João P. S. Catalão
E-mails: catalao@ubi.pt and catalao@fe.up.pt
Google
Scholar Profile: http://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=bM0wV1sAAAAJ
Researcher
ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/I-3927-2012
Scopus
Author ID: http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=57204848031
ORCiD:
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2105-3051
Authenticus:
https://www.authenticus.pt/R-000-7AE
Degrees
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Habilitation for Full Professor ("Agregação"), unanimous approval,
University of Beira Interior, 10-2013
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PhD, unanimous approval, University of Beira Interior, 07-2007
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MSc, unanimous approval, Instituto Superior Técnico, 12-2003
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Licenciatura (5-year BSc), with honors, University of Beira Interior, 07-1998
Expertise
Topics
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Power System Operations and Planning
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Hydro-Thermal Scheduling and Wind/Price Forecasting
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Power System Economics and Electricity Markets
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Risk Analysis, Uncertainty and Stochastic Programming
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Renewable Energies and Demand-side Management
Affiliations
- IEEE
(Power &
Energy Society), Senior Member, since 09-2012
- Portuguese Council
of Engineers, Senior Member, since 11-2010
Involvement
in Projects (as Coordinator)
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Unlocking demand response potential with Next generation innovative
optimization Tools Empowering prosumers and Distribution grid benefits — UNiTED, Ref.
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029803, FCT-Portugal, from 06-2018 to 05-2021 (ongoing).
Principal Investigator
Funding:
€ 239.340,31
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Enhancing Smart GRIDS for Sustainability — ESGRIDS, Ref. POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016434,
COMPETE 2020-Portugal, from 01-2017 to 12-2019 (ongoing).
Coordinator
at C-MAST/UBI (WP4 Leader)
Funding:
€ 2.106.839,05
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Techno-Economic Optimization of Electric Generation Systems based on Renewable
Energies in the Iberian Electricity Market, Ref. ENE2013-48517-C2-1-R,
MINECO-Spain, from 06-2014
to 05-2017 (concluded successfully).
Coordinator
at UBI
Funding:
€ 31.000,00
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Smart and Sustainable Insular Electricity Grids Under Large-Scale Renewable
Integration — SINGULAR, Grant Agreement No: 309048, FP7-EU, from 12-2012 to 11-2015 (concluded
successfully).
Primary Coordinator
Funding:
€ 5.259.445,00
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Assessment of Risk and Uncertainty in Large-Scale Integration of Distributed
Generation and Demand-Side Management towards a Sustainable and Smart Grid,
Ref. PTDC/EEA-EEL/118519/2010, FCT-Portugal, from 02-2012 to 01-2015 (concluded
successfully).
Principal Investigator
Funding:
€ 133.000,00
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Weather Intelligence for Renewable Energies, Ref. WIRE, COST Action ES1002,
European Science Foundation, from 03-2011 to 11-2014 (concluded successfully).
Coordinator
at UBI
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Optimal Operations Planning of Hydro Energy Systems in Competitive Environment,
Ref. E-162/12, CRUP/MICINN-Spain, from 01-2012 to 12-2013 (concluded successfully).
Principal Investigator
Funding:
€ 10.000,00
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Optimal Scheduling and Offering Strategies for Power Producers considering a
Mixed Generation Portfolio, Uncertainty and Risk-Management, Ref. PTDC/EEA-EEL/110102/2009, FCT-Portugal, from 01-2011 to 12-2013 (concluded
successfully).
Principal Investigator
Funding:
€ 89.500,00
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Open Field Laboratory for Certification of Small Wind Generators, Ref.
555687/2010-4, CNPq/MCT-Brazil, from 10-2010 to 07-2013 (concluded successfully).
Coordinator
at UBI
Funding:
€ 152.290,00
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Intelligent Monitoring, Control and Security of Critical Infrastructure
Systems, Ref. IntelliCIS, COST Action IC0806, European Science Foundation, from
03-2011 to 05-2013 (concluded
successfully).
Coordinator
at UBI
Academic
Activities
Supervision of Visiting Scientists
(PhD holders who have scientific curricula of high merit, equivalent to
Assistant Professor) [1]
- Investigation on renewable
energy integration and emerging resources in electricity markets, Visiting
Scientist, Assist. Prof. eq. Dr. M. Shafie-khah, UBI, 08-2018 (concluded
successfully).
Supervision of post-doctoral
fellows [17]
- A multi-stage optimization
framework for energy management system considering demand response programs,
post-doctoral fellow, Dr. M.S. Javadi, INESC TEC, 05-2020 (expected conclusion
date).
- Demand response study
considering end-users’ behavior for a sustainable smart grid, post-doctoral
fellow, Dr. G.J. Osório, UBI, 01-2019 (concluded successfully).
- Optimization of grid
planning and operation based on new reconfiguration strategies to improve
reliability under smart grids development, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. S.F.
Santos, UBI, 01-2019 (concluded successfully).
- Investigation on energy
management systems and alternative converter interfaces to promote integration
of renewable generation systems, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. E.M.G. Rodrigues,
UBI, 07-2018 (concluded successfully).
- Coordination of existing
and emerging flexibility options for sustainable and integrated energy systems,
post-doctoral fellow, Dr. D.Z. Fitiwi, UBI, 01-2018 (concluded successfully).
- New business models in
demand side and related regulation changes on wholesale energy and reserve markets
equilibrium, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. M.Y. Damavandi, UBI, 07-2017 (concluded
successfully).
- Energy optimization under
demand response programs through advanced control techniques, post-doctoral
fellow, Dr. R. Godina, UBI, 07-2017 (concluded successfully).
- Biomass thermochemical
conversion technologies and derived fuels development, post-doctoral fellow,
Dr. L.J.R. Nunes, UBI, 02-2016 (concluded successfully).
- Competitive operation of
distribution networks containing renewables and energy storage systems,
post-doctoral fellow, Dr. A.W. Bizuayehu, UBI, 11-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Analysis of generation
flexibility thresholds and probabilistic model during wind power curtailments
in power systems, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. S.M. Martínez, UBI, 09-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Study of plug-in electric
vehicle – demand response aggregator’s behaviour in electricity markets,
post-doctoral fellow, Dr. M. Shafie-khah, UBI, 09-2015 (concluded successfully).
- New strategies of
renewable energies and storage systems to offer energy competitively in
electricity markets, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. A.A.S. de la Nieta, UBI, 07-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Optimal generation
scheduling in power systems with high integration of renewable power sources,
post-doctoral fellow, Dr. J.M. Lujano-Rojas, UBI, 01-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Mitigation of
non-dispatchable source variations with controllable loads, smart
self-scheduling and demand response strategies, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. O.
Erdinc, UBI, 01-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Control strategies for the
stable operation of distributed generation units in smart grids, post-doctoral
fellow, Dr. E. Pouresmaeil, UBI, 01-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Robust control and
optimization of distributed generation based smart micro-grids, post-doctoral
fellow, Dr. S.R. Mohanty, UBI and Cie3-IST, 10-2012 (concluded
successfully).
- Study of grid-connected
wind energy conversion systems considering new power converters and new control
strategies, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. R. Melício, UBI and Cie3-IST, 03-2012 (concluded
successfully).
Supervision of theses [66]
PhD [21]
- Using blockchain to enable
transactive energy markets, PhD, M.B. Gough, FEUP, 07-2022 (expected conclusion
date).
- Developing demand response
tools in the multi-energy systems environment, PhD, M.V. Ghavidel, FEUP,
07-2022 (expected conclusion date).
- Cloud-based
decentralized demand response using optimal prosumer scheduling, PhD, M.
Lotfi, FEUP, 07-2021 (expected conclusion date).
- The
importance of cross-border tertiary balance reserves in electrical systems with
high renewable integration, PhD, P.M.S. Frade, IST, 06-2020 (expected
conclusion date).
- A control technique for
the large-scale integration of distributed generation into the power grids,
PhD, M. Mehrasa, UBI, 06-2019 (concluded successfully).
- Investigation
on electricity market designs enabling demand response and wind generation,
PhD, N. Hajibandeh, UBI, 06-2019 (concluded successfully).
- Stochastic management
framework of distribution network systems featuring large-scale variable
renewable energy sources and flexibility options, PhD, M.R.M. Cruz, UBI,
06-2019 (concluded successfully).
- Optimal
demand response strategy in electricity markets through bilevel stochastic
short-term scheduling, PhD, S. Talari, UBI, 04-2019 (concluded
successfully).
- Planning of power
distribution systems with a high penetration of renewable energy sources using
stochastic optimization, PhD, S.F. Santos, UBI, 07-2017 (concluded
successfully).
- Sustainable distribution
network planning considering multi-energy systems and plug-in electric vehicles
parking lots, PhD, N. Neyestani, UBI, 10-2016 (concluded successfully).
- Modeling a cooperation
environment for flexibility enhancement in smart multi-energy industrial
systems, PhD, M.Y. Damavandi, UBI, 07-2016 (concluded successfully).
- Enhancing the efficiency
of electricity utilization through home energy management systems within the smart
grid framework, PhD, T.D.P. Mendes, UBI, 07-2016 (concluded successfully).
- Smart operation of
transformers for sustainable electric vehicles integration and model predictive
control for energy monitoring and management, PhD, R. Godina, UBI, 07-2016 (concluded
successfully).
- Reserve services provision
by demand side resources in systems with high renewables penetration using
stochastic optimization, PhD, N.G. Paterakis, UBI, 12-2015 (concluded
successfully).
- Energy storage systems and
grid code requirements for large-scale renewables integration in insular grids,
PhD, E.M.G. Rodrigues, UBI, 12-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Forecasting tools and
probabilistic scheduling approach incorporating renewables uncertainty for the
insular power systems industry, PhD, G.J. Osório, UBI, 07-2015 (concluded
successfully).
- Using biomass as an energy
alternative to the sustainability and competitiveness of Portuguese industry,
PhD, L.J.R. Nunes, UBI, 07-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Contribution of cable
losses in the investment analysis on efficient electrical equipment, PhD, J.A.
Lobão, UBI, 04-2015 (concluded successfully).
- Optimal scheduling and
offering strategies for hydro and wind power producers considering uncertainty
and risk, PhD, H.M.I. Pousinho, UBI, 12-2012 (concluded successfully).
- Lightning protection of
wind energy systems, PhD, R.B. Rodrigues, UBI, 01-2011 (concluded
successfully).
- Dynamic models of
grid-connected wind energy conversion systems, PhD, R. Melício, UBI, 07-2010 (concluded
successfully).
MSc [45]
Publications [783]
Total citations from Google Scholar: more than 10025
(h-index: 52; i10-index: 218).
Citations by others: more than 5710 from Scopus (h-index: 38) and more than 4625 from
Web of Science (h-index: 38).
Books
[5]
- L.J.R. Nunes, J.C.O.
Matias, J.P.S. Catalão, "Torrefaction of Biomass for Energy Applications: From
Fundamentals to Industrial Scale", ACADEMIC Press (ELSEVIER), London, UK, ISBN:
978-0-12-809462-4, November 2017.
- J.P.S. Catalão (ed.), Smart and Sustainable Power Systems: Operations, Planning
and Economics of Insular Electricity Grids, CRC Press (TAYLOR
& FRANCIS), Boca Raton, Florida, USA, ISBN: 978-1-4987-1212-5, June
2015.
- L.J.R. Nunes, J.C.O. Matias, J.P.S. Catalão, A Biomassa em Portugal: Fator de Competitividade e
Sustentabilidade (in Portuguese), SÍLABAS & DESAFIOS,
Faro, Portugal, ISBN: 978-989-99310-2-2, June 2015.
- J.P.S. Catalão (ed.), Proceedings of the 11th IASTED European Conference on
Power and Energy Systems, ACTA Press, Napoli, Italy, ISBN:
978-0-88986-924-0, June 2012.
- J.P.S. Catalão (ed.), Electric Power Systems: Advanced Forecasting Techniques
and Optimal Generation Scheduling, CRC Press (TAYLOR &
FRANCIS), Boca Raton, Florida, USA, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9394-4, March 2012.
Translated edition (Simplified Chinese), China
Machine Press, Beijing, China, ISBN: 978-7-111-42436-9, January 2014.
Book Chapters [38]
Articles in International Journals [305]
Articles in National Journals [9]
Papers in International Conference
Proceedings [394]
Papers in National Conference
Proceedings [18]
Technical Reports [14]
Other
Scientific Achievements
Theses
[2]
- J.P.S. Catalão, "New
methodologies for optimization of hydrothermal power systems" (in
Portuguese), PhD Thesis, UBI, December 2006.
- J.P.S. Catalão, "Short-term operational planning of hydroelectric
power systems" (in Portuguese), MSc Thesis, IST, December 2003.
Patents
[2]
Short Courses And Seminars [2]
- Organizer of the Seminar:
"The growing need to manage the wind power production" (in Portuguese), UBI, May 2009.
- Organizer of the Seminar:
"Challenges and
opportunities in the energy sector in Portugal" (in Portuguese), UBI, May
2009.
Keynote And Invited Lectures [12]
- Plenary Speaker,
"Topic TBD", UPEC 2020 — 55th International Universities Power
Engineering Conference (technically co-sponsored by IEEE), Torino,
Italy, 2020.
- Keynote Lecture,
"Decarbonisation of energy systems on geographical islands", AUPEC 2019 — 29th Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (technically
co-sponsored by IEEE), Fiji, November 2019.
- Invited Lecture,
"Towards a greener and smart grid: Insular grids perspective using novel
tools", UPEC 2016 — 51st International Universities' Power Engineering Conference
(technically co-sponsored by IEEE), Coimbra, Portugal, September 2016.
- Invited Lecture,
"Integration of renewable generation in isolated systems”, in Risk
Management in Power Systems: from Theory to Practice Course of EES-UETP — Electric Energy Systems University-Enterprise
Training Partnership, Porto, Portugal, June 2016.
- Keynote Lecture,
"Optimal operation and planning of insular power systems towards a
sustainable and smart grid", SEGE’15 — IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid
Engineering, Oshawa, Canada, August 2015.
- Keynote Lecture,
"Maximizing renewable energy sources penetration in European
islands", PowerEng 2015 — 5th International Conference on Power
Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (technically co-sponsored by IEEE),
Riga, Latvia, May 2015.
- Keynote Lecture,
"Smart and sustainable insular electricity grids: from forecasting to
operations and planning", ICREPQ´15 — International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power
Quality, La Coruña, Spain, March 2015.
- Invited Lecture,
"Large-scale integration of renewable energy in island grids” (in Portuguese), National Workshop of Electromechanical Engineering, Covilhã, Portugal,
February 2015.
- Keynote Lecture,
"Large-scale renewable integration on insular electricity grids",
AUPEC 2014 — 24th Australasian Universities Power Engineering
Conference (technically co-sponsored by IEEE), Perth, Australia,
September/October 2014.
- Keynote Lecture,
"Operating Spanish and Portuguese power grid with significant wind:
dynamics and control challenges”, 11th International Workshop on Large-Scale
Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, November 2012.
- Invited Lecture, "Research
in electric power systems for sustainability and competitiveness” (in Portuguese), Portuguese National Laboratory for Energy and Geology (LNEG), Lisbon,
Portugal, December 2010.
- Invited Lecture,
"Optimization in run-off river systems", 3rd International Workshop
on Hydro Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets, Oslo, Norway, June
2008.
Sessions Chair [22]
Technical Committees [1]
- IASTED Technical Committee
Member, Energy and Power Systems, period 2007-2012.
Theses Committees [92]
Awards and Recognitions [39]
Other
Contributions
Conferences Chair and Organizer [10]
- General
Co-Chair, SEST
2020 — 3rd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and
Technologies (technically co-sponsored by IEEE PES, IEEE IES and IEEE
IAS), Istanbul, Turkey, 2020.
Website: https://www.sest2020.org/
- Organizer of the Special
Session on “Data-Driven Operation of IoT-Enabled Microgrid”,
IECON 2019
— 45th IEEE Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society,
Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
- General Chair, SEST 2019
— 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies
(technically co-sponsored by IEEE PES, IEEE IES and IET),
Porto, Portugal, 2019.
- Organizer of the Special
Session on “Industrial Informatics Applications for Transportation
Electrification towards a Smarter Grid”, INDIN 2018
— 16th IEEE International Conference of Industrial Informatics, Porto,
Portugal, 2018.
- Technical
Chair, SEST 2018
— International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies
(technically co-sponsored by IEEE IES), Sevilla, Spain, 2018.
Proceedings available at: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8476665
- Track Co-Chair (Energy
Infrastructures and Batteries), AUTOMOTIVE 2017 — International
Conference of Electrical and Electronic Technologies for Automotive
(technically co-sponsored by IEEE), Torino, Italy, 2017.
- Track Chair (Sustainable
Development, Energy Harvesting and Storage), IEEE EmergiTech 2016
Conference, Mauritius, 2016.
- Organizing Committee
Chair, 3rd IGREENGrid-SiNGULAR-SuSTAINABLE Global Joint Conference (covering
energy storage, forecasting, generation curtailment, demand side management,
voltage control, scalability & replicability topics), Caparica, Portugal,
2015.
- Track Chair (Sustainable
Engineering, Energy and Environment; Power Electronics and Power Systems), IEEE
AFRICON 2013 Conference, Mauritius, 2013.
- General Chair, EuroPES
2012 — 11th IASTED European Conference on Power and Energy
Systems, Napoli, Italy, 2012.
Conference Committees [161]
Editorial Committees [31]
Refereeing
Research Centre reviews [1]
- Marine Renewable Energy
Ireland (MaREI) - The Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Marine Renewable Energy
Research
2019, 1 review
Project reviews [36]
- Research Council of Norway
2012, 2 reviews; 2010, 2
reviews; 2008, 2 reviews
- Research Grant Council of
Hong Kong
2013, 1 review; 2011, 2
reviews
- American University of
Beirut, Lebanon
2013, 1 review
- FCT/CAPES
2015, 2 reviews
- United Arab Emirates
University
2016, 1 review
- FCT-China
2016, 1 review
- Croatian Science Foundation
2017, 1 review; 2012, 1
review
- Research Foundation
Flanders
2017, 1 review
- Czech Science Foundation
2017, 1 review
- Chilean National
Commission for Scientific and Technological Research
2017, 1 review
- Estonian Research Council
2019, 7 reviews; 2018, 3
reviews; 2017, 1 review; 2016, 3 review; 2015, 2 reviews
- Israeli Ministry of
Science and Technology
2018, 1 review
Book reviews [4]
- IET
2016, 1 review
- Springer
2016, 1 review
- Elsevier
2016, 1 review
- Wiley-IEEE Press
2011, 1 review
Award reviews [10]
- International Basil
Papadias Award
2017, 3 reviews; 2015, 3
reviews; 2011, 3 reviews; 2009, 1 review
Journal reviews [555] 112 Journals
Conference reviews [875] 205 Conferences
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