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José Gonzalez-Aguilar

José Gonzalez-Aguilar

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
34
Citations
5077
World Ranking
9196
National Ranking
220

Overview

José Gonzalez-Aguilar is affiliated with the IMDEA Energy Institute in Spain and has a significant research footprint in engineering and energy fields. Their scholarly output primarily addresses renewable energy technologies, with a focus on solar thermal and photovoltaic systems adaptation and optimization.

Their research spans several related topics including:

  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Solar cell performance optimization
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

In terms of academic disciplines, their work is rooted predominantly in:

  • Engineering
  • Energy

They also cover subfields such as:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence

Noteworthy recent publications include:

  • A solar tower fuel plant for the thermochemical production of kerosene from H2O and CO2, 2022, Joule
  • Design and off-design performance comparison of supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycles for particle-based high temperature concentrating solar power plants, 2021, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Soiling effect in solar energy conversion systems: A review, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Thermo-economic analysis of a particle-based multi-tower solar power plant using unfired combined cycle for evening peak power generation, 2021, Energy
  • Coating of Ca(OH)2 / γ-Al2O3 pellets with mesoporous Al2O3 and its application in thermochemical heat storage for CSP plants, 2020, Renewable Energy

Frequent collaborators in their research include Manuel Romero, Ricardo Conceição, Francesco Rovense, R. Sanz, and A. Peral.

José Gonzalez-Aguilar's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • AIP conference proceedings

Best Publications

  • A comparative study of non-thermal plasma assisted reforming technologies

    Guillaume Petitpas;Jean-Damien Rollier;A. Darmon;José Gonzalez-Aguilar

  • Solar Energy on Demand: A Review on High Temperature Thermochemical Heat Storage Systems and Materials.

    Alfonso J Carrillo;José González-Aguilar;Manuel Romero;Juan M Coronado

  • A solar tower fuel plant for the thermochemical production of kerosene from H2O and CO2

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  • Optimization of a recompression supercritical carbon dioxide cycle for an innovative central receiver solar power plant

    M.A. Reyes-Belmonte;A. Sebastián;M. Romero;J. González-Aguilar

  • Numerical and experimental studies on heat transfer characteristics of thermal energy storage system packed with molten salt PCM capsules

    Selvan Bellan;Tanvir E. Alam;José González-Aguilar;Manuel Romero

  • Thermochemical energy storage at high temperature via redox cycles of Mn and Co oxides: Pure oxides versus mixed ones

    Alfonso J. Carrillo;Javier Moya;Alicia Bayón;Prabhas Jana

  • Concentrating Solar Thermal Power

    Manuel Romero;Jose Gonzalez-Aguilar;Eduardo Zarza

  • Solar thermal CSP technology

    Manuel Romero;José González-Aguilar

  • Numerical analysis of charging and discharging performance of a thermal energy storage system with encapsulated phase change material

    Selvan Bellan;José Gonzalez-Aguilar;Manuel Romero;Muhammad M. Rahman

  • Carbon nanostructures production by gas-phase plasma processes at atmospheric pressure

    José Gonzalez-Aguilar;Maryline Moreno;Laurent Fulcheri

  • The melting process of storage materials with relatively high phase change temperatures in partially filled spherical shells

    Antonio Ramos Archibold;Antonio Ramos Archibold;José Gonzalez-Aguilar;Muhammad M. Rahman;D. Yogi Goswami

  • Soiling effect in solar energy conversion systems: A review

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  • Optimal integration of a solid-oxide electrolyser cell into a direct steam generation solar tower plant for zero-emission hydrogen production

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  • Synthesis of carbon nanotubes and nano-necklaces by thermal plasma process

    Hanako Okuno;Eusebiu Grivei;Frédéric Fabry;Thomas M. Gruenberger

  • Design and off-design performance comparison of supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycles for particle-based high temperature concentrating solar power plants

    Rui Chen;Rui Chen;Manuel Romero;Jose González-Aguilar;Francesco Rovense

  • A non-thermal plasma process for the gas phase synthesis of carbon nanoparticles

    Maryline Moreno-Couranjou;Marc Monthioux;José Gonzalez-Aguilar;Laurent Fulcheri

  • Thermal and hydrodynamic behavior of ceramic volumetric absorbers for central receiver solar power plants: A review

    Fabrisio Gomez-Garcia;Fabrisio Gomez-Garcia;José González-Aguilar;Gabriel Olalde;Manuel Romero

  • Kinetics of Mn2O3–Mn3O4 and Mn3O4–MnO Redox Reactions Performed under Concentrated Thermal Radiative Flux

    Elisa Alonso;Christian Hutter;Manuel Romero;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Solar-driven pyrolysis and gasification of low-grade carbonaceous materials

    L. Arribas;N. Arconada;C. González-Fernández;C. Löhrl

  • Experimental study on gasoline reforming assisted by nonthermal arc discharge

    Jean-Damien Rollier;José Gonzalez-Aguilar;Guillaume Petitpas;Adeline Darmon

  • Flexible electricity dispatch for CSP plant using un-fired closed air Brayton cycle with particles based thermal energy storage system

    F. Rovense;M.A. Reyes-Belmonte;J. González-Aguilar;M. Amelio

  • A High-efficiency Solar Thermal Power Plant using a Dense Particle Suspension as the Heat Transfer Fluid☆

    J. Spelling;A. Gallo;M. Romero;J. González-Aguilar

  • Part load operation of a solid oxide electrolysis system for integration with renewable energy sources

    Javier Sanz-Bermejo;Javier Muñoz-Antón;José Gonzalez-Aguilar;Manuel Romero

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Romero
Manuel Romero Energy Institute
Gilles Flamant
Gilles Flamant Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Christophe Charlier
Jean-Christophe Charlier Université Catholique de Louvain
Elias Stefanakos
Elias Stefanakos University of South Florida
Aldo Steinfeld
Aldo Steinfeld ETH Zurich
D. Yogi Goswami
D. Yogi Goswami University of South Florida
David Serrano
David Serrano IMDEA Energy Institute
Juan M. Coronado
Juan M. Coronado Spanish National Research Council
Patricia Pizarro
Patricia Pizarro King Juan Carlos University
Osvalda Senneca
Osvalda Senneca National Research Council (CNR)

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