Adam Hawkes

Adam Hawkes is a Professor of Energy Systems at Imperial College London's Department of Chemical Engineering, part of the Faculty of Engineering. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition. His research focuses on quantitative assessment of energy transitions, hydrogen integration, methane emissions mitigation, heat sector decarbonisation, and smart grid systems. Key affiliations include the Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Energy Futures Lab, and the Grantham Institute.

His work bridges engineering fundamentals with policy analysis, addressing technical, economic, and environmental aspects of energy systems. Notable contributions include lifecycle assessments of decarbonised industries and geospatial models for renewable energy planning in developing nations. He has authored over 200 scientific publications and advises on policy frameworks for equitable climate finance and energy resilience.

Recent publications highlight advancements in hydrogen trade economics, methane leakage impacts, and stochastic optimisation for distributed energy resources. His interdisciplinary approach integrates agent-based modelling with geospatial-AI datasets to capture human and infrastructure dimensions in energy transitions.

Grants and collaborations involve global energy system modelling initiatives, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Current projects explore solidarity measures for EU gas storage resilience, optimal capacity planning in Kenya's power sector, and pathways for fossil fuel-dependent economies in a carbon-constrained world.

Laboratory and team activities include the MUSE-RASA integrated assessment framework, which combines global datasets with agent-based simulations to address long-term energy planning challenges in low-income regions.