We are proud to announce that the Ph.D. thesis of our recent graduate, Dr. Oktoviano Gandhi, titled “Reactive Power Support Using Photovoltaic Systems: Techno-Economic Analysis and Implementation Algorithms” has been given the Springer Thesis Award for its scientific excellence and the high impact of its contents.
Dr. Oktoviano Gandhi joined NUS as a Ph.D. student with scholarship from NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) in August 2015. He did his research under the supervision of Professor Dipti Srinivasan of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and Dr. Thomas Reindl of Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS). The thesis, which he successfully defended in October 2019, explored the use of reactive power from solar photovoltaic (PV) installations to bring benefits to the power system and to push for even higher PV penetration.
Dr. Oktoviano Gandhi is currently working as a Research Fellow in Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), NUS.
During and after his Ph.D., Dr. Oktoviano Gandhi has worked widely in the field of solar energy and power systems resulting in more than 30 international publications, including a book titled “Sustainable Energy Solutions for Remote Areas in the Tropics”, which he edited together with Prof. Dipti Srinivasan. He is also active in promoting the adoption of renewable energy in Southeast Asia, especially in remote areas of Indonesia, his home country. This has led him to receive prestigious recognitions, including the Vanity Fair Global Goals List, St. Gallen Symposium Leader of Tomorrow, and One Young World Ambassador.
