Tese de Doutoramento
  • Castro Oliveira M. Simulation and Optimisation of Water and Energy Integration Systems (WEIS): An Innovative Approach for Process Industries. Instituto Superior Técnico. 2023. https://shorturl.at/knqzS
Artigos de Jornal
Artigos de Revista Científica
  • Castro Oliveira M, Delpech B, Alhajri A, Jouhara H, Montorsi L, Filipe R.M, Matos H.A. Dynamic programming model for a thermal energy storage-based heat recovery system in a process industry plant. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2026.104631
  • Castro Oliveira M, Matos H.A. The Role of Process Integration in the Nexus Energy-Water. Security Enhancement for Climate Change Impacting Urban Resources - SECCURe. NATOARW 2024. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2345-7_17
  • Castro Oliveira M, Matos H.A. Sustainability and Strategic Assessment for Water and Energy Integration Systems (WEIS): Case-studies of the Process Industry in Portugal. Energies 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010195
  • Gennitsaris S, Castro Oliveira M, Vris G, Bofilios A, Ntinou T, Frutuoso A.R, Queiroga C, Giannatsis J, Sofianopoulou S, Dedoussis V. Energy Efficiency Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Current Situation, Case Studies and Best Practices. Sustainability 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043727
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Matos H.A. Simulation and assessment of an integrated thermal processes and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system with Modelica. Energy Reports 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.268
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Matos H.A. Review on Water and Energy Integration in Process Industry: Water-Heat Nexus. Sustainability 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137954
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Matos H.A. Review of Thermochemical Technologies for Water and Energy Integration Systems: Energy Storage and Recovery. Sustainability 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127506
  • Castro Oliveira M, Vieira S.M, Iten M, Matos H.A. Optimization of Water-Energy Networks (WEN) in Process Industry: Implementation of non-linear and multi-objective models. Frontiers in Chemical Engineering 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2021.750411
  • Iten M, Fernandes U, Castro Oliveira M. Framework to Assess Eco-Efficiency Improvement: Case Study of a Meat Production Industry. Energy Reports 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.09.120
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M. Modelling of a solar thermal energy system for energy efficiency improvement in a ceramic plant. Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability 2021. https://doi.org/10.1051/rees/2021029
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Cruz, P.L, Monteiro H.M. Review on Energy Efficiency Progresses, Technologies and Strategies in the Ceramic Sector Focusing on Waste Heat Recovery. Energies 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13226096
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M. Modelling of industrial water circuits with a customised Modelica library. Appl. Therm. Eng. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114840
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Matos H.A, Michels J. Water-Energy Nexus in Typical Industrial Water Circuits, Water 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11040699
  • Iten M, Castro Oliveira M, Costa D, Michels J. Water and Energy Efficiency Improvement of Steel Wire Manufacturing by Circuit Modelling and Optimisation. Energies 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12020223
Artigos de Conferência
  • Castro Oliveira M, Castro Oliveira R, Castro P.M, Matos H.A. The Paradigm of Water and Energy Integration Systems (WEIS): Methodology and Performance Indicators. ESCAPE35 (35th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering) 2025. https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.130880
  • Sousa D, Castro Oliveira M, Fernandes M.C. Modelling of a Heat Recovery System (HRS) Integrated with Steam Turbine Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Unit in a Petrochemical Plant. ESCAPE35 (35th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering) 2025. https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.115540
  • Castro Oliveira M, Bezerra S, Pereira B, Laranjeira J, Marques A.I, Barbosa R, Varga S.G, Soares J, Filipe D, Oliveira F, Vaz L, Oliveira J, Bastos J. Innovative Methodology and Decision Support Tool for Thermal Energy Storage Material Selection. 2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM25). https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050233
  • Castro Oliveira M, Castro Oliveira R, Matos H.A. Optimisation model for a closed-loop industrial water-energy system within a ceramic industry plant. WWEM-24 (7th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management) 2024. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13119416
  • Castro Oliveira M, Castro Oliveira R, Matos H.A. Dynamic simulation and optimisation of water and energy consumption in a ceramic plant: Application of the customised ThermWatt computational tool. ESCAPE34 - PSE24 (34th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering | 15th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering) 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-28824-1.50397-5
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Matos H.A. Simultaneous optimisation of energy recovery and water recirculation in a ceramic plant. ESCAPE33 (33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering) 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15274-0.50443-1
  • Castro Oliveira M, Coelho P.J, Iten M, Matos H.A. Modelling of Heat-Driven Water Treatment Systems: Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) model in Modelica. ESCAPE32 (32nd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering) 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95879-0.50067-9
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Matos H.A. Assessment of energy efficiency improvement in ceramic industry through waste heat recovery modelling. ESCAPE31 (31st European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering) 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-88506-5.50256-4
  • Castro Oliveira M, Iten M, Fernandes U. Modelling of a solar thermal energy system for energy efficiency improvement in a ceramic plant. World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76221-6_91
  • Monteiro H, Cruz P.L, Castro Oliveira M, Iten M. Technical and economical assessment of waste heat recovery on a ceramic industry. Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429289798-83
  • Monteiro H, Castro Oliveira M, Iten M. Assessing waste heat recovery potential in a Portuguese structural ceramic industry. Green Energy & Environmental Technology (GEET) 2019. 
  • Iten M, Castro Oliveira M, Costa D. Optimisation of water and energy consumption in industrial water circuits. A case study. 4th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management. 2018.
Livros Digitais
  • Gennitsaris S, Christodoulou E, Ntinou T, Castro Oliveira M, Tsvetkov V, Keller J, Dedoussis V, Sofianopoulou S, Giannatsis J. Energy Footprint Management Training Course - Digital Book. SMEnergy - Energy Footprint management for SMEs (ERASMUS+ Project). 2023. https://shorturl.at/elpLO
Apresentações Orais
  • Iten M, Castro Oliveira M, Barreto G. Waste heat recovery assessment and implementation as a key strategy for energy transition. 8th Galp Open Days 2021.
Cartazes Científicos
Tese de Mestrado