Patrícia Pereira da Silva obtained a degree in Business Administration from the University of Coimbra in 1994, and PhD in Management from the University of Coimbra in 2006, she is currently an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC), where she has been teaching courses on corporate finance, investment appraisal, introduction to management, financial calculus, research methods, financial accountancy, utility management, energy economics, and energy markets, and related areas. She has supervised 14 PhD students (10 completed, 9 ongoing), and over 50 MSc dissertations and internship reports. She held temporary invited positions at the Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, Barcelona University, Spain, and at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Patricia is a research member of the Centre for Business and Economics Research at U. Coimbra (CeBER), a collaborator at INESC Coimbra and a member of the coordination board of U. Coimbra’s Energy for Sustainability Initiative. She is a founding member of the Portuguese Association for Energy Economics. Since March 2021, a member of the National Council of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS). She is on the Editorial Board of the Revista de Contabilidade e Finanças (University of São Paulo). Also, she contributes to the community, e.g., as an evaluator of PhD theses at the Universities of Coruña and Málaga (Spain), Brasília (Brazil), Lisbon, Porto, Minho, ISCTE and Beira Interior (Portugal). Patrícia's research interests include finance, energy economics and energy markets, regulatory issues, policy design and applications in energy and the environment. She has published over 75 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, such as Applied Energy, Economic Analysis and Policy, Energies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Energy Storage, Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Sustainable Cities and Society, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Renewable Energy, The Energy Journal, and Utilities Policy, among others, with more than 1870 WoS citations (WoS h-index of 23) and 2300 citations in Scopus (Scopus h-index of 25), from authors of at least 113 nationalities. She was Pro-rector at the University of Coimbra from March 1st, 2019, to December 17th, 2022, and has been Vice-rector since December 18th, 2022.


PhD supervision

Sustainable Energy Systems

Re-thinking electricity markets in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of the West African power pool(2024)

Amadou Mounirah Bissiri

Sustainable Energy Systems

Compressed Air Energy Storage Potential in Portugal and its Economic Analysis(2022)

Catarina Matos

Sustainable Energy Systems

Assessment of Policy, Technology, and Business Model Adaptation for Smart and Sustainable Electricity Distribution(2019)

Guillermo Pereira

Sustainable Energy Systems

Production of advanced biofuels from biomass: Maritime sector as potential consumer(2023)

Vinicius Andrade

Sustainable Energy Systems

Electricity market integration and spot price convergence in a context of high penetration of renewables(2017)

Nuno Miguel dos Santos Carvalho Figueiredo

Business Management

Assessment of carbon market effects on the Portuguese-Spanish electricity market(2016)

Carlos Jorge Pereira Freitas

Sustainable Energy Systems

Economic Evaluation of Emerging Biofuel Technologies: the microalgae case study(2015)

Lauro Ribeiro

Business Management

Disclosure of environmental information: a study of electrical sector companies in Portugal, Spain and Brazil(2013)

Célia Maria Braga Carneiro

Sustainable Energy Systems

Assessing the impact of the accession to the OECD and other international drivers in the future of the Brazilian Electricity Sector(2024)

Alex Sandro Feil

Sustainable Energy Systems

Modelling and Assessing Market Risks in Long-Term Renewable Energy Contracts (CPPA)(Em curso)

Andrews Danquah

Projects

Publications

Efficient Power Purchase Agreement Structures for Meeting Corporate Electricity Needs with Solar Energy. Energy, 322.(2025)

Francisco Simões
Nuno Figueiredo

A comprehensive framework for evaluating energy efficiency solutions. Energy and Buildings, 344.(2025)

Marcos Tenente
Álvaro Gomes

Efficiency assessment of simulated corporate power purchase agreement structures with distinct features via data envelopment analysis. Energy Economics.(2025)

Francisco Simões
Nuno Figueiredo

The critical drivers of the Brazilian electricity sector's transition through 2050: A Delphi study. Utilities Policy, 87, 101728.(2024)

Are West Africa's policy, planning, and regulatory frameworks missing the harmonization piece of the power pooling-renewable energy puzzle?. Energy Policy, 190, 114161.(2024)

Assessing energy, economic, environmental and social impacts of fostering energy efficiency technologies: a Portuguese case study. Environment, Development and Sustainability.(2024)

Tenente, Marcos
Gomes, Álvaro

Technologies and Strategies to Support Energy Transition in Urban Building and Transportation Sectors. Energies, 16, 4317.(2023)

De Rosa, Mattia
Bianco, Vincenzo
Barth, Henrik
Vargas Salgado, Carlos
Pallonetto, Fabiano

Assessing the research performance of Petrobras' programs on research, development, and innovation (RD&I). Energy Strategy Reviews, 50, 101213.(2023)

Melo dos Santos, Marcos Eduardo
Costa, Hirdan
dos Santos, Edmilson Moutinho

An economic and CO2 assessment of using Fischer-Tropsch diesel in the European maritime sector. International Journal of Environmental Studies.(2023)

Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency Technologies in Portugal. EU Cohesion Policy Implementation - Evaluation Challenges and Opportunities The 1st International Conference on Evaluating Challenges in the Implementation of EU Cohesion Policy (EvEUCoP 2022), (pp 131-146).(2023)

Tenente, Marcos
Gomes, Álvaro
Trigo, António

Economic assessment for compressed air energy storage business model alternatives. Applied Energy, 329, 120273.(2023)

Matos, Catarina R.
Carneiro, Júlio F.

Overview of compressed air energy storage projects and regulatory framework for energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, 105862.(2022)

Matos, Catarina R.
Carneiro, Júlio F.

Employing Value-Based DEA in the eco-efficiency assessment of the electricity sector. Economic Analysis and Policy, 73, 826-844.(2022)

Henriques, C.O.
Gouveia, C.M.
Tenente, M.

A carbon market assessment of the Fischer-Tropsch Diesel in the European Maritime Sector. 5th International Conference on Energy and Environment -bringing together Economics and Engineering (ICEE).(2022)

Santos, Vinicius
Serrano, Lu\ś

How different lockdown levels impact electricity demand – evidence from Portugal. 5th International Conference on Energy and Environment -bringing together Economics and Engineering (ICEE).(2022)

Assessing the multiple benefits of fostering energy efficiency technologies in Portugal.(2022)

Tenente, Marcos
Gomes, Alvaro

How Can Residential Demand in Low Electricity Access Countries Be 100% Met by 2030? A Case Study of Burkina Faso. EEDAL-LS-2022: International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic & Light Sources.(2022)

Bio FT-diesel in the European maritime sector: a technical economic valuation of straw crops potential. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development.(2022)

Serrano, Luis M. V.
A.T.G.Portugal, Antonio
Santos, Vinicius Andrade Dos

Tarifa Social de Energia. Notas Económicas, 85-102.(2021)

Electricity distribution incumbents' adaptation toward decarbonized and smarter grids: Evidence on the role market, regulatory, investment, and firm-level factors. Energy Policy, 142, 111477.(2020)

Labor dynamics in climate and energy sector firms. In: Silva, P. P., Jorge, S., Sá, P. Moura (Ed.), Emerging Topics in Management Studies, (pp 377-404). Coimbra: Coimbra University Press.(2020)

Pereira, G.
Carla Henriques
Silva, P. P.
Jorge, S.

Eco-efficiency assessment of the electricity sector: Evidence from 28 European Union countries. Economic Analysis and Policy, 66, 293-314.(2020)

Tenente, Marcos
Henriques, Carla

A geospatial approach towards defining cost-optimal electrification pathways in West Africa. Energy, 200, 117471.(2020)

Towards a renewables-based future for West African States: A review of power systems planning approaches. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 134, 110019.(2020)

Moura, P.
Figueiredo, N.C.

Assessment of electricity distribution business model and market design alternatives: Evidence for policy design. Energy & Environment, 31, 40-59.(2020)

Guillermo Ivan Pereira
Deborah Soule

Assessing Microalgae Sustainability as a Feedstock for Biofuels. In: Hosseini, Majid (Ed.), Advanced Bioprocessing for Alternative Fuels, Biobased Chemicals, and Bioproducts, (pp 373-393). Woodhead Publishing.(2019)

Hosseini, Majid

Designing Markets for Innovative Electricity Services in the EU: The Roles of Policy, Technology, and Utility Capabilities.. In: Sioshansi, Fereidoon P. (Ed.), Consumer, Prosumer, Prosumager: How Service Innovations will Disrupt the Utility Business Model, (pp 355-382). Academic Press.(2019)

Pereira, G.I.
Soule, D.
Sioshansi, Fereidoon P.

Photovoltaic distributed generation – An international review on diffusion, support policies, and electricity sector regulatory adaptation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 103, 30-39.(2019)

Dantas, Guilherme
Pereira, Guillermo Ivan
Câmara, Lorrane
De Castro, Nivalde J.

Overview of Large-Scale Underground Energy Storage Technologies for Integration of Renewable Energies and Criteria for Reservoir Identification. Journal of Energy Storage, 21, 241-258.(2019)

Matos, Catarina R.
Carneiro, Júlio F.

The “Merit-order effect” of wind and solar power: Volatility and determinants. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 102, 54-62.(2019)

Investing in Smart Grids: Assessing the Influence of Regulatory and Market Factors on Investment Level. The Energy Journal, 40, 25-44.(2019)

An econometric analysis of the drivers for residential heating consumption in the UK and Germany. Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, 557-569.(2019)

Assessment of electricity distribution business model and market design alternatives: Evidence for policy design. Energy & Environment, 0958305X1875824.(2018)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan
Soule, Deborah

The price of wind power generation in Iberia and the merit-order effect. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 15, 21-30.(2018)

Policy-adaptation for a smarter and more sustainable EU electricity distribution industry: a foresight analysis. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 20, 231-267.(2018)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan
Soule, Deborah

Technology, business model, and market design adaptation toward smart electricity distribution: Insights for policy making. Energy Policy, 121, 426-440.(2018)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan
Specht, Jan Martin
Madlener, Reinhard

Determinants of renewable energy growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from panel ARDL. Energy, 156, 45-54.(2018)

O Caso de Nevada. In: de Castro, Nivalde, Dantas, Guilherme (Ed.), Experiências Internacionais em Geração Distribuída: Motivações, Impactos e Ajustes, (pp 101-139). Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Publit Soluções Editoriais.(2018)

Pereira, G.
Viana, D.F.
de Castro, Nivalde
Dantas, Guilherme

A importância da divulgação ambiental no setor de energia elétrica. In: Martins, António, Cruz, Isabel, de Basto, José, Augusto, Mário (Ed.), Estudos em Memória de Ana Maria Rodrigues, (pp 49-71). Coimbra: Edições Almedina.(2018)

Braga, C
Santos, A.
Martins, António
Cruz, Isabel
de Basto, José
Augusto, Mário

O Caso de Nova Iorque. In: de Castro, Nivalde, Dantas, Guilherme (Ed.), Experiências Internacionais em Geração Distribuída: Motivações, Impactos e Ajustes, (pp 140-178). Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Publit Soluções Editoriais.(2018)

de Castro, Nivalde
Dantas, Guilherme

O Caso da França. In: de Castro, Nivalde, Dantas, Guilherme (Ed.), Experiências Internacionais em Geração Distribuída: Motivações, Impactos e Ajustes, (pp 299-334). Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Publit Soluções Editoriais.(2018)

de Castro, Nivalde
Dantas, Guilherme

O Caso do Havaí. In: de Castro, Nivalde, Dantas, Guilherme (Ed.), Experiências Internacionais em Geração Distribuída: Motivações, Impactos e Ajustes, (pp 65-100). Rio de Janeiro: Publit Soluções Editoriais.(2018)

Pereira, Guillermo
de Castro, Nivalde
Dantas, Guilherme

O Caso de Portugal. In: de Castro, Nivalde, Dantas, Guilherme (Ed.), Experiências Internacionais em Geração Distribuída: Motivações, Impactos e Ajustes, (pp 335-368). Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Publit Soluções Editoriais.(2018)

de Castro, Nivalde
Dantas, Guilherme

Modelling the impacts of policies on advanced biofuel feedstocks diffusion. Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, 2471-2479.(2017)

Ribeiro, Lauro André Leila
Dotti, Fernando Luís

Energy efficiency governance in the EU-28: analysis of institutional, human, financial, and political dimensions. Energy Efficiency, 10, 1279-1297.(2017)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan

Assessing the determinants of household electricity prices in the EU: a system-GMM panel data approach. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 73, 1131-1137.(2017)

Adaptation Dynamics Toward A Smarter Grid: The Case of Electricity Distribution System Operator. Proceedings of the 3rd Energy for Sustainability International Conference - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future.(2017)

Pereira, G.
Madlener, R.

Policies for an EU smarter grid environment : A Delphi study on DSOs. 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM).(2017)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan
Soule, Deborah

Weather And Market Specificities in the Regional Transmission of Renewable Energy Price Effects. Proceedings of the 3rd Energy for Sustainability International Conference - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future.(2017)

Evolution of Solar Photovoltaic Support Policies In Brazil and Portugal: A Review. Proceedings of the 3rd Energy for Sustainability International Conference - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future.(2017)

Câmara, L.
Pereira, G.
Dantas, G.
Castro, N.

Preliminary Assessment of Underground Reservoirs for Compressed Air Energy Storage In Portugal. Proceedings of the 3rd Energy for Sustainability International Conference - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future.(2017)

Matos, C.
Carneiro, J.

Assessing microalgae viability as a feedstock for biofuels. In: Makhlouf, Majid Hosseini, Abdel Salam Hamdy (Ed.), In Handbook of Biotechnology for Renewable Fuels: Technology Assessments, Emerging Industrial Applications, and Future Outlooks, Elsevier USA.(2017)

Makhlouf, Majid Hosseini
Abdel Salam Hamdy

Renewables Optimization in Energy-Only Markets. In: Bianco, Vincenzo (Ed.) (Ed.), In Analysis of Energy Systems: Management, Planning and Policy, (pp 149-169). London: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Ltd..(2017)

Figueiredo, Nuno C
Bianco, Vincenzo (Ed.)

Transição do Setor Energético para uma Economia de Baixo Carbono. In: de Castro, Nivalde J., Dantas, Guilherme de A. (Ed.), Políticas Públicas para Redes Inteligentes, (pp 81-103). Rio de Janeiro: Pubblit Soluções Editoriais.(2016)

Martins, António Gomes
de Castro, Nivalde J.
Dantas, Guilherme de A.

Community Renewable Energy - Research Perspectives -. Energy Procedia, 106, 46-58.(2016)

Šahović, Nikola

Avaliação de Projetos. In: Almeida, Filipe (Ed.), Introdução à Gestão de Organizações - Edição revista e aumentada, (pp 447-469). Lisboa: Escolar Editora.(2016)

Almeida, Filipe

Firm-specific impacts of CO2 prices on the stock market value of the Spanish power industry. Energy Policy, 94, 492-501.(2016)

It is windy in Denmark: does market integration suffer?. Energy, 115, 1385-1399.(2016)

How do Spanish polluting sectors' stock market returns react to European Union allowances prices? A panel data approach. Energy, 103, 240-250.(2016)

Weather and market specificities in the regional transmission of renewable energy price effects. Energy, 114, 188-200.(2016)

A comparison between cost optimality and return on investment for energy retrofit in buildings - A real options perspective. Sustainable Cities and Society, 21, 12-25.(2016)

Tadeu, Sérgio Fernando
Alexandre, Rafael F.
Tadeu, António
Simões, Nuno A.

Mudanças climáticas e os impactos sobre o setor de energia elétrica: uma análise da bibliografia. Atas do X Congresso Brasileiro de Planejamento Energético (CBPE) - Oferta e Demanda de Energia - O papel da tecnologia da informação na integração dos recursos.(2016)

Huback, Vanessa
Castro, Nivalde
Dantas, Guilherme
Rosental, Rubens
Magalhães, Maria

Price Coupling of Regions: What changed in Western Europe?. Proceedings of the 1st Energy Economics Iberian Conference 2016 (EEIC|CIEE). 698-703.(2016)

Electricity distribution utilities in transition: research on organisational change. 11th International Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SDEWES.(2016)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan

Community Renewable Energy - Research Perspectives. Proceedings of the 1st Energy Economics Iberian Conference 2016 (EEIC|CIEE). 443-452.(2016)

Market Splitting and the Swedish electricity market. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM).(2016)

Large scale underground energy storage for renewables integration: general criteria for reservoir identification and viable technologies. 11th International Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SDEWES.(2016)

Determinants of change in electricity distribution system operators - a review and survey. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM).(2016)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan

Renewables Electricity market integration: where is the “missing money”?. 3rd Meeting on Energy and Environmental Economics – ME3. Universidade de Aveiro.(2016)

Explanatory variables on south-west spot electricity markets integration. Assessment Methodologies: energy, mobility and other real world application, Coimbra: 978-989-26-1038-2.(2015)

Evolução dos mercados de energia elétrica. In: Castro, Nivalde (Ed.), Visão 2030: Cenários, tendências e novos paradigmas do setor elétrico, (pp 347-368). Rio de Janeiro: Babilonia Cultura Editorial.(2015)

Leite, André S.
Castro, Nivalde

Qualitative Delphi approach of advanced algae biofuels. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 26, 852-871.(2015)

Ribeiro, Lauro André

Prospects of using microalgae for biofuels production: Results of a Delphi study. Renewable Energy, 75, 799-804.(2015)

Ribeiro, Lauro André
Mata, Teresa M.
Martins, António A.

Analysing The Effect Of Carbon Prices On Electricity Stock Market Returns Through A Cointegrated VECM. Energy for Sustainability 2015.(2015)

Cost optimality and real options in investments for energy retrofitting in buildings, in Portugal. EfS 2015.(2015)

Tadeu, Sérgio Fernando
Alexandre, Rafael F.
Tadeu, António
Simões, Nuno A.

Revisiting Compressed Air Energy Storage. 2nd Meeting on Energy and Environmental Economics (ME3).(2015)

Moving Forward In European Union Climate And Energy Policies – Energy Efficiency Towards 2030. Energy for Sustainability 2015 - Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet.(2015)

Electricity companies' transition and energy efficiency: A review and proposal for multidisciplinary research. Yeees! - Young Energy Economists and Engineers Seminar 2015, Madrid.(2015)

It is windy in Denmark: does market integration suffer?. 2nd International Conference on Energy and Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics.(2015)

Towards an auction system in the allocation of EU Emission Rights: its effect on firms' stock market returns. In: Godinho, Pedro, Dias, Joana (Ed.), Assessment Methodologies: energy, mobility and other real world application. 33-63. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.(2015)

Moreno, Blanca
Fonseca, Ana Rosa

Energy Efficiency Governance in the European Union Member States – Analysis on Current Status. Workshop on Assessment Methodologies 2015. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.(2015)

Pereira, Guillermo Ivan

Energy Efficiency Investments in the Utilities of the Future. 1st Joint Conference and Exhibition - Fostering Science & Innovation Ecosystems: Portugal-US Partnerships.(2015)

Carbon emission prices and stock market returns of Spanish power industry. 2nd Meeting on Energy and Environmental Economics (ME3).(2015)

Electricity and natural gas prices impact in industrial energy intensity for the EU-28. 2nd International Conference on Energy and Environment: Bringing together Engineering and Economics.(2015)

Energy Efficiency Investments in the Utilities of the Future: Designing a research agenda. ETH Zurich PhD Academy on Sustainability and Technology – Energy Innovation and Climate Change – The role of technologies, firms and institutions.(2015)

Wind generation influence on market splitting: The Iberian spot electricity market. 12th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM). 1-5. IEEE.(2015)

Assessing the impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on Spanish stock market. Sectoral lessons from Phase II. 2nd International Conference on Energy and Environment: Bringing together Engineering and Economics.(2015)

Moreno, Blanca
Rosa, A.

Level of Disclosure of Environmental Information in the Electricity Sector: An Empirical Study of Brazil and the Iberian Peninsula. Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 15.(2015)

Braga, Célia
Santos, Ariovaldo

European Union emissions trading scheme impact on the Spanish electricity price during phase II and phase III implementation. Utilities Policy, 33, 54-62.(2015)

Freitas, Carlos J. Pereira

Energy efficiency of higher education buildings: a case study. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 16, 669-691.(2015)

Soares, Nelson
Dias Pereira, Luísa
Conceição, Pedro

Evaluating the market splitting determinants: evidence from the Iberian spot electricity prices. Energy Policy, 85, 218-234.(2015)

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Faculdade de Economia
Universidade de Coimbra
Av. Dias da Silva, 165
3004-512 Coimbra
Portugal

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