Goran Krajačić
Associate Professor
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Born: 1979
Education:
BSc: 2004, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
PhD: 2012, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Business address:
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture Ivana Lučića 5, 10002 Zagreb, p.p. 102
e-mail address: goran.krajacic@fsb.hr
Academy membership: Associate member
Year of admission to HATZ: 2023
Affiliation with the Academy Department: Department of Power Systems
Professional activities
Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:
- 2023 – today HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01 – COMMUNITAS Bound to accelerate the roll-out and expansion of Energy Communities and empower consumers as fully-fledged energy market players / project leader at FSB/ 40 months;
- 2021-today H2020-LC-GD-2020-1- OLGA Holistic & Green Airports / project leader at FSB/ 40 months;
- 2019 – today – H2020-LC-SC3-2018-ES-SCC- INSULAE- Maximizing the impact of innovative energy approaches in the EU islands, Coordinator of Croatian participation (at FSB) / 48 months;
- 2018 – today – H2020-EU.3.3.7- EE-02-2017 Improving the performance of district heating systems in Central and East Europe – KeepWarm / coordinator GIZ Germany / project coordinator for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding,;
- 2015 – 2019 – MSCA-RISE-2015 project 690925 – Phoenix – People for tHe eurOpean bioENergy mIX/ coordinator: ESEIA, Austria/ project coordinator for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding, Zagreb/ H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015/, 48 months;
- 2014 – 2017– BEAST/ coordinator: East Sweden Energy Agency from Linköping, Sweden/ project coordinator for Croatia: FSB, Zagreb/ IEE / 36 months;
- 2016: CARBEN (NEWFELPRO) – international project of scholarships and mobility for experienced researchers (mentoring in project management, coordination and implementation of activities in the host institution) / project supervision at FSB, Zagreb/ 24 months;
- 2012 – Strategic Research Center for 4th Generation District Heating Technologies and Systems (4DH)/ research project sponsored by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation/ project partner, board member: FSB, Zagreb /;
- 2012 – 2016 – DISKNET – DIStributed Knowledge-Based Energy Saving NETworks PEOPLE/ project coordinator for Croatia: FSB, Zagreb/ Marie Curie Actions – International Research Staff Exchange Scheme- FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES/ 48 months;
- 2007-2010: “STORIES – Addressing barriers to storage technologies for increasing the penetration of Intermittent Energy Sources” / Task leader at FSB Zagreb/ collaborative project supported by the European Commission under the Framework Program for Competitiveness and Innovation / 30 months
Area of scientific and professional interest:
- Energy planning
- Economics of energy
- Energy markets
- Renewable energy sources
- Sustainability
- Energy storage
- 100% renewable energy systems
Memberships in scientific or professional associations:
- 2009 – present: Member of the board and secretary of the SDEWES center
- 2015 – present: guest editor of Energy conversion and management magazine
- 2013 – 2016 – Member of the Board of the Society for the Design of Sustainable Development (DOOR)
- 2016 – Member of the judging panel of the European Commission for H2020 projects
- 2015 – Member of the judging panel of the European Commission for H2020 projects
- Reviewer for journals: Applied Energy, Elsevier/ Energy, Elsevier/ Energy policy, Elsevier/ Energy conversion and management, Elsevier / Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, Elsevier
- Member of the Croatian Energy Society
Awards or recognitions:
- University of Zagreb Scientific Teachers Association Award for Young Scientists for 2010
Bibliography:
CroRIS: https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/4313
Researchgate.net: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Goran-Krajacic
Scholar.google.com: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=hr&user=bx_R5NEAAAAJ