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Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Doctorate Researcher, Project Manager and Chemical Engineer at ISQ – Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade and an integrated member of CERENA – Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente (integrated within the Energy Group). He finished his PhD on Sustainable Energy Systems in Instituto Superior Técnico in 2023. Castro Oliveira has working experience in research & development projects in the areas of energy efficiency, waste heat recovery, process integration, water-energy nexus and simulation and optimisation model development. He had created a computational tool designated ThermWatt (intellectual property of ISQ), developed in the Modelica and Python languages, which has been in development since 2019. This tool has been used since for the further development of a specialized and innovative Engineering service. He also developed the concept of Water and Energy Integration Systems (WEIS). Castro Oliveira is also the author of several scientific publications and had participated in several scientific conferences. He had also supervised several MSc students. His personal and professional course may be exploited in his personal website: https://sustainable-future.webnode.pt.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel Castro Oliveira

Citation names

  • Miguel Castro Oliveira
  • Miguel C. Oliveira
  • Miguel Oliveira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
231E-337A-004C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3649-8838
Google Scholar ID
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Researcher Id
AAW-4556-2020
Scopus Author Id
57207407907

Email addresses

  • miguelmcoliveira@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • dmoliveira@isq.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French
Education
Degree Classification
2020 - 2023
Concluded
 Sustainable Energy Systems (Doctoral Program) (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/09/12 - 2018/11/30
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Integrated Master degree) (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/12 - Current Doctorate Researcher | Engineer | Project Manager Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2023/12 - Current Doctorate Researcher | Engineer | Integrated Member of the Scientific Council Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2020/04 - 2023/12 Researcher | PhD Student | Engineer Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2020/04 - 2023/12 Researcher | PhD Student | Engineer Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2021/02 - 2023/06 Editor Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2018/12 - 2020/03 Researcher | Engineer Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/11 Curricular Intern | Researcher Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2024 - Current ATE - Aliança para a Transição Energética
ATE
Investigador
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Ongoing
2024 - Current H2tALENT - Alentejo Green Hydrogen Valley delivering integrated full-chain sustainable hydrogen ecosystem with technical, economic, social and environmental benefits and superior upscaling/replicability
H2tALENT
Researcher
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Ongoing
2023 - Current GreenH2Atlantic - A 100 MW flexible green hydrogen production process sourcing hybrid renewable energy and supplying green hydrogen to multiple end-uses
GreenH2Atlantic
Researcher
Ongoing
2023 - Current BIOMAC - European Sustainable BIObased nanoMAterials Community
BIOMAC
Researcher
Ongoing
2023 - Current PRODUTECH R3 - Recuperação-Resiliência-Reindustrialização
PRODUTECH R3
Researcher
Ongoing
2023 - Current M-ECO2: Cluster industrial para a produção de biocombustíveis avançados
M-ECO2
Researcher
2022 - Current SMEnergy - Energy Footprint management for SMEs
SMEnergy
Ongoing
2019 - Current ThermWatt - Computational tool & Engineering service for integrated water, energy and waste management
ThermWatt
Researcher
Ongoing
2023 - 2024 ECP - EcoCerâmica e Cristalaria de Portugal
ECP
Researcher
2020 - 2023 PRODUTECH 4 S&C: PRODUTECH SUSTENTÁVEL & CIRCULAR
PRODUTECH4S&C
Researcher
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Concluded
2020 - 2023 FERROVIA 4.0
FERROVIA4.0
Researcher
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Concluded
2020 - 2023 Open Sesame - Open Source Energy Storage Models
Open Sesame
Researcher
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Concluded
2018 - 2022 TRUST - Twinning for Industrial Sustainability
TRUST
Researcher
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Concluded
2018 - 2021 EcoTermIP - Promoção da Ecoeficiência dos Processos Térmicos para a Competitividade e Sustentabilidade da Indústria Portuguesa
EcoTermIP
Researcher
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Concluded
2016 - 2019 WaterWatt - Improvement of energy efficiency in industrial water circuits using gamification for online self-assessment, benchmarking and economic decision support
WaterWatt
Researcher
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Rita Castro Oliveira; Henrique A. Matos. "Dynamic simulation and optimisation of water and energy consumption in a ceramic plant: Application of the customised ThermWatt computational tool". 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-28824-1.50397-5
  2. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Henrique A. Matos. "Simultaneous optimisation of energy recovery and water recirculation in a ceramic plant". 2785-2790. Elsevier, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-15274-0.50443-1
  3. Miguel Castro Oliveira. "Modelling of Heat-Driven Water Treatment Systems: Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) model in Modelica". 397-402. Elsevier, 2022.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-95879-0.50067-9
  4. Miguel Castro Oliveira. "Assessment of energy efficiency improvement in ceramic industry through waste heat recovery modelling". 1653-1658. Elsevier, 2021.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-88506-5.50256-4
Conference abstract
  1. Monteiro, Helena; Miguel C. Oliveira; Muriel Iten. "Assessing waste heat recovery potential in a Portuguese structural ceramic industry". Paper presented in GEET'19 - Green Energy and Environmental Technology, Paris, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Rita Castro Oliveira; Henrique A. Matos. "Optimisation model for a closed-loop industrial water-energy system within a ceramic industry plant". 2024.
    10.5281/ZENODO.13119416
  2. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Ulisses Fernandes. "Modelling of a Solar Thermal Energy System for Energy Efficiency Improvement in a Ceramic Plant". Paper presented in World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) 2020, Lisbon, 2021.
    Published
  3. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Helena Monteiro; Muriel Iten; Pedro Prieto. "Technical and economical assessment of waste heat recovery on a ceramic industry". Paper presented in WASTES – Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III, Costa da Caparica, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Oliveira, Rita Castro; Matos, Henrique A.. "Dynamic simulation and optimisation of water and energy consumption in a ceramic plant: Application of the customised ThermWatt computational tool". Paper presented in 34th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering / 15th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (ESCAPE34-PSE24), 2024.
  2. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Matos, Henrique A.. "Simultaneous optimisation of energy recovery and water recirculation in a ceramic plant". Paper presented in 33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE33), 2023.
  3. Miguel Castro Oliveira. "Simultaneous Water and Energy Use Improvement in Process Industry". Paper presented in Instituto Superior Técnico PhD Open Days 2022 - 8th edition, 2022.
  4. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Matos, Henrique A.. "Assessment of energy efficiency improvement in ceramic industry through waste heat recovery modelling". Paper presented in 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE32), 2022.
  5. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Matos, Henrique A.. "Assessment of energy efficiency improvement in ceramic industry through waste heat recovery modelling". Paper presented in 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE31), 2021.
Journal article
  1. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Henrique A. Matos. "Sustainability and Strategic Assessment of Water and Energy Integration Systems: Case Studies of the Process Industry in Portugal". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010195.
    10.3390/en17010195
  2. Stavros Gennitsaris; Miguel Castro Oliveira; George Vris; Antonis Bofilios; Theodora Ntinou; Ana Rita Frutuoso; Catarina Queiroga; et al. "Energy Efficiency Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Current Situation, Case Studies and Best Practices". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043727.
    10.3390/su15043727
  3. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Henrique A. Matos. "Simulation and assessment of an integrated thermal processes and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system with Modelica". Energy Reports (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.268.
    10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.268
  4. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Henrique A. Matos. "Review of Thermochemical Technologies for Water and Energy Integration Systems: Energy Storage and Recovery". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/12/7506.
    10.3390/su14127506
  5. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Henrique A. Matos. "Review on Water and Energy Integration in Process Industry: Water-Heat Nexus". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/13/7954.
    10.3390/su14137954
  6. Castro Oliveira, Miguel; Vieira, Susana M.; Iten, Muriel; Matos, Henrique A.. "Optimisation of Water-Energy Networks in Process Industry: Implementation of Non-Linear and Multi-Objective Models". Frontiers in Chemical Engineering 3 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2021.750411.
    Published • 10.3389/fceng.2021.750411
  7. Muriel Iten; Ulisses Fernandes; Miguel Castro Oliveira. "Framework to assess eco-efficiency improvement: Case study of a meat production industry". Energy Reports 7 (2021): 7134-7148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.09.120.
    10.1016/j.egyr.2021.09.120
  8. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Hussein Kazem; Muriel Iten; Marta Szabo; Abdul Salam K. Darwish. "Modelling of A Solar Thermal Energy System For Energy Efficiency Improvement In A Ceramic Plant". Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability 6 (2021): 31-31. https://doi.org/10.1051/rees/2021029.
    10.1051/rees/2021029
  9. Miguel Castro Oliveira; Muriel Iten; Pedro L. Cruz; Helena Monteiro. "Review on Energy Efficiency Progresses, Technologies and Strategies in the Ceramic Sector Focusing on Waste Heat Recovery". Energies (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/22/6096.
    10.3390/en13226096
  10. Miguel Castro Oliveira. "Modelling of industrial water circuits with a customised Modelica library". Applied Thermal Engineering (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114840.
    10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114840
  11. Oliveira, Miguel. "Water-Energy Nexus in Typical Industrial Water Circuits". Water (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11040699.
    10.3390/w11040699
  12. Oliveira, Miguel. "Water and Energy Efficiency Improvement of Steel Wire Manufacturing by Circuit Modelling and Optimisation". Energies (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12020223.
    10.3390/en12020223
  13. H. Monteiro; P.L. Cruz; M.C. Oliveira; M. Iten. "Technical and economical assessment of waste heat recovery on a ceramic industry". Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III (2019): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/33621598/.
    10.1201/9780429289798-83
Newspaper article
  1. Miguel Castro Oliveira. "Sustentabilidade, nexus água-energia e escassez de recursos", Público, 2023, Ciência, https://www.publico.pt/2023/11/28/ciencia/noticia/sustentabilidade-nexus-aguaenergia-escassez-recursos-2071500.
Online resource
  1. Stavros Gennitsaris; Elladios Christodoulou; Theodora Ntinou; Miguel Castro Oliveira; Veselin Tsvetkov; Juliane Keller; Vassilis Dedoussis; Stella Sofianopoulou; John Giannatsis. SMEnergy - Energy Footprint management for SMEs (ERASMUS+ Project) - Energy Footprint Management Training Course - Digital Book. 2024. https://www.smenergy-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SMEnergy_PR3.T2_Training_Content_Final_ENG.pdf.
  2. Miguel Castro Oliveira. ThermWatt - Computational tool & Engineering service for integrated water, energy and waste management. 2022. https://pq-ue.ani.pt/content/eventos/16523_pitch_miguel_c_oliveira.pdf.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Simulation and Optimisation of Water and Energy Integration Systems (WEIS): An Innovative Approach for Process Industries". 2023. https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13119500.
    10.5281/ZENODO.13119500
  2. "Simulation and Optimisation of Water and Energy Integration Systems (WEIS): An Innovative Approach for Process Industries". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2023. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/KwfdB28dqObhPEiL7RtB3VJ6YxviyXFEhWnt.
  3. "Optimization and Modelling of Industrial Water Circuits". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2018. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/meq/dissertacao/1409728525632167.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07 Optimisation model for a closed-loop industrial water-energy system within a ceramic industry plant 7th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management (WWEM-24)
2024/06 Dynamic simulation and optimisation of water and energy consumption in a ceramic plant: Application of the customised ThermWatt computational tool 34th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering / 15th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (ESCAPE34-PSE24)
2023/06 Simultaneous optimisation of energy recovery and water recirculation in a ceramic plant 33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE33)
2022/11 Simultaneous Water and Energy Use Improvement in Process Industry Instituto Superior Técnico PhD Open Days 2022 - 8th edition
2022/08 Simulation and assessment of an integrated thermal processes and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system with Modelica 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering (REEE 2022)
2022/07 An open-source tool for water, energy and waste management integrated assessment 6th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management (WWEM-22)
2022/07 Closing the loop through water and heat valorisation in industrial processes – A circular economy approach 6th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management (WWEM-22)
2022/06 Modelling of Heat-Driven Water Treatment Systems: Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) model in Modelica 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE32)
2021/07 Modelling of a solar thermal energy system for energy efficiency improvement in a ceramic plant World Renewable Energy Congress 2020 (WREC 2020)
2021/06 Assessment of energy efficiency improvement in ceramic industry through waste heat recovery modelling 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE31)
2019/09 Technical and economical assessment of waste heat recovery on a ceramic industry Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities 2019
2019/07 Assessing waste heat recovery potential in a Portuguese structural ceramic industry 2019 International Conference on Green Energy and Environmental Technology (GEET 2019)
2018/07 Optimisation of water and energy consumption in industrial water circuits. A case study 4th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management (WWEM-18)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02 - 2024/11 Modelling and Optimisation of Heat Recovery Systems (HRS) using the ThermWatt Computational Tool
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Modelação e simulação do sistema térmico de uma cadeira de biomassa no OpenModelica
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Development of open source simulation models of solar collector systems with thermal storage in phase change materials
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/02 - 2024/02 SMEnergy – 4th Trasnational Meeting (2024/02/15 - 2024/02/16)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2023/05 - 2023/05 SMEnergy – 3rd Transnational Meeting (2023/05/18 - 2023/05/19)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2022/09 - 2022/09 SMEnergy – 2nd Transnational Meeting (2022/09/15 - 2022/09/16)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2019/12 - 2019/12 Roadshow EcoTermIP: Ecoeficiência dos Processos Térmicos Industriais (2019/12/12 - 2019/12/12)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2019/11 - 2019/11 EcoTermIP Workshop Setorial - Indústria Cerâmica (2019/11)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2019/11 - 2019/11 EcoTermIP Workshop Setorial e Roadshow Temático - Indústria de Fabricação de Produtos à Base de Carne (2019/11 - 2019/11)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/01 WaterWatt Training Workshop - Avaliação da eficiência energética em circuitos de água industriais (Lisboa) (2019/01/24 - 2019/01/24)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/01 WaterWatt Training Workshop - Avaliação da eficiência energética em circuitos de água industriais (Porto) (2019/01/25 - 2019/01/25)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2018/05 - 2018/05 WaterWatt project Event - "Mobilização para a Eficiência Energética de Circuitos de água industriais", apresentação da "E3 Platform” (2018/05/24 - 2018/05/24)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/04/06 - 2022/04/06 Evento nacional de divulgação e brokerage da Parceria Clean Hydrogen for Europe
Other
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
2018/09/26 - 2018/09/26 Caminho da Inovação’18 – Expo & Networking
Other
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal