Selected Recent Research Journal Publications
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. (2024). 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.+ (2024). 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. (2024). 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. (2024). 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. (2024). 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. (2024). 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. (2024) 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
Dioha, M., Lukuyu, J., Virguez, E., & Caldeira, K. (2022). 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. (2022). 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. (2021). 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. (2021) 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. (2021). 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. (2021). 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. (2019). 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. (2019). 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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