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Sergio Díaz de Garayo Balsategui

Research Project Manager & Senior Engineer

Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER)

Sarriguren, Spain

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Join our project to decarbonize residential heating: upgrade old radiators and deploy PVTs to electrify heat with heat pumps sustainably: Circular decarbon.

My organisation

CENER Hydrogen Area (HyGrIn Lab) is specialized in R&D on hydrogen issues, with special emphasis on its production by electrolytic means, and ranging from the development of new materials for unitary components (cells) to the scaling, testing and integration of complete electrolytic systems (including their combination with other energy sources, as we are also experts in Energy Integration). Solid Oxyde technologies (SOEC and SOFC) are our main fields of expertise, but we are open to other electrolysis technologies.
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About me

PhD and Senior Engineer specializing in energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy systems in buildings and urban districts, with over 24 years of experience in the field.

Sergio is currently Research Manager at the Energy Transition in Cities Department of CENER (National Renewable Energy Center of Spain), where he promotes projects focused on the decarbonization of urban environments and the development of innovative technologies for heating and cooling applications.

He also leads Subtask D1 of the IEA-EBC Annex 83, dedicated to the definition and implementation of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). In addition, Sergio is a founding member of the Spanish Passivhaus Platform (PEP), the IAQ Cluster, and the start-up inBiot.

With a strong background that bridges engineering, research, and education, Sergio has contributed to numerous R&D projects, scientific publications, and academic initiatives. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Public University of Navarre, where he teaches Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Energy Modelling, and previously coordinated the Master’s in Ecodesign and Energy Efficiency in Buildings at the University of Zaragoza (2006–2010).

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Skills

  • Decarbonization of heating and cooling
  • Energy Transition of Cities

Interests

  • PVTs
  • thermoelectricity
  • heat pumps

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Region

ES-NAVARRA

THEMATIC GROUPS INTEREST

TG-Biobased materials in Construction

Marketplace (1)

  • Project cooperation

    HEAT: Hybrid Energy for Advanced Thermal networks

    Retrofit decommissioned PV panels into PVT to integrate them in low-temperature DHC systems.

    • Product innovation
    • Looking for partners
    • Regenerative energy systems
    • Looking for a project leader
    • 1st Call December 2025 (max 2,5 years)
    • Repair, Reuse, Refurbishment, Remanufacturing
    • Circular construction materials and built environment
    Author

    Sergio Díaz de Garayo Balsategui

    Research Project Manager & Senior Engineer at Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER)

    Sarriguren, Spain