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Dr Pablo Ruiz-Minguela is Head of R&D Programmes at TECNALIA, where he leads the activities related to securing public funding to support the development of cutting-edge technologies and products in the various business areas of the Energy, Climate and Urban Transition Unit.
He offers 32 years of experience in R&D at TECNALIA across diverse industrial sectors, including 19 years spearheading the development of groundbreaking wave energy technologies, has managed over 25 international research projects, and is the author of 5 patents for marine energy, 23 publications and 27 conference communications.
He sits on the Board of Directors of the European Ocean Energy Association, and has represented TECNALIA in multiple working groups and expert panels. From 2008 to 2010, he also acted as the General Manager and Technical Director of Oceantec, a spin-off created by TECNALIA and Iberdrola to develop cost-effective technologies for marine energy conversion.
MSc in Industrial Engineering (1991) at the University of Basque Country, Spain; MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (1992) at the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, UK; MBA (2012) at the Business School ESEUNE, Spain; PhD in Energy Engineering (Cum Laude, 2023) at the University of Basque Country, Spain.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Experimental assessment of condition monitoring techniques for an OWC electrical generator operating at overload
Lopez-Mendia, J., Erkiaga, I., Ruiz-Minguela, P., Ruibal, I., Robles, E. & Ceballos, S., Jan 2025, In: Energy Conversion and Management: X. 25, 100869.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving the OWC Wave Energy Converter Power Take-Off Efficiency throughout Experimental and Numerical Characterisation of an SCIG
Lopez-Mendia, J., Robles, E., Ceballos, S., Ruiz-Minguela, P. & Rotger, J., Mar 2024, In: Energies. 17, 5, 1146.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating Future Costs of Emerging Wave Energy Technologies
Ruiz-Minguela, P., Noble, D. R., Nava, V., Pennock, S., Blanco, J. M. & Jeffrey, H., Jan 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 15, 1, 215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring progress towards ocean energy commercialisation
Ruiz-Minguela, P., Wong, P. W., Noble, D. R., Jeffrey, H. & Villate, J. L., Nov 2023, In: Dyna (Spain). 98, 6, p. 633-640 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On building physics-based AI models for the design and SHM of mooring systems
Nava, V., Aristondo, A., Varo, V., Esteras, M., Touzon, I., Boto, F., Mendikoa, I., Ruiz-Minguela, P., Gil-Lopez, S., Gorostidi, N. & Pardo, D., 2023, Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2022. Soares, C. G. (ed.). CRC Press/Balkema, p. 857-865 9 p. (Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Thesis
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A novel methodology for the assessment of wave energy options at early stages
Ruiz Minguela, P. (Author), Blanco Izarbe (Supervisor) & Nava (Supervisor), 2023Doctoral thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Segregation of losses, efficiency and temperature register of an induction generator working at overrated variable load conditions
Ruiz Minguela, P. (Creator), López Mendia, J. (Creator), Etxaniz, P. (Creator), Ruibal, I. (Creator) & Robles, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 10 Apr 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10930796, https://zenodo.org/records/10930796
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H2020 OPERA Project: Mooring System Experimental data from MARMOK-A-5 Wave Energy Converter at BiMEP
Para, B. D. M. (Creator), Johanning, L. (Creator), Aldaiturriaga, E. (Creator) & Ruiz-Minguela, P. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Jul 2019
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H2020 OPERA Project: Power Take-Off and Control Law testing in MARMOK-A-5 Wave Energy Converter at BiMEP
Aldaiturriaga, E. (Creator), Faÿ, F.-X. (Creator) & Ruiz-Minguela, P. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Jul 2019
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H2020 OPERA Project: Power Take-Off and Control Law testing in MARMOK-A-5 Wave Energy Converter at BiMEP
Ruiz Minguela, P. (Creator), Aldaiturriaga, E. (Creator) & Faÿ, F.-X. (Creator), TECNALIA, 24 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3349538, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654444 and one more link, https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5c63c9c5b&appId=PPGMS (show fewer)
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H2020 OPERA Project: Mooring System Experimental data from MARMOK-A-5 Wave Energy Converter at BiMEP
Ruiz Minguela, P. (Creator), Aldaiturriaga, E. (Creator), Johanning, L. (Creator) & De Miguel, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3377120, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654444 and one more link, https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5c796c6fa&appId=PPGMS (show fewer)
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