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Researcher at the University of Coimbra in the Energy for Sustainability initiative and INESCC, he holds a PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems from MIT Portugal/University of Coimbra, a MSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Coimbra and a MBA from Porto Business School. He is also an Invited Professor in the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and in the Mechanical Engineering Department of University of Aveiro. His research interests are in the areas of energy economics, energy markets and sustainable energy systems. He is author of articles in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences, and also a founding member of the Portuguese Association for Energy Economics. He is the Development Manager of Trustenergy (a joint venture between Engie and Marubeni). With experience in the energy generation industry, he developed knowledge in the areas of management, project development, construction, commissioning, production and maintenance.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Carvalho Figueiredo

Citation names

  • Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F315-6545-0C97
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3780-3379

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2011 - 2017
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Sistemas de Energia Sustentáveis - MIT Portugal (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"ELECTRICITY MARKET INTEGRATION AND SPOT PRICE CONVERGENCE IN A CONTEXT OF HIGH PENETRATION OF RENEWABLES" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 APDL
2001 - 2002
Concluded
 MBA executivo (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/04 - 2015/04 Visiting Researcher (Research) London Business School, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2017/09 - 2017/12 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07/01 - Current Technical Support & Development Manager Trustenergy, Portugal
2011/03/04 - 2019/06/30 Operations Manager Elecgas SA - CCGT Pego, Portugal
2008/03/04 - 2011/03/10 Technical Manager Elecgas SA - CCGT Pego, Portugal
2007/03/01 - 2008/03/04 Project Engineer Manager International Power - CCGT Pego, United Kingdom
1999/12/01 - 2007/03/01 Mechanical Engineering Manager Portugen Energia SA - CCGT Tapada do Outeiro, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/07/01 - 2023/12/31 Corporate Power Purchase Agreements: a risk portfolio assessment
PPA-risk
Principal investigator
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
 Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra
Concluded
2022/04/01 - 2022/11/30 The future of corporate PPAs in Portugal: An exploratory study
CorpPPA
Principal investigator
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
 Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra
Concluded
2022/02/01 - 2022/07/31 REStoZero: Tackling uncertainties of investment in renewable energy
REStoZero
Post-doc
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Economia e Gestão
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra
UID/Multi/00308/2019
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/04 - 2018/02 Study of the Impacts of Renewable Electricity Sector in the Portuguese Economy
EDP FER
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
EDP
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Renewables Optimization in Energy-Only Markets". In Analysis of Energy Systems, edited by Blanco, Vincenzo, 149-169. CRC Press, 2017.
    Published • 10.1201/9781315154930-7
  2. Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Renewables optimization in an energy only market". In Analysis of Energy Systems: Management, Planning and Policy, 30-45. USA, United States: CRC Press - Taylor and Francis Groups, 2017.
    Published
  3. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Explanatory variables on south-west spot electricity markets integration". In Assessment methodologies: energy, mobility and other real world application, edited by Pedro Godinho; Joana Dias, 65-88. Coimbra, Portugal: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2015.
    Published • 10.14195/978-989-26-1039-9_3
Conference abstract
  1. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Pereira da Silva, Patricia. "Volatility of the Merit-order effect: an update on solar and wind power in Iberia". Paper presented in International Conference on Modelling and Managing Energy Risks, Modena, 2024.
    Published
  2. Bissiri, Mounirah; Pedro Moura; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "How can residential demand in low electricity access countries be 100% met by 2030? A case study of Burkina Faso". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL'21) / 8-10 Nov. 2021 or Spring 2022, Toulouse, 2021.
Conference paper
  1. Bissiri, Mounirah; Pereira da Silva, Patricia; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Moura, Pedro S.. Corresponding author: Bissiri, Mounirah. "Scaling up renewable energy in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire: Which role for the governance and market regulatory frameworks?". Paper presented in 7th APEEN Annual Conference (EEIC), Lisbon, 2023.
  2. Francisco Simões; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Marta Lopes; Pereira da Silva, Patricia. "Corporate Power Purchase Contracts: Business Drivers and Barriers". Paper presented in 18th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, 2023.
  3. Andrews Danquah; Cerqueira, Pedro A.; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Risk Management in Renewable Power Purchase Agreements: An Overview". Paper presented in International Conference on Economics and Business Roads to Sustainability, Coimbra, 2023.
  4. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Electricity market and the renewables transition". Coimbra, 2023.
  5. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Interconnection congestion determinants - the Iberian case". Paper presented in 4th energy for sustainability international conference - designing a sustainable future, Turin, 2019.
  6. Bissiri, Mounirah; Pedro Moura; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "A spatial electrification model for universal access to electricity in Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire". Paper presented in 4th EfS International Conference on "Designing a sustainable future", Turin, 2019.
  7. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "A geospatial approach towards defining electrification pathways in West Africa". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Energy and Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics, Guimarães, 2019.
  8. Bissiri, Mounirah; Pedro Moura; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "A cost-optimal analysis for universal access to electricity in two West African countries". Paper presented in INFER & CEBER Workshop on Economic Development Thinking the Environment, Coimbra, 2019.
  9. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Interconnection congestion determinants: the Iberian case". Paper presented in INFER - Economic Development thinking the Environment, Coimbra, 2019.
  10. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "Interconnection congestion determinants: the Iberian case". Paper presented in 2nd Conference on Econometrics for Environment, Nador, 2018.
    Published
  11. Henriques, Carla; Pereira da Silva, Patricia; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "A proposal for assessing the efficiency of wind power systems in Europe: A generalized directional distance function approach.". Paper presented in 3rd AIEE Energy Symposium, Current and Future Challenges to Energy Security, Milão, 2018.
    Published
  12. Bissiri, Amadou Mounirah M.; Reis, Inês F. G.; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Elasticities of space and water heating consumption amid energy poverty: a case study of the UK and Germany". Paper presented in 3rd APEEN & 5th ME3 Managing Resources and Waste: Challenges for Energy and Environmental Economics beyond 2030, Braga, 2018.
    Published
  13. Gwerder, Yvonne Vogt; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "To what extent do market and regulatory factors affect investments in smart grid projects in Europe?". Paper presented in 3rd APEEN & 5th ME3 Managing Resources and Waste: Challenges for Energy and Environmental Economics beyond 2030, Braga, 2018.
    Published
  14. Henriques, Carla; Pereira da Silva, Patricia; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Assessment of Wind Power Systems in Europe: A DEA Approach.". Paper presented in EURO Working Group on Operational Research for Development (EWG-ORD) 2018 Workshop ¿ OR for Sustainable Development: Establishing Policy and Measuring Goal Attainment, 2018.
    Published
  15. Gwerder, Y. G.; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "To what extent do regulatory and market influence affect smart grid investment in Europe?"". Paper presented in APEEN & ME3 Conference., Braga, Portugal., 2018.
    Published
  16. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Wind Power “Merit-order Effect” in Iberia". Paper presented in 12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, 2017.
    Published
  17. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "Market Splitting and the Swedish electricity market". Paper presented in 4th Meeting on Energy and Environmental Economics, Aveiro, 2017.
    Published
  18. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; da Silva, Patricia Pereira; Bunn, Derek. "Weather and market specificities in the regional transmission of renewable energy price effects". Paper presented in 3rd Energy for Sustainability International Conference - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future, Funchal, 2017.
    Published
  19. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Amorim, F.. "Renewables "merit-order effect" in Iberia". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Energy and Environment: bringing together Enginering and Economics.Porto, Portugal,, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  20. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Renewables Electricity Market Integration: where is the "Missing Money"?". Paper presented in 3rd Meeting on Energy and Environmental Economics, Aveiro, 2016.
    Published
  21. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; da Silva, Patricia Pereira; Cerqueira, Pedro. "Market Splitting and the Swedish electricity market". 2016.
    10.1109/eem.2016.7521189
  22. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Price Coupling of Regions: What changed in Western Europe?". Paper presented in Energy Economics Iberian Conference, EEIC 2016, Lisbon, 2016.
    Published
  23. Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Moreno, Blanca; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Carbon Emission Prices and Stock Market Returns of Spanish Power Industry". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting on Energy and Environmental Economics, Aveiro, 2015.
    Published
  24. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "It is windy in Denmark: does market integration suffer?". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Energy and Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics, Guimarães, 2015.
    Published
  25. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "Wind generation influence on market splitting in Iberia". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability Conference - EfS 2015, Coimbra, 2015.
    Published
  26. Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Moreno, B.; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Analysing The Effect Of Carbon Prices On Electricity Stock Market Returns Through A Cointegrated VECM". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability Conference - EfS 2015, Coimbra, 2015.
    Published
  27. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "Wind Generation Influence on Market Splitting: The Iberian Spot Electricity Market". Paper presented in 12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKET, Lisbon, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/EEM.2015.7216649
  28. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "The Renewables Influence on Market Splitting: the Iberian Spot Electricity Market". Paper presented in 14th IAEE European Energy Conference - Sustainable Energy Policy and Strategies for Europe, Rome, 2014.
    Published
  29. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "Explanatory Variables on South-West Spot Electricity Markets Integration". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Energy & Environment: bringing together Economics and Engineering, Porto, 2013.
    Published
  30. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "Integration of Central West Europe spot electricity markets: An update". Paper presented in 2013 10th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM 2013), Stockholm, 2013.
    Published • 10.1109/EEM.2013.6607299
  31. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Explanatory Variables on Central-West Spot Electricity Markets Integration". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2013 - Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2013.
    Published
  32. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "Integration of South-West Europe Spot Electricity Markets: An Update". Paper presented in 12th IAEE European Energy Conference - " Energy challenge and environmental sustainability ", Venice, 2012.
    Published
  33. Dario Ruffa; Eduardo Maia; José António Ribeiro Gonçalves; Marco Coelho; Mohsen Bandar Abadi; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Miguel, Pedro; Rodrigo Miguel; António Manuel de Oliveira Gomes Martins. "Energy Efficiency and Market Transformation policies: an appraisal based on case studies". Paper presented in International Workshop on Energy Efficiency for a More Sustainable World, São Miguel, 2012.
    Published
  34. Oliveira, G.; Coelho, N.; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida da Geração de Electricidade da Central de Ciclo Combinado do Pego". Paper presented in 6º Encontro Nacional do Colégio de Engenharia Mecânica, Coimbra, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. B Costa, Cleide; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. Corresponding author: B Costa, Cleide. "Pobreza energética em Angola: Desafios e oportunidades". Paper presented in II Conferência Científica Internacional da Uniluanda, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Bissiri, Mounirah; Pereira da Silva, Patricia; Moura, Pedro; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Are West Africa's policy, planning, and regulatory frameworks missing the harmonization piece of the power pooling-renewable energy puzzle?". Energy Policy 190 (2024): 114161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114161.
    Published • 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114161
  2. Bissiri, Mounirah; Moura, Pedro; Perez, Ricardo Cunha; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; da Silva, Patrícia Pereira. "Generation capacity expansion planning with spatially-resolved electricity demand and increasing variable renewable energy supply: Perspectives from power pooling in West Africa". Applied Energy 364 (2024): 123115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123115.
    10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123115
  3. Bissiri, Mounirah; Moura, Pedro; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Pereira da Silva, Patrícia. "A geospatial approach towards defining cost-optimal electrification pathways in West Africa". Energy 200 (2020): 117471. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117471.
    10.1016/j.energy.2020.117471
  4. Vogt Gwerder, Yvonne; Carvalho Figueiredo, Nuno; Pereira da Silva, Patricia. "Investing in Smart Grids: Assessing the Influence of Regulatory and Market Factors on Investment Level". The Energy Journal 40 4 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.5547/01956574.40.4.ygwe.
    10.5547/01956574.40.4.ygwe
  5. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "An econometric analysis of the drivers for residential heating consumption in the UK and Germany". Journal of Cleaner Production (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.178.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.178
  6. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da. "The “Merit-order effect” of wind and solar power: Volatility and determinants". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 102 (2019): 54-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.11.042.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rser.2018.11.042
  7. Soares, N.; Martins, A.G.; Carvalho, A.L.; Caldeira, C.; Du, C.; Castanheira, É.; Rodrigues, E.; et al. "The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 95 (2018): 171-193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.023.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.023
  8. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; da Silva, Patricia Pereira. "The price of wind power generation in Iberia and the merit-order effect". International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management Vol 15 (2018): 21-30. https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/sepm/article/view/1963.
    Published • 10.5278/ijsepm.2018.15.4
  9. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "It is windy in Denmark: Does market integration suffer?". Energy 115 (2016): 1385-1399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.038.
    Published • 10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.038
  10. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Bunn, Derek. "Weather and market specificities in the regional transmission of renewable energy price effects". Energy 114 (2016): 188-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.07.157.
    Published • 10.1016/j.energy.2016.07.157
  11. da Silva, Patricia Pereira; Moreno, Blanca; Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Firm-specific impacts of CO 2 prices on the stock market value of the Spanish power industry". Energy Policy 94 (2016): 492-501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.01.005.
    Published • 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.01.005
  12. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho; Silva, Patrícia Pereira da; Cerqueira, Pedro A.. "Evaluating the market splitting determinants: evidence from the Iberian spot electricity prices". Energy Policy 85 (2015): 218-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.06.013.
    Published • 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.06.013
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho. "Electricity market integration and spot price convergence in a context of high penetration of renewables". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/32025.
Activities

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/03 Beyond the efficiency contribution a decomposition analysis of electricity intensity in european union
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Frederico Perillo (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/12/19 Análise económico-financeira de um projeto de um parque eólico na região de Tomar
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bernardo Pena Mourão (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento, Portugal
2019/09/16 Planeamento de Energia Elétrica no Namibe (Angola): a inserção das energias renováveis na busca de um mix energético sustentável
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Isata Teixeira Lemba (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/12/17 Comparação de Indicadores Económico-Financeiros na Atratividade em Investimentos de Eficiência Energética e Energias Renováveis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bernardo Rufino de Almeida Leitão Neto (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento, Portugal
2018/11/13 Avaliação das Poupanças nas Emissões de CO2 Geradas pela Produção de Energia Renovável no Sistema Elétrico Português
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Júlia Diniz Gonçalves (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2017 Análise Económico-Financeira de um Projecto de Energia Fotovoltaica numa Grande Superfície
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Henrique Martins Dias (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento, Portugal
2017 Grau de Difusão do Biodiesel
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gonçalo do Casal Martins (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Economia Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015/09 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Economia de Energia Membro Fundador
1992 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017/09 - 2017/12 Energy Economics and Energy Markets - Utility Management (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2017 X Encontro Iniciativa EfS, Estudantes e Empresas, 2017 - Best Poster Award
Energy for Sustainability - Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal