Bent Sørensen (physicist) explained
| Bent Erik Sørensen |
| Nationality: | Danish |
| Occupation: | Physicist |
Bent Erik Sørensen (born 13 October 1941), is a Danish physicist, distinguished mainly by research into future forms of renewable energy. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change in Roskilde University, Denmark, and president of Novator Advanced Technology Consulting.
Biography
Sørensen gained his MSc in physics and mathematics in 1965 and was awarded a PhD in 1974 by the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, where he worked until 1980, when he became professor at Roskilde University. He has undertaken sabbatical appointments in Japan, France, USA and Australia and has presented at numerous international events.
He received the Australian Government Award for Eminent European Scientists in 1982 and the European Solar Prize in 2002. In 1989, he was knighted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
Publications
Sørensen has published over five hundred articles, reports and papers, and has written a number of books, including:
- Book: Johannes Jensen. Bent Sørensen. Fundamentals of energy storage. 1984. Wiley. 978-0-471-08604-8.
- Book: Bent Sørensen. Paul Breeze. Renewable Energy Focus Handbook. 29 December 2008. Academic Press. 978-0-12-374705-1.
- Book: Bent Sørensen. Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Storage. 7 November 2007. Academic Press. 978-0-12-374262-9.
- Book: Bent Sørensen. Renewable Energy: Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics & Planning. 19 November 2010. Academic Press. 978-0-12-375025-9.
- Book: Bent Sorensen. Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy Systems: From Methodology to Applications. 6 June 2011. Royal Society of Chemistry. 978-1-84973-145-4.
- Book: Bent Sorensen (Sorensen). Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging Technologies and Applications. 15 November 2011. Academic Press. 978-0-12-396503-5.
- Book: Bent Sørensen. Renewable Energy: Renewable energy technologies II. 2011. Earthscan. 978-1-84407-867-7.
- Book: Bent Sorensen. A History of Energy: Northern Europe from the Stone Age to the Present Day. 17 January 2012. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-84971-384-9.
See also
- List of people associated with renewable energy
