RG4 Publications

2022

Dias JB, Carrilho da Graca G (2022) Using building thermal mass energy storage to offset temporary BIPV output reductions due to passing clouds in an office building, Building and Environment, 207, 108504. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108504

2021

Albuquerque DP, O’Sullivan PD, Carrilho da Graça G (2021) Effect of window geometry on wind driven single sided ventilation through one opening, Energy and Buildings, 245, 111060. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111060

Albuquerque T, Roque N, Rodrigues J, Antunes M, Silva C (2021) DRASTICAI, a New Index for Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment – A Portuguese Case Study, Geosciences, 11 (6), 228. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences11060228

Babajide A, Brito MC (2021) Solar PV systems to eliminate or reduce the use of diesel generators at no additional cost: A case study of Lagos, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, 172, 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.088

Bensehla S, Lazri Y, Brito MC (2021) Solar potential of urban forms of a cold semi-arid city in Algeria in the present and future climate, Energy for Sustainable Development, 62, 151-162. DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2021.04.004

Brito MC, Amaro e Silva R, Freitas S (2021) Characteristic Declination—A Useful Concept for Accelerating 3D Solar Potential Calculations, Energy Technology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202000943

Brito MC, Santos T, Moura F, Pera D, Rocha J (2021) Urban solar potential for vehicle integrated photovoltaics, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 94, 102810. DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2021.102810

Carrilho da Graça G, Albuquerque DP, Sandberg M, Linden PF (2021) Pumping ventilation of corner and single sided rooms with two openings, Building and Environment, 205, 108171. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108171

Casaleiro Â, Amaro e Silva R, Bruno Teixeira, Serra JM (2021) Experimental assessment and model validation of power quality parameters for vehicle-to-grid systems, Electric Power Systems Research, 191, 106891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106891

Casaleiro A, Silva RAE, Teixeira B, Serra JM (2021) Experimental assessment and model validation of power quality parameters for vehicle-to-grid systems, Electric Power Systems Research, 191, 106891. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106891

da Silva TL, Moniz P, Silva C, Reis A (2021) The role of heterotrophic microalgae in waste conversion to biofuels and bioproducts, Processes, 9 (7), 1090. DOI: 10.3390/pr9071090

Figueiredo R, Nunes P, Brito MC (2021) The resilience of a decarbonized power system to climate variability: Portuguese case study, Energy, 224, 120125. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120125

Gomez-Jordana LI, Amaro e Silva R, Milho J, Ric A, Passos P (2021) Illustrating changes in landscapes of passing opportunities along a set of competitive football matches, Scientific Reports, 11 (1), 9792. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89184-6

Gonçalves A, Silva C (2021) Looking for sustainability scoring in apparel: A review on environmental footprint, social impacts and transparency, Energies, 14 (11), 3032. DOI: 10.3390/en14113032

Luz GP, Brito MC, Sousa JMC, Vieira SM (2021) Coordinating shiftable loads for collective photovoltaic self-consumption: A multi-agent approach, Energy, 229, 120573. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120573

Murphy MD, O’Sullivan PD, Carrilho da Graça G, O’Donovan A (2021) Development, Calibration and Validation of an Internal Air Temperature Model for a Naturally Ventilated Nearly Zero Energy Building: Comparison of Model Types and Calibration Methods, Energies, 14 (4), 871. DOI: 10.3390/en14040871

Moniz P, Silva C, Oliveira AC, Reis A, Lopes da Silva T (2021) Raw glycerol based medium for dha and lipids production, using the marine heterotrophic microalga crypthecodinium cohnii, Processes, 9 (11), 2005. DOI: 10.3390/pr9112005

Pacheco M, Pinto F, Ortigueira J, Silva C, Gírio F, Moura P (2021) Lignin syngas bioconversion by butyribacterium methylotrophicum: Advancing towards an integrated biorefinery, Energies, 14 (21), 7124. DOI: 10.3390/en14217124

Panagiotidou M, Brito MC, Hamza K, Jasieniak JJ, Jasieniak JJ, Zhou J (2021) Prospects of photovoltaic rooftops, walls and windows at a city to building scale, Solar Energy, 230, 675 – 687. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.10.060

Panão MJNO (2021) Lessons learnt from using energy poverty expenditure-based indicators in a mild winter climate, Energy and Buildings, 242, 110936. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110936

Silva C (2021) Greenhouse gas emission assessment of simulated wastewater biorefinery, Resources, 10 (8), 78. DOI: 10.3390/resources10080078

Soares AR, Deus R, Barroso C, Silva C (2021) Urban Ground-Level O-3 Trends: Lessons from Portuguese Cities, 2010-2018, Atmosphere, 12 (2), 183. DOI: 10.3390/atmos12020183

Vallera AM, Nunes P, Brito MC (2021) Why we need battery swapping technology, Energy Policy, 157, 112481. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112481

2020

Albuquerque DP, Mateus N, Avantaggiato M, Carrilho da Graça G (2020) Full-scale measurement and validated simulation of cooling load reduction due to nighttime natural ventilation of a large atrium, Energy and Buildings, 224, 110233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110233

Albuquerque DP, Sandberg M, Linden PF, Carrilho da Graça G (2020) Experimental and numerical investigation of pumping ventilation on the leeward side of a cubic building, Building and Environment, 179, 106897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106897

Babajide A, Brito MC (2020) Powering the Commercial Sector in Nigeria Using Urban Swarm Solar Electrification, Sustainability, 12(10), 4053. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104053

Brito MC (2020) Assessing the Impact of Photovoltaics on Rooftops and Facades in the Urban Micro-Climate, Energies, 13(11), 2717. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112717

Bravo Dias JCarrilho da Graça G, Soares PMM (2020) Comparison of methodologies for generation of future weather data for building thermal energy simulation, Energy and Buildings, 206, 109556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109556

Bravo Dias J, Soares PMM, Carrilho da Graça G (2020) The shape of days to come: Effects of climate change on low energy buildings, Building and Environment, 181, 107125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107125

Casaleiro Â, Amaro e Silva R, Serra J (2020) Plug-in Electric Vehicles for Grid Services Provision: Proposing an Operational Characterization Procedure for V2G Systems, Energies, 13(5), 1240. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051240

Costa I, Pera D, Silva JA (2020) Improving light capture on crystalline silicon wafers, Materials Letters, 272, 127825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127825

Figueiredo R, Nunes P, Oliveira Panão MJN, Brito MC (2020) Country residential building stock electricity demand in future climate – Portuguese case study, Energy and Buildings, 209, 109694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109694

Martins NRCarrilho da Graça G (2020) A simulation study of decreased life expectancy from exposure to ambient particulate air pollution (PM2.5) in naturally ventilated workspaces, Journal of Building Engineering, 30, 101268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101268

Ortigueira J, Pacheco M, Trancoso MA, Farrancha P, Correia J, Silva C, Moura P (2020) Food waste biorefinery: Stability of an acidogenic fermentation system with carbon dioxide sequestration and electricity generation, Journal of Cleaner Production, 270, 122040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122040

Roldão Soares A, Neto D, Avelino T, Silva C (2020) Ground Level Ozone Formation Near a Traffic Intersection: Lisbon “Rotunda De Entrecampos” Case Study, Energies, 13(7):1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13071562

Santos T, Lobato K, Rocha J, Tenedório JA (2020) Modeling Photovoltaic Potential for Bus Shelters on a City-Scale: A Case Study in Lisbon, Applied Sciences, 10(14), 4801. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10144801

Soares A, Catita C, Silva C (2020) Exploratory Research of CO2, Noise and Metabolic Energy Expenditure in Lisbon Commuting, Energies, 13(4):861. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13040861

 

2019

Amaro e Silva RBrito MC (2019) Spatio-temporal PV forecasting sensitivity to modules’ tilt and orientation, Applied Energy, 255, 113807. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113807

Amaro e Silva R, Haupt SE, Brito MC (2019) A regime-based approach for integrating wind information in spatiooral solar forecasting models, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 11 (5), 056102. DOI: 10.1063/1.5098763

Arcentales DSilva C (2019) Exploring the introduction of plug-in hybrid flex-fuel vehicles in Ecuador, Energies, 12 (11), 2244. DOI: 10.3390/en12122244

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, 1153-1179. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.05.207

Brito MCAmaro e Silva R (2019) A sinusoidal model to assess PV generation from daily irradiation data, 11 (5), 053502. DOI: 10.1063/1.5115354

Brito MCPo JMPereira D, Simoes F, Rodriguez R, Amador JC (2019) Passive solar tracker based in the differential thermal expansion of vertical strips, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 11 (4), 043701. DOI: 10.1063/1.5100492

Brito MCRedweik PCatita CFreitas SSantos M (2019) 3D solar potential in the urban environment: A case study in Lisbon, Energies, 12 (18), 3457. DOI: 10.3390/en12183457

Figueiredo RNunes 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 SBrito 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

Soares PMM, Brito MC, Careto JAM (2019) Persistence of the high solar potential in Africa in a changing climate, Environmental Research Letters, 14, 124036. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab51a1

Moura R, Brito MC (2019) Prosumer aggregation policies, country experience and business models, Energy Policy, 132, 820-830. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.053

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

Nunes P, Pinheiro F, Brito MC (2019) The effects of environmental transport policies on the environment, economy and employment in Portugal, Journal of Cleaner Production, 213, 428-439. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.166

Oliveira Panão MJN, Carreira RFC, Brito MC (2019) Determining the shading correction factor using a smartphone camera with a fisheye lens, Solar Energy, 190, 596-607. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2019.08.047

Oliveira Panão MJNMateus NMCarrilho da Graça G (2019) Measured and modeled performance of internal mass as a thermal energy battery for energy flexible residential buildings, Applied Energy, 252-267. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.200

Ortigueira J, Martins L, Pacheco M, Silva C, Moura P (2019) Improving the non-sterile food waste bioconversion to hydrogen by microwave pretreatment and bioaugmentation with Clostridium butyricum, Waste Management, 88, 226-235. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.03.021

Pacheco R, Silva C (2019) Global Warming Potential of Biomass-to-Ethanol: Review and Sensitivity Analysis through a Case Study, Energies, 12 (13), 2535. DOI: 10.3390/en12132535

Reis V, Almeida RHSilva JABrito MC (2019) Demand aggregation for photovoltaic self-consumption, Energy Reports, 5, 54-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2018.11.002

Santos-Panqueva Y, Guerrero-Fajardo CA, Cuevas-Rodriguez EO, Picos-Corrales LA, Silva CM, Contreras-Andrade I (2019) Production of Bio-ethylene From Wastes of Microalgae to Biodiesel Biorefinery, Water and Biomass Valorization, 10 (2), 377-386. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-017-0064-1

Tato JH, Brito MC (2019) Using Smart Persistence and Random Forests to Predict Photovoltaic Energy Production, Energies, 12 (1), 100. DOI: 10.3390/en12010100

 

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

Amaro e Silva R, Monteiro Baptista J, Brito MC. (2018) Data-driven estimation of expected photovoltaic generation. Sol Energy. 166:116-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.03.03

Amaro e Silva R, Brito MC.  (2018) Impact of network layout and time resolution on spatio-temporal solar forecasting. Sol Energy. 163:329-337. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.01.095

Bellanger P, Slaoui A, Roques S, Ulyashin AG, Debucquoy M, Straboni A, Sow A,  Salinesi Y, Costa ISerra JM. (2018) Silicon foil solar cells on low cost supports. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.  10(2). DOI: 10.1063/1.5012744

Carrilho da Graça G. (2018) A technical note on simplified modeling of turbulent mixing in wind-driven single sided ventilation. Building and Environment. 131. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.01.014

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, 992-1003. 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 NRCarrilho 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

Oliveira Panão MJN, Brito MC.  (2018) Modelling aggregate hourly electricity consumption based on bottom-up building stock, Energy and Buildings.  170: 170-182. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.04.010

Ortigueira J, Silva CM, Moura P. (2018) Assessment of the adequacy of different Mediterranean waste biomass types for fermentative hydrogen production and the particular advantage of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) pulp. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy  43(16):7773-7783. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.024

Paixão SM, Alves L, Pacheco R, Silva CM.  (2018) Evaluation of Jerusalem artichoke as a sustainable energy crop to bioethanol: energy and CO2eq emissions modeling for an industrial scenario. Energy 150:468-481. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.02.145

Pinto JF, Carrilho da Graça G. (2018) Comparison between geothermal district heating and deep energy refurbishment of residential building districts. Sustainable Cities and Society.  38. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2018.01.008

Policarpo NA, Silva CM, Lopes TFA, dos Santos Araújo R, Cavalcante FSÁ et al. (2018) Road vehicle emission inventory of a Brazilian metropolitan area and insights for other emerging economies. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 58:172-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2017.12.004

Ribau JP, Vieira SM, Silva CM. (2018) Selecting sustainable electric bus powertrains using multipreference evolutionary algorithms. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 12:592-612. DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2017.1418464

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. 1701052. DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201701052

Siopa D, Nunes R, Martins MSCS Santos, Lobato K, Gomes A.  (2018) The role of ethanol-water solvent mixtures in N719 sensitization of electrodeposited ZnO nanorods. J Solid State Electrochem. DOI: 10.1007/s10008-018-3985-0

Silva JA, Amaro e Silva R, Peral A, del Cañizo C. (2018) A one step method to produce boron emitters. Phys. Status Solidi A. 1701076. DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201701076

Solano JC, Brito MC, Caamano-Martin E (2018) Impact of fixed charges on the viability of self-consumption photovoltaics, Energy Policy, 122, 322-331. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.059

 

2017

Brito MCFreitas SGuimarães SCatita CRedweik P (2017) The importance of facades for the solar PV potential of a Mediterranean city using LiDAR data, Renewable Energy, 111, 85-94. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.085

Correia JM, Bastos A, Brito MCTrigo RM (2017) The influence of the main large-scale circulation patterns on wind power production in Portugal, Renewable Energy, 102 A, 214-223. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.10.002

Figueiredo RNunes PBrito MC (2017) The feasibility of solarparking lots for electric vehicles, Energy, 140 (1), 1182-1197. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.024

Fonseca JNB, Panão MJNO (2017) Monte Carlo housing stock model to predict the energy performance indicators, Energy and Buildings, 152, 503-515. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.059

Frazão M, Silva JALobato KSerra JM (2017) Electroluminescence of silicon solar cells using a consumer grade digital camera, Measurement, 99, 7-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2016.12.017

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

Mateus NM, Carrilho da Graça G. (2017) Simulated and measured performance of displacement ventilation systems in large rooms, Building and Environment, 114: 470-482. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.01.002

Nunes PBrito MC (2017) Displacing natural gas with electric vehicles for grid stabilization, Energy, 141, 87-96. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.064

Santos-Panqueva Y, Guerrero-Fajardo CA, Cuevas-Rodriguez EO, Picos-Corrales LA, Silva CM, Contreras-Andrade I (2017, online early) Production of Bio-ethylene From Wastes of Microalgae to Biodiesel Biorefinery, Waste Biomass Valorization. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-017-0064-1

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

Serra JM, Alves JM, Vallera AM. (2017) Progress and challenges for cost effective kerfless Silicon crystal growth for PV application, Journal of Crystal Growth.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.09.060

Vale S, Heber L, Coelho PJ, Silva CM (2017) Parametric study of a thermoelectric generator system for exhaust gas energy recovery in diesel road freight transportation, Energy Conversion and Management, 133, 167-177. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.11.064