Brendon De Raad

Brendon de Raad is a PhD candidate at TU Delft's Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, where he combines his expertise in sustainable energy technology with industrial process optimization. After completing his master's degree in Sustainable Energy Technology from TU Delft, he has focused his research on integrating heat pumps in energy-intensive industries, working at the intersection of academic research and practical implementation through the Sustainable Port Cities research centre. His work addresses the critical challenge of accelerating large-scale heat pump adoption in industrial settings, developing innovative methods to identify implementation hotspots and optimal technology configurations. His research is particularly significant as heat pumps can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20-80% compared to traditional gas boilers, depending on electricity grid composition