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Overview

Manuel Romero is affiliated with the Energy Institute in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Energy and Engineering. Their research output includes a focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and engineering disciplines, with notable work crossing into artificial intelligence and various branches of engineering such as mechanical, electrical and electronic, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's publication topics primarily cover:

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

Romero's contributions have appeared in multiple frequent publication venues including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Solar Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • AIP conference proceedings
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment

Collaborative research is evident in their frequent coauthorships with José González-Aguilar, Francesco Rovense, Ricardo Conceição, María José Montes, and Rui Chen, reflecting ongoing partnerships across their areas of study.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Manuel Romero include:

  • StarCoder: may the source be with you!, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 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
  • SantaCoder: don't reach for the stars!, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Concentrating solar thermal power and thermochemical fuels

    Manuel Romero;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • 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

  • An Update on Solar Central Receiver Systems, Projects, and Technologies

    Manuel Romero;Reiner Buck;James E. Pacheco

  • Hydrogen production by steam-gasification of petroleum coke using concentrated solar power—II Reactor design, testing, and modeling

    Andreas Z'Graggen;Philipp Haueter;D. Trommer;Manuel Romero

  • Evaluation of porous silicon carbide monolithic honeycombs as volumetric receivers/collectors of concentrated solar radiation

    Christos C. Agrafiotis;Ilias Mavroidis;Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos;Bernard Hoffschmidt

  • SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTANTS: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES

    Manuel Romero;Julián Blanco;Benigno Sánchez;Alfonso Vidal

  • Methodology for generation of heliostat field layout in central receiver systems based on yearly normalized energy surfaces

    Marcelino Sánchez;Manuel Romero

  • 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

  • Hydrogen production by steam-gasification of petroleum coke using concentrated solar power—I. Thermodynamic and kinetic analyses

    D. Trommer;Fabrizio Noembrini;M. Fasciana;D. Rodriguez

  • Concentrating Solar Thermal Power

    Manuel Romero;Jose Gonzalez-Aguilar;Eduardo Zarza

  • Solar hydrogen production by two-step thermochemical cycles : Evaluation of the activity of commercial ferrites

    Fernando Fresno;Rocío Fernández-Saavedra;M. Belén Gómez-Mancebo;Alfonso Vidal

  • Review of experimental investigation on directly irradiated particles solar reactors

    Elisa Alonso;Manuel Romero

  • Solar photocatalysis for detoxification and disinfection of contaminated water: pilot plant studies

    A. Vidal;A.I. Dı́az;A. El Hraiki;M. Romero

  • 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

  • Hydrogen Production by Steam-Gasification of Petroleum Coke using Concentrated Solar Power: III. Reactor experimentation with slurry feeding

    A. Z’Graggen;P. Haueter;G. Maag;A. Vidal

  • Gas-phase photo-assisted mineralization of volatile organic compounds by monolithic titania catalysts

    P. Avila;A. Bahamonde;J. Blanco;B. Sánchez

  • Hydrogen Production by Steam-Gasification of Petroleum Coke Using Concentrated Solar Power: Reactor Experimentation With Slurry Feeding

    Andreas Z’Graggen;Philipp Haueter;Gilles Maag;Alfonso Vidal

Frequent Co-Authors

José Gonzalez-Aguilar
José Gonzalez-Aguilar IMDEA Energy Institute
Aldo Steinfeld
Aldo Steinfeld ETH Zurich
Elias Stefanakos
Elias Stefanakos University of South Florida
D. Yogi Goswami
D. Yogi Goswami University of South Florida
Martin Roeb
Martin Roeb German Aerospace Center
Christian Sattler
Christian Sattler German Aerospace Center
Javier Dufour
Javier Dufour King Juan Carlos University
Julián Blanco
Julián Blanco Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
David Serrano
David Serrano IMDEA Energy Institute
Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos
Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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