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George Athanasios Aggidis is a Greek-British engineer and academic whose research focuses on fluid machinery[1], hydropower[2], marine renewable energy[3], and sustainable energy systems.[4] He is Emeritus Professor of Energy Engineering at Lancaster University.[5] He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers[6] and past fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.[7]
Biography
[edit]Vaggidis came to the United States from Greece on a U.S. government scholarship. As a teenager, he worked with the engineering firm Mather and Platt in Manchester and was involved in its work on the construction of the Sizewell B nuclear power station.[8] He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering with honours in 1982 from University of Bradford.[9] He later completed a Master of Science in mechanical engineering at Cranfield University in 1984, specialising in applied mechanics, machine design, and technology. He was awarded a PhD by Lancaster University in 2010 for research on multi-level generic decision-support modelling for energy development.[10]
In 2004, Aggidis joined Lancaster University as Senior Lecturer in Engineering. He later served in senior academic leadership roles within the School of Engineering, including Head of Energy Engineering and Director of Energy Engineering and Renewable Energy research activities.[11] He was subsequently promoted to Professor of Energy Engineering and was awarded emeritus status in 2025.[12]
Research
[edit]Aggidis’s research concerns fluid machinery[1], hydropower systems[3], and marine renewable energy technologies.[13] His work has examined turbine design, pump-as-turbine systems, cavitation behaviour, hydraulic performance optimisation, and low-head hydropower technologies.[14] He has also contributed to studies on the economics and technical feasibility of small-scale hydropower development.[15]
Aggidis has worked on wave and tidal energy systems[4], including oscillating water column devices[16] and wave energy converters such as the PS Frog and TALOS systems.[17]
His research has also addressed tidal range infrastructure and estuarine energy systems in the United Kingdom, including work related to tidal barrage and lagoon proposals in the Mersey, Morecambe Bay[18], and Swansea Bay.[19] His studies have examined the integration of energy generation with flood protection and coastal resilience infrastructure.[20]
- 1 2 Kamoa, Cross. "Greek scientist behind UK's tidal power ambitions". Energy Press.
- ↑ Chibelushi, Wedaeli (2025-01-27). "Grand Inga: Are DR Congo's plans to build the world's largest hydropower dam still on track?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- 1 2 Boyd, John. "RheEnergise's Pumped Hydro Storage Ditches the Water - IEEE Spectrum". spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- 1 2 Vandercruyssen, David. "How tidal range electricity generation could meet future demand and storage problems". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Afzal, Faiza (2021-12-03). "Engineering academics at Lancaster University honoured for their outstanding projects". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Skeats, Ryan. "Industry experts present awards to outstanding engineering students". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "George Aggidis". The Conversation. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "Cumbria conference hears to past and future of water power". The Mail. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "Prof. Dr. George Aggidis". Sci Profiles.
- ↑ "George Aggidis". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Paoloni, Claudio. "Prestigious Engineering awards recognise academic excellence".
- ↑ Rojas, Carlos Albero (2026-09-28). "UK engineers develop dense-fluid energy storage system suitable for low-elevation sites". Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Houghton, Tom. "Plans show how one day it could be possible to walk or cycle across the River Mersey". www.liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Aggidis, George A.; Židonis, Audrius (2014). "Hydro turbine prototype testing and generation of performance curves: Fully automated approach". Renewable Energy. 71: 433–441. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.05.043.
- ↑ Aggidis, G.A.; Luchinskaya, E.; Rothschild, R.; Howard, D.C. (2010). "The costs of small-scale hydro power production: Impact on the development of existing potential". Renewable Energy. 35 (12): 2632–2638. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2010.04.008. ISSN 0960-1481.
- ↑ Sheng, Wanan; Aggidis, George (2025-01-22). "An Experimental Study of a Conventional Cylindrical Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter: Fixed and Floating Devices". Energies. 18 (3): 500. doi:10.3390/en18030500. ISSN 1996-1073.
- ↑ "GtR". gtr.ukri.org. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Bodon, Ian. "New Mersey designs show tidal barriers bring more benefits than producing clean energy". Eureka. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "A new way of generating power from tides". World Economic Forum.
- ↑ Thornton, Miquéla (2024-01-12). "Not just for clean energy — scientists say tidal electricity generation can protect from coastal flooding". FootPrint Coalition. Retrieved 2026-09-30.