Àlex Alonso

Senior Associate @ Aurora Energy Research

About

Now working at Aurora Energy Research, providing critical analytics to major stakeholders in the Iberian electricity market Bachelor (BsC) in Energy Engineering - Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Ranked 1st in class. Master (MEng) of Energy Systems at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign PhD in Electrical Engineering - Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) I worked in auditing buildings to issue energy certificates, and I have also designed PV and HVAC facilities for residential and commercial buildings. I conducted research in academia as a doctorate student, particularly on the optimal design and management of microgrids under uncertainty. Co-authored 5 papers in the topic, and obtained the PhD in July 2023. I consider among my best traits my diligence and having an inquiring mind. I understand that lifelong learning is fundamental throughout my professional career. I firmly believe that the renewable energy sector is key to our present and our future, and my dream is to bring and develop my knowledge in it.

Country

Spain

City

Madrid

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

R, AutoCAD, Python, Ingeniería de proyectos, Mejora continua, Capacidad de análisis, Gestión de proyectos, Investigación, Energías renovables, Análisis de datos, Auditorías, Planificación estratégica, Análisis financiero, Inteligencia empresarial, Elaboración de modelos financieros, Ingeniería, I+D, Introducción de datos, Administración de las tecnologías de la información, Normas ISO

Experience

Senior Associate

Aurora Energy Research

2024-8 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Advisory Associate

Aurora Energy Research

2023-7 - 2024-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España

PhD Researcher

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

2020-2 - 2023-8 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Thesis title: Contribution to Optimal Microgrid Design and Management in Uncertain and Regulated Environments. Tasks performed: - Optimization models for microgrid feasibility analysis - Uncertainty analysis of renewable energy output, energy consumption and electricity market prices. - Development of Optimal Power Flow models to evaluate the integration of distributed generation systems in the electrical grid. - Study of regulation and policy in the energy sector, and measurement of its historical impact - Authored / co-authored +5 papers in the topic in journals such as Applied Energy, Energies, and Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Project Manager

SolarProfit

2019-3 - 2020-2 · 1 yr

Llinars del Vallès

Design of solar PV (photovoltaic) and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) facilities in dwellings. Involved in several stages of the project management and the construction management. Design of facilities including energy storage (batteries). Supervision of the customer service

Research assistant

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

2017-9 - 2017-12 · 4 mos

Barcelona Area, Spain

Study of the deployment of fuel cells in public transport vehicles. Optimization of the batteries' lifespan by means of a support consisting of supercapacitors.

Technical Engineer - Simulation Department

JG Ingenieros S.A.

2016-2 - 2017-1 · 1 yr

Barcelona Area, Spain

Energy modelling of buildings, in order to audit the consumption and certifying the sustainability of the buildings. Experience in LEED, BREEAM and spanish certificates. Acoustic and lighting modelling of buildings, in order to comply with the spanish construction law, using software like AutoCAD, CYPE, HULC and DIALux, among others. Load estimating and HVAC sizing with the software HAP by Carrier.

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

2021-8 - 2022-6 · 11 mos

Research stay coursing subjects from the Masters of Engineering in Energy Systems at University of Illinois (US)

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Maths and Statistics

2017 - 2019 · 2 yrs

UPC-UB interuniversity master's degree in Statistics and Operational Research. Subjects regarding statistical inference, generalised lineal models, clustering and classification algorithms, Monte Carlo and queing theory simulations and linear and integer programming algorithms, among others. Finished with average grade: 9.3 out of 10

AGH University of Krakow

2018 - 2018

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Ingeniería eléctrica y electrónica

2013 - 2017 · 4 yrs

Ranked 1st in class with average grade 9.0 out of 10. Bachelor coursed in former Universitary School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona (EUETIB), now Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE). Subjects regarding generation, transportation and distribution of electrical energy, renewable and non-renewable power plants, electric market operation, trends in energy storage and energy auditing, among others.