Dra. Leslie Herding

FORMER IIT MEMBER

Current position:

Research Area:

Distributed Resources, Networks and Flexibility

Membership dates:

01/sep/2019 - 12/jun/2025

IEEE:

37086433960

LinkedIn:

leslie-h-761958183

Biography:

Leslie Herding was born in Wesel (Germany) in 1992. She obtained the Bachelor of Engineering at Technische Hochschule Köln in 2018 and the Master in Research in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Industry, Transport, Construction and Town Planning at UPV/EHU Bilbao in 2019. She gained practice in different research institutions (Fraunhofer ISE, German Aerospace Center). In September 2019 she joined the Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica (IIT) of Universidad Pontificia Comillas as a research assistant in the area of Smart and Sustainable Grids where she works in the assessment of electricity network requirements for the energy transition.

Journal Publications

L. Herding, L. Carvalho, R. Cossent, M. Rivier, "Renewable Capacity Investment Planning under Distribution Grid Hosting Capacity Uncertainty: a CVaR-based Approach", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 47, pp. 102409, September 2026. [Online: July 2026] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2026.102409
JCR-JIF: 5,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,239 Q1 (2025)
L. Herding, M. Pérez-Bravo, R. Barrella, R. Cossent, M. Rivier, "Large-scale estimation of electricity distribution grid reinforcement requirements for the energy transition – A 2030 Spanish case study", Energy Reports, Vol. 12, pp. 5432 - 5444, December 2024. [Online: November 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2024.11.026
JCR-JIF: 5,100 Q2 (2024); 6,600 Q2 (2025) - SJR: 1,172 Q1 (2024); 1,197 Q1 (2025)
L. Herding, L. Carvalho, R. Cossent, M. Rivier, "A security-aware dynamic hosting capacity approach to enhance the integration of renewable generation in distribution networks", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 161, pp. 110210, October 2024. [Online: September 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2024.110210
JCR-JIF: 5,000 Q1 (2024); 5,300 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,714 Q1 (2024); 1,482 Q1 (2025)
L. Herding, R. Cossent, M. Rivier, S. Bañales, "Assessing the impact of renewable energy penetration and geographical allocation on transmission expansion cost: a comparative analysis of two large-scale systems", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 38, pp. 101349, June 2024. [Online: March 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2024.101349
JCR-JIF: 5,600 Q1 (2024); 5,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,378 Q1 (2024); 1,239 Q1 (2025)
S. Caron, L. Herding, Y. Binyamin, M. Baidossi, Y. Vinetsky, A. Morales, C. Hildebrandt, R. Reoyo-Prats, O. Faugeroux, A. Agüero, S. Rodríguez, F. Sutter, M. Röger, F. Manzano-Agugliaro, "Laboratory intercomparison of solar absorptance and thermal emittance measurements at room temperature", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 238, pp. 111579, May 2022. [Online: January 2022] doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111579
JCR-JIF: 6,900 Q1 (2022); 6,600 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,503 Q1 (2022); 1,183 Q1 (2025)
L. Herding, R. Cossent, M. Rivier, J.P. Chaves, T. Gómez, "Assessment of electricity network investment for the integration of high RES shares : a Spanish-like case study", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 28, pp. 100561, December 2021. [Online: November 2021] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2021.100561
JCR-JIF: 5,405 Q1 (2021); 5,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,200 Q1 (2021); 1,239 Q1 (2025)

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Projects

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Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

L. Herding, "Assessment of Electricity Grid Requirements for the Energy Transition", PhD. dissertation, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain, 2025.

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Conference Papers

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International Exchanges

Apr - Jul 2024, Grid Planning and Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Golden (United States of America).
Jun - Jul 2023, Power and Energy Systems Department, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC-TEC). Porto (Portugal).

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Invited Conferences and Seminars

Seminar "A security-aware dynamic hosting capacity approach to enhance the integration of renewable generation in distribution networks" SADSE seminar. Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Feb 2024.
Conference "An aggregated cost model for estimating distribution grid investment under the energy transition: a Spanish case study" 31. Workshop des Student Chapters. Gesellschaft für Energiewissenschaft und Energiepolitik e.V.; y Technische Universität Dresden. Dresden (Germany). May 2023.
Seminar "Assessing the impact of RES penetration and geographical allocation on transmission expansion cost: a comparative analysis of two large-scale systems". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jan 2023.

Dra. Leslie Herding

Journal Publications

Projects

Distribution Investment Model. Carried out for Aelec. Jan/2025-May/2025

Flexibility solutions for electricity distribution networks (S2F). Carried out for Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE). Jun/2024-Dec/2028

BeFlex- Boosting Engagement to increase FLEXibility. Carried out for Comisión Europea. Sep/2022-Aug/2026

FLEXENER: New 100% renewable, flexible and robust energy system for the integration of new technologies in generation, networks and demand - Scenarios. Carried out for Iberdrola Generación España, S.A.U. Oct/2020-Dec/2023

MODESC – Platform of innovative models for speeding the energy transition towards a decarbonized economy. Carried out for Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCIN), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI). Sep/2020-Dec/2023

Criteria and methods for distributed generation charges in Costa Rica. Carried out for Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP). Mar/2020-Oct/2020

EUniversal - Market enabling interface to unlock flexibility solutions for cost-effective management of smarter distribution grids (Horizon 2020. Grant agreement No. 864334). Carried out for European Comission. Feb/2020-Jul/2023

IELECTRIX - Indian and European Local Energy CommuniTies for Renewable Integration and the Energy Transition (Horizon 2020. Grant agreement No. 824392). Carried out for Comisión Europea. May/2019-Oct/2022

Modeling and assessment of electrical networks' requirements for the energy transition in Spain. Carried out for Iberdrola España S.A.U. Jan/2019-Dec/2023

Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

L. Herding, "Assessment of Electricity Grid Requirements for the Energy Transition", PhD. dissertation, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain, 2025.

Conference Papers

International Exchanges

Apr - Jul 2024, Grid Planning and Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Golden (United States of America).

Jun - Jul 2023, Power and Energy Systems Department, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC-TEC). Porto (Portugal).

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Seminar "A security-aware dynamic hosting capacity approach to enhance the integration of renewable generation in distribution networks" SADSE seminar. Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Feb 2024.

Conference "An aggregated cost model for estimating distribution grid investment under the energy transition: a Spanish case study" 31. Workshop des Student Chapters. Gesellschaft für Energiewissenschaft und Energiepolitik e.V.; y Technische Universität Dresden. Dresden (Germany). May 2023.

Seminar "Assessing the impact of RES penetration and geographical allocation on transmission expansion cost: a comparative analysis of two large-scale systems". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jan 2023.

Technical Reports

L. Lind, R. Cossent, L. Herding, M. Correa, T. Gómez, J.P. Chaves, "Current regulation in target countries and regulatory barriers identified for the implementation of the use case". Project: IELECTRIX / D4.4. Funded by Comisión Europea whitin "H2020". Apr/2021. IIT-21-131I

Working Papers

L. Herding, L. Carvalho, R. Cossent, M. Rivier, "Renewable capacity investment planning under distribution grid hosting capacity uncertainty via Conditional Value-at-Risk", February 2025. IIT-25-030WP.

L. Herding, R. Cossent, M. Rivier, J.P. Chaves, T. Gómez, "Assessment of electricity network investment for the integration of high RES shares: a comparative case study", April 2022. IIT-22-060WP.