Biography:
Dr. Alcazar-Ortega holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering (Polytechnic University of Valencia, UPV, Spain) and a PhD in Electrical Engineering (University of South Florida, USA). At present, he is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Electrical Engineering at UPV. Previously, he was also a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo (USA). Within the Institute for Energy Engineering at UPV, he works on various lines of research related to the study of smart grids and microgrids, the characterization of energy consumer demand patterns, and the active participation of demand in energy markets.
Title : District heating operators as demand aggregators in integrated energy systems