Javier Bonilla Cruz

Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON), HORIZON Innovation Actions, Innovative components and/or sub-systems for CSP plants and/or concentrating solar thermal installations, HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-01, proposal number 101122231, Researcher, budget: 5,498,425 €
HORIZON website

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Spanish funds, ICTS-2017-03-CIEMAT-04, Team member, budget: 11,996,375 €
SolarNOVA website

Horizon 2020, European Commission, grant agreement no 792103, Research team member, budget: 10,812,504 €
SOLWARIS website

EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7-Energy), European Commission, grant agreement n° 308912, Research team member, budget: 9,275,982 €
HYSOL website

EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7-Infrastructures), European Commission, grant agreement n° 228296, Work team member, budget: 9,042,935 €
SFERA website

Generation Knowledge Projects, Ministry of Science and Innovation, PID2021-126805OB-100, Work team member, budget: 145,200 €

Generation Knowledge Projects, Ministry of Science and Innovation, PID2021-126889OB-I00, Work team member, budget: 125,235 €
COMMIT4.0EB website

Generation Knowledge Projects, Ministry of Science and Innovation, PID2021-126452OA-I00, Work team member, budget: 78,650 €

Grant TED2021-131655B-I00 funded by AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGenerationEU, Work team member, budget: 168,590 €
Ntech4Build website

Convocatoria de ayudas para el Fomento de la Cultura Científica, Tecnológica y de la Innovación, Ministry of Science and Innovation, FCT-21-16905, Work team member, budget: 15.000 €
SOL-préndete website

Spanish National Programme for Research Aimed at the Challenges of Society, Ministry of Science and Innovation, ENE2017-83973-R, Work team member, budget: 278,300 €
SOLTERMIN website

Spanish National Programme for Research Aimed at the Challenges of Society, Ministry of Science and Innovation, DPI2014-56364-C2-2-R, Work team member, budget: 131,200 €
ENERPRO website

Proyecto de investigación de Excelencia financiado por la Consejería de Innovación Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucía, P10-TEP-6174, Work team member, budget: 145,005 €
CONTROLCROP website

Programa nacional de proyectos de investigación fundamental, subprograma de proyectos de investigación fundamental no orientada, Ministry of Science and Innovation, DPI2010-21589-C05-04, Work team member, budget: 105,270 €
POWER website

INNPACTO 2010, National Program for Public-Private Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Innovation, IPT-440000-2010-004, Work team member, budget: 4,270,000 €
HIBIOSOLEO website

Tesorería General de Seguridad Social, Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones, Gobierno de España

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

CIEMAT-PSA, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Plataforma Solar de Almería

Grupo J. Carrión, Asetir S.L., Volvo Industrial vehicles dealer (Veinsur), Huercal de Almería, (Almería)

Reorganization of the Direct Steam Generation (DISS) in parabolic troughs project database, Plataforma Solar de Almería

Contrato de prestanción de servicios para la realización de trabajos de investigación entre la Asociación Española para la Promoción de la Industria Termosolar (PROTERMOSOLAR) y Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT). Budget: 5,000 €.

Contrato de transferencia de investigación para Cobra instalaciones y servicios S.A. Modelo y simulador de planta de captadores cilindroprabólico de la planta Andasol. Validación con datos de campañas experimentales. Budget: 337,982 €.

Unidad de Propiedad Industrial y Creación de Empresas de Base Tecnológica, Oficina de Transferencia de Tecnología del CIEMAT, no M-000601/2021, July 20, 2021.

Editorial CIEMAT, ISBN: 978-84-7834-743-8.
Depósito Legal: M-32433-2015, NIPO: 721-15-053-4.

Editorial CIEMAT, ISBN: 978-84-7834-705-6.
Depósito Legal: M-28846-2013, NIPO: 721-13-044-9.

Applied Energy, Volume 377, Part 8, ISSN: 1872-9118. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124574, 2025.
JIF: 10.1 (2023),
Q1 - Energy & fuels (19/170, 99.89% percentile)

Algorithms, Volume 16, Issue 10, 487, ISSN: 1999-4893.
DOI: 10.3390/a16100487, 2023.
JIF: 1.8 (2023),
Q2 - Computer science, theory and methods

Desalination, Volume 529, 115623, ISSN: 0011-9164. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.115623, 2022.
JIF: 9.9 (2022),
Q1 - Water resources (3/103, 99.97% percentile)

Energy, Volume 239, Part E, 122437, ISSN: 0360-5442. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122437, 2021.
JIF: 8.857 (2021),
Q1 - Thermodynamics (3/63, 96.03% percentile)

Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 210, 112705, ISSN: 0960-1481. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112705, 2020
JIF: 9.709 (2020),
Q1 - Mechanics (2/135, 98.89% percentile)

Renewable Energy, Volume 149, pages 682-690, ISSN: 0960-1481. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.075, 2020.
JIF: 8.001 (2020),
Q1 - Energy & fuels (16/144, 86.40% percentile)

Renewable Energy, Volume 133, pages 1158-1166, ISSN: 0960-1481. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.101, 2019.
JIF: 6.274 (2019),
Q1 - Energy & fuels (19/112, 83.48% percentile)

Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 148, pages 777-786, ISSN: 1359-4311. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.11.093, 2019.
JIF: 4.725 (2019),
Q1 - Engineering, mechanical (13/130, 90.38% percentile)

Energy, Volume 152, pages 840-857, ISSN: 0360-5442. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.017, 2018.
JIF: 5.537 (2018),
Q1 - Thermodynamics (3/60, 95.83% percentile)

Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 137, pages 808-821, ISSN: 1359-4311. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.04.028, 2018.
JIF: 4.026 (2018),
Q1 - Engineering, mechanical (13/129, 90.31% percentile)

Solar Energy, Volume 176, pages 698-708, ISSN: 1099-1514. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.10.076, 2018.
JIF: 4.674 (2018),
Q2 - Energy & fuels (39/131, 70.61% percentile)

Solar Energy, Volume 174, pages 866-877, ISSN: 1099-1514. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.08.026, 2018.
JIF: 4.674 (2018),
Q2 - Energy & fuels (39/131, 70.61% percentile)

Solar Energy, Volume 164, pages 826-836, ISSN: 1099-1514. DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2018.09.064, 2018.
JIF: 4.674 (2018),
Q2 - Energy & fuels (39/131, 70.61% percentile)

Desalination, Volume 435, pages 70-76, ISSN: 0011-9164. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2017.12.013, 2018.
JIF: 6.035 (2018),
Q1 - Water resources (2/91, 98.35% percentile)

Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 124, pages 1425-1440, ISSN: 1359-4311. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.06.129, 2017.
JIF: 3.771 (2017),
Q1 - Engineering, mechanical (12/128, 91.02% percentile)

Desalination and Water Treatment, 69, pages 229-235, ISSN: 1944-3986. DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2017.0703, 2017.
JIF: 1.383 (2017),
Q3 - Engineering, chemical (79/137, 42.70% percentile)

RIAI - Revista Iberoamericana de Automatica e Informatica Industrial, Volume 14, Issue 1, pages 70-81, ISSN: 1697-7912. DOI: 10.1016/j.riai.2016.11.003.
JIF: 0.494 (2017),
Q4 - Automation & control systems (60/61, 2.46% percentile)

International Journal of Refrigeration, Volume 72, pages 171-191, ISSN: 1877-0509. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2016.07.018, 2016.
JIF: 2.779 (2016),
Q1 - Thermodynamics (12/58, 80.70% percentile)

Energies, Volume 194, Issue 9, pages 1-17, ISSN: 1007-5704. DOI: 10.3390/en9030194, 2016.
JIF: 2.264 (2016),
Q2 - Energy & fuels (45/92, 51.63% percentile)

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Volume 20, Issue 3, pages 743-768, ISSN: 1007-5704. DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2014.06.035, 2015.
JIF: 2.834 (2015),
Q1 - Mathematics, applied (5/254, 98.23% percentile)

Desalination, Volume 357, pages 65-76, ISSN: 0011-9164. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.11.008, 2015.
JIF: 4.412 (2015),
Q1 - Water resources (2/85, 98.24% percentile)

Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 70, Issue 1, pages 410-420, ISSN: 1359-4311. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.05.035, 2015.
JIF: 2.739 (2014),
Q1 - Engineering, mechanical (8/130, 94.23% percentile)

Optimal Control, Applications and Methods - Optimal Control of Solar Energy Systems (special issue), Volume 37, Issue 3, pages 496-507, ISSN: 1099-1514. DOI: 10.1002/oca.2118, 2014.
JIF: 0.903 (2014),
Q2 - Mathematics, applied (110/257, 57.39% percentile)

Optimal Control, Applications and Methods - Optimal Control of Solar Energy Systems (special issue), Volume 37, Issue 3, pages 479-495, ISSN: 1099-1514. DOI: 10.1002/oca.2116, 2014.
JIF: 0.903 (2014),
Q2 - Mathematics, applied (110/257, 57.39% percentile)

Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume 36, Issue 5, pages 2067-2081, ISSN: 0307-904X. DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2011.08.013, 2012.
JIF: 1.706 (2012),
Q1 - Engineering, multidisciplinary (11/90, 88.33% percentile)

Solar Energy, Volume 86, Issue 1, pages 531-540, ISSN: 0038-092X. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.10.025, 2012.
JIF: 2.952 (2012),
Q2 - Energy & fuels (21/81, 74.69% percentile)

Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Volume 54, Issue 5-6, pages 1549-1560, ISSN: 0895-7177. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.04.026, 2011.
JIF: 1.346 (2011),
Q1 - Computer science, software engineering (24/104, 77.40% percentile)

Computer Modeling in Engineering & Science, Volume 66, Issue 1, pages 13-37, ISSN: 1526-1506. DOI: 10.3970/cmes.2010.067.013, 2011.
JIF: 1.123 (2010),
Q2 - Engineering, multidisciplinary (23/90, 75.00% percentile)

Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Volume 16, Issue 3, pages 211-224, ISSN: 1744-5051. DOI: 10.1080/13873954.2010.507420, 2010.
JIF: 0.452 (2010),
Q4 - Mathematics, applied (191/236, 19.28% percentile)

30^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces)
Abstract, Poster, Rome (Italy), Oct 8 - 11, 2024.

Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation
CIES, XIX Congreso Ibérico y XV Congreso Iberoamericano de Energía Solar Évora (Portugal), Jun 19 - 21, 2024

Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation
4^th IFAC Conference on Advances in Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control, Almería (Spain), Jun 12 - 14, 2024

Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation
The International Association Desalination (IDA) Seville summit on Water and Climate Change, Seville (Spain), Oct 15 - 18, 2023

29^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces)
Abstract, Poster, DOI: 10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.721, Sydney (Australia), Oct 10 - 13, 2023.

29^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces)
Abstract, oral presentation, Sydney (Australia), Oct 10 - 13, 2023.

29^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces)
Abstract, Poster, Sydney (Australia), Oct 10 - 13, 2023.

Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation
17^th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN)
Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal), Jun 19 - 21, 2023

28^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces)
Abstract, Poster, DOI: 10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.721, Albuquerque (USA), Sep 27 - 30, 2022.

Desalination for the environment: clean water and energy,
Abstract, Poster, Las Palmas (Spain), Jun 20 - 23, 2021.

26^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces),
Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.1063/5.0085735,
Albuquerque (USA), Online, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2020.

XVII Congreso Ibérico e XIII Congreso Ibero-americano de Energia Solar (CIES),
Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10400.9/3340,
Lisboa (Portugal), Online, November, 3 - 5, 2020.

10^th Congress of the Federation of European Simulation Societies (EUROSIM).
Special Session on Trends and Perspectives of Machine Learning in Automation,
Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, La Rioja (Spain), Jul 1 - 5, 2019.

ISES Solar World Congress, IEA SHC International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry, Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.18086/swc.2019.31.05.
Santiago (Chile), Nov 4 - 7, 2019.

24^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces), Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, DOI: 10.1063/1.5117524, Casablanca (Morocco), Oct 2 - 5, 2018.

12^th International Modelica conference, Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation,
DOI: 10.3384/ecp17132683, Prague (Czech Republic), May 15 - 17, 2017.

Euromed, Desalination for Clean Water and Energy: Cooperation around the World, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, Tel Aviv (Israel), May 9 - 12, 2017.

24^th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.1109/MED.2016.7535952, Athens (Greece), June 21 - 24, 2016.

6^th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology (SEIT-2016), Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2016.04.232, Madrid (Spain), May 23 - 26, 2016.

Desalination for the environment: clean water and energy, Abstract, Poster, Rome (Italy), May 22 - 26, 2016.

1^st Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control of Nonlinear Systems (MICNON), Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.09.166, Saint-Petersburg (Rusia), June 24 - 26, 2015.

21^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces), Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, DOI: 10.1063/1.4949227, Cape Town (South Africa), October 13 - 16, 2015.

11^th International Modelica Conference, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, DOI: 10.3384/ecp15118873, Versailles (France), September 21 -23, 2015.

19^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces), Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.216, Las Vegas (USA), September 17 - 20, 2013.

9^th International Modelica Conference, Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.3384/ecp1207671, Munich (Germany), September 3 - 5, 2012.

7^th Vienna International Conference on Mathematical Modelling (MATHMOD), Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.3182/20120215-3-AT-3016.00189, Vienna (Austria), February 5 - 7, 2012.

4^th International Workshop on Equation-Based Object-Oriented Modeling Languages and Tools, Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, Zürich (Switzerland), September 5, 2011.

7^th International Modelica Conference, Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.3384/ecp09430062, Como (Italy), September 20 - 22, 2009.

European Control Conference 2009 (ECC), Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, DOI: 10.23919/ECC.2009.7075015, Budapest (Hungary), August 23 - 26, 2009.

6^th Vienna International Conference on Mathematical Modelling (MATHMOD), Extended Abstract and Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, Vienna (Austria), February 11 - 13, 2009.

6^th Vienna International Conference on Mathematical Modelling (MATHMOD), Extended Abstract and Short paper in Proceedings, Poster, Vienna (Austria), February 11 - 13, 2009.

XLIV Jornadas de Automática 2023. Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497498609.382, Zaragoza (Spain), September 6 - 8, 2023.

XLIV Jornadas de Automática 2023. Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497498609.477, Zaragoza (Spain), September 6 - 8, 2023.

XL Jornadas de Automática 2019. Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497497169.421, Ferrol (Spain), September 4 - 6, 2019.

XVI Simposio CEA de Ingeniería de Control, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, Almería (Spain), March 7 - 9, 2018.

II Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Hortícola - Automatización y TICs en Agricultura, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, Almería (Spain), February 10 - 12, 2016

XXXVI Jornadas de Automática 2015, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, Bilbao (Spain), September 2 - 4, 2015

XXXV Jornadas de Automática 2014, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, Valencia (Spain), September 3 - 5, 2014

XXXIV Jornadas de Automática 2013, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, Terrassa (Spain), September 4 - 6, 2013.

XXXII Jornadas de Automática 2011, Regular paper in Proceedings, Poster, Seville (Spain), September 7 - 9, 2011

II Congreso Español de Informática (CEDI), I Simposio en Modelado y Simulación de Sístemas Dinámicos (SIMOSI), Regular paper in Proceedings, Oral presentation, Zaragoza (Spain), September 11 - 14, 2007.

Workshop on the application of artificial intelligence at CIEMAT’s projects, Oral presentation, online, July 3, 2023.

Workshop on Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in water treatments, EERES4WATER Project, September 26, 2022.

How CSP can improve Frequency Stability of the Power Grid, ATA insights, Oral presentation, online, January 27, 2022.

CSP4Climate, The Cyprus Institute, Oral presentation, online, December 15 - 17, 2020

Feria Internacional de Energía y Medioambiente (GENERA), Oral presentation, Madrid (Spain), Feb 5 - 7, 2020

Jornadas de Informática 2014, University of Almería, Oral presentation, Almería (Spain), March 3, 2014

XXXI Jornadas de Automática 2010, Modeling and Simulation Group, Oral presentation, Jaén (Spain), September 8, 2010

5^th Sollab Doctoral Colloquium on Solar Concentrating Technologies, Abstract, Oral presentation and Poster, Cologne, Germany, June 22 - 24, 2009

4^th Sollab Doctoral Colloquium on Solar Concentrating Technologies, Abstract and Oral presentation, Tabernas, Almería (Spain), September 10 - 12, 2008

Fomento de la Innovación a través de Programa de Aceleración de Proyectos Innovadores desarrollados por Entidades Públicas, Madrid City Council.

• Participants: J. Bonilla, J.A. Carballo / CIEMAT
• Idea: Smart Heliostat.

Directors: J. Bonilla / CIEMAT and M. Berenguel / UAL
Ph.D. thesis

Directors: L. Roca, J. Bonilla / CIEMAT and S. Dormido / UNED
Ph.D. thesis

Directors: J.D. Álvarez / UAL and J. Bonilla / CIEMAT
Final degree project

Curricular Practices, code 356971, Centro de Investigación en Energía Solar (CIESOL), University of Almería (UAL)

Ph.D. in Computer Science, code 8909, Real Decreto 99/2011 de 28 de enero (BOE nº 35, de 10 de febrero de 2011), University of Almería (UAL)

Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Government of Spain

Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain

Department of Computer Sciences, University of Almería

Centro de Investigación en Energía Solar (CIESOL), Joint Institute UAL – PSA.CIEMAT

ETH Zurich, Department of Computer Science, Supervisor: Prof Dr. François E. Cellier, 3 months, Zurich (Switzerland), Sep 3 - Dec 3, 2011

National Distance Learning University (UNED), Department of Computer Science and Automation, Supervisor: Prof Dr. Sebastián Dormido, 1 month, Madrid (Spain), Mar 1 - 31, 2010

• Authors: J. Bonilla / CIEMAT, G. Martín / Protermosolar.
• Client: European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA).
• Description: Portugal electricity mix optimization for 2030 using the developed software tool based on artificial intelligence. Collaboration with Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis (APREN) to establish the assumptions and goals considered in this study.

Detailed information with filtering and exporting capabilities about all commercial concentrating solar thermal power plants around the world

Spanish mix optimizations for 2030, 2040 and 2050 applying Artificial Intelligence

28^th Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces)
Abstract, Poster, DOI: 10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.721, Albuquerque (USA), Sep 27 - 30, 2022.

Web app to estimate the performance of a 50 MW PTC power plant with 8 hours of thermal storage in different locations around the world

Web app for the integration of a thermal seawater desalination system, based on Multi-Effect Distillation technology with Thermal Vapor Compression (MED-TVC), into a high-temperature power cycle (air Brayton cycle) and high-temperature Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology, Central Receiver Solar (CRS) tower system.

A toolchain for building powerful multi-platform simulators of FMI-compliant models in an easy and convenient way.

Developed simulators:

• Small Parabolic Trough Field
• Thermal Energy Storage Tank
• Thermodynamic Properties of Solar Fluids
• Big Parabolic Trough Collector
• Heat Transfer Basics

Open source multi-platform software tool for optimization studies in FMI-compliant models applying genetic algorithms

Solar Power tower Integrated Layout and Optimization Tool (SolarPILOT) and library to access all capabilities seamlessly through Python (CoPylot), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (USA).

• Contribution: code to read SolarPILOT (spt) files and import them in CoPylot.

Charting components for Flutter Web, Victor Ramos / Fliper (Brazil).

• Contribution: linear, logarithm and time axes for charts.

A Modelica library for the simulation of thermodynamic systems, University of Liège (Belgium) and DTU Mechanical Engineering (Denmark).

• Contribution: improvements to the solar collector models.

Access to Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA) facilities. Collaboration for the experimental validation of a Modelica-based dynamic parabolic trough collector model, A. Desideri, R. Dickes, S. Quoilin / University of Liege (Belgium), 3 weeks, Jun 27 - Jul 8, 2016

Generation Knowledge Projects, Ministry of Science and Innovation, PID2021-126805OB-100, Work team member, budget: 145,200 €

Renewable Energy, Volume 149, pages 682-690, ISSN: 0960-1481. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.075, 2020.
JIF: 8.001 (2020),
Q1 - Energy & fuels (16/144, 86.40% percentile)

Experimental campaign to develop a new tracking strategy based on artificial intelligence and computer vision

Experimental campaign for the validation of small parabolic trough collector models

Experimental campaign to validate a steam generator model and the coupling of the elements of the AQUASOL plant

Experimental campaign for the validation of parabolic trough collector models

Experimental campaign for the validation of heat exchanger and molten salt thermal storage system models

European Researchers’ Night, open researchers, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission, Almería (Spain), September 29, 2023

SOL-préndete: Didáctica y divulgación de la energía solar térmica de concentración con nuevas tecnologías de realidad aumentada y virtual, 1º bachillerato science students, IES Sol de Portocarrero, Almería (Spain), June 16, 2023

SOL-préndete: Didáctica y divulgación de la energía solar térmica de concentración con nuevas tecnologías de realidad aumentada y virtual, 4º ESO science, humanities and social sciencie students, IES Cerro Milano, Almería (Spain), February 22, 2023

European Researchers’ Night, open researchers, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission, Almería (Spain), September 30, 2022

Foco Sur - Actualidad, Economía y Cultura de Almería, no 262, December 2019

European Researchers’ Night, open researchers, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission, Almería (Spain), September 27, 2019

European Researchers’ Night, open researchers, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission, Almería (Spain), September 28, 2018

European Researchers’ Night, open researchers, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission, Almería (Spain), September 29, 2017

European Researchers’ Night, open researchers, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission, Almería (Spain), September 30, 2016

• Participación de la PSA-CIEMAT en el CIES 2020 celebrado en Lisboa
• Software para optimización del mix eléctrico aplicando técnicas de inteligencia artificial
• Tesis doctoral del proyecto ENERPRO de un investigador de CIESOL, Centro mixto PSA-UAL
• Seis Premios Extraordinarios de Doctorado en la Plataforma Solar de Almería
• Finaliza con éxito el proyecto HYSOL

Montajes e Instalaciones, Year no 39, No 437, March 2009, pages 90-95, ISSN: 0210-184X

The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA), Subprogram 2: Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Website

Automatización y tecnologias de la información y comunicaciones (TICs) en la agricultura, University of Almería, February 10 - 12, 2016.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power & Energy Society, International program committee member

Strategic Research Line, Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, April 2021

Strategic Research Line, Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, April 2021

Fomento a la investigación científica en el marco del programa paraguayo para el desarrollo de la ciencia y tecnología (PROCIENCIA II). Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (CYTED), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Paraguay.

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy, Energies, Applied Thermal Engineering, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, etc.

Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPaces), International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology, European Control Conference (ECC), Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), International Conference on Mathematical Modelling (MATHMOD), etc.

Galardón en la categoría de Conocimiento Azul concedido a la la Unidad de Aplicaciones Solares Térmicas de la Plataforma Solar de Almería. Patrocinados por la Consejería de Sostenibilidad, Medio Ambiente y Economía Azul y cuentan con la colaboración del Museo de Almería, que depende de la Consejería de Turismo, Cultura y Deporte de la Junta de Andalucía, el Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI·MAR) y Cocom Media.
Viernes, 15 de diciembre de 2023, Museo de Almería.

Modeling of Two-Phase Flow Evaporators for Parabolic-Trough Solar Thermal Power Plants, University of Almería (UAL), J. Bonilla, Director: L.J. Yebra and S. Dormido

Contribuciones al modelado dinámico de procesos termoquímicos en instalaciones termosolares, National Distance Learning University (UNED), A. de la Calle, Director: L. Roca, J. Bonilla and S. Dormido

Control predictivo para satisfacer la demanda de agua en un invernadero mediante un sistema de desalación solar, II Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Hortícola - Automatización y TICs en Agricultura

Intercambio de Modelos entre Herramientas de Simulación con Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI), XXXIV Jornadas de Automática 2013, Comité Español de Automática (CEA)

Plataforma Solar de Almería, Energy Deparment, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Spain

University of Almería - Plataforma Solar de Almería agreement, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Spain

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 20 hours. Almería, September 18 - 21, 2023.

Dr. Eduardo Zarza, Plataforma Solar de Almería, 12 hours, May 15, 17, 18 and 23, 2023

IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), Webinar 11, Spain Section Chapter, PE31, 3 hours, May 19, 2022.

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 50 hours. Almería, October 4 - November 5, 2021.

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 5 hours. Almería, May 24 - 25, 2021.

Dr. Antonio Jesús Fernández (Universidad de Extremadura), Universidad of Almería, Online, course, 10 hours. Almería, May 26 - 28, 2020

Máster Unversitario en Energía Solar, Universidad of Almería, Almería, Presential, course, 5 hours, 16 de mayo de 2019.

Dr. Elías Fernández-Combarro Álvarez (Universidad de Oviedo), Universidad of Almería, Presential, course, 10 hours. Almería, October 1 - 2, 2019

Dr. Ramón Vilanova (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona), Universidad of Almería, Presential, course, 10 hours. Almería, November 14 - 15, 2018

Dr. Antonio Visioli (University of Brescia), Universidad of Almería, Presential, course, 10 hours. Almería, November 25 - 26, 2018

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 15 hours. Almería, October 16 - 20, 2017

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 12 hours. Almería, October 9 - 12, 2017

Parque Científico-Tecnológico de Almería (PITA), Presential, course, 5 hours. Almería, Oct 20, 2016

Wolfram Research, Universidad of Almería, Presential, course, 8 hours. Almería, May 16 - 17, 2016

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 12 hours. Almería, October 2 - 10, 2012

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 12 hours. Almería, June 25 - July 6, 2012

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, course, 10 hours. Almería, June 13 - 17, 2011

Centro Mixto UAL-PSA.CIEMAT, conducted by Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), Presential, seminar, 16 hours. Almería, December 1 - 2, 2009

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, CIEMAT in-company training, Online, course, 20 hours. Almería, November 23 - December 18, 2009

University of Almería, coducted by Prof. Dr. Manuel Berenguel Soria, Vicar (Almería), Presential, course, 25 hours. Vicar (Almería), July 13 - 16, 2009

Centro de Investigaciónes Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain, Almería, Online, course, 9.5 hours. Almería, October 27 - 31, 2008

University of Almería, conducted by Prof. Dr. Daniel E. Rivera, Arizona State University (EEUU), Almeria, Presential, course, 15 hours. Almeria, September 8 - 10, 2008

University of Almería, coducted by Prof. Dr. Manuel Berenguel Soria, Vicar (Almería), Pressential, course, 25 hours. Vicar (Almería), July 16 - 18, 2008

National Distance Learning University (UNED), coducted by Prof. Dr. Sebastián Dormido Bencomo, El Barco de Ávila (Ávila), Presential, course, 35 hours. El Barco de Ávila (Ávila), July 16 - 20, 2007

National Distance Learning University (UNED), Departamento de Informática y Automática, conducted by Prof. Dr. Peter Fritzson, Linköping University (Sweden), Madrid, Presential, course, 25 hours. Madrid, March 26 - 28, 2007

University of Almería, Enseñanzas propias, Almería, Presential, course, 40 hours. Almería, March 8 - 30, 2007

The Andalusian Government, Employment and technological development regional Ministry, Info-Studio Academy, Almería, occupational formation course, 400 hours. Almería, January 8 - May 3, 2004

International university of Andalusia, University of Almería, Almería, Presential, course, 30 hours. Almería, July 24 - 28, 2000

Pete Warden & Aakanksha Chowdhery. TensorFlow Mobile/Embedded Team, Google Brain, USA

Reza Zarghami, Ahad Mohammadi & Shahab Golshan. Process Design and Simulation Research Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran.

Related publications:

• A novel heat exchanger design method using a delayed rejection adaptive Metropolis Hasting algorithm

Sylvain Quoilin, Adriano Desideri & Rémi Dickes. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Liege, Belgium.

Related publications:

• Steady-state and dynamic validation of a parabolic trough collector model using the ThermoCycle Modelica library

Alberto de la Calle. Solar Energy System Group, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia.

Related publications:

• Optimal operation of solar thermal desalination systems coupled to double-effect absorption heat pumps
• Design and experimental validation of a computational effective dynamic thermal energy storage tank model
• Optimal operating conditions analysis for a multi-effect distillation plant according to energetic and exergetic criteria
• Optimal operating conditions analysis of a multi-effect distillation plant
• Study on shell-and-tube heat exchanger models with different degree of complexity for process simulation and control design
• Modelo dinámico de un recuperador de gases - sales fundidas para una planta termosolar híbrida de energías renovables
• Dynamic modeling and simulation of a double-effect absorption heat pump
• Predictive control applied to a solar desalination plant connected to a greenhouse with daily variation of irrigation water demand

François E. Cellier. Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Related publications:

• Switching moving boundary models for two-phase flow evaporators and condensers
• Object-oriented library of switching moving boundary models for two-phase flow evaporators and condensers
• Object-oriented modeling of switching moving boundary models for two-phase flow evaporators

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía, July 2015

University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations, Effective Operational Proficiency Level, General English, Level C1 of CEFR. Grade: C, Score: 69/100, June 2010

Andalusian Entrepreneur Network Foundation (CEA), financed by the Andalusian Government and the European Social Fund, online course, 50 hours. Almería, July 2 - 17, 2010

University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations, Vantage Level, General English, Level B2 of CEFR (The Common European Framework of Reference). Grade: B, Score: 75/100, June 2009