Dr Dimitrios Kanellopoulos was born and raised in Larisa,Greece, where he graduated from B’ Boys High School in 1973. Hestudied in Great Britain, where he acquired his degree inaeronautical engineering from the University of Manchester,England, in 1978.
Having completed his research on fluid mechanics, heacquired his PhD in 1982. He has taught fluid mechanics andAlternative Forms of Energy at the Technological EducationalInstitute of Piraeus.
In 1985, he started working for the Public PowerCorporation (PPC) as a development engineer at the Department ofAlternative Energy Forms, on issues concerning Renewable EnergySources and the environment. He studied and designed almost everywind park in Greece, which belong to PPC- Renewables S.A.
In 2002, he became section head of the Strategy and Planning Department of PPC and coordinator of the Permanent Team for the Environment.
His book concerning wind energy was published in 2008 by the Publishing Group ION.
In 2010, he became Director of Wind Energy in PPC- Renewables S.A.
Today, he is the Director at the Natural Resources Evaluation and Certification Department of PPC- Renewables S.A.