Dr. Paolo Mastropietro

Current position:

Research Associate Professor

Research Area:

Energy Economics and Regulation

Association date:

01/Sep/2012

Location:

SM26. D-201

Phone extension number:

+34 91 542-2800 ext. 2740

Email:

paolo.mastropietro@iit.comillas.edu

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Biography:

Paolo Mastropietro is researcher at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) of Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid. He is an environmental engineer specialized in energy and sustainability; he received his Master´s Degree in 2009, from the University of Roma Tor Vergata, and his PhD in 2016, from Comillas University, with a thesis on the design of capacity remuneration mechanisms. He worked in the private sector both in Italy and Spain and in 2011 he was selected for the UNV (United Nations Volunteers) Programme and served for one year as Project Officer at the Addis Ababa UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme) Liaison Office. Paolo joined IIT in September 2012 in the framework of the SETS (Sustainable Energy Technologies and Strategies) Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate. Since then, he has been carrying out consultancy activities in the field of power sector regulation and he contributed to the publication of several scientific papers and project deliverables.

Areas of interest:

Power sector regulation; Security of supply; Capacity remuneration mechanisms; regional markets; tariff design and subsidies

Journal Publications

Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. A taxonomy to guide the next generation of support mechanisms for electricity storage. Joule. JCR: 39,800 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 12,282 Q1 (2022) In press: April 2024.
Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Rivier, M., Batlle, C. Reliability options: regulatory recommendations for the next generation of capacity remuneration mechanisms. Energy Policy. Vol. 185, pp. 113959-1 - 113959-13, February 2024. [Online: December 2023] JCR: 9,000 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 2,292 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Rivier, M., Batlle, C. Mecanismos de capacidad para la transición energética: retos y recomendaciones para el diseño de opciones de fiabilidad. Papeles de Energía. Nº. 24, pp. 69 - 105, February 2024.
Batlle, C., Schittekatte, T., Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P. The EU Commission’s proposal for improving the electricity market design: treading water, but not drowning. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. Pp. 197 - 205 [Online: August 2023] SJR: 0,629 Q1 (2022)
Rodilla, P., Mastropietro, P., Brito-Pereira, P. 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] JCR: 2,800 Q2 (2022) - SJR: 1,558 Q1 (2022)
Brito-Pereira, P., Rodilla, P., Mastropietro, P., Batlle, C. Self-fulfilling or self-destroying prophecy? The relevance of de-rating factors in modern capacity mechanisms. Applied Energy. Vol. 314, pp. 118939-1 - 118939-13, May 2022. [Online: March 2022] JCR: 11,200 Q1 (2022); - SJR: 2,907 Q1 (2022);
Brito-Pereira, P., Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Barroso, L.A., Batlle, C. Adjusting the aim of capacity mechanisms: future-proof reliability metrics and firm supply calculations. Energy Policy. Vol. 164, pp. 112891-1 - 112891-13, May 2022. [Online: March 2022] JCR: 9,000 Q1 (2022); - SJR: 2,292 Q1 (2022);
Mastropietro, P. Energy poverty in pandemic times: fine-tuning emergency measures for better future responses to extreme events in Spain. Energy Research & Social Science. Vol. 84, pp. 102364-1 - 102364-8, February 2022. [Online: November 2021] JCR: 6,700 Q1 (2022); - SJR: 2,171 Q1 (2022);
Mastropietro, P. El impacto de la COVID-19 en los objetivos y las políticas de descarbonización: un análisis preliminar sobre España. Papeles de Energía. Nº. 15, pp. 25 - 64, December 2021.
Batlle, C., Rodilla, P., Mastropietro, P. Markets for efficient decarbonization: revisiting market regulation and design. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. Vol. 19, nº. 1, pp. 20 - 28, January 2021. [Online: January 2021] JCR: 3,096 Q2 (2021); 2,800 Q2 (2022) - SJR: 1,101 Q1 (2021); 1,558 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. Emergency measures to protect energy consumers during the Covid-19 pandemic: A global review and critical analysis. Energy Research & Social Science. Vol. 68, pp. 101678-1 - 101678-6, October 2020. [Online: June 2020] JCR: 6,834 Q1 (2020); 6,700 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 2,313 Q1 (2020); 2,171 Q1 (2022)
Batlle, C., Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P. Redesigning residual cost allocation in electricity tariffs: a proposal to balance efficiency, equity and cost recovery. Renewable Energy. Vol. 155, pp. 257 - 266, August 2020. [Online: March 2020] JCR: 8,001 Q1 (2020); 8,700 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 1,825 Q1 (2020); 1,815 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Escobar Rangel, L., Batlle, C. Reforming the Colombian electricity market for an efficient integration of renewables: a proposal. Energy Policy. Vol. 139, pp. 111346-1 - 111346-11, April 2020. [Online: February 2020] JCR: 6,142 Q1 (2020); 9,000 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 2,093 Q1 (2020); 2,292 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P. Who should pay to support renewable electricity? Exploring regressive impacts, energy poverty and tariff equity. Energy Research & Social Science. Vol. 56, pp. 101222-1 - 101222-7, October 2019. [Online: June 2019] JCR: 4,771 Q1 (2019); 6,700 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 2,205 Q1 (2019); 2,171 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. De-rating of wind and solar resources in capacity mechanisms: A review of international experiences. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. Vol. 112, pp. 253 - 262, September 2019. [Online: May 2019] JCR: 12,110 Q1 (2019); 15,900 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 3,632 Q1 (2019); 3,232 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Fontini, F., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. Il «nuovo» capacity market italiano: analisi critica e sviluppi recenti. Energia: Rivista trimestrale sui problemi dell'energia. Nº. 1, pp. 50 - 59, March 2019.
Rodilla, P., Mastropietro, P., Batlle, C. Mecanismos de capacidad y opciones de fiabilidad: criterios de diseño en un contexto con alta incertidumbre. Papeles de Energía. Nº. 6, pp. 77 - 103, January 2019.
Mastropietro, P., Fontini, F., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. The Italian capacity remuneration mechanism: critical review and open questions. Energy Policy. Vol. 123, pp. 659 - 669, December 2018. [Online: October 2018] JCR: 4,880 Q1 (2018); 9,000 Q1 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 2,292 Q1 (2022)
Rodilla, P., Mastropietro, P., Gómez, T., Agurto, R., Skerk, C., Batlle, C. Developing the design of the Chilean power market to allow for efficient deployment of renewables. Oxford Energy Forum. Nº. 114, pp. 19 - 21, June 2018.
Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. Performance incentives in capacity mechanisms: conceptual considerations and empirical evidence. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy. Vol. 6, nº. 1, pp. 149 - 163, March 2017. JCR: Q2 (2017); 1,900 Q3 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2017); 0,744 Q2 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Batlle, C., Barroso, L.A., Rodilla, P. The evolution of electricity auctions in South America. Energy Sources Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy. Vol. 11, nº. 12, pp. 1103 - 1110, December 2016. [Online: December 2016] JCR: 1,150 Q4 (2016); 3,900 Q3 (2022) - SJR: Q2 (2016); 0,775 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Herrero, I., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. A model-based analysis on the impact of explicit penalty schemes in capacity mechanisms. Applied Energy. Vol. 168, pp. 406 - 417, April 2016. [Online: February 2016] JCR: 7,182 Q1 (2016); 11,200 Q1 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 2,907 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. National capacity mechanisms in the European internal energy market: opening the doors to neighbours. Energy Policy. Vol. 82, pp. 38 - 47, July 2015. [Online: March 2015] JCR: 3,045 Q1 (2015); 9,000 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 2,292 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Barroso, L.A., Batlle, C. Power transmission regulation in a liberalised context: an analysis of innovative solutions in South American markets. Utilities Policy. Vol. 33, pp. 1 - 9, April 2015. [Online: February 2015] JCR: 1,110 Q2 (2015); 4,000 Q2 (2022) - SJR: 0,906 Q1 (2022)
Mastropietro, P., Batlle, C., Barroso, L.A., Rodilla, P. Electricity auctions in South America: towards convergence of system adequacy and RES-E support. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. Vol. 40, pp. 375 - 385, December 2014. [Online: August 2014] JCR: 5,901 Q1 (2014); 15,900 Q1 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 3,232 Q1 (2022)
Batlle, C., Mastropietro, P., Gómez-Elvira, R. Toward a fuller integration of the EU electricity market: physical or financial transmission rights?. The Electricity Journal. Vol. 27, nº. 1, pp. 8 - 17, January 2014. [Online: January 2014] SJR: Q2 (2014); 0,719 Q1 (2022)

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Projects

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Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

P. Mastropietro (2016), Regulatory design of capacity remuneration mechanisms in regional and low-carbon electric power markets. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain).

In progress:

P. Brito Pereira, Future-Proof Design of Capacity Mechanisms During the Energy Transition: Firm Supply Calculation, Demand Participation and Cost Allocation. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (España).

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Conference Papers

show 9 conference papers

Books and Book Chapters

show 3 books and book chapters

International Exchanges

Jul 2014 - Apr 2015, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft). Delft (Netherlands).

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Invited Conferences and Seminars

Presentation "Capacity market: what is it, how does it work and what has been done in other countries?" Open Sessions. AEPIBAL. Online. Jan 2024.
Seminar "Capacity market mechanism for energy transition: international experience" Webinar. MAI Group. Online. Nov 2023.
Presentation "Future-proofed resource adequacy metrics for elastic demand and integrated energy systems" Resource Adequacy Working Group (RAWG) Annual Meeting 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society (IEEE PES). Online. Jul 2023.
Conference "National capacity mechanisms in the European IEM: opening the doors to neighbours" 10th Workshop on Industrial Systems and Energy Technologies - JOSITE'2015. Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May 2015.

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Technical Reports

show 5 technical reports

Working Papers

show 8 working papers

External Training Courses

FSR e-learning course on regulation of energy utilities. Carried out for European University Institute (EUI), Florence School of Regulation. Apr/2021-Jul/2021
FSR Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities (15th edition). Carried out for European University Institute (EUI), Florence School of Regulation. Oct/2019-Jun/2020
Course on wholesale market design. Carried out for XM Compañía de Expertos en Mercados, SA. Jul/2019-Oct/2019
Live Class on Latin American power sector regulation, in On-line Course on Regulation of the Power Sector. Florence School of Regulation y Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Feb 2018.
Capacity remuneration mechanisms II : resource adequacy with high penetrations of RES?E and distributed energy services, in Re-thinking the regulation of the power system to integrate large shares of renewables and distributed energy resources. Universidad Pontificia Comillas; y EES-UETP, Madrid (Spain). Feb 2017.
Re-thinking the regulation of the power system to integrate large shares of renewables and distributed energy resources. Carried out for Electric Energy Systems - University Enterprise Training Partnership Association (EES-UETP). Dec/2016-Mar/2017
Free market regulation: integral tariffs and access, in Máster en Regulación Económica de la Industria Eléctrica. Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias SociasleIGLOBAL, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Jul 2016.
Master on Regulation of the Electric Power Industry. Carried out for Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales. Dec/2015-Dec/2017

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External Relevant Positions

Evaluator of "Call CEF Energy Cross-Border Renewable Energy (CB RES) status list" CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency). Brussels (Belgium). May - Jun 2023.
Evaluator of "Call Horizon Europe - Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility" CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency). Brussels (Belgium). Jun 2022.

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Media and research dissemination

"Measures to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak impact on energy poverty: preliminary analysis based on the Italian and Spanish experiences". (Apr 2020) Link

show 1 media and research dissemination

Fellowships and Awards

Fellowship "Iberdrola Scholarship to research in energy and the environment". Fundación Iberdrola España. Madrid (Spain). Oct 2020.
«Capacity Remuneration Mechanisms in the Context of the European Internal Energy Market» "2015 ICER Distinguished Scholar Award in the category of Next Practices. 6th World Forum on Energy Regulation - WFER". International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER). Istanbul (Turkey). May 2015.

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Other Activities

Doctoral Defense Committee of "Barrella, R. «Addressing energy poverty in an integrated way. An interdisciplinary characterisation of Spanish vulnerable households and proposal for implementing feasible technical and policy solutions»". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jul 2022.

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Dr. Paolo Mastropietro

Journal Publications

Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. A taxonomy to guide the next generation of support mechanisms for electricity storage. Joule. JCR: 39,800 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 12,282 Q1 (2022) In press: April 2024.

Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Rivier, M., Batlle, C. Reliability options: regulatory recommendations for the next generation of capacity remuneration mechanisms. Energy Policy. Vol. 185, pp. 113959-1 - 113959-13, February 2024. [Online: December 2023] JCR: 9,000 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 2,292 Q1 (2022)

Batlle, C., Schittekatte, T., Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P. The EU Commission’s proposal for improving the electricity market design: treading water, but not drowning. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. Pp. 197 - 205 [Online: August 2023] SJR: 0,629 Q1 (2022)

Mastropietro, P. Energy poverty in pandemic times: fine-tuning emergency measures for better future responses to extreme events in Spain. Energy Research & Social Science. Vol. 84, pp. 102364-1 - 102364-8, February 2022. [Online: November 2021] JCR: 6,700 Q1 (2022); - SJR: 2,171 Q1 (2022);

Batlle, C., Rodilla, P., Mastropietro, P. Markets for efficient decarbonization: revisiting market regulation and design. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. Vol. 19, nº. 1, pp. 20 - 28, January 2021. [Online: January 2021] JCR: 3,096 Q2 (2021); 2,800 Q2 (2022) - SJR: 1,101 Q1 (2021); 1,558 Q1 (2022)

Mastropietro, P., Fontini, F., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. The Italian capacity remuneration mechanism: critical review and open questions. Energy Policy. Vol. 123, pp. 659 - 669, December 2018. [Online: October 2018] JCR: 4,880 Q1 (2018); 9,000 Q1 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 2,292 Q1 (2022)

Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. Performance incentives in capacity mechanisms: conceptual considerations and empirical evidence. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy. Vol. 6, nº. 1, pp. 149 - 163, March 2017. JCR: Q2 (2017); 1,900 Q3 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2017); 0,744 Q2 (2022)

Mastropietro, P., Herrero, I., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. A model-based analysis on the impact of explicit penalty schemes in capacity mechanisms. Applied Energy. Vol. 168, pp. 406 - 417, April 2016. [Online: February 2016] JCR: 7,182 Q1 (2016); 11,200 Q1 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 2,907 Q1 (2022)

Mastropietro, P., Rodilla, P., Batlle, C. National capacity mechanisms in the European internal energy market: opening the doors to neighbours. Energy Policy. Vol. 82, pp. 38 - 47, July 2015. [Online: March 2015] JCR: 3,045 Q1 (2015); 9,000 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 2,292 Q1 (2022)

Mastropietro, P., Barroso, L.A., Batlle, C. Power transmission regulation in a liberalised context: an analysis of innovative solutions in South American markets. Utilities Policy. Vol. 33, pp. 1 - 9, April 2015. [Online: February 2015] JCR: 1,110 Q2 (2015); 4,000 Q2 (2022) - SJR: 0,906 Q1 (2022)

Batlle, C., Mastropietro, P., Gómez-Elvira, R. Toward a fuller integration of the EU electricity market: physical or financial transmission rights?. The Electricity Journal. Vol. 27, nº. 1, pp. 8 - 17, January 2014. [Online: January 2014] SJR: Q2 (2014); 0,719 Q1 (2022)

Projects

Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

In progress:

P. Brito Pereira, Future-Proof Design of Capacity Mechanisms During the Energy Transition: Firm Supply Calculation, Demand Participation and Cost Allocation. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (España).

Conference Papers

Books and Book Chapters

International Exchanges

Jul 2014 - Apr 2015, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft). Delft (Netherlands).

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Presentation "Capacity market: what is it, how does it work and what has been done in other countries?" Open Sessions. AEPIBAL. Online. Jan 2024.

Seminar "Capacity market mechanism for energy transition: international experience" Webinar. MAI Group. Online. Nov 2023.

Presentation "Future-proofed resource adequacy metrics for elastic demand and integrated energy systems" Resource Adequacy Working Group (RAWG) Annual Meeting 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society (IEEE PES). Online. Jul 2023.

Conference "National capacity mechanisms in the European IEM: opening the doors to neighbours" 10th Workshop on Industrial Systems and Energy Technologies - JOSITE'2015. Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May 2015.

Technical Reports

Working Papers

External Training Courses

Live Class on Latin American power sector regulation, in On-line Course on Regulation of the Power Sector. Florence School of Regulation y Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Feb 2018.

Free market regulation: integral tariffs and access, in Máster en Regulación Económica de la Industria Eléctrica. Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias SociasleIGLOBAL, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Jul 2016.

External Relevant Positions

Evaluator of "Call CEF Energy Cross-Border Renewable Energy (CB RES) status list" CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency). Brussels (Belgium). May - Jun 2023.

Evaluator of "Call Horizon Europe - Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility" CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency). Brussels (Belgium). Jun 2022.

Media and research dissemination

"Measures to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak impact on energy poverty: preliminary analysis based on the Italian and Spanish experiences". (Apr 2020) Link

Fellowships and Awards

Fellowship "Iberdrola Scholarship to research in energy and the environment". Fundación Iberdrola España. Madrid (Spain). Oct 2020.

«Capacity Remuneration Mechanisms in the Context of the European Internal Energy Market» "2015 ICER Distinguished Scholar Award in the category of Next Practices. 6th World Forum on Energy Regulation - WFER". International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER). Istanbul (Turkey). May 2015.

Other Activities

Doctoral Defense Committee of "Barrella, R. «Addressing energy poverty in an integrated way. An interdisciplinary characterisation of Spanish vulnerable households and proposal for implementing feasible technical and policy solutions»". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jul 2022.