Hello my name is Diego

PhD candidate (thesis completed), Energy Systems Modelling Imperial College London, UK

Imperial College London, UK

Oct 2017 – present

My current area of research is based on Geographical Information Systems, GIS-based and Agent-based modelling (ABM) approaches to assess global decarbonisation pathways of the residential sector. This sector is a classic case of the challenges of modelling technology deployment. Decarbonising space heating and cooling, water heating, lighting and appliances requires the adoption of clean and low carbon technologies to meet demands for energy services. However, modelling the residential sector still requires a robust understanding of the spatio-temporal variabilities of the end-use energy demand and agent characteristics (heterogeneity, diversity, evolution, decision-making and exogenous constraints) when investing in new technologies to meet their energy demands. Integrated Assessment considering GIS & ABM in the global energy system can help stakeholders such as academia, government, industry, and users with understanding the long-term planning and use of cost-effective low carbon and renewable energy technologies. Diego is part of a team of energy systems modellers associated with the Imperial’s Sustainable Gas Institute working in the implementation of MUSE, the Modular Universal energy system Simulation Environment, using GIS and ABM approaches to enable transparent and flexible analysis of energy system transitions.

Master of Engineering with Advanced Studies in Energy Systems

Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

March 2014 – December 2015

I covered the following topics: - Renewable Energy Systems - Energy Efficiency - Research Methods - Real World Energy - Energy Storage and Power Systems - Energy and Environmental Security - Solid Waste Management, Waste – to – Energy Technologies approach - Environmental assessment and management

Lecturer at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador

Lecturer

Oct 2016 – present

Key courses: - Renewable Energy - Thermal Machines - Environment and technology - Manufacturing processes

Honorary Visiting Research Scholar at Griffith School of Engineering (Based in Ecuador since Augusts 2016)

Research

Feb 2016 – Jan 2017

Visitors play an important role in the research, teaching and learning, and service of the University. Some of the activities undertaken by Griffith Visitors include occasional teaching in guest lectures and seminars, engagement in research partnerships between the University and other organisations, mentoring students, and advising on the development of research programs or courses and programs.

Researcher at National Polytechnic School within the agreement with the Ecuadorian Air Force

Research

May 2010 – Jun 2012

The agreement between these two institutions was to develop two projects: High Altitude Platforms and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for national security proposes. Key Achievements • Designed, built and tested landing gears for HAP and UAV • Analised computational fluid mechanics for flight performance of a wing of UAV • Analised payload distribution in an UAV • Developed of positioning mechanisms for communication antennas and surveillance cameras • Designed, built and tested of the mooring tower for aerodynamic testing of HAP.

Lab Assistant at National Polytechnic School

Lab Assistant

Mar 2008 – Sep 2008

Experimental Physics laboratory of The Faculty of Science. Key Achievements • Photoelectric effect practice design • Newtonian Mechanic experiments • Molecular Physic experiments

1 - Visiting China, 2019

China - Oct 2019

I had the honour of visiting twice China in 2019. In October 2019, I presented my work on the Global Transition conference and in the CUE2019-Applied Energy Symposium in Beijing and Xiamen, respectively. In November 2019, I was part of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate Conference hosted by Tsinghua University and shared my work with researches and scholars from the BP Research and Education Centre

2 - World Energy Congress

Abu Dhabi - 2019

I assisted to the 24th World Energy Congress as part of the Future Energy Leader Congress. Researchers, companies and policy-makers discussed together how to make energy for prosperity.

3 - 3rd Latin American Symposium in Imperial College

London - 2019

I was honoured to be part of the organising committee of the Symposium. I also served as the Editor in Chief of the peer-reviewed journal we created with the long abstracts presented in the academic event.

4 - 4th Latin American Symposium in Imperial College

London - 2022

After 2 years of online events, I was finally invited to present my work at the Latin American Symposium hosted by the Imperial College’s Latin American Society.

5 - International Energy Workshop

Paris - 2019

I shared my work on the Workshop organised by the International Energy Agency in Paris.

6 - Griffith University graduation

Brisbane, Australia - 2015

I got graduated from Griffith in December 2015. My master is in the field of energy systems.

7 - New Zealand Geothermal Workshop, The Next 10000 MW

Taupo - 2015

I presented the results of my research during my master studies at Griffith University. The New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 2015 was organised by the University of Auckland.

8 - Activism

Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

Since the current global climate emergency is rooted in the fossil fuel-based economy, I put my research and analysis into practice in the policy arena. I strongly believe that we need to move towards a new socio-climate-energy-economic-environmental system where nature and humans can sustainably interact to save the planet for future generations.