Energy and CO₂

Eco2lab

Research Line > Carbon capture and utilization, Energy storage, Industrial decarbonization

researcher

Luis Miguel Romeo Giménez

Universidad de Zaragoza

Full Professor

LUIS MIGUEL ROMEO is Full Professor of Energy Technology at Universidad de Zaragoza. He has extensively worked on Carbon Capture and Thermal Energy Storage, encompassing modelling and experimental activities. Prof. Romeo is currently co-Principal Investigator of the ECO2Lab research Group. Experienced researcher in CO₂ reduction, capture, and renewable fuel production since 2005. Led and contributed to 36 projects and 26 industry collaborations. Co-author of 100+ publications. Currently focused on hydrogen-CO₂ use and iron-based energy storage.

Main research interests: Carbon Capture, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Energy and CO2 Mitigation Pathways.

Projects

Decarbonization of Iron&Steel industry through green hydrogen and CO2 recirculation (DEC-I&S)

Decarbonization of Iron&Steel industry through green HYdrogen, CO2 capture and MEthanation

Solar Calcium-Looping integration for thermo-chemical energy storage

Metano a partir de Energías Renovables y Captura y Utilización de CO2 en el Sector Residencial, Industrial y Automovilístico

Publications

Journal

2025

Development, testing, performance analysis and modelling of a biochar-based catalyst for methanation reaction

Begoña Peña, Manuel Bailera, Jorge Legaz, Cristian Barón, Silvia Garlatti, M. Zampilli, K.L. Slopiecka, Jordi Guilera, Elena Martín, Francesco Fantozzi, Luis M. Romeo, Pilar Lisbona

Renewable Energy, 250, 123248

Journal

2025

Detailed physicochemical evolution of iron particles burnt under controlled, realistic conditions

Santiago Jiménez, Mª Carmen Mayoral, Luis M Romeo

Fuel, 391, 134668

Book

2025

Chapter 16 – Power to fuel

Pilar Lisbona, Manuel Bailera, Begoña Peña, Luis M. Romeo

in Small Scale Power Generation Handbook. Towards Distributed Energy Systems, 453-482. ISBN: 978-0128216729. Academic Press. Elsevier.

Journal

2024

Eco-efficiency assessment of carbon capture and hydrogen transition as decarbonisation strategies in alumina production

Javier Sáez Guinoa, Inés Senante, Sara Pascual, Eva Llera Sastresa, Luis M Romeo

Journal of Cleaner Production, 485, 144366

Journal

2024

Comparative energy, emissions and economic assessment of low-carbon iron and steel making processes using imported liquid organic hydrogen carrier options

Valerie Eveloy, Pravin Kannan, Luis M. Romeo

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 89, 1321-1341

Conference

2024

Technical and economic evaluation of the integration of biomass pyrolysis and methanation in oxygen blast furnace ironmaking

Manuel Bailera, Cristian Barón, Luis M. Romeo

Oral presentation. 12th - 15th November 2024. Nara, Japan.

Journal

2024

Partial separation of carbonated material to improve the efficiency of calcium looping for the thermochemical storage of solar energy

Sara Pascual, Claudio Tregambi, Francesca Di Lauro, Roberto Solimene, Piero Salatino, Fabio Montagnaro, Luis M Romeo, Pilar Lisbona

Energies, 17(6), 1372

Journal

2023

Solar-driven calcium looping in fluidized beds for thermochemical energy storage

Claudio Tregambi, Francesca Di Lauro, Sara Pascual, Pilar Lisbona, Luis M. Romeo, Roberto Solimene, Piero Salatino, Fabio Montagnaro

Chemical Engineering Journal, 466, 142708

Journal

2023

Optimized Ca-looping thermochemical energy storage under dynamic operation for concentrated solar power

Sara Pascual, Luis M. Romeo, Pilar Lisbona

Journal of Energy Storage, 68, 107587

Journal

2022

Synthetic natural gas production in a 1 kW reactor using Ni–Ce/Al2O3 and Ru–Ce/Al2O3: Kinetics, catalyst degradation and process design

Manuel Bailera, Pilar Lisbona, Begoña Peña, Andreina Alarcón, Jordi Guilera, Jorge Perpiñán, Luis M. Romeo

Energy, 256, 124720