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Dr. Felipe Valencia Arroyave
Dr. Felipe Valencia Arroyave is a Control Engineer from the National University of Colombia, where he also obtained his Master’s degree in Industrial Automation and his PhD in Energy Systems Engineering (Summa Cum Laude). He completed a post doctorate in Renewable Energy and Solar Applications at the University of Chile in the strategic project Solar Energy Research Center SERC-Chile. He currently teaches at the Universidad Austral de Chile and is technology manager of the corporation ATAMOSTEC.
He has led projects in renewable energy, automation and control of energy systems, including 1) Ayllu Solar: exploitation of the solar potential of the region of Arica and Parinacota, Chile, to promote its transition to sustainable development (2015-2019); 2) ATAMOSTEC: technology program for the development of photovoltaic modules and systems suitable for the conditions of the Atacama Desert, Chile (2019-2023); 3) Generation of green jobs in Kenya and Cameroon, through the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and International Labor Organization (ILO) intervention initiative “Integrated Agribusiness Hubs – Job Open to the Youth, JOY” (2021-2022); 4) World Bank project in Colombia “Energética 2030”, a project that seeks to define strategies for transforming the Colombian energy sector by 2030; 5) Energy-environmental analysis of rural production value chains in Belize, Jamaica and Guyana: Climate costs and reduction alternatives”, which is being developed within the framework of the Farmers’ Organizations of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (FO4ACP) program implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Caribbean in collaboration with PROCASUR and funds from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
His recognitions include the Paper of the Year in NeuroImage (2018), the Summa Cum Laude distinction for his doctoral thesis (2012), the distinction of honorary degree for his performance in the Control Engineering program (2007) and technological innovation awards granted by Colciencias.
With more than a decade of teaching experience in universities in Colombia and Chile, he has trained professionals in renewable energy and industrial automation, contributing to the development of sustainable technological solutions.
Dr. Delfina Muñoz
Dr. Delfina Muñoz is the research director of the Solar Energy Department at CEA-Liten. She is an industrial engineer and obtained her PhD in photovoltaics at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Since 2005, she has developed a distinguished career in the field of solar energy, focusing on research and optimization of advanced photovoltaic technologies.
Dr. Muñoz is a reference in the field of photovoltaics, her work focuses on the development of heterojunction and tandem solar cells with perovskite, performance evaluation of bifacial solar modules, degradation analysis under various conditions and eco-design of solar technologies.
He is currently actively involved in several key international initiatives in the PV sector. Since 2019, she is a member of the steering committee of ETIP-PV, in addition to being part of the board of the ATAMOSTEC project in Chile, focused on the reliability of PV technology in desert areas. She also contributes as an organizer and topic committee member in international conferences such as WCPC, PVSEC and IEEE, and serves as a reviewer in high impact scientific journals in the PV area.
In addition to her work as a European project manager, Dr. Muñoz continues her experimental work in the laboratory, directing PhD students and contributing to the development of the next generation of photovoltaic technology.
Mag. Pedro Pineda Parra
Pedro Jaime Pineda is an Electrical Engineer and holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where he obtained a Meritorious Mention. He has a Master’s Degree in Renewable Energies from the University of León, Spain with Honors and is currently advancing his doctoral dissertation in Electrical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. His research focuses on the resilience of energy systems in vulnerable communities exposed to extreme events associated with climate change. His training is complemented with international courses in clean energy and sustainable development in India and Israel.
He is a renewable energy expert with more than 20 years of experience in the design, evaluation and implementation of sustainable energy projects. His work has been focused on the promotion of energy solutions for rural communities, the formulation of public policies on energy and the development of strategies for energy transition. He has worked in international cooperation with the OEI (Organization of Iberoamerican States) as national coordinator of the Iberoamerican project for the solar energization of rural schools “Luces Para Aprender” and in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as a renewable energy professional for the project “Sustainable Communities for Peace”. He has been an advisor in energy supply, public policy and project formulation for the Sustainable Rural Energization Plans for Colombia (PERS) and support in the supervision and evaluation of projects of the FAZNI fund of the Institute for Planning and Promotion of Energy Solutions in Non-Interconnected Zones (IPSE).
Additionally, he has been a lecturer in renewable energy, energy and sustainability. Throughout his career, he has led initiatives that combine technology, energy access, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, contributing to the development of sustainable and equitable energy systems.