Leen Abdin

-Driving the implementation of renewable energy technologies at a large multinational manufacturing company Technologies include: solar PV, wind power, biomass / biofuels, concentrated solar power -Leading numerous decarbonization and energy efficiency projects across 20+ manufacturing plants -Managing the operation of standard utility machines and overcoming the challenges of implementing low-carbon technologies

-Prepared energy yield assessments and evaluated meteorological data, statistical uncertainties and loss factors using PVsyst and Python -Assisted in assessing photovoltaic projects, their design, layout and components -Assisted project managers in the preparation of due diligence reports and project proposals -Conducted research on novel technologies such as Agri-PV and offshore floating PV -Assessed PV plant and wind farm compliance with the EU Taxonomy -Optimized PV system size with respect to cost

-Worked as a student assistant in the "PV Module Simulation" department -Prepared PV modules (soldering strings, encapsulation, lamination) -I-V characterization of PV modules using LED and Xenon solar simulator -Prepared programs to process I-V measured data using Python -Designed and realized a collimator for angular measurements of reflective films t be used in PV modules using Autodesk Inventor

-Worked as a student assistant in the "Urban and Residential Technologies" department -Prepared and characterized thin film solar cells -Familiar with measurement techniques such as UV-Vis spectrophotometry, atomic force microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and surface profilometry and four point probe resistivity measurements -Prepared self-deposited front contact samples by means of magnetron sputtering -Prepared spectrally selective solar cells using PECVD

-Taught weekly tutorials for the course of Numerical Methods -Course content: Theoretical knowledge of basic numerical methods and practical skills to apply these methods on physical problems within all areas of experimental, theoretical and applied physics -Responsible of grading weekly programming exercises using the programming language, MATLAB

-Worked as full-time student in the Energy Meteorology Research Group -Data processing and analysis with Python -Assessed the calibration state of a spectral imaging radiometer in the Energy Meteorology group weather station -Studied and developed automated quality control checks for measured data in the Energy Meteorology group weather station

-Trainee in renewable energy projects -Shadowed engineers during site visits of PV projects and wrote reports on the progress of the projects -Reviewed engineering designs for PV systems with seniors -Researched the PV market in the MENA region -Managed online tools, project communications and document production

With specialization in Energy Systems Technology

With specialization in Renewable Energies