Sara Budinis

Sara Budinis is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, and an Energy Analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA) within the Directorate of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks. Her work bridges academia and policy-making, focusing on energy systems, industrial decarbonization, and carbon capture technologies. She holds a PhD in process control and automation from Imperial College London, specializing in CO₂ compressor modeling.

Her research expertise includes energy systems modeling (e.g., leading the MUSE industrial sector module), CCS adoption analysis, and sustainable petrochemical production. She has advised organizations like the World Bank on gas utilization in India’s manufacturing sector and contributed to IEA reports on clean energy transitions. Key affiliations include the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme, OECD, and World Bank.

Research interests span energy transitions, industrial emissions reduction, and low-carbon technologies. Her publications (2011–2023) emphasize CCS deployment, agent-based modeling for industrial investments, and negative emissions strategies. Notable work includes analyzing CCS costs, biogas power systems, and CO₂ compressor control technologies.