Assistant Professor, Utrecht University

Biography

Luis is Assistant Professor in the Energy & Resources group of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable development of Utrecht University. His research areas include integrated spatial and energy planning, energy meteorology, renewable energies, spatiotemporal modelling, and geographic information systems. He is interested in wind power integration, energy communities and spatiotemporal models for renewable energies and renewable fuels. Before joining the Copernicus institute, he was conducting transdisciplinary work and leading international research projects in the energy field at research institutions in Austria, Belgium, and Germany. His collaboration network spans through most part of Europe and the Americas and a considerable part of his career has been devoted to projects addressing the energy transition of the global south. He is the scientific coordinator of the Horizon Europe Project WIMBY - Wind In My Backyard: Using holistic modelling tools to advance social awareness and engagement on large wind power installations in the EU