The Jury of the Scientific Article of the Term Award of the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ETSi), after due deliberation taking into account criteria based on various bibliometric indicators, unanimously decides to award the Scientific Article of the Term Award of the ETSi: July-September 2022 to the following work:

“Renewable medium-small projects in Spain: Past and present of microgrid development”
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 165, September 2022, 112622.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112622
Authors: Gracia María Cabello González, Sergio Jesús Navas Herrera, Irene Matilde Vázquez Trujillos, Jose Alfredo Iranzo Paricio, Francisco Javier Pino Lucena.

ETSi award for the scientific article “Renewable medium-small projects in Spain: Past and present of microgrid development”

This article reviews ongoing research studies and pilot projects on microgrids in Spain, highlighting the main lines of research being addressed (the technologies used, control methods, and operational challenges). Several smart grids at the national level have been studied and compared, revealing that photovoltaics and wind power are the preferred energy generation technologies in Spain due to their current performance and commercial availability. Although batteries are the most widespread energy storage system, green hydrogen has a strong presence, appearing in a third of Spanish smart grids. Traditional control strategies are being replaced by advanced ones such as MPC and fuzzy logic due to their greater efficiency.

Through this article, the reader will gain a clear understanding of the potential for the penetration of renewable energies in the form of smart grids in Spain, through the study of the equipment involved in the contribution of the different installations and the main control strategies implemented, in a comparative analysis of the key aspects of this emerging technology.

Jury for the Scientific Article Award

After evaluating the articles submitted for the Prize, the members of the Jury exchanged opinions and agreed to value the high quality of all the publications.

The Jury for the Scientific Article Award of the Term of the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ETSi): April-June 2022, composed of Mr. Emilio Freire Macías, as President, acting as Members Mr. Alfonso Miguel Gañán Calvo, Ms. Juana María Mayo Núñez, Ms. Consuelo Arahal Junco, Ms. Lourdes García Rodríguez, and Mr. Alejandro Carballar Rincón. Mr. Alejandro Carballar Rincón acts as Secretary.