Scientific publications

Scientific publications Thesis Technical reports Presentations Projects Conferences

Works under evaluation in peer-reviewed journals

Combining physical models to estimate PV power: evaluation and optimal modeling in the solar resource-rich semi-arid Brazilian region. J. V. Furtado de Medeiros, E. Torres, R. Alonso-Suárez, O. Vilela. Under evaluation in the Renewable Energy Journal, Elsevier.

Papers accepted or sent to upcoming refereed conferences

Detailed Model and Experimental Validation of a Flat Solar Collector. R. Guido, P. Galione, J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz. Sent to the 20th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering (ENCIT) 2024.
Thermal performance of Wood-frame vs. Traditional housing: a field measurement approach. G. Pena, P. Galione, F. Favre, J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, G. Gil, N. Lopez. Sent to the 20th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering (ENCIT) 2024.
Accurate estimation of solar PV power plant capacity factors in Uruguay through detailed quality control and satellite gap filling. S. Rehermann, V. Teixeira-Branco, J. V. Furtado de Medeiros, R. Alonso-Suárez. Accepted in the IEEE URUCON 2024.
Design optimization for large-scale solar photovoltaic power plants in Uruguay. R. Bruno, C. Risso, R. Alonso-Suárez. Accepted in the IEEE URUCON 2024.
The CRPS is a great loss for deep probabilistic regression. F. Marchesoni, R. Alonso-Suárez, A. Herrera, J. Kherroubi, J. M. Morel, G. Facciolo. Accepted in the IEEE URUCON 2024.
Uncertainty assessment of satellite-based solar radiation data in the southeastern Sonoran Desert. A. S. Altamirano, R. Alonso-Suárez, R. Cabanillas-López. Accepted in the 2024 IEEE PV Specialist Conference (PVSC).
Assessing the impact of diffuse fraction estimation on ground albedo modeling. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, R. Alonso-Suárez, I. Bove, G. Abal. Accepted in the EuroSun 2024.

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Estimating UV-B, UV-Erithemic, and UV-A irradiances from global horizontal irradiance and MERRA-2 ozone column information. A. Laguarda, G. Abal, P. Russo, A. Habte. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 147(2):021001, 2025. [English] [Link]
Concentrated solar power techno-economic analysis in humid subtropical South America: the Uruguayan case. A. Ghazarian, P. Galione, P. Curto. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 147(1):011001, 2025. [English] [Link]
The added value of combining solar irradiance data and forecasts: a probabilistic benchmarking exercise. P. Lauret, R. Alonso-Suárez, R. Amaro e Silva, J. Boland, M. David, W. Herzberg, J. Le Gall La Salle, E. Lorenz, L. Visser, W. van Sark, T. Zech. Renewable Energy 121574, 2024. [Inglés] [Link]
Improving the experimental estimation of the incident angle modifier of evacuated tube solar collectors with heat pipes. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, I. Bove, R. Alonso-Suárez. Renewable Energy 235:121240, 2024. [English] [Link]
Atmospheric dependence of the direct, diffuse, and global clear-sky conversion ratios between solar photosynthetic active irradiance and photon flux. J. L. Di Laccio, P. Russo, A. Monetta, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 345:109832, 2024. [English] [Link]
Benchmarking of modeled solar irradiation data in Uruguay at a daily time scale. I. Sarazola, A. Laguarda, J. C. Ceballos, R. Alonso-Suárez. IEEE Latin America Transactions 21(9):1040–1048, Special Issue on Sustainable Energy Sources for an Energy Transition, 2023. [English] [Link]
Smart approaches for evaluating Photosynthetically Active Radiation at various stations based on MSG prime satellite imagery. C. Thomas, W. Wandji Nyamsi, A. Arola, U. Pfeifroth, J. Trentmann, S. Dorling, A. Laguarda, M. Fischer, A. Aculinin. Atmosphere 14(8):1259, 2023. [English] [Link]
Deep learning methods for intra-day cloudiness prediction using geostationary satellite images in a solar forecasting framework. F. Marchesoni-Acland, A. Herrera, F. Mozo, I. Camiruaga, A. Castro, R. Alonso-Suárez. Solar Energy 259:30-40, 2023. [English] [Link]
Improved estimation of hourly direct normal solar irradiation (DNI) using geostationary satellite visible channel images. A. Laguarda, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal. Solar Energy 259:30-40, 2023. [English] [Link]
Towards an intelligent energy efficiency labeling system. B. Jullier, R. Prieto, S. Gil, I. Bove. Petrotecnia 2, ISSN 0031-6598, pp. 108-115, 2023. [Spanish] [Link]
Solar forecasts based on the clear sky index or the clearness index: which is better? P. Lauret, R. Alonso-Suárez, J. Le Gal La Salle, M. David. MDPI Solar 2(4):432-444, 2022. [English] [Link]
A comparison of satellite cloud motion vectors techniques to forecast intra-day hourly solar global horizontal irradiation. D. Aicardi-Vila, P. Musé, R. Alonso-Suárez. Solar Energy 233:46-60, 2022. [English] [Link]
Energy and Economic Assessment of Household Space Heating by Heat Pumps in Bariloche, Montevideo and Santiago. L. Juanicó, I. Bove. Rev. Téc. Ing. Univ. Zulia. Vol. 45, No. 1, 2022, Enero-Abril, pp. 58-68. [Spanish] [Link]
Day-ahead solar radiation forecasting in the Pampa Húmeda region: Performance analysis of the GFS model. V. Teixeira-Branco, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Cazes. Brazilian Journal of Solar Energy 13(1):11–19, 2022. [Spanish] [Link]
Validation of the Heliosat-4 and CIM-ESRA solar irradiance models for the Pampa Húmeda region. A. Laguarda, P. Iturbide, X. Orsi, M.J. Denegri, S. Luza, L. Burgos, V. Stern, R. Alonso-Suárez. Renewable Energy and Environment, Vol. 48, pp. 1-9, 2021. [Spanish] [Link]
Correction methods for shadow-band diffuse irradiance measurements: assessing the impact of local adaptation. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, A. Monetta, R. Alonso-Suárez, I. Bove, G. Abal. Renewable Energy 178:830-844, 2021. [English] [Link]
Novel incident angle modifier model for quasi-dynamic testing of flat plate solar thermal collectors. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, I. Bove, R. Alonso-Suárez. Solar Energy 224:112-124, 2021. [English] [Link]
Efficient heating of sanitary water with heat pump. L. Juanicó, I. Bove. Energy Magazine of Latin America and the Caribbean (ENERLAC, OLADE), Vol. 5(1):94-104, 2021. [English] [Link]
Experimental Study of the Air Permeability of Buildings in Uruguay. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, A. Sevrini, G. Gil, I. Bove. Energy Magazine of Latin America and the Caribbean (ENERLAC, OLADE), Vol. 4(2):76-91, 2020. [Spanish] [Link]
Quasi-dynamic Test of Flat-plate Solar Collectors in Uruguay According to the ISO 9806:2017 Standard. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, A. Monetta, I. Bove, R. Alonso-Suárez. Energy Magazine of Latin America and the Caribbean (ENERLAC, OLADE), Vol. 4(2):10-26, 2020. [Spanish] [Link]
Intra-day solar irradiation forecast using RLS filters and satellite images. F. Marchesoni-Acland, R. Alonso-Suárez. Renewable Energy 161:1140-1154, 2020. [English] [Link]
Solar irradiation regionalization in Uruguay: understanding the interannual variability and its relation to El Niño climatic phenomena. A. Laguarda, R. Alonso-Suárez, R. Terra. Renewable Energy 158:444-452, 2020. [English] [Link]
Intra-day solar probabilistic forecasts including local short-term variability and satellite information. R. Alonso-Suárez, M. David, V. Teixeira-Branco, P. Lauret. Renewable Energy 158:554-573, 2020. [English] [Link]
Performance of the site-adapted CAMS database and locally adjusted cloud index models for estimating global solar horizontal irradiation over the Pampa Húmeda. A. Laguarda, G. Giacosa, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal. Solar Energy 199:295-307, 2020. [English] [Link]
Household Energy Efficiency: the Electrical Water Heater. L. Juanicó, I. Bove. Technical Journal Ing. Univ. Zulia. Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 58-64, May-August, 2020. [Spanish] [Link]
Very short-term solar irradiance forecast using all-sky imaging and real-time irradiance measurements. M. Caldas, R. Alonso-Suárez. Renewable Energy 143:1643-1658, 2019. [English] [Link]
Thermal and Cost Assessment for Using Common Electrical or Gas Water Heaters in Homes. L. Juanicó, I. Bove. Ciencia y Tecnología 19:103-115, 2019. Science and Tecnology 19 (2019) 103-115. Science and Technology Magazine of the Universidad de Palermo (Argentina). [Spanish] [Link]
Persistence Performance for Solar Resource Forecasting in Uruguay. G. Giacosa, R. Alonso-Suárez. Brazilian Journal of Solar Energy 9(2):107-116, 2018. [Spanish] [Link]
Performance of empirical models for diffuse fraction in Uruguay. G. Abal, D. Aicardi-Vila, R. Alonso-Suárez, A. Laguarda. Solar Energy 141:166-181, 2017. [English] [Link]
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Solar Irradiation in Río de la Plata Coast and Its Relationship with Climate Variables of Interest for Viticultural Production. G. Echeverría, M. Ferrer, R. Alonso-Suárez, J. M. Mirás-Avalos. International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 22-33, 2016. [English] [Link]
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Solar Irradiation in Uruguay. R. Alonso-Suárez, M. D’Angelo, G. Abal. Brazilian Journal of Solar Energy, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 61-68, 2013. [Spanish] [Link]
Brightness-dependent Tarpley model for global solar radiation estimation using GOES satellite images: application to Uruguay. R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal, R. Siri, P. Musé. Solar Energy 86 (2012) 3205-3215. [English] [Link]

Original articles in refereed conferences

2024

Analysis of variants of the LCIM semi-empirical satellite model for estimating surface solar irradiance: case study of two sites in Uruguay.. B. Espino, I. Bove, A. Laguarda. Accepted in Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment, ASADES, 2024. [Spanish] [Link]
Implementación del mocelo LCIM para la estimación de radiación solar en la superficie de Salta capital y El Rosal. N. Rivera-Lera, G. Salazar, A. Laguarda. Accepted in Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment, ASADES, 2024. [Spanish] [Link]
Evaluation of the REST2 clear-sky model for global horizontal irradiance in the Saver-Net network in Argentina. A. Lusi, F. Orte, A. Laguarda, R. Alonso-Suárez, J. Pallota, R. D’Elia, E. Wolfram. Accepted in Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment, ASADES, 2024. [Spanish] [Link]
Analysis of the quality of global horizontal solar irradiance (GHI) measurements and evaluation of the performance of GHI models under clear sky conditions for two sites in the province of Salta. N. Rivera-Lera, G. Salazar, A. Laguarda. Accepted for the ASADES Congress Proceedings, Argentine Association of Renewable Energies and Environment, 2024. [Spanish] [Link]
Preliminary analysis of the short-term variability of the solar resource in Argentina using data from the Saver-Net network. A. Lusi, F. Orte, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Giacosa, E. Wolfram. Proceedings of the X Brazilian Solar Energy Congress, Natal, Brazil, 2024. [Spanish] [Link]
Analysis of albedo models for sandy soil in Brazilian semi-arid. J. V. Furtado de Medeiros, R. Alonso-Suárez, E. Torres, J. Galdino, O. Vilela. Proceedings of the X Brazilian Solar Energy Congress, Natal, Brazil, 2024. [Spanish] [Link]

2023

Quality control of global solar radiation data from automatic weather stations. F. Nollas, F. Orte, J. Lell, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Salazar. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment Vol. 27, ISSN 2796-8111, pp. 449-461, 2023. [Spanish] [Link]
Modeling the solar global photosynthetically active transmittance of greenhouse materials in Uruguay. J. L. Di Laccio, C. Barros, A. Monetta, G. Vitale, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment Vol. 27, ISSN 2796-8111, pp. 428-439, 2023. [Spanish] [Link]
Machine Learning models for estimating horizontal solar radiation using multiscale satellite data. P. Iturbide, X. Orsi, M.J. Denegri, S. Fioretti, P. Ruiz, S. Luza, V. Stern, R. Alonso-Suárez, F. Ronchetti. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment Vol. 27, ISSN 2796-8111, pp. 462-473, 2023. [Spanish] [Link]
Evaluation of the DSR GOES-16 solar global horizontal irradiance product in Uruguay. R. Ledesma, R. Alonso-Suárez, A. Monetta, A. Laguarda, O. Vilela, G. Salazar. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment Vol. 27, ISSN 2796-8111, pp. 474-483, 2023. [Spanish] [Link]
Energy performance’s comparative analysis of a social housing typology in two construction solutions. F. Favre, G. Pena, P. Galione, L. Pereira, N. López, J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz. Proceedings of the XXXIX Argentinian Congress in Computational Mechanics and I Uruguayan-Argentinian Congress in Computational Mechanics, Concordia, Argentina, 2023. [Spanish] [Link]
Evaluation of the Heliosat-4 and McClear solar global irradiation models in two sites in Argentina. A. Lusi, F. Orte, R. Alonso-Suárez, R. D’Elia, E. Wolfram. Proceedings of the 108th Argentinian Physics Association (AFA) Meeting 34(3):76-81, Bahía Blanca, Argentina, 2023. [Spanish] [Link]
Directional anisotropy of diffuse solar irradiance: impact assessment on the solar transmittance of common glazings. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, G. Vitale, I. Bove, G. Abal. Accepted for the 18th International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference, Shangai, China, 2023. [English] [Link]
Aerosol optical depth from spectral direct normal irradiance measurements in Montevideo, Uruguay. P. Russo, A. Laguarda, G. Abal, L. Doppler. Proceedings of the 39th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-39), Antalya, Turkiye. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLVIII-M-1-2023, 2023. [English] [Link]
An analysis of satellite-based Machine Learning models to estimate global solar irradiance at a horizontal plane. P. Iturbide, R. Alonso-Suárez, F. Ronchetti. Proceedings of the XI Conference on Cloud Computing, Big Data & Emerging Topics, La Plata, Argentina. Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 1828, Springer, 2023. [English] [Link]

2022

A Performance of the REST2 model for 1-minute clear-sky solar irradiance with MERRA-2 atmospheric inputs. P. Russo, A. Laguarda, G. Abal, I. Piccioli. Proceedings of the IX Brazilian Solar Energy Congress, Florianópolis, Brazil, 23-26th May, 2022. [English] [Link]
Experimental characterization of the thermal performance of three low-cost solar water heaters for temperate climate countries. I. Bove, J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, L. Juanicó, J.J. Oña, G. Rosa. Proceedings of the IX Brazilian Solar Energy Congress, Florianópolis, Brazil, 23-26th May, 2022. [Spanish] [Link]
Evaluation of six empirical models to estimate ground albedo in the Pampa Húmeda region. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, R. Alonso-Suárez, I. Bove, G. Abal. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment Vol. 26, ISSN 2796-8111, pp. 357-368, 2022. [Spanish] [Link]
Evaluation of models to estimate photosynthetic active solar radiation (PAR) in Uruguay. J. L. Di Laccio, A. Monetta, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment Vol. 26, ISSN 2796-8111, pp. 325-334, 2022. [Spanish] [Link]

2021

Satellite-Based Operational Solar Irradiance Forecast for Uruguay’s Solar Power Plants. R. Alonso-Suárez, F. Marchesoni-Acland, L. Dovat, A. Laguarda. Proceedings of the IEEE URUCON Congress 2021, Uruguay (Virtual Congress), 24-26th November, 2021. [English] [Link]
One-Minute Assessment of Photosynthetic Active Solar Radiation (PAR) Models in Uruguay. J. L. Di Laccio, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021, Germany (Virtual Congress), 25-29th October, 2021. [English] [Link]
Characterization of Solar Over-Irradiance Events in Uruguay. P. Russo, G. Abal, A. Laguarda. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021, Germany (Virtual Congress), 25-29th October, 2021. [English] [Link]
A Detailed Dynamic Parameter Identification Procedure for Quasi-Dynamic Testing of Solar Thermal Collectors. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, I. Bove, R. Alonso-Suárez. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021, Germany (Virtual Congress), 25-29th October, 2021. [English] [Link]
Performance assessment of the ECMWF solar irradiation forecast in the Pampa Húmeda region of South America. V. Teixeira-Branco, R. Alonso-Suárez, M. David. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021, Germany (Virtual Congress), 25-29th October, 2021. [English] [Link]
Azimuth Detection from Solar Irradiance on Tilted Surfaces. I. Piccioli, M. David, G. Abal. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021, Germany (Virtual Congress), 25-29th October, 2021. [English] [Link]
Evaluation of site-adaptation procedures applied to solar global irradiance measurements in the city of Salta, Argentina. G. Salazar, R. Alonso-Suárez, A. Laguarda, R. Ledesma. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment Vol. 25, ISSN 2796-8111, pp. 342-351, 2021. [Spanish] [Link]
Assessment of diffuse fraction models to estimate direct normal solar irradiance (DNI) at Hermosillo’s solar platform (PSH). M. Rendon, R. Alonso-Suárez, A.S. Altamirano, R. Cabanillas. Advances in Chemical Engineering 1(3):ENE-92-97, Proceedings of the XLII AMIDIQ National Congress, México, 2021. [Spanish] [Link]
Methodological proposal to include wind direction data into the TMYs generation. A.S. Altamirano, R. Cabanillas, M. Rendon, R. Alonso-Suárez. Advances in Chemical Engineering 1(3):ENE-54-59, Proceedings of the XLII AMIDIQ National Congress, México, 2021. [Spanish] [Link]

2020

Impact of the Uncertainty of Atmospheric Variables of the MERRA-2 base in the Modeling of Solar irradiance on a Clear Sky. A. Laguarda, G. Abal. Advances in Renewable Energy and Environment, Vol. 24, ISSN 2314–1433, pp. 212-221, 2020. [Spanish] [Link]
Experimental and Numerical Study of a Solar Wall in Temperate Climate. G. Vitale, J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, I, Berges, I. Bove, S, Flores Larsen. Proceedings of the XVII Iberian Congress and XIII Ibero-American Solar Energy Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, November 3-5, 2020. [Spanish] [Link]
Hourly Solar Irradiation Forecast in Uruguay and Southern Brazil Using Reccurent Neural Networks. M. Coleto-Rola, R. Alonso-Suárez. Proceedings of the VIII Brazilian Congress of Solar Energy, Fortaleza, Brazil, October 26-30, 2020. [Spanish] [Link]

2019

Thermo-economic evaluation of solar concentrating technologies for industrial process heat production in Uruguay. D. de León and P. Galione. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de November, 2019. [English] [Link]
Thermo-economic evaluation of CSP technologies for their application in Uruguay. A. Ghazarian and P. Galione. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de November, 2019. [English] [Link]
Performance assessment of intra-day solar irradiation forecast in Uruguay using satellite cloud motion vectors. G. Giacosa, R. Alonso-Suárez. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de November, 2019. [English] [Link]
Evaluation of the Heliosat-4 and FLASHFlux models for solar global daily irradiation estimate in Uruguay. J. Gonzalez, V. Branco, R. Alonso-Suárez. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de November, 2019. [English] [Link]
Seasonal Accumulation of Solar Energy in Aquifer for Thermal Conditioning. F. González-Madina, P. Galione, A. Flaquer, L. Braga, P. Curto. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de November, 2019. [English] [Link]
Assessment of six different methods for the estimation of surface ultra-violet components at one location in Uruguay. C. Thomas, A. Laguarda, W. Nyamsi, A. Arola, U. Pfeifroth, J. Trentmann, T. Ranchin, L. Wald. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de November, 2019. [English] [Link]
Assessment of empirical models to estimate UV-A, UV-B and UV-E solar irradiance from GHI, A. Laguarda, G. Abal. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de Noviembre, 2019. [English] [Link]
Global solar transmittance of vertical glazings oriented towards the Equator. G. Vitale, I. Bove, J. Pereyra, G. Abal. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 4-7 de Noviembre, 2019. [English] [Link]
Determination of Air Permeability of Buildings According to ISO 9972:2015 Standard, Case Study in Uruguay. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, A. Sevrini, G. Gil, I. Bove. Proceedings of the II Congress of Water, Environment and Energy, Montevideo, Uruguay, September 25-27, 2019. [Spanish] [Link]
Analysis of ARMA Solar Forecasting Models Using Ground Measurements and Satellite Images. F. Marchesoni-Acland, P. Lauret, A. Gómez, R. Alonso-Suárez. Proceedings of the 46th IEEE PV Specialist Conference, Chicago, USA, 16-22 de June, 2019. [English] [Link]
Intra-hour Forecasting for a 50 MW Photovoltaic System in Uruguay: a Baseline Approach. S. Theocharides, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Giacosa, G. Makrides, M. Theristis, G. E. Georghiou. Proceedings of the 46th IEEE PV Specialist Conference, Chicago, USA, 16-22 de June, 2019. [English] [Link]

2018

Outdoor solar radiometer calibration under ISO-9847:1992 standard and alternative methods. G. Abal, A. Monetta, R. Alonso-Suárez. Proceedings of the IEEE 9th Power, Instrumentation and Measurement Meeting, Salto, Uruguay, 14-16 de November, 2018. [English] [Link]
Transport of Horizontal Global Irradiation to a Tilted Surface: Effect of Direct-diffuse Separation. I. Piccioli, A. Laguarda, G. Abal. Proceedings of the XVII Iberian Congress and XIII Ibero-American Solar Energy Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 20-22, 2018. [Spanish]
Simple Semi-empirical Model of Solar Global Irradiation From GOES Satellite Images. A. Laguarda, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal. Proceedings of the VII Brazilian Solar Energy Congress (CBENS), ISBN: 978-85-62179-02-0, Gramado, Brazil, April 17-20, 2018. [Spanish] [Link]
Transmittance of Glazings: the Role of Diffuse Radiation. G. Vitale, I. Bove, G. Abal. Proceedings of the VII Brazilian Solar Energy Congress (CBENS), ISBN: 978-85-62179-02-0, Gramado, Brazil, April 17-20, 2018. [Spanish] [Link]
Performance of Daily Solar Irradiation Forecasting in Uruguay Using the WRF Model. V. Teixeira-Branco, R. Alonso-Suárez, E. de Almeida, C. Porrini, A. Gutiérrez, G. Cazes. Proceedings of the VII Brazilian Solar Energy Congress (CBENS), ISBN: 978-85-62179-02-0, Gramado, Brazil, April 17-20, 2018. [Spanish] [Link]

<=2017

Clear-sky broadband irradiance: first model assessment in Uruguay. A. Laguarda, G. Abal. Proceedings of the the ISES Solar World Congress, ISBN 978-39-81465-97-6, pp. 1360-1371, doi:10.18086/swc.2017.21.05, Abu Dhabi, UAE, from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 2017. [English] [Link]
Linke Turbidity Index from Global Solar Irradiation in Uruguay. A. Laguarda, G. Abal. Advances in Renewable Energies and the Environment Vol. 20, ISSN 2314-1433, pp. 11.35-11.46, 2016. [Spanish] [Link]
Spatial Filtering of the Solar Resource Variability: Application to Photovoltaic Generation in Uruguay. G. Giacosa, R. Alonso-Suárez, A. Laguarda. Advances in Renewable Energies and the Environment Vol. 20, ISSN 2314-1433, pp. 11.47-11.57, 2016. [Spanish] [Link]
Satellite-derived solar irradiation map for Uruguay. R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal, R. Siri, P. Muse. Energy Procedia 57:1237-1246, 2014. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2013. [English] [Link]
Simulation of PV Power Plant’s Output in Uruguay. D. Oroño, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Hermida, G. Crapuchetti, M. Puppo. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Integration of Solar Power into Power Systems, Berlin, Alemania, 10-11 de November, 2014. [English]
Stochastic Model of Hydraulic, Wind and Solar Inputs Applicable to the Simulation of the Uruguayan Electro-energy System with High Penetration of Renewable Energies. R. Chaer, E. Cornalino, M. Gurin Añasco, M. Drapper, G. Abal, R. Alonso-Suárez. Proceedings of the 2014 Ibero-American Energy IntegraCIER Congress, Punta del Este, Uruguay, November 10-12, 2014. [Spanish]
Design of nanostructure selective surfaces for solar to thermal energy conversion. D. Gau, R. Marotti, F. Davoine, L. Amy, E. Dalchiele, R. Romero, J. Ramos-Barrado, D. Leinen, F. Martín, S. Botasini, E. Méndez, G. Abal. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 1709 (2014). MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, United States, 21-25 de April, 2014. DOI: 10.1557/opl.2014.809 [Link]
Recent advances in satellite-based solar resource assessment in Uruguay. R. Alonso-Suárez, R. Siri, G. Abal, P. Toscano, P. Musé, Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution: Latin America Conference (TD-LA), Montevideo, September 3-5, 2012. [English] [Link]
Typical Meteorological Year for Solar Energy: South-west Region. R. Alonso-Suárez, M. D’Angelo, G. Abal. Proceedings of the National Renewable Energy Meeting (ENER), Montevideo, Uruguay, November 29-30, 2012. [Spanish]
Parallel Computing Applied to Satellite Images Processing for Solar Resource Estimates. R. Alonso-Suárez, S. Nesmachnow. Proceedings of the V High-Performance Computing Latin America Symposium, CLEI Electronic Journal 15, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 29-30, 2012. [English] [Link]
Global Solar Irradiation Assessment in Uruguay Using Tarpley’s Model and GOES Satellite Images. R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal, R. Siri, P. Musé, P. Toscano. Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2011. Vol. Resource Assessment, pag. 162-173. Kassel, Alemania, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, 2011. [English] [Link]
Solar Map of Uruguay. G. Abal, M. D’Angelo, J. Cataldo, A. Gutierrez. In Anals of the IVth Latin-American Conference on Solar Energy (IV ISES-CLA), Cuzco, Peru, August 18, 2010. [Spanish]

Abstracts in refereed / renowed conferences

Analysis of the performance of a satellite solar radiation model at the Villa Martelli station of the Saver-Net network. A. Lusi, F. Orte, R. Alonso-Suárez, E. Wolfram, 2024. [Spanish] [Link]
Accurate and Simple Parametrization to Estimate Solar UV From GHI and Other Accessible Variables. A. Laguarda, G. Abal, P. Russo, A. Habte. NREL PV Reliability Workshop, Colorado, EEUU, 2023. [Poster] [Link]
Hourly solar irradiation operational forecast over Uruguay’s PV power plants by combining satellite nowcast and numerical weather predictions. R. Alonso-Suárez, F. Marchesoni-Acland, L. Dovat, A. Laguarda. Extended abstract sent to the Argentinian Meteorological Congress (CONGREMET XIV), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022. [Slides]
Cloud top height daylight classification using real time GOES16 satellite images. E. Marchesoni, R. Alonso-Suárez, M. Di Martino. Extended abstract sent to the Argentinian Meteorological Congress (CONGREMET XIV), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022. [Spanish] [Slides]
McClear and Heliosat-4 models assessment in the stations of Pilar, Córdoba and Villa Martelli, Buenos Aires. A. Lusi, F. Orte, R. Alonso-Suárez, E. Wolfram, R. Delia. 107th Meeting of the Argentinian Physics Association (RAFA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022. [Spanish] [Poster]
Analysis of Persistence-Based Solar Irradiance Forecasting Benchmarks. R. Alonso-Suárez, D. Aicardi-Vila, F. Marchesoni-Acland. ISES Solar World Congress 2021, virtual Congress, 25-29th October, 2021. [English] [Slides] [Video]
Satellite-based interannual variability of global horizontal and direct normal solar irradiation in Uruguay. G. Abal, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Giacosa, N. Márquez, I. Piccioli. ISES Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 4-7, 2019. [English] [Poster]
Quality assessment of several methods to estimate Ultra-Violet from satellite imagery at two ground stations in Uruguay and France. C. Thomas, A. Laguarda, W. Nyamsi, A. Arola, U. Pfeifroth, J. Trentmann, T. Ranchin, L. Wald. EMS Annual Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 16, EMS2019-407, 2019. [English] [Slides]
Strategy to use a solar wall in temperate climates. G. Vitale, I. Bove, S. Flores Larsen. EuroSun 2018, 12th edition of the International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry, Rapperswil, Switzerland, 2018. [English] [Poster]
Heliosat-4 Global Solar Radiation Model in Uruguay: preliminary validation. A. Laguarda, G. Giacosa, G. Abal, R. Alonso-Suárez. XII Ibero-American Solar Energy congress, Madrid, Spain, 2018. [Spanish] [Poster]
Towards a short term solar irradiation forecast using GOES satellite images and optical flow techniques. R. Alonso-Suárez, D. Aicardi-Vila, M. Roubaud, P. Musé. ISES Solar World Congress, Abu Dhabi, EAU, 2017. [English] [Slides]
Analysis of Solar Radiation Estimation Data in the Years 2007–2012 using the BD-JPT model. V. Teixeira-Branco, A. Schafer, M. Romero de Morais, F. Varone, R. Alonso-Suárez. 8th International Teaching, Research and Extension Exhibition (SIEPE), Uruguaiana, Brazil, 2016. [Portuguese]
Typical Meteorological Year for solar energy systems in Uruguay based on solar satellite estimates. R. Alonso-Suárez, P. Modernell, G. Abal. ISES Solar World Congress, Daegu, South Korea, 2015. [English] [Slides]
Performance comparision of different water heater systems with and without solar contribution in Uruguay. I. Bove, G. Marín, D. Vidarte, J. Rodríguez, R. Alonso-Suárez. ISES Solar World Congress, Daegu, South Korea, 2015. [English] [Poster]
Solar Radiation in the Uruguayan Coast of the Río de la Plata and its Relation to Viticulture Climate Indexes. G. Echeverría, M. Ferrer, G. Abal, R. Alonso-Suárez. Actualités Vitivinicoles journal (PAV) of the GiESCO (http://www.giesco.org). 19th International Meeting GIESCO, Pech Rouge, Montpellier, France, 2015. [English]
Estimation of the diffuse component of solar irradiation in Uruguay. G. Abal, R. Alonso-Suárez, D. Aicardi-Vila, M. D’Angelo. ISES Solar World Congress, Cancun, Mexico, 2013. [English] [Poster]

Abstracts in refereed conferences (technical abstracts)

Development of a solar water heaters efficiency test facility in Uruguay under ISO standards. J. M. Rodríguez-Muñoz, I. Texeira, I. Bove, R. Alonso-Suárez. EuroSun 2018, 12th edition of the International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry, Rapperswil, Switzerland, 2018. [English] [Poster]
Solar resource assessment and forecasting in Uruguay using GOES-East satellite images. D. Aicardi-Vila, R. Alonso-Suárez, G. Abal, P. Musé, M. Roubaud, A. Laguarda. NOAA Satellite Conference 2017, Nueva York, EEUU, 2017. [English] [Poster]
GOES-East satellite images processing in Uruguay and future perspectives. R. Alonso-Suárez, R. Siri, N. Wainstein, G. Abal. NOAA Satellite Conference 2015, Washington, EEUU, 2015. [English] [Poster]