Miguel Macias Sequeira

PhD Candidate at NOVA University of Lisbon



Miguel Macias Sequeira joined CENSE FCT-NOVA as a PhD candidate in Environment and Sustainability in 2021, researching ways to support a sustainable and just energy transition at city scale. More specifically, his PhD thesis is exploring the role of hard-to-reach energy users in this transition, by characterizing audiences at European, national, and local scales and by developing a local-scale support framework which is being piloted in several neighborhoods of Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Miguel is also collaborating on several international and national research projects, such as the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH), the IEA UsersTCP Task on Hard-to-reach Energy Users, project "Ponto de Transição" that is piloting physical one-stop-shop approaches to mitigate energy poverty, and "Menu de Renovação Verde" that launched a digital one-stop-shop for home renovation.
Miguel has a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, from the NOVA School of Science and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon, with a semester abroad at the Warsaw University of Technology. Before joining CENSE, he worked on three renowned organizations, including a one-year professional experience in the Netherlands, covering areas as energy, climate change, circular economy, and water. Parallel to his PhD, Miguel is volunteering for the local partnership of Telheiras - a community-led network that promotes local sustainability - where he is coordinating an energy community project. He is also an environmental activist at GEOTA - one of the key environmental NGOs in Portugal - currently serving as board member. Since 2021, Miguel is one of the European Union's Climate Pact Ambassadors in Portugal.


Books and Book Chapters

Scientific Publications



Scientific Publications
J. Mello, J. Villar, R.J. Bessa, A.R. Antunes, M.M. Sequeira

Decarbonized and Inclusive Energy: A Two-Fold Strategy for Renewable Energy Communities [2024]

IEEE Power and Energy Magazine

National

Energy Inclusion Project [2022-2023]

Provide support to EDP - Social Impact Office for their project on Social Inclusion

National

Green Renovation Menu [2020-2021]

The "Menu Renovação Verde" aims to help homeowners increase the sustainability of their homes, as well as improve their comfort conditions and reduce their energy bills, with a particular focus on those who are most vulnerable and those living in older and inefficient buildings.

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September 29, 2023 Online
Article in REVOLVE "Tackling energy poverty at its source"
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August 02, 2023 Online
Viver Telheiras - The Telheiras Renewable Energy Community recruits it's first members and enters the licensing phase
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June 28, 2023 Podcast
Welectric Talk with Miguel Macias Sequeira - Renewable energy communities and energy poverty mitigation
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June 25, 2023 Online
Miguel Macias Sequeira interviewed for Infolibre Spanish newspaper on electricity tariffs in Portugal
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June 22, 2023 Newspaper
Miguel Macias Sequeira interviewed for Expresso national newspaper about energy communities
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June 13, 2023 Online
Diagnosing energy poverty: two Portuguese projects receive EPAH assistance
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