Azemtsop Manfo, Theodore

Dr. Theodore works on energy storage/conversion, optoelectronics, and electrical engineering systems in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Energy Technology at the School of Technology and Innovations. Theodore is conducting and teaching courses on energy storage and conversion to postgraduate students in smart energy programs. He is involved in many projects, such as the Energy Accelerator-Transformation Design project, where the objective of the project is to identify and engage with actors in the energy sector who are striving to advance the energy transition (including large corporations, medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurs, public organizations, higher education institutions/research institutes, and financiers) and to implement disruptive innovations related to the energy transition. The second project, RESILIENT-DC-Resilient Renewable Energy Storage for Data Centre, aims to develop, validate, and demonstrate a digital twin–enabled hybrid energy storage framework that enhances the resilience, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of mission-critical data centers under normal and extreme operating conditions. He completed a project, "Hydrogen economy in the food system" (specifically in South Ostrobothnia, Finland), which aims to increase domestic self-sufficiency in energy and nitrogen fertilizers by transitioning the food chain to a hydrogen-based economy by 2030. It focuses on piloting green hydrogen production, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and creating a sustainable, circular food system. Dr. Theodore is collaborating on research works at national and international levels with reputed institutions/universities and researchers in the innovation and technology fields. He serves as an editorial board member/publishing editor and reviewer in many peer-reviewed journals at the international level.