Akshay Bagde
713, School of Engineering, James Watt South Building, University Avenue, G12 8QQ
Email: a.bagde.1@research.gla.ac.uk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-7421
Research title: Waste to Energy: Hydrogen production from biomass & municipal solid waste (MSW)
Research Summary
I am a Researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Energy and Sustainability Group within the Systems, Power & Energy (SPE) Research Division of the James Watt School of Engineering. I have experience in the energy sustainability domain using designing, simulation, project development & demonstration. I graduated MSc with a Merit degree from the University of Glasgow gaining a new perspective on Engineering by studying Engineering with Management at Adam Smith Business School. To acquire management skills mainly in strategic management, change management, and leadership visions from Management studies and to use these skills for real-time applications with technology development.
I am focused to use my passion and skills for good use. I have successfully demonstrated the use of fuel made up of waste material for rural beneficiation in India under CSIR-800, Government of India Project.
In my Undergrad, I have successfully developed a 2-stroke scooter that used CNG as the main fuel. Analyzed emissions and mileage were sensational for which I was awarded winner at for International Project Exhibition by ISB&M, Pune and appreciated by Ministry of Heavy Vehicles and Transport, Government of India.
I worked as the Project Manager for the University’s project of a total renewable energy solution for the Isle of Great Cumbrae report. Determined the overall feasibility of a project which included engineering, sustainability design (carbon footprint, materials, etc.), economics, meeting with stakeholders, commissioning and decommissioning of wind turbines for the generation of electricity for the island. This is where I gained experience about renewables capacity and the impact on the future with transitioning to green energy.
I completed my Master’s Dissertation with the University of Glasgow and Universiti Sains Malaysia, which was funded by the European Council for Sustainable Transportation project for Penang, Malaysia. I developed the study on primary data and interviewed the top stakeholders for transportation development in Penang.
I worked in the ‘Sustainable department’ from my bachelor's from CNG to bio-fuel and for wind farm project for Great Cumbrae to Sustainable transportation for Penang, from the development of Hydrogen fuel cell to electric vehicle technology. And I have aligned myself to work towards a sustainable future. I wish to pursue further my journey with waste to energy, green energy research & environmental policy for future energy and transportation.
Research Interests:
Waste to energy projects, Hydrogen production, Renewable energy, Sustainable Transportation, Energy Policy, Public values, Decarbonisation, Net Zero Carbon initiatives, Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation.
Supervisors
Teaching
Tutor, Demonstrator and Marker
ENG1026: Engineering Skills 1 Mechanical
ENG1026: Engineering Skills 1 Creativity
ENG2077: Engineering Skills 2
ENG1066: Thermodynamics 1
ENG3030: Fluid Mechanics
ENG3034: Instrumentation And Data Systems M3
ENG3035: Design and Manufacture 3
ENG5044: Integrated System Design Project
Additional Information
- Best Paper Award at ABEATS conference 8th December 2021 held at Glasgow, UK.
- Best Oral Presenter at ABEATS conference 2nd December 2019 held at Bogor, Indonesia.
- Excellence achieved in Academics Award, Bharati Vidhyapeeth, Pune presented by Dr Vishwajeet Kadam.