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Overview
Personal Profile
Omar José Guerra Fernández is a research engineer in the Distribution Edge Group within the Grid Planning and Analysis Center. Omar is conducting research to develop a better understanding of the economics of renewable energy technologies, including energy storage, hydrogen, wind power, solar photovoltaic power, and CO₂ electrolysis technologies.
Research Interests
Economics of long-duration and seasonal energy storage technologies
Economics of grid-integrated hydrogen production systems
Integration of wind and solar photovoltaic power sources into energy systems
Techno-economic assessment of CO₂ electrolysis
Large-scale optimization and decision-making under uncertainty
Modeling, simulation, and optimization of integrated energy systems
Coordination of electricity and natural gas grids
Professional Experience
Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (2020–Present)
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (2017–2020)
Junior Researcher, Colombian Petroleum Research Institute (ICP)-ECOPETROL (2010–2013)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Santander
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Master, Chemical Engineering, University of Sao Paulo
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Accelerated Energy Storage Deployment in RELAC Countries
Bilich, A., Rough, D., Guerra Fernandez, O. J., Lara, J. D. & Darrow, H., 2024, 11 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Accelerated Energy Storage Deployment in RELAC Countries (Spanish Translation)
Bilich, A., Rough, D., Guerra Fernandez, O. J., Lara, J. D. & Darrow, H., 2024, 11 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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A Conceptual Design and Economic Assessment of a Chitin Biorefinery Based on Shrimp Processing Wastes
Fonseca, A., Santoro, B., Guerra Fernandez, O. J. & Teles dos Santos, M., 2024, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering: 34th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering / 15th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering. Manenti, F. & Reklaitis, G. V. (eds.). p. 2551-2556Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Tierra del Fuego Case Study Capacity Expansion Analysis
Harris, T., Turner, S., Morris, J., Sakharova, A., Guerra, O., Pablo Carvallo, J., Rough, D., Perez Vazquez, E., Alfredo Perez Torres, J. & Belen Ferrera, A., 2024, 36 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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A Review of Technical and Regulatory Limits for Hydrogen Blending in Natural Gas Pipelines
Erdener, B., Sergi, B., Guerra, O., Chueca, A., Pambour, K., Brancucci, C. & Hodge, B.-M., 2023, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48, 14, p. 5595-5617 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
109 Scopus Citations
Activities
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (External organization)
Klein, B. (Member), Dupuis, D. (Member), Johnson, D. (Member), Yadav, G. (Member), Ferrell, J. (Member), Jorgenson, J. (Member), Hassanaly, M. (Member), Pomeroy, M. (Member), Ruth, M. (Member), Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Member), Hanes, R. (Member), Ghosh, T. (Member), Bharadwaj, V. (Member), Chen, Y. (Member), Ghoshal, D. (Member), Puente-Urbina, A. (Member), Young, A. (Member), Hill, A. (Member), Deshpande, A. (Member), Jeong-Potter, C. (Member), Chen, X. (Member), Khalifa, S. (Member), Carvalho, Q. (Member), Kiani, D. (Member), Appleby, B. (Member) & Moon, H. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Nagarajan, A. (Member), Markel, A. (Member), Bernstein, A. (Member), Solanki, B. (Member), Hodge, B.-M. (Member), Uriarte, C. (Member), Barrows, C. (Member), Perkins, C. (Member), Palmintier, B. (Member), Thomas, D.-M. (Member), Saleem, D. (Member), DeVoto, D. (Member), Khan, F. (Member), Seo, G.-S. (Member), Moreno, G. (Member), Johnson, G. (Member), Cavraro, G. (Member), Dunham, H. (Member), Jorgenson, J. (Member), Zhang, J. (Member), Sanyal, J. (Member), Kisacikoglu, J. (Member), Rivera, J. (Member), Duwadi, K. (Member), Doubleday, K. (Member), Panda, K. (Member), Sedzro, K. S. (Member), Panossian, N. (Member), Guba, N. (Member), Martin, M. (Member), Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Member), Baggu, M. (Member), Emami, P. (Member), Paret, P. (Member), Koralewicz, P. (Member), Awara, S. (Member), McFly, S. (Member), Dhulipala, S. C. (Member), Ovaitt, S. (Member), Paul, S. (Member), Abraham, S. A. (Member), De Silva M, T. (Member), Singh, V. K. (Member), Zhang, X. (Member), Zhou, X. (Member), Agalgaonkar, Y. (Member), Wright, J. (Member), Pao, L. (Member), Kekelia, B. (Member), Chang, C.-Y. (Member), Kiboma, L. (Member), Ramirez Arbelaez, L. (Member), Chaudhary, R. (Member), Wijekoon, R. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow), Kurtz, S. (Member), Truong, T. (Member), Poudyal, A. (Member) & Sekulic, W. (Member)
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Awards and Honors
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NREL President's Award
Bernstein, A. (Recipient), Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Recipient), Zhou, X. (Recipient) & Deskos, Y. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award
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Purdue University College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award
Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
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Top 10 in the Superior Education State Exams (ECAES)
Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Honorary award