Dr Sivapriya Mothilal Bhagavathy

Lead R & D Engineer

Power Networks Demonstration Centre

Personal statement

As a Lead R&D Engineer at PNDC, my key role is to develop and deliver a portfolio of technical research and innovation projects in whole energy system, with particular emphasis on experimental validation and testing. The research focusses on the integration of heat and transport into the electricity vector and the role of hydrogen in the transition to net-zero. I have more than a decade of professional experience in the energy transition interweaving technology, regulation and policy paradigms. I have an undergraduate in electrical and electronics engineering, masters in energy systems, and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering. I have worked both in industry and academia enabling me to seamlessly bridge the expectations of partners and stakeholders in collaborations. My current research focuses on whole system energy transition including multi-vector and multi-dimensional transfer of energy.

Areas of expertise: Whole system perspective of energy analysis, Challenges and opportunities in Hydrogen, Stimulating Innovation in SMEs, Energy technology and policy interactions, Renewable energy systems design and operation (DC nano grid, AC microgrid, and large scale AC smart grids), Integration of domestic storage (thermal and electrical), Distributed generation/load for demand-side management, electric vehicle infrastructure planning, ancillary services from electric vehicles, power system modeling, simulation, and analysis.

I blog at https://www.priyaresearch.com/

Expertise

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Prize And Awards

Strathclyde Strategic Themes R&KE Impact Awards 2025: Recipient; 25/8/2025
The IET Best Paper Award 2024 - EVI: Charging Ahead: Recipient; 3/12/2024
IET Excellence and Innovation Awards 2023: Recipient; 15/11/2023

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Publications

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Publications

Assessing the demand flexibility of storage-integrated heat pumps: A heating Hardware-In-the-Loop approach: Rae Callum, Bhagavathy Sivapriya, Thorpe Ben; 2025 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT Europe) 2025 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT Europe), pp. 1-5 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1109/isgteurope64741.2025.11305325
Grid aware electrification for decarbonising port logistics based on a case study from Sweden: Ramasan Sankar Mangalath, Thakur Jagruti, Bhagavathy Sivapriya M, Laumert Björn; Scientific Reports Vol 15 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25136-8
Reducing peak demand of EV fast charging stations using interconnected solar-powered streetlights: Samende Cephas, Mothilal Bhagavathy Sivapriya; IET Conference Proceedings Vol 2025, pp. 3006-3010 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2025.2239
Lifetime cost analysis of zero-emission refuse collection vehicles in Scotland: Ayyadi Soumia, Mothilal Bhagavathy Sivapriya, Sims Ryan; Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments Vol 78 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104326
From theory to reality : WESA trial integrating dynamic EV flexibility with daily life: Snape J Richard, Bhagavathy Sivapriya M, King-Stokes William, Melone Joseph; IET Conference Proceedings Vol 2024, pp. 324-328 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2024.4598
Scotland can meet its 5 GW hydrogen target sooner than 2030!: Badakhsh Arash, Mothilal Bhagavathy Sivapriya; Munich Hydrogen Sympoisum 2024, pp. 15-16 (2024)

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Research

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Professional Activities

IET International Conference on Powering Net Zero: Invited speaker; 25/11/2025
Feedback on Energy Innovation Summit: Interviewee; 5/11/2025
10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid: Invited speaker; 2/10/2025
Sustainable Heating & Cooling in Practice: Insights from Southern Sweden on District Heating, Waste Heat, Policy, and Digitalisation: Participant; 9/9/2025
From Lab to Grid: Accelerating Energy Innovation Through Technology de-risking and Validation: Speaker; 5/9/2025
KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Visiting lecturer; 1/9/2025

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Projects

SSEN Data to Insights (D2I) - SIF Alpha: Stephen, Bruce (Principal Investigator) Bhagavathy, Priya (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2026
Free- SIF Alpha (1664): Jennett, Kyle (Principal Investigator) Bhagavathy, Priya (Co-investigator) Coffele, Federico (Co-investigator) Downie, Allan (Co-investigator); 02-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
Electrolyser Horizons: Bhagavathy, Priya (Principal Investigator) Samende, Cephas (Co-investigator); Contract linked to 240464; 13-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
NeRDA Options Appraisal: Stephen, Bruce (Principal Investigator) Bhagavathy, Priya (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator); 03-Jan-2024 - 03-Jan-2024
Hydrogen Training Course: Bhagavathy, Priya (Principal Investigator) Badakhsh, Arash (Co-investigator) Race, Julia (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
WESA Data Link: Bhagavathy, Priya (Principal Investigator) Chen, Si (Co-investigator) Melone, Joseph (Co-investigator); 05-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2024