Sofia is the Coordinator of the Resource Economics Unit at LNEG – National Laboratory of Energy and Geology of Portugal.
She works on carbon-neutral energy systems and energy transitions at the European, national, and urban scales. Her most recent work focuses on: (i) water, mineral, and land resources for low-carbon technologies, (ii) the transition to a hydrogen economy, and (iii) the impacts of climate change on the energy system. Sofia has collaborated on several national and EU research projects on energy-economy-environment modeling and resource utilization for decarbonization. She has developed several energy system optimization models that have been used in research and decision support for the Portuguese Ministries of Economy and Environment, among others. She coordinated the Portuguese Atlas for Sustainable Green Hydrogen. Sofia previously worked at NOVA University of Lisbon and as a researcher for the European Commission – Joint Research Centre, where she implemented the JRC-EU-TIMES energy system optimization model for Europe. She is a visiting professor at NOVA, holds a PhD from Leiden University (Netherlands), and a Master degree from Lund University (Sweden).