanainen, Kaisa Grönman, Miia Liikanen
Evaluation study for an ammonia-fed and solid-oxide fuel cell powered trailing suction hopper dredger for Van Oord Offshore Contractors
Author: Thomas Cornelis
Year: 2019
Supervisor: Hlynur Stefánsson
Multi-criteria wind energy siting assessment - A case study in the West Fjords
Author: Renata Bade Barajas
Year: 2019
Supervisors: Ármann Gylfason, Samuel Perkin, and Stefán Kári Sveinbjörnsson
An Exploration of Critical Junctures for Public Participation in Multinational Final Nuclear Waste Disposal
Author: Anja Kathrin Ruess
Year: 2018
Supervisor: Ágúst Vafells
Supercritical CO2 Coaxial Heat Exchanger for Geothermal Well Conversion with ECO2G Technology
Author: Lauren Hillis
Year: 2017
Supervisors: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir, Sverrir Þórhallsson, & Joseph Scherer
Exploring Electric Vehicle Participation in the Icelandic Balancing Market as Virtual Power Plant
Author: Fritz Steingrube
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Ewa L. Carlson, Hlynur Stefánsson & Samuel Perkin
Reykjavik Harbor System Analysis: Shore Side Electricity Connections for Containerships in the Eimskip Terminal
Author: Alfonso Barrernchea
Year: 2017
Supervisors: David C. Finger & Hlynur Stefánsson
Leigjendavandinn: The Tenant Problem in Geothermal Leasing
Author: Christopher Mathews
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Guðni A. Jóhannesson & Eiríkur Elís Þorláksson
Life-Cycle Assessment of Sour Gas Abatement at Hellisheiði compared to Conventional Carbon and Sulphur Abatement Projects
Author: Selma-Penna Utonih
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, David C. Finger & Edda Sif Aradóttir
Wind Power Integration in Iceland: Impacts on the Icelandic Regulation Power Market
Author: Felix Michel
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Ewa Lazarczyk & Samuel Perkin
The Viability of Supplying an Industrial Park with Thermal Energy from Menengai Geothermal Field
Author: Jack Muthomi Kiruja
Year: 2016
Supervisors: Páll Jensson & Páll Valdimarsson
Strategies, Structures and Process for Owning and Operating an Energy Resource Park
Author: Shaun Tudor
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Viðar Helgason & Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Analysing Geothermal Project Life Cycle by Using the Design Structure Matrix
Author: Magnus de Witt
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Helgi Þór Ingason & Gréta María Grétarsdóttir
Economic Modeling of Cost Effective Hydrogen Production From Water Electrolysis by Utilizing Iceland's Regulartoy Power Market
Author: Jeffrey David Jacobs
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson & Guðmundur Gunnarsson
Hydroelectric power station - Nigerleq
Author: Mads Uhrenholt Lauritsen
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Preliminary Technical and Economic Feasibiltiy Study of Binary Power Plant for Chiweta Geothermal Field, Malawi
Author: Tufwane Mwagomba
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Economic and Operational Feasibility Study: Convesion to Electric Bus for Gray Line's Airport Route
Author: Kimberly Ann Carpico
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Hlynur Stefánsson & Gisli Gislason
Electrifying Strætó: How to Make it Happen
Author: Nina Victoria Rangel Ortiz
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Ágúst Valfells
Optimization and Profitability of Hydro Power combined with Wind Power
Author: Egill Skúlason
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Páll Jensson, Sölvi R. Sólbergsson & Einar Sveinbjörnsson
Evaluation of Energy Demand and Energy Use of an Existing Single Family Building with a Special Emphasis on Energy Efficiency of Heat Exchanger in Ventilation
Author: Daniel Axelsen
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Jónas Þór Snæbjörnsson & Björn Marteinsson
Financial benefit of implementing Environmental Managament System ISO14001 in Icelandic Companies
Author: Erla Björk Sigurgeirsdóttir
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Þórður Víkingur Friðgeirsson & Svala Rún Sigurðardóttir
Iceland-UK Interconnector: Strategy for Macroeconomic and Legal Feasibility
Author: Randall Morgan Greene
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Jónas Hlynur Hallgrímsson
Economic Comparison between a Wellhead Geothermal Power Plant and a Traditional Geothermal Power Plant
Author: Carlos Atli Córdova Geirdal
Year: 2013
Supervisor: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Páll Valdimarsson
Feasibility research of biodiesel production in Iceland made of Icelandic feedstock with a comparison with other European countries
Author: Sævar Birgisson
Year: 2013
Supervisor: Páll Jensson
Feasibility study of utilizing surplus energy from Landsvirkjun for the production of Substitute Natural Gas
Author: Vignir Bjarnason
Year: 2013
Supervisor: Páll Jensson