Mar Pérez-Fortes

Mar Pérez-Fortes serves as a tenure track Assistant Professor in the Engineering Systems and Services department at TU Delft's Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, where she brings extensive expertise in sustainable energy systems and CO2 conversion technologies. Her academic journey, which includes an MSc in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Spain, has been marked by significant contributions to emerging technology assessment and process optimization. After completing postdoctoral research in the USA, she enhanced her expertise through roles at the Joint Research Centre in the Netherlands and as a scientist in Switzerland, before joining TU Delft in November 2020. Her research portfolio focuses on the techno-economic assessment of emerging technologies, particularly in CO2 capture and utilization, bioenergy, and electrochemical devices, with special emphasis on supporting the decarbonization of the chemical sector and the transition to renewable electricity grids. Through her work in process systems engineering, renewable energies, and circular economy, she has developed innovative approaches to evaluating low technology readiness level energy systems, providing crucial support to private sector initiatives and European policy development. Her current research concentrates on CO2 electrochemical conversion, examining technical, economic, and social aspects of emerging technologies while emphasizing the integration of renewable energy sources and optimization of electrochemical processes. Her expertise has made her a valuable contributor to European energy initiatives and a leading voice in sustainable technology development, particularly in areas where process engineering meets environmental sustainability.