Biography:
Mr. Paulo Brito Pereira was born in Las Palmas of Gran Canaria in 1994. He obtained a Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2016 and a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering in 2018, both by the University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria. He has also obtained a Masters Degree in the Electric Power Industry in 2019 by Comillas Pontifical University. Presently, he is a Predoctoral Research in the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) in Madrid, investigating about capacity markets in power systems.
P. Brito-Pereira, K. Bruninx, L.J. de Vries, P. Mastropietro, P. Rodilla, "Future-proofed resource adequacy metrics: A model-based assessment of multi-metric vs. composite-metric reliability standards", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Vol. 44, pp. 101957, December 2025. [Online: September 2025] doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2025.101957
P. Brito-Pereira, P. Rodilla, P. Mastropietro, "Efficient cost allocation in capacity remuneration mechanisms: applying cost causation to resource adequacy", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 173, pp. 111441, December 2025. [Online: December 2025] doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2025.111441
P. Rodilla, P. Mastropietro, P. Brito-Pereira, "The challenge of integrating demand response in Capacity Remuneration Mechanisms: providing a comprehensive theoretical framework", IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, Vol. 21, nº. 4, pp. 64 - 71, July 2023. [Online: June 2023] doi: 10.1109/MPE.2023.3269551
P. Brito-Pereira, P. Rodilla, P. Mastropietro, C. Batlle, "Self-fulfilling or self-destroying prophecy? The relevance of de-rating factors in modern capacity mechanisms", Applied Energy, Vol. 314, pp. 118939, May 2022. [Online: March 2022] doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118939
P. Brito-Pereira, P. Mastropietro, P. Rodilla, L.A. Barroso, C. Batlle, "Adjusting the aim of capacity mechanisms: future-proof reliability metrics and firm supply calculations", Energy Policy, Vol. 164, pp. 112891, May 2022. [Online: March 2022] doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112891