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Salomé Bessa is currently pursuing a PhD in Environment and Sustainability, focusing on energy poverty and sustainable transitions. Her research aims to evaluate energy efficiency measures in policy evolution, analyzing them from the standpoints of energy poverty, energy justice and health. This involves an econometric and policy analysis to understand the limits of energy poverty indicators, the efficacy of applied resources and how to design more equitable energy transition policies. A highly skilled civil engineer with a focus on Planning, Salomé holds a Master's degree with a dissertation on Policy Mix and Energy Poverty. In 2021, she started working as a researcher at the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE). Salomé has contributed to two significant European Union projects: PrioritEE PLUS and Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH), both aimed at promoting energy efficiency and reducing energy poverty. In addition to her research, Salomé serves as the digital communication manager for the Portuguese Association of Energy Economics (APEEN) and has acted as an expert evaluator for the Portuguese Environmental Fund Programs "Edifícios + Sustentáveis 2021" and "Vales Eficiência." She has also worked as a teaching assistant in the FEUP Project unit course of the Bachelor in Civil Engineering program, focusing on the role of civil engineers in promoting sustainable development goals. Salomé is a passionate advocate for energy poverty, energy ethics, health, and energy justice. She actively participates in workshops, webinars, and other events related to these topics, continually striving to make a positive impact on society.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sandra Salomé Neto Bessa

Citation names

  • Bessa, Salomé

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3B16-6170-E1BA
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8305-7915
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&authuser=1&user=9X-TwMcAAAAJ

Email addresses

  • ss.bessa@campus.fct.unl.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia de Ambiente, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/12 - 2023/12
Ongoing
 Data Analysis with Python (Outros)
freeCodeCamp, United States
2023/01 - 2023/06
Ongoing
 Liberal Thought (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Lusófona do Porto Faculdade de Direito e Ciência Política, Portugal
2022/12 - 2023/06
Ongoing
 Training with Research in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - 2023/01/02
Attended
 Energy Economics and Policy (Outros)
MITx, United States
2022/01 - 2022/05
Concluded
 C2 English Classes (Outros)
Wall Street English, Portugal
2021/07/09
Concluded
 Civil Engineering-Planning (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"A Framework for Policy Mix Analysis: Portuguese Case Study on Energy Poverty" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
2020/06/19
Concluded
 Curso de Formação Profissional de Introdução ao Machine Learning com Python [Introduction to Machine Learning with Python] (Outros)
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
 19 of 20
2020/05/08
Concluded
 Curso de Formação Profissional de Introdução á Linguagem Python [Introduction to Python] (Outros)
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
 20
2019/07/04
Concluded
 Engineering Sciences-Civil Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/03/19
Concluded
 Curso e-Learning sobre Resíduos de Construção e Demolição: Prevenção e Valorização [E-Learning Course on Construction and Demolition Waste: Prevention and Recovery] (Outros)
Smart Waste, Portugal
2018 - 2019
Concluded
 Soft Skills: Assertiveness and Public Presentation Techniques (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 19 of 20
2018 - 2019
Concluded
 Soft Skills: Leadership and Team Management (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - 2022 Business Relations Member at IACES International Association of Civil Engineering Students (IACES), Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/01 - Current Digital Communications Manager Associação Portuguesa de Economia da Energia, Portugal
2021/10/04 - 2022/03/11 Professor's assistant Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2019/10/17 Student Assistant The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams, United Kingdom
2019/07 - 2019/07 Summer Camp Counselor at "Universidade Júnior" [Junior University Summer Camp] Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/09/01 - Current EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub [EPAH]
ENER/OP/2020/0024
Researcher
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Directorate-General for Energy
Ongoing
2021/09/01 - 2022 INTERREG MED PrioritEE Plus - Prioritise energy efficiency measures in public buildings: a decision support tool for regional and local public authorities
MED15_2.1_M2_205
Researcher
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/09/01 - 2022 Programa Vale Eficiência [Efficiency Voucher Funding program]
02/C13-i01
Researcher
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundo Ambiental
Ongoing
2021/09/01 - 2022 Programa de Apoio Edifícios +Sustentáveis [More Sustainable Buildings Funding Program]
01/C13-i01
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundo Ambiental
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Joohee Lee; Manuela Hartwig; Mahoney, Katherine; Bessa, Salomé. Corresponding author: Joohee Lee. "What are the socio-political motivators of energy communities? Extending the existing knowledge base by comparing European and East-Asian cases". Paper presented in 21st Biennial Conference of Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT 2023), Tokyo, 2023.
    Accepted
Conference paper
  1. Aelenei, Laura; Gouveia, João Pedro; Bessa, Salomé. "Exploring analytical tools to support the energy transition towards decarbonized Public Buildings". Paper presented in 17th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems [SWEDES], Paphos, 2022.
    Accepted
  2. Bessa, Salomé; Gouveia, João Pedro. Corresponding author: Bessa, Salomé. "A Framework for Policy Mix Analysis: exploring the Energy Poverty Case". Paper presented in [ICEE2022] 5 th International Conference on Energy and Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  3. Bessa, Salomé; Gouveia, João Pedro. Corresponding author: Bessa, Salomé. "A Framework for Policy Mix Analysis: the challenge of Energy Poverty Policies". Paper presented in APEEN Conference 2022, Aveiro, 2022.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Aelenei, Laura; Gouveia, João Pedro; Bessa, Salomé; Raquel Ourives. Corresponding author: Aelenei, Laura. "The use of a Decision Support Tool for improving the energy performance of public buildings in Mediterranean climate". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2023):
    Submitted
  2. Bessa, Salomé; Gouveia, João Pedro. Corresponding author: Bessa, Salomé. "A framework for policy mix analysis: assessing energy poverty policies". Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy (2022): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21606544.2022.2153744.
    10.1080/21606544.2022.2153744
  3. Palma, Pedro; Gouveia, João Pedro; Mahoney, Katherine; Bessa, Salomé. Corresponding author: Palma, Pedro. "It Starts at Home: Space Heating and Cooling Efficiency for Energy Poverty and Carbon Emissions Reduction in Portugal". People, Place and Policy 16 1 (2022): 13-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2022.5344968696.
    Published • 10.3351/ppp.2022.5344968696
Newspaper article
  1. Bessa, Salomé; Daniel Lemos Marques; Guilherme Romão Lourenço; João Ilhão; João Matias; José Couto; Paulo Miguel Cortesão; Pedro Reis. "Portugal e a taxa de carbono: milagre ou imbróglio fiscal?", Jornal ECO, 2022, https://eco.sapo.pt/especiais/portugal-e-a-taxa-de-carbono-milagre-ou-imbroglio-fiscal/.
  2. Bessa, Salomé; Gouveia, João Pedro. Corresponding author: Bessa, Salomé. "Pobreza energética: o que é e como nos afeta?", Emissor, 2022, https://emissor.pt/opiniao/pobreza-energetica-o-que-e-e-como-nos-afeta/.
Online resource
  1. Firefly Energy Lab. Firefly Energy Lab website. 2023. https://fireflyenergylab.com/.
  2. APEEN. APEEN's website. 2023. https://apeen.pt/.
  3. EPAH. Enery Poverty Advysory Hub (EPAH) ATLAS - Energy Poverty Projects and Measures at global scale. 2022. https://energy-poverty.ec.europa.eu/discover/epah-atlas_en..
  4. EPAH. Energy Poverty Advisory Hub National indicators. 2022. https://energy-poverty.ec.europa.eu/observing-energy-poverty/national-indicators_en.
  5. Energy Poverty Advisory Hub. EPAH online courses. 2022. https://energy-poverty.ec.europa.eu/get-support/epah-online-courses_en.
Report
  1. Gouveia, João Pedro; Palma, Pedro; Bessa, Salomé; Mahoney, Katherine; Macias Sequeira, Miguel. Corresponding author: Gouveia, João Pedro. 2022. Energy Poverty National Indicators: Insights for a more effective measuring. https://energy-poverty.ec.europa.eu/discover/publications/publications/energy-poverty-national-indicators-insights-more-effective-measuring_en.
  2. EPAH. 2021. EPAH Report: Tackling energy poverty through local actions -Inspiring cases from across Europe. https://energy-poverty.ec.europa.eu/discover/practices-and-policies-toolkit/publications/epah-report-tackling-energy-poverty-through-local-actions-inspiring-cases-across-europe_en.
  3. Bessa, Salomé. 2017. Utilização de Modelos de Realidade Virtual na Construção. https://docplayer.com.br/52108381-Utilizacao-de-modelos-de-realidade-virtual-na-construcao.html.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "A Framework for Policy Mix Analysis: Portuguese Case Study on Energy Poverty". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2021. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/135054.

Other

Other output
  1. C1 equivalent english level on Duolingo English Test. 130 of 160. C1 English Level Equivalency. 2022. https://certs.duolingo.com/115fd3ce181251bdb366d212d779209c.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/09/11 Portugal e a taxa de carbono: milagre ou imbróglio fiscal? Essay awarded to be published at ECO newspaper. Campus da Liberdade 2022
Insitituto + Liberdade (Fátima, Portugal)
2022/06/02 A Framework for Policy Mix Analysis: exploring the Energy Poverty Case [ICEE2022] 5 th International Conference on Energy and Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics
Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto
2022/02/03 A Framework for Policy Mix Analysis: the challenge of Energy Poverty Policies APEEN Conference 2022
Associação Portuguesa de Economia da Energia (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/03/09 - 2023/03/09 EPAH Informative Webinar [2023] on application call for the 2nd technical assistance and support in the process of tackling energy poverty. (2023/03/09)
Call (Co-organisor)
 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/02/11 - 2022/02/11 EPAH Informative Webinar [2022] on application call for technical assistance and support in the process of tackling energy poverty. (2022/02/11 - 2022/02/11)
Call (Co-organisor)
 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2020 ICEC - International Competition of Civil Engineering Students, Local Phase (2020/02/19) International Association of Civil Engineering Students (IACES), Portugal
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/31 [CCS 2019] "Sustainable Development: Institutions of Higher Education as Change Agents" (2019/10/31 - 2019/10/31)
Conference (Other)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - 2019 III Jornadas Engenharia Civil [Civil Engineering Event] (2020/03/20 - 2020/03/21)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 International Association of Civil Engineering Students (IACES), Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH) Lunch Talks
Energy Poverty Advisory Hub, Belgium
2021/12/07 - Current ENPOR Lunch Talk - Energy Prices Skyrocket in Europe: Will Fit for 55 help the energy poor?
Other
 ENPOR Lunch Talk - Energy Prices Skyrocket in Europe: Will Fit for 55 help the energy poor?
Climate Alliance, Germany
2021/10/05 - Current ENPOR Lunch Talk: Energy Poverty in the PRS – Barriers and Solutions ENPOR Lunch Talk: Energy Poverty in the PRS – Barriers and Solutions
Climate Alliance, Germany
2023/01 - 2023/10 Normative Energy Ethics Lecture Series 2023
Other
 Normative Energy Ethics Lecture Series 2023
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
2023/02/20 - 2023/02/24 International Energy Poverty Action Week 2023
Conference
 International Energy Poverty Action Week
ENPOR, Netherlands
2023/02/21 - 2023/02/23 Right to Energy Forum 2023
Other
 Right to Energy Forum 2023
Right to Energy Coalition, Belgium
2022/10/26 - 2022/10/26 Passing a social tipping point: why achieving consensus on climate action just got a lot harder and what it means for the energy transition
Seminar
 Passing a social tipping point: why achieving consensus on climate action just got a lot harder and what it means for the energy transition
European Copper Institute, Belgium
2022/09/26 - 2022/09/29 EURACTIV Hybrid Conference "What is the future of the EU’s energy sector?"
Conference
 EURACTIV Hybrid Conference "What is the future of the EU’s energy sector?"
EURACTIVE, Belgium
2022/03/24 - 2022/03/24 Seminário Europeu sobre Habitação e Pobreza Energética [European Seminar on Housing and Energy Poverty] Seminário Europeu sobre Habitação e Pobreza Energética [European Seminar on Housing and Energy Poverty]
Rede Europeia Anti-Pobreza (EAPN), Portugal
2022/03/15 - 2022/03/15 [Webinar] Energy systems in a deep decarbonisation future
Other
 [Webinar] Energy systems in a deep decarbonisation future
Enerdata, France
2022/03/08 - 2022/03/08 Conference: 1990-2022-2050: Sixty years of global economy and energy transitions [Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4ol0jqauI]
Conference
 Conference: 1990-2022-2050: Sixty years of global economy and energy transitions
Enerdata, France
2022/02/28 - 2022/02/28 [Webinar] Energy Poverty at EU level - drivers, consequences and inspirational local cases for addressing it
Seminar
 [Webinar] Energy Poverty at EU level - drivers, consequences and inspirational local cases for addressing it
International Association for Energy Economics, United States
2022/02/17 - 2022/02/17 [Session] "Comunidades de energia renovável: porquê? como? e em Telheiras?" [Renewable energy communities: why? how? and in Telheiras?]
Round table
 [Session] "Comunidades de energia renovável: porquê? como? e em Telheiras?" [Renewable energy communities: why? how? and in Telheiras?]
Coopérnico, Portugal
2022/01/24 - 2022/01/28 Right to Energy Forum 2022
Other
 Right to Energy Forum 2022
Right to Energy Coalition, Belgium
2022/01/25 - 2022/01/25 National Energy Action (NEA) Conference: Getting Energy Markets Right for Vulnerable Customers
Conference
 National Energy Action (NEA) Conference: Getting Energy Markets Right for Vulnerable Customers
National Energy Action, United Kingdom
2022/01/25 - 2022/01/25 PrioritEE Plus 2nd Techincal Workshop in Portugal
Workshop
 PrioritEE Plus 2nd Techincal Workshop in Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/01/20 - 2022/01/20 [Webinar] Casos práticos no combate à Pobreza Energética em Portugal [Practical cases in the fight against Energy Poverty in Portugal]
Other
 [Webinar] Casos práticos no combate à Pobreza Energética em Portugal [Practical cases in the fight against Energy Poverty in Portugal]
2021/12/07 - 2021/12/07 Publish: where and how?
Workshop
 Publish: where and how?
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/11/25 - 2021/11/25 [Webinar] The present and future of energy poverty
Seminar
 [Webinar] The present and future of energy poverty
Turin School of Regulation, Italy
2021/11/23 - 2021/11/25 [Normative Energy Ethics Workshop] Workshop on normative energy ethics discussing several perspectives, including Energy Sufficiency and Environmental, Climate, and Energy Justice. Aim: Foster new connections among younger and older researchers interested in energy and ethics.
Workshop
 Normative Energy Ethics Workshop
Institute of Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Germany

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
2021/11/21 - 2021/11/21 EPAH Launch Event
Other
 EPAH Launch Event
Energy Poverty Advisory Hub, Belgium
2021/11/17 - 2021/11/17 [Webinar] Energy and mobility poverty: Will the social climate fund be enough to deliver on basic services?
Seminar
 [Webinar] Energy and mobility poverty: Will the social climate fund be enough to deliver on basic services?
HOPE, Belgium
2021/10/28 - 2021/10/28 Info Session "Open Science in Horizon Europe"
Workshop
 Info Session "Open Science in Horizon Europe"
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/14 [#EURegionsWeek] 19th European Week of Regions and Cities
Other
 [#EURegionsWeek] 19th European Week of Regions and Cities
Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), Belgium
2021/09/23 - 2021/09/30 Warm Homes Week, webinar sessions Warm Homes Week
National Energy Action, United Kingdom
2018/03/12 - 2018/03/12 II Jornadas de Engenharia Civil [Civil Engineering Conference] II Jornadas de Engenharia Civil [Civil Engineering Conference]
International Association of Civil Engineering Students (IACES), Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/12/02 - 2022/12/02 Interview for a Hague University of Applied Sciences bachelor's thesis project "Evaluating the Social Pillar: Effects of the Energy Crisis 22" Haagsche Hogeschool, Netherlands
Distinctions

Award

2023 Fully-Funded Admission to Liberal Thought Post-Graduation Program
Instituto + Liberdade, Portugal
2022 Award-winning essay on environmental market published in ECO Newspaper
Jornal ECO, Portugal

Instituto + Liberdade, Portugal
2021 2nd Place in third Edition of Civil Lightining Quest
International Association of Civil Engineering Students (IACES), Portugal
2020 5th Place at ICEC - International Competition of Civil Engineering Students, Local Phase
International Association of Civil Engineering Students (IACES), Portugal
2019 2nd Place in Bosche Challenge, Safe Cities Creative Challenge
Bosch Rexroth AG, Germany

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal