Publications

Julio Chaves, M. Collares-Pereira, “Etendue-matched two stage concentrators with multiple-receivers”, Solar Energy, 2010.
Horta, J.C.C. Henriques, M. Collares Pereira “Impact of different internal convection control strategies in a non-evacuated CPC collector performance”, Solar Energy, Vol 86, pp 1232-1244, 2012.
Diogo Canavarro, Julio Chaves, M. Collares Pereira: “XX SMS Optics for parabolic Concentrators; a comparison with parabolic troughs collector”- Solar Energy, 92, pp 98–105, 2013.
Fartaria, M. Collares-Pereira, “Simulation and computation of shading losses for direct normal solar radiation in a photovoltaic field with multiple 2-axis trackers”, Solar Energy, Vol. 91, pp 93-101, 2013
Diogo Canavarro, Julio Chaves, M. Collares-Pereira, “Infinitesimal Etendue and Simultaneous Multiple Surface (SMS) concentrators for fixed receiver troughs”, Solar Energy, Vol. 97, Nov. 2013, pp 493-504.
Collares Pereira, Almudena Gonzales, Francisco Quadros, Tomás Fartaria, ”Energy self-sufficiency through hybridization of biogas and photovoltaic solar energy. An application for an Iberian pig slaughterhouse.”, Journal of Cleaner Production, June, 2013.
Canavarro, D. , Chaves, J., Collares-Pereira, M. “New Optical Designs for large Parabolic Troughs” SolarPaces, Elsevier Energy Procedia, 2013.

Canavarro, D., Chaves, J., Collares-Pereira, M. “New Optical Designs for large Parabolic Troughs” Elsevier Energy Procedia, Volume 49, 2014, Pages 1279-1287
Marchã, J., Osorio, T., Collares-Pereira, M. Horta, P. “Development and test results of a calorimetric technique for solar thermal testing loops, enabling mass flow and Cp measurements independent from fluid properties of the HTF used “ Elsevier Energy Procedia, 2013/2014
Horta P., Zaragoza P., Alarcon-Padilla D. “Assessment of the use of Solar Thermal Collectors for Desalination” Desalination and Water Treatment, DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.947784 (2014)
Guerreiro, L., Collares Pereira, M. “Efficiency improvement and potential LCOE reduction with an LFR-XX SMS plant with storage” accepted in Elsevier Energy Procedia (2014/2015).
Guerreiro L. Collares Pereira, M – “Energy output and thermal losses in a PTC molten salts test loop” – SolarPaces 2014 Beijing, September.
Guerreiro, L., Collares Pereira, M. “Efficiency improvement and potential LCOE reduction with an LFR-XX SMS plant with storage” SolarPaces 2014 Beijing, September 2014, also publication by Elsevier.
Horta P., Zaragoza P., Alarcon-Padilla D. – “Assessment of the use of Solar Thermal Collectors for Desalination”. Proceedings of the European Desalination Society Conference on Desalination for the Environment, Clean Water and Energy, Limassol, Cyprus. May 2014
Oliveira A., Palmero A., Soares J., Horta P., Saraiva C., Brower J.” Presentation and Preliminary Simulation of a Biomass/Solar Micro-Cogeneration ORC System”. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Geneva, Switzerland. August 2014;
Horta P., Prieto J., Saraiva C., Brower J., Frej H., Lalami S. “Small scale solar-driven CHP System pre-dimensioning sensitiveness to solar field and ORC power block component efficiencies”. Proceedings of EuroSun 2014 International Conference on Solar Energy and Buildings, Aix-les-Bains, France. September 2014.
Cavaco, P. Canhoto, M. J. Costa, M. Collares-Pereira, DNI Measurements in the South of Portugal: Long Term Results through Direct Comparison with Global and Diffuse Radiation Measurements and Existing Time Series, Submitted to SolarPACES 2015 proceedings (American Institute of Physics)
T. Osório, P. Horta, M. Larcher, R. Pujol-Nadal, J. Hertel, D.W. van Rooyen, A. Heimsath, S. Schneider, D. Benitez, A. Frein, A. Denarie, Ray-Tracing Software Comparison for Linear Focusing Solar Collectors, SolarPACES 2015
P. Horta, T. Osório, M. Collares-Pereira, Energy Cost Based Design Optimization Method for Medium Temperature CPC Collectors, SolarPACES 2015
P. Horta, T. Osório, J. Marchã, M. Collares-Pereira, ESCTP: Évora Solar Concentrators Testing Platform, SolarPACES 2015
Hofer, L. Valenzuela, N. Janotte, J.I. Burgaleta, J. Arraiza, M. Montecchi, F. Sallaberry, T. Osório, M.J. Carvalho, F. Alberti, K. Kramer, A. Heimsath, W. Platzer, S. Scholl, State of the Art of Performance Evaluation Methods for Concentrating Solar Collectors, SolarPACES 2015
Iparaguirre, A. Huidobro, A. Fernández-García, L. Valenzuela, P. Horta, F. Sallaberry, T. Osório, A. Sanz, Solar thermal collectors for medium temperature applications: a comprehensive review and updated database, SHC2015
L. Fialho, R. Melício, V.M.F. Mendes, M. Collares-Pereira, “Simulation of a-Si PV system linked to the grid by DC boost and three-level inverter under cloud scope”, in: Technological Innovation for Cloud-based Engineering Systems, Eds. L.M. Camarinha-Matos et al., DoCEIS 2015, SPRINGER, Heidelberg, Germany, April 2015.
L. Fialho, R. Melício, V.M.F. Mendes, A. Estanqueiro, “Simulation of a-Si PV System Grid Connected by Boost and Inverter”, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, Vol.5, No.2, Maio 2015.
L. Fialho, R. Melício, V.M.F. Mendes, A. Estanqueiro, M. Collares-Pereira, PV systems linked to the grid: Parameter identification with a heuristic procedure, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Vol 10, June 2015, Pages 29–39.
L. Fialho, R. Melicio, V. M.F. Mendes, Poly-Si PV system grid connected and fuzzy controlled, EUROCON 2015 – International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON), IEEE, Pages 1-6, September 2015, Salamanca.
Canavarro, D., Chaves, J., Collares-Pereira, M., A novel Compound Elliptical-type concentrator for parabolic primaries with tubular receiver, Submitted to Solar Energy (Elsevier)
Luis Guerreiro, et. al “Efficiency improvement and potential LCOE reduction with an LFR-XX SMS plant with storage”, Energy Procedia 2015 – Vol. 68
Luis Guerreiro et al. “Calcium aluminate based cement for concrete to be used as thermal energy storage in solar thermal electricity plants”, Cement and Concrete Research, accepted on July 2015
Luís Guerreiro et al. “Energy Storage for Solar Thermal Electricity using Molten salts and Calcium aluminate based cement concretes”, submitted on December 2015
Canavarro, D., Chaves, J., Collares-Pereira, M., A novel Compound Elliptical-type Concentrator for parabolic primaries with tubular receiver, Solar Energy 134 (2016) 383-391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.05.027
Canavarro, D., Chaves, J., Collares-Pereira, M., New Dual Asymmetric CEC Linear Fresnel Concentrator for Evacuated Tubular Receivers, SolarPACES 2016, publication in Energy Procedia, Elsevier
Fialho, L.; Fartaria, T.; Narvarte, L.; Collares Pereira, M. Implementation and Validation of a Self-Consumption Maximization Energy Management Strategy in a Vanadium Redox Flow BIPV Demonstrator. Energies 2016, 9, 496.
H.G. Silva, R. Conceição, M.A.H. Khan, J.C. Matthews, M.D. Wright, M. Collares-Pereira, D.E. Shallcross. Atmospheric electricity as a proxy for air quality: Relationship between potential gradient and pollutant gases in an urban environment. Journal of Electrostatics 84 (2016) 32-41.
F. Borges, H.G. Silva, R.J.G. Torres, B. Caldeira, M. Bezzeghoud, J.A. Furtado, and J. Carvalho. Inversion of ambient seismic noise HVSR to evaluate velocity and structural models of the Lower Tagus Basin, Portugal, J, Journal of Seismology (2016); DOI: 10.1007/s10950-016-9564-x
F. Lopes, H.G. Silva, R. Salgado, M. Potes, K.A. Nicoll, R.G. Harrison, Tellus A. Atmospheric Electrical Field measurements near a Fresh Water Reservoir and the formation of the Lake Breeze, 68, 31592 (2016); DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v68.31592
H.G. Silva and I. Lopes. Phase-Space representation of Neutron Monitor Count Rate and Atmospheric Electric Field in relation to Solar Activity in Cycles 21 and 22, Earth, Planets and Space 68, 119 (2016); DOI: 10.1186/s40623-016-0504-3
H.G. Silva, R. Conceição, M.A.H. Khan, J.C. Matthews, M.D. Wright, M. Collares-Pereira. Atmospheric Electricity as a proxy for Air Quality: relationship between Potential Gradient and Pollutant Gases in an Urban Environment, D.E. Shallcross, Journal of Electrostatics 84, 32-41 (2016); DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2016.08.006
H.G. Silva, F. Lopes, S. Pereira, K. Nicoll, S.M. Barbosa, R. Conceição, S. Neves, R.G. Harrison, M. Collares Pereira. Saharan dust electrification perceived by a triangle of atmospheric electricity stations in Southern Portugal, Journal of Electrostatics 84, 106-120 (2016); DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2016.10.002
H.G. Silva and I. Lopes. Rieger-type Periodicities on the Sun and the Earth during Solar Cycles 21 and 22, Astrophysics and Space Science 362, 44 (2017); DOI:10.1007/s10509-017-3020-4
Guerreiro, Luis et al. Design and Simulation of a new Concrete Storage Unit Conference Proceedings ISES EuroSun 2016 Mallorca, Spain.
Guerreiro, Luis et al. Experimental validation of a novel methodology for fast an accurate analysis of solar energy yields based on cluster analysis Conference Proceedings ISES EuroSun 2016, Mallorca, Spain.
Sanchez, Beatriz; Guerreiro, Luis et al. Molten Salt Based Nanofluids Based on Solar Salt and Alumina Nanoparticles: an Industrial Approach Conference Proceedings SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Guerreiro, Luis et al. New Concrete Mix For Thermal Storage Tested In Laboratory Conference Proceedings SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Afonso Cavaco, Hugo Silva, Paulo Canhoto, Samuel Neves, Jorge Neto, Manuel Collares Pereira Radiação solar global em Portugal e a sua variabilidade mensal e anual. Renováveis Magazine vol. 28 (fevereiro), pp. 36-40 (2017).

Guerreiro, Luis et al. Design and Simulation of a new Concrete Storage Unit Conference Proceedings ISES EuroSun 2016 Mallorca, Spain

Guerreiro, Luis et al. Experimental validation of a novel methodology for fast an accurate analysis of solar energy yields based on cluster analysis Conference Proceedings ISES EuroSun 2016, Mallorca, Spain
Sanchez, Beatriz; Guerreiro, Luis et al. Molten Salt Based Nanofluids Based on Solar Salt and Alumina Nanoparticles: an Industrial Approach – Conference Proceedings SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Guerreiro, Luis et al. New Concrete Mix For Thermal Storage Tested In Laboratory Conference Proceedings SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Guerreiro, Luis et al. High Temperature Energy Storage in a Rock-bed test facility Conference Proceedings SASEC 2016, Cape Town, South Africa
J. Matthews, M. Wright, A. Bacak, H.G. Silva, M. Priestley, D. Martin, C. Percival and D. Shallcross. Perfluorocarbon Tracer Experiments on a 2 km Scale in Manchester Showing Ingress of Pollutants into a Building, EGU General Assembly 2016 (EGU 2016), 17 – 22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
R. Conceição, H.G. Silva, J. Matthews, A. Bennett, and John Chubb. Atmospheric Electric Field Measurements at 100 Hz and High Frequency Electric Phenomena, EGU General Assembly 2016 (EGU 2016), 17 – 22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
F. Lopes, H.G. Silva, K. Nitschke, and E. Azevedo. Atmospheric Electric Field measurements at Eastern North Atlantic ARM Climate Research Facility: Global Electric Circuit Evolution, EGU General Assembly 2016 (EGU 2016), 17 – 22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
M. Wright, J. Matthews, A. Bacak, H.G. Silva, M. Priestley, C. Percival, and D. Shallcross. Relationship Between Aerosol Number Size Distribution and Atmospheric Electric Potential Gradient in an Urban Area, EGU General Assembly 2016 (EGU 2016), 17 – 22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
H.G. Silva and I. Lopes. Rieger-type Periodicities on the Sun and the Earth during Solar Cycles 21 and 22, EGU General Assembly 2016 (EGU 2016), 17 – 22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
A. Cavaco, P. Canhoto, H.G. Silva and M. Collares-Pereira. Ground-satellite measurement of Direct Normal Irradiance in South Portugal and its interaction with local atmospheric effects, EGU General Assembly 2016 (EGU 2016), 17 – 22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
Cavaco, A., Silva, H. G., Canhoto, P., Neves, S. P., Neto, J., Collares Pereira, M., ‘Annual Average Value of Solar Radiation and its Variability in Portugal’, WES 2016 – Workshop on Earth Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, Évora, Portugal, Dec. 8 – 10, 2016.
F.M. Lopes, H.G. Silva, and R. Salgado. Determination of Fair-Weather Days from Solar Radiation Data: Application to Atmospheric Electricity, Workshop On Earth Sciences 2016 (WES2016), Évora, Portugal.
Cardoso, J. P., Mutuberria, A., Marakkos, C., Schoettl, P., Osório, T., & Les, I. (2017). New Functionalities for the Tonatiuh Ray-tracing Software. In SolarPACES Concentrating Solar power and Chemical Energy Technologies.

Angel G. Fernández, Mauro Henriquez, Cristobal Parrado, L. Guerreiro, M. Collares Pereira, Opportunities of Lithium Nitrate as TES Material in CSP Plants: Thermal Characterization and LCOE Projection, SolarPaces, Chile 2017
Ricardo Conceição, Hugo Gonçalves Silva, Alec Bennett, Rui Salgado, Daniele Bortoli, Maria João Costa, Manuel Collares Pereira, High-Frequency Response of the Atmospheric Electric Potential Gradient Under Strong and Dry Boundary-Layer Convection, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2017 (accepted, only published online yet).
Fernando Carapau, Paulo Correia, Luís M. Grilo and Ricardo Conceicão, Axisymmetric Motion of a Proposed Generalized Non-Newtonian Fluid Model with Shear-dependent Viscoelastic Effects, IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 361-370, 2017
Ricardo Conceição, Hugo Gonçalves Silva, José Mirão, Michael Gostein, Luis Fialho, Luis Narvarte, Manuel Collares Pereira, Saharan Dust Transport to Europe and its Impact on Photovoltaic Performance: A Case Study of Soiling in Portugal, Solar Energy, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.11.059
Francis M. Lopes, Hugo G. Silva, Rui Salgado, Afonso Cavaco, Paulo Canhoto, Manuel Collares-Pereira, Short-term forecasts of GHI and DNI for solar energy systems operation: assessment of the ECMWF integrated forecasting system in southern Portugal, Solar Energy, vol 170, 14, 2018.
Ailton Tavares, Afonso Cavaco, Manuel Collares-Pereira, Nuno Oliveira Martins, Testing the SUNTASTE, a new box type solar cooker built out of cork, Consolfood 2018 Proceedings, 2018.
Cavaco, H. G. Silva, P. Canhoto, T. Osório, M.Collares-Pereira, Progresses in DNI Measurements in Southern Portugal, SolarPACES 2017 Proceedings (American Institute of Physics).
Collares-Pereira, M., Cavaco, A., Tavares, A., ‘Figures of merit and their relevance in the context of a standard testing and performance comparison methods for solar box – cookers’, Solar Energy, Vol 166, 21-27, 2018

Ricardo Conceição, Hugo G. Silva, Luis Fialho, Francis M. Lopes, Manuel Collares-Pereira, PV system design with the effect of soiling on the optimum tilt angle”, Renewable Energy, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.10.080

Francis M. Lopes, Ricardo Conceição, Hugo G. Silva, Rui Salgado, Paulo Canhoto, Manuel Collares-Pereira, Predictive value of short-term forecasts of DNI for solar energy systems operation, Solar PACES 2018
Ricardo Conceição, Ahmed Alami Merrouni, Daniel Lopes, Azouzoute Alae, Hugo Silva, El Ghali Bennouna, Manuel Collares-Pereira, Abdellatif Ghennioui, A comparative study of Soiling Effect on Solar Mirrors in Portugal and Morocco during the dry period of the year, Solar PACES 2018
Diogo Canavarro, Julio Chaves, Manuel Collares-Pereira, Simultaneous Multiple Surface method for the design of new parabolic dish-type concentrator using a Cassegranian approach, Solar PACES 2018
Tiago Osório, Ricardo Pereira, António Coelho, João Marchã and Manuel Collares-Pereira, A novel quasi-stationary CPC-type solar collector for intermediate temperature range applications for process heat, Solar PACES 2018
Abreu, Edgar F.M. , P. Canhoto, M. J. Costa, 2020: Development of a clear-sky model to determine circumsolar irradiance using widely available solar radiation data, Solar Energy, Volume 205, Pages 88-101, ISSN 0038-092X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.05.010. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038092X20304916)
Lopes FM, Conceição R, Silva HG, Salgado R, Collares-Pereira M, Improved ECMWF forecasts of direct normal irradiance: A tool for better operational strategies in concentrating solar power plants, Renewable Energy (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.08.140
Pereira, S., Abreu, E.F., Iakunin, M., Cavaco, A., Salgado, R. and Canhoto, P., 2022: Method for solar resource assessment using numerical weather prediction and artificial neural network models based on typical meteorological data: Application to the south of Portugal. Solar Energy, 236, 225-238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.03.003.

Book Chapters

Collares-Pereira, D. Canavarro, J. Chaves, Improved design for linear Fresnel reflector systems, Advances in Concentrating Solar Thermal Research and Technology, ISBN: 978-0-08-100516-3, Pages 45–55, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100516-3.00003-4
Collares-Pereira, D. Canavarro, L.L. Guerreiro, Linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) plants using superheated steam, molten salts, and other heat transfer fluids, Advances in Concentrating Solar Thermal Research and Technology, ISBN: 978-0-08-100516-3, Pages 339–352, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100516-3.00015-0