Master and PhD Supervision

Master Thesis

1. Julián Andrés Gómez Mayorga, Geospatial Analysis for Optimal Green Hydrogen Production Sites in Colombia: Evaluating Renewable Sources, Infrastructure, and Environmental Constraints, July 2025.

2. Ginevra Vittoria, Addressing Load Shedding in South Africa through Strategic Deployment of Renewable Energy Projects: Evaluating Location Options and Economic Feasibility, July 2025.

3. Francisco Dias Ferreira, Optimization of Energy Management in On-grid Energy Communities with Hybrid Generation and Storage, June 2025.

4. Miguel Borga Gaspar, Sustaining the Backbone of Decarbonization: The Role of Combined Cycle Gas Turbines in Ensuring Energy Security and Economic Viability in the European Energy Transition – The Portuguese Case Study, May 2025.

5. Margarida Amorim Mariano, Assessing Flexibility Solutions for a Renewable-Powered Future: A Case Study of the 2030 Portuguese Power System, November 2024.

6. Vasco Pissarra e Almeida Vargas Figueiredo, Technical and Economic Assessment of Variable Renewable Energy Resources in Virtual Power Plants, November 2024.

7. Ana Sánchez Sanz, A Methodology for Optimizing Design and Operation of CSP Plants Participating in Balancing Markets in Spain: Benchmarking against a PV-BESS plant, November 2024.

8. Philipp Kristian Eisele, Balancing Profitability and Sustainability: Electrolysis Strategies in the evolving European Hydrogen Market: A Multi-Integer Linear Programming Approach applied to a Case Study in Germany, November 2024.

9. Francesc Fuster Ramis, Study of implementation of solar panels in public buildings in Lisbon, November 2024.

10. Shafayat Hussain Mahmoud, Performance Analysis of Dual-Axis Photovoltaic Systems over 5 different latitudes Using Python Models, November 2024.

11. Loris Albertone, Long-Term Electricity Demand Forecasting and Behind the Meters battery model: comparison of two European countries, November 2024.

12. Sophia Regina Jahreis, Design and Implementation of Novel Aluminium-Backed Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Facade Modules: A Manufacturing and Electrical Optimization Study, November 2024.

13. Fábio Tereso Santos, Geospatial Analysis of the Available Absorption Capacity to Receive the Planned Renewable Capacity in Portugal and Spain Until 2030, November 2024.

14. Nuno Rego, Optimizing Energy Communities, June 2024.

15. Roberta Vieira, Forecasting renewable energy surplus for green hydrogen production, June 2024.

16. Diogo Couceiro, Impact of climate change on hydropower plant’s role in the Iberian electricity market, December 2023.

17. Tomás Silva, Techno-economic evaluation of sand pumping system powered by a wave energy farm, December 2023.

18. André Corsetti, Commercial EV fleet smart charging for cost reduction and renewables integration – A case study in Germany, November 2023.

19. Ana Rita Apolinário, Solar-powered desalination as a sustainable long-term solution for the water scarcity problem, November 2023.

20. Karolina Kapral, Off-site PPA as a tool to protect against electricity price spikes: developing a framework for risk assessment and mitigation, November 2023.

21. Raquel Pereira, Optimising Portugal’s 2050 Energy System: Assessment of Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen Integration using Grey Wolf Optimiser and EnergyPLAN, November 2023.

22. Marta Fernandes, Implementação de Sistema de Produção de Hidrogénio Verde para alimentação de UAS na Força Aérea Portuguesa, novembro 2023.

23. Henrique Vieira, "Techno-economic assessment of robotized O&M (Operation and Maintenance) activities for OWFs (Offshore WindFarms)", June 2023.

24. Tiago Felizardo, "Local Flexibility Market for Congestion Management at the Distribution-Level", June 2023.

25. Sanha Almeida, Redesign the European Energy Markets to better allocate the increment of renewable energy suppliers, March 2023.

26. Leonardo Vidas, “Optimal Sizing of Solar/Wind–to–Hydrogen Systems in a Suitable Site Selection Geospatial Framework — The case of Italy and Portugal”, November 2022.

27. Pedro Paiva, "How to minimize the impact of PV systems in weak grids”, November 2022

28. Mágui Lage, "Techno-economic Analysis of Energy Communities and Self-Consumption Schemes in Portugal and Italy", September 2022.

29. Mariusz Badura, Preparation of the concept and model of an energy self-sufficient region based on distributed generation in the Chrzanów district, September 2022. 

30. Joan Francesc Quetglas Villalonga, Modelling and Control of PMSG Based Offshore Wind Turbine, September 2022.

31. Mahmoud Moustafa Elsabbahi Saber, Simulation of the Zero and Non-zero bids in the 2030 Day Ahead MIBEL Market, December 2021.

32. André Mesquita, Avaliação técnica e económica de uma solução integrada de Energia Fotovoltaica (On-Grid) e armazenamento, dezembro 2021.

33. Luiz Jesus, Hydrogen based solutions to help electrical grid management: Application to the Terceira Island case, December 2021.

34. Federico Baldasso, Feasibility Analysis of a Battery Energy Storage System combined with a Utility-Scale Solar PV Power Plant in the Atacama Desert, October 2021.

35. António Farracho, "Full-spectrum economic optimization of a solar PV park", July 2021.

36. Gonçalo Calado, "Techno-economic assessment of interconnection of offshore wind farms using hydrogen-based solutions", July 2021.

37. João Gonçalo Morais, "Development of Specific Demand Response Programs for Electric Vehicles", July 2021.

38. Alejandro López Vernet, "Renewable-based isolated microgrids instead of replacing existing MV lines supplying rural areas", January 2021.

39. Pedro Leal, "Influence of Increasing Renewable Power Penetration on the Future Electricity Spot Prices", January 2021.

40. Andrzej Boduch, "Technical and Economic Assessment of a 1 MWp Floating Photovoltaic System", January 2021.

41. Damian Hasterok, "Poland’s 2040 Energy Transition: Energy Mix Optimization", January 2021.

42. Nuno Pavia, "Assessment of relevant assets for outage coordination", January 2021.

43. Tiago Meintjes, "Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging on the Portuguese Electricity Demand Curve", January 2021.

44. Atiquzzaman Ankur, "Development of the energy demand of drive architectures for different means of transport", January 2021.

45. Pedro Silva, "Proposta de Controlador do Sistema de Carregamento de Veículos Elétricos num Parque de Estacionamento", Janeiro 2021.

46. Tarcísio Silva, “Custo do armazenamento da energia nos veículos elétricos e preço da energia armazenada injetada na rede elétrica, dezembro 2020.

47. Inês Gaspar, "Using energy storage systems in electricity markets", November 2020.

48. Gonçalo Marques Pereira, "Simulation of the future Iberian power system till 2040", October 2020.

49. Luca De Rosa, "Energy Modelling: Forecasting the Australian Electricity Mix by 2030", November 2019.

50. Miguel Silva, "Technical and Economic Solutions for Grid-Connected Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants", November 2019.

51. Ryszard Górnowicz, "Optimal design and economic analysis of a grid-connected PV systems operating under Net Metering or Feed-In-Tariff support mechanisms – case study of a warehouse in Poland", November 2019.

52. António Manzoni Sequeira, "Impact and solutions to cope with high penetration scenarios of photovoltaic micro generation embedded in low voltage distribution networks", June 2019.

53. Telmo Felgueira, "The Impact of Feature Causality on Normal Behaviour Models for SCADA-based Wind Turbine Fault Detection", June 2019.

54. Pietro Levi, "Solar Based Rural Electrification in Liberia", October 2018

55. Markus Doepfert, "Portugal's Transition to a 100% Renewable Energy Sector by 2050", October 2018.

56. Edoardo Gionta, "Design, feasibility study and environmental analysis of a grid connected PV system in Cambodia", October 2018.

57. Joaquim Luís, "Data Driven Performance Models for Photovoltaic Modules", October 2018

58. Paulo Ponte, "Influence of thermal plants cycling costs in the economic balance of renewables in Portugal", October 2018.

59. António Eliseu, "Wind-Hydro Hybrid Park", October 2018.

60. Paweł Siara, "An overview of the development of electric vehicle markets in selected EU member states: Analysis of observed trends and supporting policies", October 2018

61. Marco Barbaro, "Design optimization for a hybrid renewable microgrid: Application to the case of Faial Island, Azores Archipelago", October 2018.

62. Ricardo Ramos, "Modelling Renewable Energy Integration: Energy Storage in the 2030 Portuguese Power System", May 2018.

63. Miguel Godinho, "Wind Generation Forecast from the Perspective of a DSO", May 2018.

64. Rodrigo Neves, "An Overview of Deep Learning Strategies for Time Series Prediction", May 2018.

65. Radomir Rogus, "Comparative analysis of the renewable energy generation forecasts in Poland and Portugal and their influence on the energy exchange prices", April 2018.

66. Viktor Kadek, "Small Wind Power Plants - Feasibility study", October 2017.

67. Miguel Monteiro, "Solar generation forecast from the perspective of a DSO", October 2017.

68. Tiago Pereira, "A comparison of internal grid topologies of offshore wind farms regarding reliability analysis", July 2017.

69. Davide Pereira, "Occupancy Prediction from Electricity Consumption Data in Smart Homes", May 2017.

70. Hugo Branco, "Battery Energy Storage Systems as a way to integrate renewable energy in small and isolated power systems", May 2017.

71. José Rego, "Photovoltaic irradiance forecast using Artificial Intelligence techniques", May 2017.

72. Gonçalo Nazaré, "Wind power forecast using Neural Networks tuned with advanced optimization techniques", May 2016.

73. Luís Amaral, "Offshore wind farm layout optimization regarding wake effects and electrical losses", October 2015.

74. José Bigares, "Um novo modelo de produção com autoconsumo em Portugal", outubro 2015.

75. Pedro Vale, "Avaliação Energética de Sistemas de Conversão Fotovoltaicos", maio 2015.

76. Renato Veloso, "Avaliação Técnica da Energia das Ondas em Portugal", outubro 2014.

77. André Silva, “Estudo Técnico-Económico de Implementação de Sistemas de Micro/Minigeração”, outubro 2012.

78. Miguel Azevedo, “Modelling the North-Northeastern Region of the Brazilian Electricicty System - Emphasizing the Ancillary Structures”, October 2012.

79. João Miguel Cruz, “Extension of Continuation Power Flow To Incorporate Dispersed Generation”, October 2012.

80. Hugo Silva, “Impact of Renewable Microgeneration in Low Voltage Distribution Networks”, October 2012.

81. Jaime Ribeiro, “Wind Energy Generator Test Platform”, October 2012.

82. Paulo Chainho, “General Modeling of Multi-Terminal VSC-HVDC systems for transient stability analysis”, October 2012.

83. Miguel Veríssimo, “Multiterminal dc systems for offshore connection of Wind Turbine Generation Systems”, October 2012.

84. Mário Martins, “Three phase four wire probabilistic load flow”, April 2012.

85. João Falcão, “Controlling Active Power in Offshore Wind Parks using Battery Energy Storage (BES)”, April 2012.

86. Luís Rocha, “Optimal placement of STATCOM for voltage stability enhancement using particle swarm optimization", April 2012.

87. João Limpo, “Assessment of Portuguese Offshore Wind Energy in Shallow Waters”, December 2011.

88. Sílvio Rodrigues, “Dynamic Modeling and Control of VSC-based Multi-terminal DC Networks”, December 2011.

89. Marcelo Pais, “Trânsito de Energia em Redes de Distribuição com Microprodução”, novembro 2011.

90. Carlos Anjos, “Optimal Location of FACTS for the enhancement of Power System Security - The singular values and eigenvalues approach”, November 2011.

91. João Pedro Silva, “Concentrated Solar Power Parabolic Trough Simulator”, May 2011.

92. João Jesus, “Grid Architectures for Offshore Energy Parks: High Voltage Direct Current Voltage Source Converters (HVDC VSC)”, September 2010.

93. Miguel Marques, “Steady State Analysis of the Interconnection of Offshore Energy Parks”, September 2010.

94. Pedro Mendes, “Wind Parks and Hydro Pumping Plants Coordinated Operation”, September 2010.

95. Pedro Gomes, “Comparison of wind power forecasting models”, July 2010.

96. André Coelho, “New trends in PhotoVoltaic systems: Modelling power output with solar tracking”, June 2010.

97. João Crispim, “Análise de evolução de I&D no âmbito de uma energia renovável”, dezembro 2009.

98. Tiago Simão, “Pricing Renewable Energy in a Competitive Electricity Market”, October 2009.

99. José Fernandes, “Análise da viabilidade técnica e económica da instalação de aerogeradores na Base Aérea nº4 (Lajes)”, março 2009.

100. Gonçalo Correia, “Load flow analysis of networks with dispersed generation”, IST / UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), September 2008.

101. Pedro Rodrigues, “Probabilistic load flow considering distributed renewable generation”, IST / UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), September 2008.

102. Diogo Faria, “Prediction of wind power using wavelets”, July 2008.

103. Filipe Silva, “Offshore wind parks electrical connection”, July 2008.

104. Marco Silva, “Impacto da microgeração urbana na rede de distribuição usando o trânsito de energia trifásico”, julho 2008.

105. João Lopes, “Controlo em tempo real de um sistema de energia híbrido e regenerativo em ambiente urbano”, janeiro de 2008.

106. Daniel Queluz, “Central de torre solar para produção de energia eléctrica: modelação e simulação do sistema em regime permanente”, outubro de 2007.

107. Rui Andrês, “Concentradores solares térmicos para produção de energia eléctrica: Centrais híbridas e sistemas Stirling”, setembro de 2007.

108. Filipe Gaspar, “Análise de redes com produção descentralizada”, setembro 2007.

109. Filipe Vicente, “Optimização da rede eléctrica interna de um parque eólico para minimização do custo total”, IST, setembro de 2007.

110. Rodrigo Saraiva, “Localização óptima dos conversores de um parque eólico para minimização de custos totais”, setembro 2007.

111. Maria Carvalho, “Preparação do laboratório da disciplina de Energias Renováveis e Produção Descentralizada”, julho 2007.

112. Pedro Fonte, “Previsão de potência em geradores eólicos”, março 2006.

113. Luísa Giacobbe, “Validação experimental de modelos matemáticos de componentes de sistemas fotovoltaicos”, janeiro de 2006.

114. João Carvalheiro, "Um modelo de pilhas de combustível ligadas ao sistema de energia eléctrica", setembro de 2004.

115. M. Rui Melício, “Um modelo integrado de sistemas eólicos equipados com máquinas síncronas de velocidade variável”, março de 2004.

PhD Thesis

1. Matthew Gough, “Transactive Energy Frameworks for Increased Prosumer Participation in Smart Grids”, June 2023.

2. António Setas Lopes, "Energy storage as a way to facilitate the integration of renewable energy", July 2020.

3. Fernando Camilo, "Impact of photovoltaic microgeneration systems in the Low Voltage distribution grid", Feb 2020.

4. Mohammad Ali Fotouhi Ghazvini, "Decision-making for retail electricity providers in liberalized electricity markets", July 2018.

5. Tiago Sousa, "Vehicle-to-Grid contribution to Energy Resource Management in the Smart Grid Context",  April 2017.

6. Sérgio Faias, “Balancing Electricity Generation and Demand with Increasing Integration of Distributed Renewable Generation”, February 2011.

7. Susana Castro Viana, “Modelação de micro-sistemas híbridos fotovoltaicos/eólicos para produção descentralizada em redes eléctricas fracas”, julho 2010.

8. Natália Rosa, “Modelação de sistemas de controlo do trânsito de potências (FACTS) em regime estacionário e em regime dinâmico”, fevereiro 2010.

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