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1 PERSONAL INFORMATION Prof. Dr.-Ing. Emmanouil Kakaras Sex Male Date of birth 01/ Nationality Greek Prof. Dr.-Ing. Emmanouil Kakaras, SVP Head of Energy Solution and New Products, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe Professor Dr. Emmanouil Kakaras has been Vice President and Head of Research & Development at Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH since September His current R&D activities mainly focus on flexible operation of thermal plants, on fuel cells and electrolysers, the development of large scale energy storage and the utilization of CO2. Since January 1 st 2018, he serves as Senior Vice President for Energy Solution and New Products. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the European Power Plants Supplier Association (EPPSA) and of the Board of Directors of EU Turbines. Since April 2018, Professor Dr. Emmanouil Kakaras is also a member of the Board of Directors of Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/ Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CERTH/CPERI). WORK EXPERIENCE Professor Kakaras academic background is on clean energy generation technologies and since December 1991 he has been Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He has also been guest lecturer at the Universities of Warsaw and Tokyo. He participates as an external member in various working groups organized by the European Commission (CAG, Energy Committee), the Advisory Council of the Technology Platforms on Zero Emission Power Plants and on Smart Networks for Energy Transition, as well as the Scientific Board of Industrial Associations (VGB, Rhein Ruhr Power, BDI). Professor Kakaras is also a member of several advisory committees of academic institutions (EASAC, Academy of Athens, EASE). 1/2013-1/2018 Since 1/2018 President of the European Power Plants Suppliers Association (EPPSA), Brussels Member of the Board of Directors European Union, europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 5

2 Curriculum Vitae Replace with First name(s) Surname(s) 9/2012-1/2018 Since 1/2018 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH, Duisburg, Germany Vice President Head of Research & Development Main Tasks: Coordination of R&D activities on power generation Representation at regulatory bodies Senior Vice President for Energy Solution and New Products Main Tasks: Energy Solution and New Products 7/2010-9/2012 Hellenic Association of Independent Power Producers, Athens, Greece Executive Director Since 09/12 Adviser to the President 4/1999-4/2018 Centre for Research and Development Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece Director of Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/ Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CERTH/CPERI) 270 research programmes with a total budget of 58.6 million euros Since 4/2018 Member of the Board of Directors 9/2000-today Member of the Advisory Council of the Technology Platform for Zero Emission Stations Μember of the Advisory Council of the European Technology Platform ETIP-SNET (European Technology & Innovation Platforms on Smart Networks for Energy Transition) European Commission Advisor, Brussels Member of the Coal Advisory Group, External Observatory for Tacis, Thermie and RFCS Programmes 12/1991-present EDUCATION AND TRAINING National Technical University of Athens, Greece Professor. Since 1995, Director of the Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plants Since 09/2012, on a sabbatical leave from NTUA Since 2014 until today, on a part-time basis at the NTUA Scientific responsible in 111 research programmes with an inflow of 10.8 million euros He has supervised 17 doctoral theses and another 7 are under development National Technical University, Athens Technical University Braunschweig, Germany PhD European Union, europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 5

3 National Technical University, Athens Diploma in Mechanical Engineering PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Greek Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken Spoken interaction production ENGLISH C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 GERMAN C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 FRENCH C2 C1 C1 C1 C1 SPANISH A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 JAPANESE A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2 Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages PUBLICATIONS Global recognition Awards-Distinctions Over 655 publications (from which 156 in international scientific journals, 24 books and book chapters from intl. editors, 2 patents). Citations of the published work, based on Scopus and ISI Web of Knowledge databases (7 th May 2018), are calculated at (excluding self-citations), while his h-index is 35. VGB-Innovation Award 2008, For the doctoral thesis of Mrs Lydia Fryda Technical University of Warsaw (Poland), Invitation for Visiting Professor for the academic years and University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Systems, Official Visitor for the Academic Year World Energy Congress 2016 Best Paper Sustainable Fuels from Carbon Recycling and Green Electricity A New Business Model for Industry E. Kakaras, C. Bergins, M. Duarte, T. Buddenberg, E. Koytsoumpa, K.-C. Tran, B. Stefánsson, 23th WORLD ENERGY CONGRESS 2016 ISTANBUL, Oktober 2016 European Union, europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 5

4 Curriculum Vitae Replace with First name(s) Surname(s) Keynote Speaker Over the last 5 years Power-Gen 28 June 2017, Panel title: Is 100% Renewable Feasible Panel Discussion, 29 June 2017, Cologne IERE (International Electric Research Exchange) Panel discussion on 17th May [IERE GM / Canada Forum] Montreal, May 2017, INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CONVERSION AND USE th Conference on Power Plant Technologies, Dresden October 2016 Marktchancen des europäischen Anlagenbaus 7 th AVL Large Engines TechDays, Graz, Austria, 19th April 2016 Thermal Power Plants in the future Energy System, E. Kakaras 7 th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, June 2016, Krakow, Poland Flexible operation of thermal plants with integrated energy storage technologies, E. Kakaras, 15 th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids- A contribution to Global challenge Fraunhofer, Germany 11 May 2016 Transforming the European Market: Challenges for Process Technologies and Opportunities offered by the CO2 circular economy, E. Kakaras Ninth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier 73 (2016) 1, 7-11 June, 2015, Rhodes, Plenary Speaker 14 th AECE Technical Forum, University of Tokyo, April 24 th, 2015, Power Situation in Europe Increasing share of renewable energies and the new role of thermal power generation VGB Congress PowerPlants 09/10 September 2015, Wien VGB Future role of Fossile Generation in Europe E. Kakaras The 15 th IERE General Meeting & German Forum, November 2015, Berlin Energy storage combined for flexibilization of power plants E. Kakaras 6 th University of Tokyo Symposium on Energy and Environment, October 30 th, 2014, Plenary Speaker Power Generation in Europe at a crossroad and at the time of change Power-Gen Europe, Cologne, 3-5 June 2014, Joint plenary panel discussion, Navigating the Power Transition, worldwide live broadcasting European Union, europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 4 / 5

5 INTERVIEWS 1) Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide Roundtable-Crisis of Fossil-Fueled power Plants in Europe, December 2016, journalist Roberta Prandi editorial on Fossil Fuel Plants : January 2017, by Roberta Prandi and Bo Svensson 2) Interview to Sonja van Renssen, December 2016 Can liquid hydrogen save European gas sector?, Energy Post Brussels 3) Bloomberg, New Energy Finance, London September ) The New York Times News Service & Syndicate/ Special Issue Euro2day, April 27 th 2018 Turning Points, Global Agenda ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Publications 655 Conferences 329 Presentations 62 Projects 381 Seminars 53 Honours and awards 4 References 4301 ANNEX List of Pubications European Union, europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 5 / 5