Dr Maria Nunez Munoz

BSc, MSc, PhD

Management School

Research Associate (FEVER) Future Electric Vehicles Energy networks supporting Renewables

m.nunezmunoz@sheffield.ac.uk

E006, Western Bank Villa

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Dr Maria Nunez Munoz
Management School
E006
Western Bank Villa
300-302 Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN

Profile: Maria completed her PhD at Sheffield University Management School in 2023 and continued as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the FEVER project. Her background is in chemical engineering, with expertise in solar energy and PV solar system modelling. Her thesis focused on exploring the potential of using renewable energies (i.e. solar energy) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to facilitate the integration of electric vehicle fleets in the freight transport sector.

Qualifications

Research interests: Maria is an interdisciplinary researcher whose interests lie in the fields of logistics decarbonisation and renewable energies. She is particularly interested in finding solutions for an efficient and sustainable pathway towards road freight transport electrification. Specifically, her work explores decentralised smart grid systems that enable zero-emission charging hubs for EV freight fleets whilst considering commercial logistics and operational requirements.

Publications

Naderi M, Ballantyne E, Munoz MN, Hind G, Stone D, Gladwin D & Foster M (2025) A limited-data-based power and energy demand profile modelling of an electric vehicle fleet charging station In Wang X (Ed.), Sustainable and Emerging Energy Technology: Challenges, Opportunities, and Perspectives (pp. 133-154). Springer Nature Switzerland View this article in WRRO

Nunez Munoz M, Ballantyne E & Stone D (2025) EV CHARGING AT WORK: DO WE REALLY NEED ALL THAT POWER?. Logistics Research Network Conference 2025 - Enhancing Sustainability in Logistics, Transport, and Supply Chain Management (pp 241-247), 3 September 2025 - 5 September 2025.
Naderi M, Palmer D, Munoz MN, Al-Wreikat Y, Smith M, Fraser E, Ballantyne EEF, Stone DA, Gladwin DT & Foster MP (2024) Modelling and Sizing Sensitivity Analysis of a Fully Renewable Energy-Based Electric Vehicle Charging Station Microgrid. Pcim Europe Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2024-June (pp 949-957)
Ballantyne E, Stone D, Nunez Munoz M & Stincescu T (2023) Using locally generated renewable energy to charge depot based electric freight fleets. World Conference on Transport Research - WCTR 2023, 17 July 2023 - 21 July 2023.
Nunez Munoz M, Ballantyne E & Stone D (2022) Impact on annual electricity cost of introducing battery energy storage at a warehouse.. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 7 September 2022 - 9 September 2022.
Nunez Munoz M, Ballantyne E & Stone D () On-site PV generation to support local fleet vehicle charging. 26th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference, 8 September 2021 - 10 September 2021.

Nunez Munoz M, Ballantyne EEF & Stone DA (2022) Understanding the solar power potential at a Sheffield manufacturing and engineering firm. A case study View this article in WRRO

Nunez Munoz M, Ballantyne E & Stone D Exploring the benefits of using locally generated solar energy, supported by a BESS, in reducing Well-to-Tank emissions associated with electric road freight fleets. Cambridge.

Research group

Professional activities and memberships: Maria is participating in several projects with industry. The motivation behind these projects is to help companies to understand their energy usage and find solutions to reduce electricity cost and GHG emissions within their operational and logistics constraints. These involve case studies that explore the benefits of using BESS to increase flexibility and control when it comes to energy management while facilitating the integration of renewable energies and EV fleets.