Rate My Professor Peter Freere

Peter Freere serves as Dean and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Faroe Islands, a position he assumed on December 1, 2024. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom, completed in 1994. Freere brings extensive international academic experience spanning over 30 years. Most recently, he was an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa, where he contributed to research on renewable energy systems and power engineering. Prior to that, he worked at Monash University in Australia as a Research Associate from 2006 to 2009, focusing on wind turbine control technologies. Earlier, at Kathmandu University in Nepal, Freere established the first research group in the Department of Electrical Engineering and introduced the country's inaugural research master's degrees in the field. His leadership roles and global perspective, combined with family ties to the Faroe Islands, make him well-suited to lead the faculty's growth.

Freere's research focuses on renewable energy solutions tailored for developing countries, including small wind turbines, power electronics, wind-diesel hybrid systems, and pico-hydro power generation. He has authored or co-authored numerous publications, such as 'Small wind turbines with timber blades for developing countries' (2011), 'Wind Energy in Nepal' (2000), 'Dynamic Control of a Wind Turbine' (1998), 'Improved Stability for Wind-diesel Generator Systems in Isolated Communities' (2009), 'A Low Cost Wind Turbine and Blade Performance' (year not specified in sources), and 'Very Weak Isolated Microhydro Grid Effects on Electric Motors' (2020). At Nelson Mandela University, his work included advanced control applications for sustainable energy. As Dean, he also acts as the education leader for bachelor's programs in engineering, energy engineering, and mechanical engineering within the Faculty of Science and Technology, which enrolls about 150 students across disciplines including biology, environmental sciences, IT engineering, web development, and data science. Freere's expertise in electrical and power engineering drives innovation in these areas.