Maria del Pilar Argumosa

Spanish EXCO representative of IEA Hydrogen TCP, INTA Engineer / Representante español del EXCO del TCP de IEA Hydrogen TCP, Ingeniera del INTA

Maria del Pilar Argumosa is an Aero-engine Engineer BD, who has been working on hydrogen and fuel cell in the Spanish Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) since 2002. Her main activities include performance and environmental tests and system development and integration of hydrogen fuel cells.
Moreover, Ms. Argumosa is the Spanish Executive Committee representative of the Hydrogen TCP in the International Energy Agency, acting also as expert in several tasks. She also participates in the Future Sky Energy program of EREA to define the R&D roadmaps and strategies for a Sustainable and Smart Mobility. She has coordinated the Capacity Analysis Group of the Spanish Platform of Hydrogen and Fuel cells; as well as participated in European projects (HYCARUS and FLHYSAFE) that try to develop a FC auxiliary power source in a commercial aircraft, coordinating the test work-package. She is nominated as national member in STO working groups related the use of fuel cells as man-portable emerging power technologies focusing on UAVs applications (SET-173 & SET-270).
Ms Argumosa is also member of the SAE AE-7AFC/EUROCAE WG 80 “Hydrogen Fuel cells” development guidelines for the introduction of these technologies safely into the commercial aircrafts. Expertise: ICE Engines, Airplane Propulsion systems integration and testing. Fuel Cells, Hydrogen production technologies, PEM, alkaline FC, Fuel Cell applications, electrolysis, Renewable Energies, Energy systems integration, fuel cell simulation, integration and testing of hydrogen fuel cell systems in UAVs and aircrafts.