Throughout my first year at IST, Portugal, I enroled in courses that specialise in different areas of energy storage. From these experiences, I understood that albeit energy storage is a niche field in itself, there are sub-specialisations that you could further pursue. I learned in-depth about hydropower and its role in economic energy storage solutions. I also learned about thermal energy storage solutions such as phase change materials.

In addition to technical skills, I also had the opportunity to participate in entrepreneurship activities. We had to work in teams and come up with a pitch on an energy storage-based start-up solution. It was a learning curve for me as I got to experience from A to Z how business works, especially in the field of energy storage. This was done by interviewing various people in the industry. The experience helped me get some key insight and forecast about the positive growth of this market.