Master thesis: Metal energy storage

Master thesis: Metal energy storage

A Snapshot of Your Day

The scope for this master thesis is to explore the potential for storing energy in metal. Energy is released when metals oxidize in water, hydrogen is formed, and heat is released. This hydrogen can be used as fuel in a heat engine producing electric power. The process can be reversed in an electrolysis process, where metal oxide is converted back to metal. One key aspect is that the energy can be stored at high power density for long time periods without losses.

How You’ll Make an Impact

The task is to do a desktop study on comparing different metals for the purpose to store energy for power production in a stationary thermal power plant. You will explore the published literature and set up calculation models of the processes.

 

What You Bring 
* MSc student with good knowledge and interest in thermodynamics.
* You are eager to learn and find solutions.
* You are able to think outside the box and attack problems from different views.
* We encourage an open mind, transparency, and diversity.
* You have an interest in energy science.

About the Team

The MGT (Medium Gas Turbines) Performance department is responsible for analysis and modelling of transient and steady-state performance of the MGT products. We are also the competence center for studies of new thermodynamic cycles. We are now looking for a new person to join our team as a master thesis student. The assignment is located in Finspång, Sweden. 

Through our Generation division, we enhance and innovate conventional and renewable power supply. Currently, we're reducing carbon emissions of existing assets and developing technologies that transform power generation applications.

What’s it like to work at Siemens Energy? Take a look: https://bit.ly/3hD9pvK

 

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

 

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

 

Application

Don’t hesitate – apply via https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs, id nr 237228 not later than October 30th.

For questions about the role, please contact the recruiting manager Ted Sönne (act. Emma Bjurman) on emma.bjurman@siemens-energy.com.

For questions about the recruitment process please contact the responsible recruiter Elisabet Carlsson on elisabet.carlsson.ext@siemens-energy.com.

Location: Finspång

 

Trade Union Representatives:
Veronica Andersson (Unionen) 0122-840 21, Simon Von Eckardstein (Sveriges Ingenjörer) 0122-842 24,
Jan Lundgren (Ledarna) 0122-812 33, Jonny Persson (IF Metall) 0122-817 69

 

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