Experience

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December 2020 – now

Senior Researcher in Renewable Energy

Role: Mapping the potential of renewable energy in Indonesia, analyzing the possibility to apply 100% renewable energy and its environment, social, and economic sectors.

 

November 2019 – now

Freelance Illustrator

Role: Creating an illustrations for sharing my opinion on everything, such as the life of PhD student, human's right, women empowerment, mental health awareness, and climate change. Currently working as an artist for DICE British Council.

 

July 2018 – now

Co-founder and Project Manager of Hano Wene Indonesia (voluntary work)

Role: Managing education, water, and electricity projects and collaborations

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October 2016 – April 2020

Graduate Research Fellow in University of Padova, Italy

Role: Optimized the renewable energy potential in the Italian Alps 

 

June – August 2019

Research Fellow in Tsinghua and Yunnan University, China

Role: Developed the Socio-hydrology scenarios for Eastern Nile basin

 

May – September 2018

Research Fellow in University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

Role: Conducted research to analyze the potential of renewable energy sources based on climate change issue

 

September 2017 – September 2018

Energy Analyst and Member of Energy Commission of Overseas Indonesians Students’ Association Alliance (remote work)

Role: Wrote a climate mitigation scenario for Indonesian government

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August 2017 – December 2018

Illustrator in Pranko Ekotrip, Indonesia (remote work)

Role: Created contents and promos

 

March 2015 – January 2016

Research Assistant in Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia

Role: Developed scenarios to apply green technologies for Indonesian industries

 

August 2014 – February 2015

Intern in HMCI – LTHE, France

Role: Analyzed complementarity of renewable energy sources in Europe

 

January – March 2013

Intern in Naztama Bumi Raya, Indonesia

Role: Developed sustainable scenarios for industrial waste management

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Skills

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• Extensive knowledge of optimization analysis for renewable energy in urban and rural areas

• Successfully created climate mitigation scenarios

• Able to discuss the results with the team

• Able to deliver research results in interactive ways (e.g. interactive PowerPoints, sketches, and comics)

• Able to lead a team and manage their tasks

 

Published Scientific Articles

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Puspitarini, H. D., François, B., Zaramella, M., Brown, C., & Borga, M. (2020). The impact of glacier shrinkage on energy production from hydropower-solar complementarity in alpine river basins. Science of The Total Environment, 719, 137488.

 

Puspitarini, H.D., François, B., Borga, M. (2019). Intensity-duration-frequency analysis of energy supply droughts from renewable energy sources across an Alpine transect. Presented in AGU 2019, San Francisco, USA.

 

Mondino, E., Barendrecht, M., Puspitarini, H.D., Ghoreishi, M., Zhou, H., Wei, J., Tian, F. 2019. Socio-Hydrological Modelling of Cooperation and Conflicts in the Transboundary River Nile. Presented in AGU 2019, San Francisco, USA.

 

Puspitarini, H. D., François, B., Zaramella, M., Brown, C., Borga, M. (2019) ‘Complementarity between Combined Heat and Power systems, solar PV, and hydropower at a district level: Application to the North Eastern Alps’, Abstract EGU2019-10466, Vol. 21 presented at EGU 2019, Vienna, Austria

 

Puspitarini, H. D., Zoccatelli, D., Creutin, J.D., Zaramella, M., Borga, M. (2018) ‘Water-Energy-Climate Nexus: Does glacier shrinkage matter?’ Abstract EGU2018-1171 presented at EGU 2018, Vienna, Austria

 

Puspitarini, H. D., François, B., Zoccatelli, D., Brown, C., Creutin, J.D., Zaramella, M., Borga, M. (2017) ‘Assessing climate change impact on complementarity between solar and hydro power in areas affected by glacier shrinkage’, Abstract EGU2017-13511-2, Vol. 2 presented at EGU 2017, Vienna, Austria

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Published Comics

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Puspitarini, H.D. “Not A Telenovela”. https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/beyond-the-lenses-h/list?title_no=436471. 11 May 2020.

 

Puspitarini, H.D. “Not A Telenovela”. https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/not-a-telenovela/list?title_no=367878. 20 December 2019.

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Interests and hobbies

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Drawing comics

Sketching realistic pictures

Hiking

Traveling 

Reading books