Biography:
Matteo Troncia is Research Assistant Professor at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) at the Engineering School (ICAI) of the Comillas Pontifical University. Since September 2025, he has been Coordinator of the research area on Distributed Resources, Networks and Flexibility. In 2021, he received the PhD degree (Doctor Europaeus) in industrial engineering from the University of Cagliari (Italy) with a thesis on the methodologies for appraising smart grid projects in which flexibility competes with grid expansion. He is an electrical engineer; he received his Master’s Degree (cum laude) in 2017 from the University of Cagliari. During his PhD, Matteo has been part of the Power System group of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DIEE). In 2014, he was a student intern at the Department of Energy Management and Power System Operation (e²n) at the University of Kassel (Germany). In 2020, Matteo joined the Smart and Sustainable Grids research area of IIT as postdoctoral researcher. His activity mainly concerns research projects regarding power system decarbonisation and electricity markets for integrating renewables and distributed energy resources in the electricity sector. From January 2021, he is operating agent of ISGAN Academy of the International Smart Grid Action Network, which is a Technology Collaboration Programme supported by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Areas of interest:
Electricity markets, system service markets, energy economics, integration of renewable and distributed energy resources in the electricity sector, smart grids, techno-economic appraisal and cost-benefit analysis for initiatives concerning the electricity sector, power system planning and operation.
Experience:
Throughout his career, Matteo has focused on topics related to power system decarbonisation. Based on the electrical engineering background, he investigated power systems and smart grids. In particular, his researches focused on the appraisal of smart grid initiatives with novel decision-making support methods and tools and cost-benefit analysis for the electricity sector, contributed to the International Smart Grids Action Network (ISGAN) – Annex 3 which scope is to support the regulatory bodies and companies through guidelines and tools for strategic assessment to promote sustainable development of the power system. Moreover, Matteo has been investigating the design of market mechanisms for ancillary services, distribution system planning and operation, the use of blockchain in the power system, and the power load profile analysis by using clustering techniques to improve the accuracy of power system studies for planning and operation.
Skills:
- Languages: Italian (native), English, Spanish - Theoretical and technical electrical engineering knowledge, project assessment, Cost-Benefit analysis, data analysis, System modelling. - Operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux, - Software: MS Office, CAD, Enterprise Architecture - Programming languages: MATLAB, Python, LaTeX - Dev tools: GitHub, Hyperledger, LabVIEW, Opal-RT/RT-LAB, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, VMWare
Current research interests:
Effective coordination of the electricity actors (TSO-DSO-FSP), electricity markets, system service markets, integration of renewable and distributed energy resources in the electricity sector, techno-economic appraisal, cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria analysis for initiatives concerning the electricity sector and sector coupling.
M. Nour, J.P. Chaves, M. Troncia, A. Sánchez, A. Ali, "Optimal planning and operation of energy community DERs considering local energy trading and uncertainties", Results in Engineering, Vol. 26, pp. 104881, June 2025. [Online: April 2025] doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104881
JCR-JIF: 9,400 Q1 (2025); - SJR: 1,240 Q1 (2025); 
M. Galici, M. Troncia, M. Nour, J.P. Chaves, F. Pilo, "Comparative techno-economic analysis of market models for peer-to-peer energy trading on a distributed platform", Applied Energy, Vol. 380, pp. 125005, February 2025. [Online: December 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.125005
JCR-JIF: 12,200 Q1 (2025); - SJR: 2,864 Q1 (2025); M. Troncia, S. Ruggeri, G.G. Soma, F. Pilo, J.P. Chaves, D. Muntoni, I.M. Gianinoni, "Strategic decision-making support for distribution system planning with flexibility alternatives", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 35, pp. 101138, September 2023. [Online: August 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2023.101138
JCR-JIF: 4,800 Q1 (2023); 5,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,232 Q1 (2023); 1,239 Q1 (2025) J.M. Schwidtal, P. Piccini, M. Troncia, R. Chitchyan, M. Montakhabi, C. Francis, A. Gorbatcheva, T. Capper, M.A. Mustafa, M. Andoni, V. Robu, M. Bahloul, I.J. Scott, T. Mbavarira, J.M. España, L. Kiesling, "Emerging business models in local energy markets: a systematic review of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption, and transactive energy models", Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 179, pp. 113273, June 2023. [Online: April 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113273
JCR-JIF: 16,300 Q1 (2023); 18,000 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 3,596 Q1 (2023); 3,995 Q1 (2025) Y. Ruwaida, J.P. Chaves, N. Etherden, I. Gómez-Arriola, G. Gürses-Tran, K. Kessels, C. Madina, A. Sanjab, M. Santos-Mugica, D.N. Trakas, M. Troncia, "TSO-DSO-Customer coordination for purchasing flexibility system services: challenges and lessons learned from a demonstration in Sweden", IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 38, nº. 2, pp. 1881 - 1893, March 2023. [Online: July 2022] doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3188261
JCR-JIF: 6,500 Q1 (2023); 8,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 3,827 Q1 (2023); 4,217 Q1 (2025) E.C. Ormeño-Mejía, M. Troncia, M. Valarezo, M. Galici, R. Cossent, J.P. Chaves, "Distribution System Operator Services: A Comparative Assessment of Multi-Product Co-Optimization for Congestion Management and Voltage Control Using a Local Flexibility Market", IEEE Access, Vol. 14, pp. 97920 - 97934, 2026. [Online: June 2026] doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3706408
JCR-JIF: 4,200 Q2 (2025) - SJR: 0,884 Q1 (2025) J.P. Chaves, P. Mastropietro, M. Troncia, P. González, T. Gómez, "The allocation of system costs: Future-proofed methodologies for decarbonising European power sectors", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 45, pp. 102143, March 2026. [Online: February 2026] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2026.102143
JCR-JIF: 5,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,239 Q1 (2025) J.J. Fernández García, M. Troncia, J.P. Chaves, "Empowering Energy Markets: Unraveling the Dynamics of Aggregators Relationships in Demand Response Services", Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, Vol. 12, nº. 1, pp. 7, December 2025. [Online: March 2025] doi: 10.1007/s40518-025-00254-z
SJR: 0,888 Q1 (2025); 0,888 Q1 (2025) M. Nour, J.P. Chaves, M. Troncia, A. Sánchez, A. Ali, "Optimal planning and operation of energy community DERs considering local energy trading and uncertainties", Results in Engineering, Vol. 26, pp. 104881, June 2025. [Online: April 2025] doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104881
JCR-JIF: 9,400 Q1 (2025); - SJR: 1,240 Q1 (2025); M. Galici, M. Troncia, M. Nour, J.P. Chaves, F. Pilo, "Comparative techno-economic analysis of market models for peer-to-peer energy trading on a distributed platform", Applied Energy, Vol. 380, pp. 125005, February 2025. [Online: December 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.125005
JCR-JIF: 12,200 Q1 (2025); - SJR: 2,864 Q1 (2025); M. Nour, J.P. Chaves, M. Troncia, A. Sánchez, "Mitigating the impacts of community energy trading on distribution networks by considering contracted power network charges", IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 26991 - 27004, 2024. [Online: February 2024] doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3365630
JCR-JIF: 3,600 Q2 (2024); 4,200 Q2 (2025) - SJR: 0,849 Q1 (2024); 0,884 Q1 (2025) E.C. Ormeño-Mejía, J.P. Chaves, M. Troncia, "Unlocking flexibility from third-party resources: decoding the interaction between mechanisms for acquiring Distribution System Operator services", Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, Vol. 11, nº. 3, pp. 45 - 67, September 2024. [Online: June 2024] doi: 10.1007/s40518-024-00236-7
SJR: 0,763 Q1 (2024); 0,888 Q1 (2025) M. Nour, J.P. Chaves, M. Troncia, A. Ali, A. Sánchez, "Impacts of community energy trading on low voltage distribution networks", IEEE Access, Vol. 11, pp. 50412 - 50430, 2023. [Online: May 2023] doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3278090
JCR-JIF: 3,400 Q2 (2023); 4,200 Q2 (2025) - SJR: 0,960 Q1 (2023); 0,884 Q1 (2025) M. Troncia, J.P. Chaves, C. Damas Silva, H. Gerard, G. Willeghems, "Market-based TSO–DSO coordination: a comprehensive theoretical market framework and lessons from real-world implementations", Energies, Vol. 16, nº. 19, pp. 6939, October 2023. [Online: October 2023] doi: 10.3390/en16196939
JCR-JIF: 3,000 Q3 (2023); 3,900 Q3 (2025) - SJR: 0,651 Q1 (2023); 0,748 Q1 (2025) M. Troncia, S. Ruggeri, G.G. Soma, F. Pilo, J.P. Chaves, D. Muntoni, I.M. Gianinoni, "Strategic decision-making support for distribution system planning with flexibility alternatives", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 35, pp. 101138, September 2023. [Online: August 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2023.101138
JCR-JIF: 4,800 Q1 (2023); 5,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,232 Q1 (2023); 1,239 Q1 (2025) J.M. Schwidtal, P. Piccini, M. Troncia, R. Chitchyan, M. Montakhabi, C. Francis, A. Gorbatcheva, T. Capper, M.A. Mustafa, M. Andoni, V. Robu, M. Bahloul, I.J. Scott, T. Mbavarira, J.M. España, L. Kiesling, "Emerging business models in local energy markets: a systematic review of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption, and transactive energy models", Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 179, pp. 113273, June 2023. [Online: April 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113273
JCR-JIF: 16,300 Q1 (2023); 18,000 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 3,596 Q1 (2023); 3,995 Q1 (2025) Y. Ruwaida, J.P. Chaves, N. Etherden, I. Gómez-Arriola, G. Gürses-Tran, K. Kessels, C. Madina, A. Sanjab, M. Santos-Mugica, D.N. Trakas, M. Troncia, "TSO-DSO-Customer coordination for purchasing flexibility system services: challenges and lessons learned from a demonstration in Sweden", IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 38, nº. 2, pp. 1881 - 1893, March 2023. [Online: July 2022] doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3188261
JCR-JIF: 6,500 Q1 (2023); 8,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 3,827 Q1 (2023); 4,217 Q1 (2025) M. Troncia, J.P. Chaves, F. Pilo, T. Gómez, "Remuneration mechanisms for investment in reactive power flexibility", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 27, pp. 100507, September 2021. [Online: June 2021] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2021.100507
JCR-JIF: 5,405 Q1 (2021); 5,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,200 Q1 (2021); 1,239 Q1 (2025) F. Pilo, G. Pisano, S. Ruggeri, M. Troncia, "Data analytics for profiling low-voltage customers with smart meter readings", Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, nº. 2, pp. 500, January 2021. [Online: January 2021] doi: 10.3390/app11020500
JCR-JIF: 2,838 Q2 (2021); 2,900 Q2 (2025) - SJR: 0,507 Q2 (2021); 0,555 Q2 (2025) M. Troncia, M. Galici, M. Mureddu, E. Ghiani, F. Pilo, "Distributed ledger technologies for peer-to-peer local markets in distribution networks", Energies, Vol. 12, nº. 17, pp. 3249, September 2019. [Online: August 2019] doi: 10.3390/en12173249
JCR-JIF: 2,702 Q3 (2019); 3,900 Q3 (2025) - SJR: 0,635 Q2 (2019); 0,748 Q1 (2025)
JCR-JIF: 3,022 Q2 (2018); 4,300 Q2 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 1,192 Q1 (2025) 
