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Markus Peter
Country: Germany
Year Started Research: 1993
Title of Research: Investigations on paraffin-based latent heat stores
and development of a prototype
University: University of Applied Sciences, FH Aachen
Still Active in Research: Yes

Starting 1988 with freelance work on the thermal use of solar energy, since 1993 Markus Peter is involved in
research projects and service work in the field of solar energy and other renewables. He is active in IEA Tasks,
standardization and quality improvement in different areas of solar engineering. Since 2002 in parallel he runs an
engineering office.

Gonzalo Piernavieja
Country: Spain
Year Started Research: 1991
Title of Research: Performance Comparison between fixed and tracking
grid-connected PV arrays
University: Ludwigs-Maximilians University Munich
Still Active in Research: Yes

University (Germany): set-up of experimental grid-connected PV plant in Munich; development of a tracking system;
test of inverters (1991-1992) Back in Spain: a) University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: European projects
dealing with renewable energies and water desalination (1993-1996), b) Set-up of the Canary Islands Institute
of Technology (www.itccanarias.org) (1996 on); research in: desalination powered by renewable energies; energy
storage technologies; sustainable mobility; energy planning; integration of renewable energies and hydrogen
technologies; waste to energy; circular economy; further areas: Solar radiation and solar resource assessment;
wind resource assessment; prediction of solar and wind energy; solar thermal energy; solar photovoltaic energy;
wind energy; distributed energy generation (incl. renewable energy storage); penetration of renewable energies in
insular electricity grids; strategies for deployment of renewable energies in islands; wind-pumped hydro systems;
insular 100% renewable energy models; hydrogen technologies (focus: electrolysis driven by renewable energies);
technological cooperation with less developed countries in renewable energy and water projects, including
technology transfer; development of circular economy models (especially for islands/isolated regions/remote areas).

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