Dr. Paolo Cherubini is a postdoctoral research associate at Heriot-Watt University, based at its Orkney campus. He joined the Transition Engineering research group in 2022 as part of the Island Centre for Net Zero, where he contributes to place-based, action-oriented research addressing the complicated problems of the energy transition.
Originally trained as a chemical engineer, Dr. Cherubini began his career in the oil and gas industry before completing a PhD at the University of Pisa. His doctoral research focused on off-grid renewable energy solutions for remote rural areas, with fieldwork conducted in Central America and East Africa. Following his PhD, he worked outside academia as a renewable energy engineer, specialising in off-grid systems and local energy communities. During his stay at IKAT, he will support our research group of „Sustainable products“.