Selected Recent Research Journal Publications
2026
Chen, S., Lu, X., Hao, J., Virguez, E., Caldeira, K., & Davis, S. (2026). The effect of land costs on the economic and sustainability performance of solar photovoltaics in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. (Research Paper; ISSN: 0027-8424). Impact Factor: 9.14. In Press.
2025
Wongel, A., Freese, L., Virguez, E., Davis, S., & Caldeira, K. Economic development, air conditioning and adaptation to warming. Environmental Research Letters, 20, 124045. (Research Paper; ISSN: 1748-9326). Impact Factor: 5.63. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae1f2a
Carlino, A., Wongel, A., Duan, L., Virguez, E., Davis, S., Edwards, M., & Caldeira, K. (2025). Variability of technology learning rates. Advances in Applied Energy, 20, 100252. (Research Paper; ISSN: 2666-7924). Impact Factor: 13.84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2025.100252
2024
Li, M., Ma, Q., Shan, R., Abdulla, A., Virguez, E., Gao, S., & Patino-Echeverri, D. Renewable energy quality trilemma and coincident wind and solar droughts. Communications Earth & Environment, 5, 661. (Research Paper; ISSN: 2662-4435). Impact Factor: 8.09. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01850-5
Ruggles, T.*, Virguez, E.*, Reich, N., Dowling, J., Bloomfield, H., Antonini, E., Davis, S., Lewis, N., & Caldeira, K. Planning reliable wind- and solar-based electricity systems. Advances in Applied Energy, 15, 100185. (Research Paper; ISSN: 2666-7924). Impact Factor: 13.05. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2024.100185 *Equally contributing first authors.
Covelli, D., Virguez, E., Caldeira, K., & Lewis, N. Oahu as a case study for island electricity systems relying on wind and solar generation instead of imported petroleum fuels. Applied Energy, 375, 124054. (Research Paper; ISSN: 0306-2619). Impact Factor: 10.12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124054
Kumar, A., Ruggles, T., & Virguez, E.+ . Disproportionate energy disruptions afflicted rural Hispanic households during winter storm Uri. Environmental Research: Energy (Perspective Paper; ISSN: 2753-3751). Impact Factor: Pending. https://doi.org/10.10188/2753-3751/ad6a1d
Li, A.*, Virguez, E.*, Dowling, J.*, Ruggles, T., Wongel, A., Reich, N., Lewis, N., & Caldeira, K. The influence of regional geophysical resource variability on the value of single- and multi-storage technology portfolios. Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T), 58 (30). (Research Paper; ISSN: 1520-5851). Impact Factor: 10.82. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c10188 * Equally-contributing first authors.
Dowling, J.β, Ruggles, T., Virguez, E., Reich, N., Ifkovitz, Z., Davis, S., Li, A., Kennedy, K., Rinaldi, K., Duan, L., S., Caldeira, K., & Lewis, N. Opportunities and constraints of hydrogen energy storage systems. Environmental Research: Energy, 1, 035004 (Research Paper; ISSN: 2753-3751). Impact Factor: Pending. https://doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/ad58e5
Antonini, E., Virguez, E., Ashfaq, S., Duan, L., Ruggles, T., & Caldeira, K. Identification of reliable locations for wind power generation through a global analysis of wind droughts. Communications Earth & Environment. (Research Paper; ISSN: 2662-4435). Impact Factor: 7.92. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01260-7
Li, M., Shan, R., Abdulla, A., Virguez, E., & Gao, S. The role of dispatchability in China’s power system decarbonization. Energy & Environmental Science. (Research Paper; ISSN: 1754-5692). Impact Factor: 32.51. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee04293f
Zuming, L., Li, M., Virguez, E., & Xie, X. Low-carbon transition pathways of power systems for the Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau region in China. Energy & Environmental Science. (Research Paper; ISSN: 1754-5692). Impact Factor: 32.51. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee02181e
Before 2024
Dioha, M., Lukuyu, J., Virguez, E., & Caldeira, K. Guiding the deployment of electric vehicles in the developing world. Environmental Research Letters, 17, 7, 071001 (Perspective; ISSN: 1748-9326). Impact Factor: 6.74. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac765b
Wang, X., Virguez, E., Mei, Y., Yao, H., & Patino-Echeverri, D. Integrating wind and photovoltaic power with dual hydro-reservoir systems. Energy Conversion and Management, 257, 115425 (Research Paper; ISSN: 0196-8904). Impact Factor: 10.44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115425
Li, M., Shan, R., Virguez, E., Patino-Echeverri, D., Gao, S., & Ma, H. Energy storage reduces costs and emissions even without large penetration of renewable energy: the case of China’s Southern Power Grid. Energy Policy, 112711. (Research Paper; ISSN: 0301-4215). Impact Factor: 7.58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112711
Li, M., Virguez, E., Shan, R., Tian, J., Gao, S., & Patino-Echeverri, D. High-resolution data shows China’s wind and solar energy resources are enough to support a 2050 decarbonized electricity system. Applied Energy, 306, Part A, 117796. (Research Paper; ISSN: 0306-2619). Impact Factor: 11.45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117996
Sykora-Bodie, S., Jones, L., Hastings, Z., Barnett, M., Davis, O., Ferrari, O., Garcia, V., Hofner, A., Hunter, B., Ippolito, T., Krantz, W., Lombardi, E., Neyra, O., Perez-Figueroa, O., Raub, K., Sou, J., Virguez, E., Waters, T., & Whitten, J. Graduate student perspectives on transforming academia. Conservation Science and Practice, 556. (Perspective; ISSN: 2578-4854). Impact Factor: 3.57. http://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.556
Virguez, E., Wang, X., & Patiño-Echeverri, D. Utility-scale photovoltaics and storage: Decarbonizing and reducing greenhouse gases abatement costs. Applied Energy, 282, 116120. (Research Paper; ISSN: 0306-2619). Impact Factor: 11.45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116120
Wang, X., Virguez, E., Xiao, W., Mei, Y., Patino-Echeverri, D., & Wang, H. Clustering and dispatching hydro, wind and photovoltaic power resources with a multiobjective optimization of power generation fluctuations: a case study in southwestern China. Energy, 189, 116250. (Research Paper; ISSN: 0360-5442). Impact Factor: 6.08. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116250
Wang, X., Virguez, E., Kern, J., Chen, L., Mei, Y., Patino-Echeverri, D., & Wang, H. Integrating wind, photovoltaic, and large hydropower during the reservoir refill period. Energy Conversion and Management, 198, 11178. (Research Paper; ISSN: 0196-8904). Impact Factor: 8.21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.111778
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