Damien Pantalos

Energy engineer
Brussels, Belgium

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Background

Experience, education and the tools I work with.

Experience

Project Officer

Clean Hydrogen Partnership Joint Undertaking of the European Commission · Brussels, Belgium

Operations and Communications Unit · Initially a trainee until July 2026

  • Support clean hydrogen project analytics in the Knowledge Hub using Power BI.
  • Contribute to project management communication and grant management.
  • Contribute to the future Strategic Research Innovation Agenda for clean hydrogen (MFF 2028-2034).

Energy Engineer - Freelance

Brussels, Belgium

  • Developed and validated a multi-market optimisation model for utility-scale battery storage across arbitrage and balancing markets.
  • Integrated machine learning and deep reinforcement learning into market participation strategies.
  • Incorporated weather and congestion data to improve model accuracy.

Energy Engineer

Elia Group, Brussels, Belgium

  • Developed a model to maximise utility-scale battery storage revenues across arbitrage and balancing markets.
  • Implemented optimisation with Pyomo and Gurobi and analysed historical market data.

Energy Consultant

Six Senses Resort, Maldives

  • Designed an off-grid energy system targeting a 40% reduction in the resort’s carbon emissions by 2030.
  • Conducted an energy audit and developed solar PV expansion proposals.
  • Assessed energy storage and additional renewable sources against technical feasibility and client requirements.

Energy Analyst

Bristol City Leap / Vattenfall & KTH, Sweden

  • Co-led a project to decarbonise and expand Bristol’s district heating networks.
  • Led modelling and environomic assessment of technologies and network options.
  • Evaluated scenarios to identify an optimal solution and coordinated with stakeholders and technical teams.

Operational & Maintenance Engineer

Synergia Technical & Investment Consultant SA, Athens, Greece

  • Operated and maintained large-scale PV parks, including performance monitoring, benchmarking and troubleshooting.
  • Prepared operation and maintenance performance reports.
  • Contributed to combined solar-battery park design and researched battery technologies.

CEO & Design Engineer

IWES Project, European School of Brussels I

  • Led IWES, an AI-driven system to estimate food waste in school canteens.
  • Secured corporate sponsorship from Nvidia.
  • Designed and prototyped the camera and electronics infrastructure using CREO.

Education

MSc in Digital Energy Systems

EIT InnoEnergy & UPC, Barcelona, Spain

AI for Energy, data-driven energy systems, integration of renewable energy in the grid. Master thesis grade: 9/10.

MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems

EIT InnoEnergy & KTH, Stockholm, Sweden

Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems. Specialised in energy markets, energy conversion, efficiency, energy resources, and renewable energy.

Entrepreneurship Integrated Programme

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain

110 academic hours on entrepreneurial courses: financial analysis, project management, business model canvas, digital business, marketing strategy, investment strategy. Programme designed to inspire engineers toward sustainable energy value creation and new venture creation.

Summer School in Data Science & AI for Energy

KU Leuven, Belgium

Data science and AI for energy flexibility and demand optimisation. Python skills for data analysis, visualisation, and dashboard creation. Machine learning, time series analysis, statistical principles for forecasting, and optimising energy-flexible resources.

BEng in Energy Engineering with Industry Year

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

First Class Honours. Specialised in Energy Economics & Policy, Energy Conversion & Storage Systems, Low Carbon Energy Technology, and Renewable Energy. Industry year at Synergia (Athens, Greece).

Skills &
languages

Technical Skills

  • Python
  • Polysun Velaris
  • Pyomo
  • Gurobi
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Analysis
  • ANSYS
  • CREO Parametric
  • MS Office

Domain Expertise

  • Energy Storage (BESS)
  • Renewable Energy
  • Market Research
  • Project Management
  • Energy Transformation
  • Entrepreneurship

Languages

French (Native), Greek (Native), English (C2 spoken, C1 written)

Awards &
achievements

1st Prize - Schneider Electric Hackathon at ENLIT

Milan, Italy. Designed Smart Energy Strategy App to optimise energy portfolios, balance costs, and reduce emissions through data analysis and scenario simulations.

Entrepreneurship Integrated Programme Certificate

ESADE Business School. 110 academic hours covering financial analysis, project management, business model canvas, digital business, marketing and investment strategy.

3rd Prize - European Schools Science Symposium (ESSS)

Varese, Italy. Designed and made a small-scale model of a desalination station using only renewable energy sources to address the challenge of clean water in developing countries.