ENERGY

Production

PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY

  •  Photovoltaic recunfigurable systems for energy
  •  Modular power conversion architectures
  • Grid-connected photovoltaic systems
  •  Modelling and control of PV inverters and converters
  •  Refrigeration and thermal management of PVpanels
  •  Hybridization of PV power facilities with other energy sources

WIND ENERGY

  •  Transmission systems for offshore wind power plants
  •  Analysis and design of advanced controllers for wind turbines
  • Analysis of harmonics flow in wind power plants and design of mitigation measures
  •  Analysis of the performance of wind power plants
  •  Design of mini-wind generators
  •  Wind turbine blade virtual wind tunnel

HYDROPOWER

  •  Vibration analysis and diagnostics in machinery
  •  Predictive maintenance
  • Advanced monitoring and damage detection
  •  Structural dynamics, effects of fluid on structural response
  •  Experimental and numerical investigation of cavitating flows
  •  Numerical simulation in turbulent flows
  • Hydropower plant performance
  • Production analysis of mini hydropower plants

BIOENERGY & BIOFUELS

  •  Microbial fuel cells in constructed wetlands
  •  Biofuel production from algal biomass
  • Low-cost anaerobic digester
  • Hydrogen production from biomass

SOLAR TERMAL ENERGY

  •   Integration of solar ponds: energy storage and energy production
  •  Solar collectors using transparent insulation materials (TIM)
  • Receivers in concentrating solar power plants
  •  Thermal storage in concentrating solar power plants
  •   Grid integration of solar power

OCEAN ENERGY

  •  Wave energy resource assessment
  •  Wave energy balance in wave models
  • Testing of wave energy capture devices
  •  Optimization of buoy geometry design
  •  Fluid–structure interaction for buoys and waves
  •  Overtopping devices

GEOTERMAL ENERGY

  •  Very low enthalpy geothermal energy (up to 30ºC)
  • Low enthalpy geothermal energy (from 30ºC to 90ºC)
  • Medium enthalpy geothermal energy (from 90ºC to 150ºC)

NUCLEAR ENERGY & SAFETY

  •  Nuclear safety. Probabilistic risk assessment
  •   Nuclear instrumentation
  • Nuclear power plants
  •  Nuclear fusion reactors
  •  Nuclear waste characterization

Distribution & Consumption




ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRY

  • Saving energy through design
  • Integration and intensification of processes
  • Integration and circular economy in chemical processes
  • Energy storage systems (heat storage tanks and accumulators, thermochemical storage)
  • Heat recovery and alternative heating
  • Heat exchangers

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

  • Intelligent management of EV
  • Modelling EV battery aging for second life business models
  • Cooling of batteries
  • Electric traction and mechatronics for EV
  • Energy efficiency, industrial electronics and high voltage systems for EV
  • Design of charging stations

CONSUMERS IN THE ENERGY SYSTEM - SMARTS GRIDS

  • Smart grid architecture and big data
  • Power systems design
  • Power electronics and mechatronics
  • Electrical power conversion and AC/DC grids
  • Integration of new power sources: renewable power
  • Study of demand response management schemes
  • Advanced control of electrical systems
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS

  • Bioclimatic architecture
  • Energy-efficient illumination systems
  • Building envelope, building insulation technologies
  • Building energy management solutions

REFRIGERATION HVAC SYSTEMS

  • Compressors
  • Valves and capillary tubes
  • Refrigeration cycle analysis
  • Virtual household refrigerator
  • Domestic and industrial air-conditioning
  • Vapor compression heat pump as alternative heating
  • Sprays/evaporative cooling design
  • Fan performance analysis (virtual and tunnel)

FUEL CELLS & HYDROGEN

  • Modelling and control of systems based on proton exchange membrane fuel cell-based systems
  • Fuel cell control laboratory, modelling and experimental characterization
  • Fuel cell efficiency and durability analysis
  • Ethanol reformers for hydrogen production
  • Fuel cell systems controller design
  • Fuel cell integration into vehicles
  • Catalytic and photocatalytic production of hydrogen as a fuel for fuel cells

ENVIRONMENT

Recycling, Upcycling, Treatment

GAS EMITIONS AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

  • Gas sensors and contaminant detection
  • Modelling odor episodes and atmospheric quality
  • Industrial emission assessment tools, systems and models
  • Modelling, diagnosis and control of sources of air pollution
  • Characterization and treatment of gaseous emissions
  • Removal, filtration and/or valuation of air pollutants and gases (NH3, H2S, CO2, CO, VOCs and cinder, amongs others)

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

  • Ecotechnologies and nature-based solutions
  • Models and proposals for climate change mitigation
  • Multilateral governance
  • Global carbon budget and climate justice
  • Advice on the Paris Agreement
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Green and circular economy

PLASTICS

  • Recycling and recovery of plastic materials
  • Plastic recycling by means of hyperspectral techniques
  • Conversion of plastic waste (monomers) into new plastics
  • Development in bioplastics and biocomposites

ORGANIC

  • Characterization and composting of organic waste for agricultural recovery
  • Valorization of incineration waste
  • Recovery of bio-active components from food and agrowaste
  • Sustainable management of cork waste generated in the cork industry
  • Development of bio or synthetic organic waste to obtain new materials, for use in the construction industry, transport and packaging
  • (Bio) processes of transformation of waste and organic by-products

ELECTRONICS

  • Circular economy of digital devices
  • eReuse: reuse of electronics to ensure final recycling
  • Bioleaching of low-rank ores and e-waste for valuable metals recovery
  • Research on the traceability of digital devices across their lifespan

OTHERS

  • Co-gasification and pyrolysis of residual material(including municipal solid waste and forest waste)
  • Construction and demolition waste management and recovery
  • Mining, urban and industrial waste recovery
  • Management, compaction and recovery of the waste process

Ecosystem Preservation

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

  • Real-time control of sewage systems and wastewater treatment plants
  • Natural low-cost bioprocesses for wastewater and sludge treatment
  • Design of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
  • Numerical simulation of bioprocesses to remove contaminants from wastewater
  • Life cycle assessment and economic evaluation of products and technologies for wastewater treatment, sludge management and biogas production
  • Use of cork to clean wastewater and produce electricity
  • Urban and industrial wastewater treatments and related technologies

TERRESTRAL ECOSYSTEMS

  • Application technique of phytosanitary products to reduce the risk of environmental pollution
  • Application technique for organic fertilizers to reduce environmental impact
  • Efficiency in composting systems and optimization of agricultural productivity. Sustainable agriculture
  • Studies to evaluate risk to human health and ecosystems
  • Landslide risk management
  • Ecosystem services and sustainable resource management

URBAN ECOSYSTEM

  • Urban contaminants and the environment
  • Green building architecture and materials
  • Noise pollution

DRINKING WATER

  • Real-time monitoring and operational control of drinking water systems
  • Improvement in the efficiency of water use, energy consumption, water loss minimization and water quality
  • Modelling and simulation of drinking water networks
  • Optimization of water transport and distribution networks

MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS

  • Engineering and physical oceanography
  • Port and coastal structures. Coastal zone management
  • Morphodynamics and coastal processes
  • Maritime research and experimentation wave flume
  • Data acquisition system design and automation of marine system measurements
  • Development of multifunctional sensors for in-situ monitoring of the marine environment
  • Development of mobile and fixed ocean observing platforms

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND TECHNOLOGICAL RISK

  • Risk analysis in the process industry
  • Wildland fires monitoring and prediction
  • Compartment fires modelling
  • Floods and flash-floods, forecasting and derived impac
  • Ecotoxicology

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