Dr. Makibar has more than 14 years of experience in energy storage and renewable energy. He leads the UL Solutions' BESS advisory services in EMEA. He has experience leading and developing independent engineering and owner's engineering projects for developers, utilities and investors; as well as battery technology development projects for private companies and public national and EU funded R&D programs. He is focused on standalone and hybrid plants modelling, sizing, feasibility studies, battery and EMS technology development, fire and electrical safety assessments, conceptual design and technical specifications; as well as support in technical due diligence, construction, commissioning and testing phases.
Prior to joining UL Solutions, he worked as senior energy storage consultant at RINA, an international technical advisor and as stationary storage team leader at CIDETEC Energy Storage, a Spanish leading battery research institute. Previously, he worked as researcher at the Solar Energy Institute of the Technical University of Madrid and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, focusing on grid integration of PV plants. He received a PhD in Solar Energy and Storage and holds a M.S. in Energy Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid, as well as a M.S. in Industrial Organization Engineering and a B.S. in Electronics Engineering from the University of the Basque Country.
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