Blog 16: Paper presentation at UPEC 2025
Yuhan, 24 September 2025
In early September 2025, I attended the 60th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2025) at Brunel University of London, United Kingdom. I presented a research paper “Optimal Operation Strategy of a Multi-Energy Integrated System for Minimizing Renewable Energy Curtailment” during the ​"Energy Storage and Management" session.
The paper proposes an integrated energy system that couples electricity, hydrogen, and carbon, aiming to minimize the curtailment of renewable energy through coordinated optimization using a mixed-integer programming model. Case studies demonstrate that the system significantly enhances flexibility and internal energy utilization efficiency through its multi-energy coupling strategy and an innovative hydrogen-carbon methanation pathway, thereby drastically reducing the renewable energy curtailment rate and confirming its potential for achieving carbon neutrality goals.
Two pictures from the conference - at the beginning of the presentation and in the main hall.
UPEC 2025 also provided a rich platform for academic exchange, discussion and social interactions. The conference featured multiple high-level keynote speeches, lectures, and tutorials (the lab director, Dr. Todeschini, gave one of the tutorials on the opening day). Several industrial sponsors set up information desks in the main hall. The parallel sessions covered a wide range of cutting-edge research areas in energy systems. By participating in these parallel sessions, I gained valuable new insights into fields such as energy storage systems and electricity markets.
Furthermore, as one of the invited attendees, I participated in a technical visit to the National Energy System Operator (NESO) in Wokingham. This visit was an opportunity to learn about issues such as grid balancing, load forecasting, and system security from a system operator's perspective. The visit also included a focused tour of NESO's control center.
Overall, attending UPEC 2025 was a very enriching academic exchange experience. The conference not only provided me with rare external and peer feedback on the research but also broadened my academic horizons. I look forward to applying the insights and suggestions gained to current and future research work.
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Contact: yuhan dot shao at kcl dot ac dot uk