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Simon Pedersen is an Associate Professor and Head of the Esbjerg Energy Section at Aalborg University's Faculty of Engineering and Science. His research focuses on offshore robotics, marine engineering, carbon capture technologies, and autonomous underwater systems. He leads projects like NextGen Robotics for offshore wind farm maintenance and CarbonAdapt for CO2 storage infrastructure adaptation. Pedersen holds a PhD in Control Engineering from AAU (2016), an M.Sc. in Intelligent Reliable Systems (2013), and a B.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering (2011).
Research Interests: Offshore drones, underwater vehicle navigation, robotics control, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and sustainable energy systems. His work addresses UN SDGs related to clean energy and marine environmental protection.
Key Projects:
- Automatic replantation of large-scale eelgrass (2025–2028)
- NextGen Robotics for underwater inspection (2023–2025)
- CarbonAdapt: CO2 storage infrastructure adaptation (2022–2025)
Publications: Over 80 papers in journals like Journal of Cleaner Production and Carbon Capture Science & Technology, focusing on robotics, CO2 transportation, and energy systems. Recent work includes frameworks for CO2 impurity monitoring and slip prevention in underwater robotics.
Awards: Won the Innovation Project of the Year (2024) for contributions to robotics and subsea infrastructure.
Advising: Supervises PhD candidates including Kenneth Simonsen (carbon storage) and Esben Uth (autonomous drones). Active in grants totaling millions from Innovation Fund Denmark.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Esbjerg Energy Section’s robotics and marine systems teams, collaborating on projects like offshore crawler robots and subsea inspection systems.
