Rafael Cossent Arín

Rafael Cossent Arín is Research Associate Professor at Comillas Pontifical University's Institute for Research in Technology, specializing in energy economics and regulation. As coordinator of the Smart and Sustainable Grids Research Unit (2016-2021) and current Co-director of the Chair for Hydrogen Studies, he focuses on renewable integration and electricity market design.

Holds an Industrial Engineering degree and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Comillas. With over 50 research projects in power sector regulation, his work addresses distributed generation integration, electric mobility, and hydrogen decarbonization strategies. Visiting researcher positions include INESC Porto and Heriot-Watt University.

Research covers:

• Distribution network planning under energy transition constraints
• Regulatory frameworks for flexibility markets
• TSO-DSO coordination mechanisms
• Hydrogen economy deployment challenges

Recent publications analyze grid digitalization metrics, renewable hosting capacity, and regulatory sandboxes for energy innovation.

Significant projects include EU Horizon initiatives (OneNet, EUniversal) and technical advisories for Spanish energy transition policies. Supervises doctoral research on DSO flexibility mechanisms and grid requirements for decarbonization.