Researchers
Dr. Marcos Lafoz Pastor

Researcher

Dr. Marcos Lafoz Pastor

Received the Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering in 2005 from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. He was researcher at the Center of Studies and Experimentation of Public Works (CEDEX) until 2008 when he joined CIEMAT. Currently he is the responsible person of the Unit of Electric Power Systems. Additionally he is Assistant Lecturer at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. His expertise comprises advance control of power electronics, electric drives, technologies and integration of energy storage and ocean energy.

Dr. Marcos Blanco

Researcher

Dr. Marcos Blanco

Received the M.E. degree in industrial engineering, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering and the Ph. D. degree in electrical engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, in 2007, 2008 and 2016 respectively. Since 2008, he has been working as a research engineer in CIEMAT. His areas of expertise are ocean-wave energy generation, power electronics and electric drives simulation, design and implementation and DPS-based control development.

Gustavo Navarro

Researcher

Gustavo Navarro

Received the degree in Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, in 2008. Since 2008 he has been working as a research engineer in the Group at Spanish National Research Centre on Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT). His topics of interest are electrical drives and energy storage systems. His areas of expertise are hardware design and power electronics.

Jorge Torres Miranda

Researcher

Jorge Torres Miranda

Received the Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2016 and 2013 from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain. Currently he is doing his Ph.D studies at CIEMAT. His expertise is the mechanical and thermal design of electrical machines by means of finite elements method (FEM)

Carlos Gallo

Researcher

Carlos Gallo

FP Dual. Technical training in laboratory techniques: Electronics, electric systems, instrumentation and control.

Jorge Nájera

Researcher

Jorge Nájera

Received the Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 2015 from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where he is currently doing his Ph.D. studies. His topics of interest are energy storage systems, and integration of non-conventional energy sources in the grid. His areas of expertise are lithium-ion battery ageing mechanisms, and electric vehicle integration in the electric power system.

Miguel Santos

Researcher

Miguel Santos

Industrial Engineer, with an MSc in Offshore Renewable Energy, dedicated to Ocean Energy. His MSc thesis focused on the experimental testing of the hydrodynamics of a scaled floating offshore wind concept. He is an expert in analytical modelling of wave energy converters and the techno-economic assessments of both tidal and wave energy devices. Additionally, Miguel has 4 years of experience in project management, coordinating and working in the design, manufacturing and testing of a full-scale Wave Energy Converter.