Program Overview

Introduction to the Ph.D. Program on Sustainable Energy Systems

The Ph.D. program on Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) is designed to train leaders and decision-makers in the field of sustainable energy systems. The program takes an interdisciplinary approach, providing students with knowledge that ranges from technology to economics. The emphasis is on energy systems design, research, leadership, and entrepreneurship, equipping students with the essential tools to be at the forefront of sustainable energy systems applications.

Program Organization

The course is organized jointly by the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) – Universidade de Lisboa, and Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCTUC)/Economia (FEUC) – Universidade de Coimbra.

Program Coordinators

• Program Coordinator FCUL (since 2017): Carla Silva (IDL)
• Program Coordinator IST: Paulo Fernão (IN+)
• Program Coordinator FEUP: Manuel Matos, Vitor Leal
• Program Coordinator UC: Manuel Carlos Gameiro da Silva (DEM-FCTUC), António Gomes Martins (DEEC-FCTUC), Luís Miguel Guilherme Cruz (FEUC), Nuno Albino Vieira Simões (DEC-FCTUC)

Students

• Abisoye Esther Babajide
• Ana Filipa Silva
• Ana Rita Montes
• Anabela Gonçalves
• André Augusto (Alumni)
• Ângelo Filipe Ferreira Casaleiro
• Clarisse Magarreiro (Alumni)
• Daniel Albuquerque
• Daniel Rúben Costa Reis Santos
• Danilo Andrés Arcentales Bastidas
• David Pera (Alumni)
• Diana Neves (Alumni)
• Filipe Serra
• Guilherme Ponte Luz
• Guilherme Pereira da Silva
• Ivo Costa (Alumni)
• Joana Portela Monteiro Baptista
• José Mário Pó (Alumni)
• Luís Junior
• Mendita Arnaldo Ugembe
• Nuno Martins (Alumni)
• Nuno Mateus (Alumni)
• Pedro Nunes (Alumni)
• Rafael Palma
• Raquel Vaz Pato Figueiredo
• Rita Hogan Almeida (Alumni)
• Sara Freitas (Alumni)
• Zeus Zamora (Alumni)

Alumni

• David Pera – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2019
  • Thesis: Estudo de um processo de crescimento de silício cristalino por zona fundida eléctrica
• Ivo Costa – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2019
  • Thesis: Técnica de cristalização de silício por zona fundida eléctrica
• Rita Hogan Almeida – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2019
  • Thesis: Large power hybrid PV pumping for irrigation
• Nuno Martins – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2018
  • Thesis: Impact of Fine Particle Pollution on the Natural Ventilation Potential of Commercial Buildings
• Sara Freitas – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2018
  • Thesis: Photovoltaic potential in building façades
• José Mário Pó – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2017
  • Thesis: High quality silicon ribbons for solar cells
• Clarisse Magarreiro – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2016
  • Thesis: Solar energy potential in a changing climate: Iberia and Azores assessment combining dynamical and statistical downscaling methods
• Diana Neves – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2016
  • Thesis: Optimization of hybrid renewable energy systems in isolated microgrids: a smart grid approach
• Nuno Mateus – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2016
  • Thesis: Simplified modelling of displacement ventilation
• Pedro Nunes – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2016
  • Thesis: Enabling solar electricity with electric vehicles in future energy systems
• Zeus Zamora – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2015
  • Thesis: Three-level energy decoupling: energy decoupling at the primary, final and useful levels of energy use
• André Augusto – Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2013
  • Thesis: Study of a process to grow silicon ribbons by fast CVD

Publications

2019

• Baptista JM, Sagu JS, KG UW, Lobato K (2019) State-of-the-art materials for high power and high energy supercapacitors: Performance metrics and obstacles for the transition from lab to industrial scale – A critical approach, Chemical Engineering Journal, 374. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.05.207
• Figueiredo R, Nunes P, Meireles M, Madaleno M, Brito MC (2019) Replacing coal-fired power plants by photovoltaics in the Portuguese electricity system, Journal of Cleaner Production, 222, 129-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.217
• Freitas S, Brito MC (2019) Non-cumulative only solar photovoltaics for electricity load-matching, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 109, 271-283. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.04.038
• Narvarte L, Almeida RH, Carrêlo IB, Rodríguez L, Carrasco LM, Martinez-Moreno F (2019) On the number of PV modules in series for large-power irrigation systems, Energy Conversion and Management, 186, 516-525. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.03.001
• Reis V, Almeida RH, Silva JA, Brito MC (2019) Demand aggregation for photovoltaic self-consumption, Energy Reports, 5, 54-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2018.11.002

2018

• Almeida RH, Narvarte L, Lorenzo E (2018) PV arrays with delta structures for constant irradiance daily profiles, Solar Energy, 171, 23-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.06.066
• Figueiredo R, Nunes P, Brito MC (2018) Multiyear calibration of simulations of energy systems, Energy, 157, 932-939. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.05.188
• Freitas S, Santos T, Brito MC (2018) Impact of large scale PV deployment in the sizing of urban distribution transformers, Renew Energy, 119, 767-776. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.10.096
• Freitas S, Reinhart C, Brito MC (2018) Minimizing storage needs for large scale photovoltaics in the urban environment, Sol Energy, 159, 375-389. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.11.011
• Lorenzo C, Almeida RH, Martínez-Núñez M, Narvarte L, Carrasco LM (2018) Economic assessment of large power photovoltaic irrigation systems in the ECOWAS region, Energy, 155. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.05.066
• Martins NR, Carrilho da Graça G (2018) Impact of PM2.5 in indoor urban environments: a review, Sustainable Cities and Society. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2018.07.011
• Martins NR, Carrilho da Graça G (2018) Effects of airborne fine particle pollution on the usability of natural ventilation in office buildings in three megacities in Asia, Renewable Energy. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.10.089
• Serra FC, Silva JA, Serra JM, Vallêra AM (2018) Silicon on Dust Substrate: The Effect of Powder Size on Ribbon Production, Phys Status Solidi A. DOI: 10.1002/pssa

2017

• Figueiredo R, Nunes P, Brito MC (2017) The feasibility of solarparking lots for electric vehicles, Energy, 140(1). DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.024
• Martins NR, Carrilho da Graça G (2017) Impact of outdoor PM2.5 on natural ventilation usability in California's nondomestic buildings, Applied Energy, 189. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.103
• Martins NR, Carrilho da Graça G (2017) Simulation of the effect of fine particle pollution on the potential for natural ventilation of non-domestic buildings in European cities, Building and Environment, 115. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.01.030
• Nunes P, Brito MC (2017) Displacing natural gas with electric vehicles for grid stabilization, Energy, 141, 87-96. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.064
• Serra FC, Silva JA, Vallera AM, Serra JM (2017) CVD silicon film growth on powder substrates using an inline optical system, Energy Procedia, 124. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.347