I am a teaching assistant and PhD researcher at the Sustainable Thermo-Fluid Energy Systems research group, in the Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer (ATHT) – team supervised by prof. Lecompte and prof. De Paepe. My PhD research focuses on Carnot batteries. This emerging storage concept involves three steps. First, electrical energy is converted into heat using a heat pump or joule heater after which the heat is stored in the second step. Finally, heat engine technology is used to convert the heat back to electricity when needed. I focus on the potential of these systems in the energy system. To do so, I work on the dynamic simulation and control of Carnot batteries (and its subsystems) with respect to different grid services. As such, I try to identify additional revenue streams to improve the techno-economics of this technology. Next to my PhD research, I work on industrial projects and assist in teaching exercise classes in different courses (Technical Thermodynamics, Interdisciplinary project, HVAC&R) within the bachelor and master in Electromechanical Engineering.