Real namePortia Murray
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Organization / companyETH Zürich
About me / Places I've livedI received my Masters of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering (2015) and Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering (2013) at Queen’s University in Canada. My master’s thesis focused on building, testing, and simulating transcritical CO2 heat pumps for residential applications. I also formally worked as a Research Assistant working on the 3for2 project at the Future Cities Laboratory, at the Singapore-ETH Centre, where I modeled and commissioned the 3for2 pilot project at United World College Southeast Asia: a decentralized, high temperature cooling system for a new office space. From May 2012 to October 2013 I was the Mechanical Manager for the Team Ontario in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 in Irvine, California. I designed, modeled, constructed, tested, and commissioned the integrated mechanical system for Team Ontario’s house that came first place in the Engineering competition.
In March 2016, I began my PhD at the Chair of Building Physics at ETH Zürich. My doctoral studies focus on developing a method to assess the feasibility and potential role of power-to-gas technology in decentralized and multi-energy systems at the urban and district scale. This is done with the use of the energy hub concept, which uses optimization to re-design urban energy systems to integrate renewable potentials, power-to-gas technology, and other storage and technology options to meet end-demands. The optimization methodology considers this analysis for future scenarios from 2015-2050.
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