The Urban Energy Transition Chair of the Polytechnic University of Valencia is a laboratory of innovative projects and ideas to decarbonize the city and democratize energy. We thus contribute to the urban innovation and energy transition strategies of the city of Valencia.
Lines of work
Our main lines of work include the evaluation of urban decarbonization strategies, energy modeling and simulation of cities and solutions against energy poverty.
Projects
We also participate in the European mission to make Valencia climate-neutral by 2030 through the UPV-City binomial. This alliance combines the innovation efforts of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Valencia City Council through research, dissemination and the involvement of the entire university community in the Valencia 2030 climate mission.
The Chair receives funding from the Fundacion Las Naves and Fundación València Clima i Energia, of the Valencia City Council.
Team
Carla Montagud
Doctor Industrial Engineer
Director of the Chair
Industrial Engineer (Energy Specialty) and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University
Polytechnic of Valencia (UPV), Spain.
She is currently in the thermal area of the University Institute of Energy Engineering, and in the subdirectorate of the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers (ETSII) of the UPV.
Tomás Gómez Navarro
Doctor Industrial Engineer
Director of the Institute of Energy Engineering
Industrial Engineer and Doctor of Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain. Currently in the area of Renewable Energies and Advanced Energy Services of the University Institute of Energy Engineering.
Iván Cuesta
Industrial Engineer and Doctor
I investigate the energy transition trajectories of cities and how ecosystems of actors shape these trajectories. I studied engineering at the UPV (València), a master’s degree in renewable energy at the UPNA (Pamplona), and a doctorate at the University of Edinburgh.
Álvaro Manso
PhD student in Local Development and International Cooperation
Chemical Engineer (UV), Master in Renewable Energies, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (UIMP) and Master in Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development (UPV). I am researching the development of local energy communities in the urban environment. My research focuses on studying the potential of storage and the flexibility of community demand. To do this, we are developing a computer model to simulate an energy community with which to test different storage and flexibility options.
Mireia Roncero
Chemical Engineer and Master in Technology
Energy for Sustainable Development Master in Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development
Isabel Aparisi
Doctorate in Local Development and International Cooperation
Engineer in Industrial Technologies and Master in Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development (UPV). Currently pursuing a doctorate at the UPV, my field of research focuses on the development of a methodology for energy planning of urban residential districts for a fair energy transition.
Paula Bastida Molina
PhD in Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Project Management from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).
Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the UPV.
Degree in Electrical Engineering from the UPV.
Currently, she is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the UPV and a researcher in the area of Renewable Energies and Advanced Energy Systems at the UPV’s University Institute for Energy Engineering Research.
Carlos Vargas Salgado
PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV).
He holds the position of University Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the UPV. He is a researcher at the University Institute for Energy Engineering Research at the UPV, where he has worked on projects in the field of energy.
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