Dalia Patino-Echeverri
Gendell Family Associate Professor
Dr. Patino-Echeverri’s research focuses on public policy design for energy systems, with a particular emphasis on managing the risks arising from the uncertainties influencing the outcomes of government actions. Much of her current work focuses on the policies that affect capital investment decisions within the electricity industry, and the corresponding costs to society of electricity and air-emissions levels. Her models explore the effects of different government policies by representing the industry’s decisions under uncertainty on future technological advancements, fuel prices, and emissions regulations.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Gendell Family Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2017
- Associate Professor of Energy Systems and Public Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2017
- Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative, Nicholas Institute-Energy Initiative, Initiatives 2012
- Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2014
Contact Information
- 9 Circuit Drive, Env Hall 3118, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0328
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dalia.patino@duke.edu
(919) 358-0858
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Dalia Patino-Echeverri Lab Site
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GRACE Project
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University 2006
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment 2016 - 2021
- Gendell Assistant Professor of Energy Systems and Public Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2008 - 2016
- Assistant Professor of Energy Systems and Public Policy in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2013 - 2016
- Assistant Professor, Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment 2012 - 2015
- Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University 2012
- Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2008 - 2011
- Recognition
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In the News
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FEB 4, 2022 Duke Research Blog -
NOV 30, 2020 Nicholas Magazine -
MAY 14, 2020 Nicholas School of the Environment -
JAN 8, 2019 Bass Connections -
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AUG 22, 2014 Bloomberg Businessweek -
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MAR 18, 2014 Los Angeles Times
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- Expertise
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Subject Headings
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Global Scholarship
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Research
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- Research
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Selected Grants
- RTOGov: An Electricity Governance Research Network for a Changing Power Grid awarded by Pennsylvania State University 2022 - 2025
- A Grid that's Risk-Aware for Clean Electricity - GRACE awarded by Department of Energy 2020 - 2024
- DMUU: Center on Climate Decision Making awarded by Carnegie Mellon University 2010 - 2020
- The Impact of Advanced Power Generation Systems, Coal Upgrading Technologies and Carbon Dioxide Capture and Reuse on Life Cycle GHG Emissions of Wyoming PRB Coal Exports to Asia awarded by Western Research Institute 2015
- Additional Training Workshops and Risk Labs awarded by National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners 2014
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Alqahtani, B. J., and D. Patino-Echeverri. “Identifying Economic and Clean Strategies to Provide Electricity in Remote Rural Areas: Main-Grid Extension vs. Distributed Electricity Generation.” Energies 16, no. 2 (January 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020958.Full Text
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Hernandez, M., and D. Patino-Echeverri. “Electricity consumption, subsidies, and policy inequalities in Mexico: Data from 100,000 households.” Energy for Sustainable Development 71 (December 1, 2022): 186–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2022.09.014.Full Text
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Zhang, X., D. Patino-Echeverri, M. Li, and L. Wu. “A review of publicly available data sources for models to study renewables integration in China's power system.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 159 (May 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112215.Full Text
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Yang, M., Y. Yuan, F. Yang, and D. Patino-Echeverri. “Effects of environmental regulation on firm entry and exit and China’s industrial productivity: a new perspective on the Porter Hypothesis.” Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 23, no. 4 (October 1, 2021): 915–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-021-00310-0.Full Text
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Kustar, A., and D. Patino-Echeverri. “A review of environmental life cycle assessments of diets: Plant-based solutions are truly sustainable, even in the form of fast foods.” Sustainability (Switzerland) 13, no. 17 (September 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179926.Full Text
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DeCarolis, J. F., P. Jaramillo, J. X. Johnson, D. L. McCollum, E. Trutnevyte, D. C. Daniels, G. Akın-Olçum, et al. “Erratum: Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Collaborative Macro-energy System Modeling Efforts (Joule (2020) 4(12) (2523–2526), (S2542435120305109), (10.1016/j.joule.2020.11.002)).” Joule 5, no. 2 (February 17, 2021): 507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.01.004.Full Text
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Virguez, E., X. Wang, and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Utility-scale photovoltaics and storage: Decarbonizing and reducing greenhouse gases abatement costs.” Applied Energy 282 (January 15, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116120.Full Text
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DeCarolis, J. F., P. Jaramillo, J. X. Johnson, D. L. McCollum, E. Trutnevyte, D. C. Daniels, G. Akın-Olçum, et al. “Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Collaborative Macro-energy System Modeling Efforts.” Joule 4, no. 12 (December 16, 2020): 2523–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.11.002.Full Text
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Wang, X., E. Virguez, W. Xiao, Y. Mei, D. Patiño-Echeverri, and H. Wang. “Clustering and dispatching hydro, wind, and photovoltaic power resources with multiobjective optimization of power generation fluctuations: A case study in southwestern China.” Energy 189 (December 15, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116250.Full Text
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Kondash, A. J., D. Patino-Echeverri, and A. Vengosh. “Quantification of the water-use reduction associated with the transition from coal to natural gas in the US electricity sector.” Environmental Research Letters 14, no. 12 (December 4, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab4d71.Full Text
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Bicalho, T., I. Sauer, and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Quality of data for estimating GHG emissions in biofuel regulations is unknown: A review of default values related to sugarcane and corn ethanol.” Journal of Cleaner Production 239 (December 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117903.Full Text
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Alqahtani, B. J., and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Combined effects of policies to increase energy efficiency and distributed solar generation: A case study of the Carolinas.” Energy Policy 134 (November 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110936.Full Text
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Wang, X., E. Virguez, J. Kern, L. Chen, Y. Mei, D. Patiño-Echeverri, and H. Wang. “Integrating wind, photovoltaic, and large hydropower during the reservoir refilling period.” Energy Conversion and Management 198 (October 15, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.111778.Full Text
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Daraeepour, A., D. Patino-Echeverri, and A. J. Conejo. “Economic and environmental implications of different approaches to hedge against wind production uncertainty in two-settlement electricity markets: A PJM case study.” Energy Economics 80 (May 1, 2019): 336–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2019.01.015.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Li, M., R. Shan, M. Hernandez, V. Mallampalli, and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Effects of population, urbanization, household size, and income on electric appliance adoption in the Chinese residential sector towards 2050.” Applied Energy 236 (February 15, 2019): 293–306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.11.088.Full Text
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Li, M., D. Patiño-Echeverri, and J. Zhang. “Policies to promote energy efficiency and air emissions reductions in China's electric power generation sector during the 11th and 12th five-year plan periods: Achievements, remaining challenges, and opportunities.” Energy Policy 125 (February 1, 2019): 429–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.10.008.Full Text
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Camilleri, A. R., R. P. Larrick, S. Hossain, and D. Patino-Echeverri. “Consumers underestimate the emissions associated with food but are aided by labels.” Nature Climate Change 9, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 53–58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0354-z.Full Text
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Camilleri, Adrian, Richard P. Larrick, Shajuti Hossain, and Dalia Echeverri. “Consumers Underestimate the Emissions Associated with Food but are Aided by Labels,” January 1, 2019.
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Cornelius, A., R. Bandyopadhyay, and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Assessing environmental, economic, and reliability impacts of flexible ramp products in MISO's electricity market.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 81 (January 1, 2018): 2291–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.06.037.Full Text
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Li, M., and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Estimating benefits and costs of policies proposed in the 13th FYP to improve energy efficiency and reduce air emissions of China's electric power sector.” Energy Policy 111 (December 1, 2017): 222–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.011.Full Text
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Righetti, Tara Kathleen, Robert Godby, Dalia Patino Echeverri, Temple Stoellinger, and Kipp Andrew Coddington. “The Role of Energy Models: Characterizing the Uncertainty of the Future Electricity System to Design More Efficient and Effective Laws and Regulations,” May 1, 2017.Open Access Copy
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Daraeepour, A., S. J. Kazempour, D. Patiño-Echeverri, and A. J. Conejo. “Strategic demand-side response to wind power integration.” Ieee Transactions on Power Systems 31, no. 5 (September 1, 2016): 3495–3505. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2015.2493984.Full Text
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Alqahtani, B. J., and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plants: Paving the way for thermal solar.” Applied Energy 169 (May 1, 2016): 927–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.083.Full Text
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Yu, Mengjun, Erika Weinthal, Dalia Patiño-Echeverri, Marc A. Deshusses, Caineng Zou, Yunyan Ni, and Avner Vengosh. “Water Availability for Shale Gas Development in Sichuan Basin, China.” Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 6 (March 2016): 2837–45. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04669.Full Text
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Alqahtani, Bandar Jubran, Kyra Moore Holt, Dalia Patiño-Echeverri, and Lincoln Pratson. “Residential Solar PV Systems in the Carolinas: Opportunities and Outcomes.” Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 4 (February 2016): 2082–91. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04857.Full Text
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Bandyopadhyay, R., and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “An alternate wind power integration mechanism: Coal plants with flexible amine-based CCS.” Renewable Energy 85 (January 1, 2016): 704–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.07.025.Full Text
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Yang, M., D. Patiño-Echeverri, F. Yang, and E. Williams. “Industrial energy efficiency in China: Achievements, challenges and opportunities.” Energy Strategy Reviews 6 (January 1, 2015): 20–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2014.11.007.Full Text
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Bohnengel, Barrett, Dalia Patiño-Echeverri, and Joule Bergerson. “Response to comment on “Environmental implications of united states coal exports: a comparative life cycle assessment of future power system scenarios”.” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 23 (December 2014): 14051–52. https://doi.org/10.1021/es504967b.Full Text
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Bohnengel, Barrett, Dalia Patiño-Echeverri, and Joule Bergerson. “Response to comment on "Environmental implications of United States coal exports: a comparative life cycle assessment of future power system scenarios".” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 23 (December 2014): 14055–56. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5049682.Full Text
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Bohnengel, Barrett, Dalia Patiño-Echeverri, and Joule Bergerson. “Environmental implications of United States coal exports: a comparative life cycle assessment of future power system scenarios.” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 16 (August 2014): 9908–16. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5015828.Full Text
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Kern, Jordan D., Dalia Patino-Echeverri, and Gregory W. Characklis. “The impacts of wind power integration on sub-daily variation in river flows downstream of hydroelectric dams.” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 16 (August 2014): 9844–51. https://doi.org/10.1021/es405437h.Full Text
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Patino-Echeverri, D. “Feasibility of flexible technology standards for existing coal-fired power plants and their implications for new technology development.” Ucla Law Review 61, no. 6 (May 1, 2014): 1896–1928.Open Access Copy
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Bradbury, K., L. Pratson, and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Economic viability of energy storage systems based on price arbitrage potential in real-time U.S. electricity markets.” Applied Energy 114 (January 1, 2014): 512–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.010.Full Text
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Daraeepour, A., and D. P. Echeverri. “Day-ahead wind speed prediction by a Neural Network-based model.” 2014 Ieee Pes Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, Isgt 2014, January 1, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2014.6816441.Full Text
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Kern, J. D., D. Patino-Echeverri, and G. W. Characklis. “An integrated reservoir-power system model for evaluating the impacts of wind integration on hydropower resources.” Renewable Energy 71 (January 1, 2014): 553–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.06.014.Full Text
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Patino-Echeverri, D., D. Burtraw, and K. Palmer. “Flexible mandates for investment in new technology.” Journal of Regulatory Economics 44, no. 2 (October 1, 2013): 121–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11149-013-9220-0.Full Text
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Pratson, Lincoln F., Drew Haerer, and Dalia Patiño-Echeverri. “Fuel prices, emission standards, and generation costs for coal vs natural gas power plants.” Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 9 (May 2013): 4926–33. https://doi.org/10.1021/es4001642.Full Text
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Bandyopadhyay, R., and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Optimal size and joint operation of wind power and CCS coal plant with amine storage.” Iie Annual Conference and Expo 2013, January 1, 2013, 367–76.
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Yang, M., D. Patiño-Echeverri, and F. Yang. “Wind power generation in China: Understanding the mismatch between capacity and generation.” Renewable Energy 41 (May 1, 2012): 145–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2011.10.013.Full Text
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Patino-Echeverri, D., and D. C. Hoppock. “Reducing the average cost of CO2 capture by shutting-down the capture plant at times of high electricity prices.” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 9 (January 1, 2012): 410–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.04.013.Full Text
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Patiño-Echeverri, Dalia, and David C. Hoppock. “Reducing the energy penalty costs of postcombustion CCS systems with amine-storage.” Environmental Science & Technology 46, no. 2 (January 2012): 1243–52. https://doi.org/10.1021/es202164h.Full Text
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Chung, Timothy S., Dalia Patino-Echeverri, and Timothy L. Johnson. “Expert assessments of retrofitting coal-fired power plants with carbon dioxide capture technologies.” Energy Policy 39 (June 2011): 5609–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.038.Full Text Link to Item
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Hoppock, David C., and Dalia Patiño-Echeverri. “Cost of wind energy: comparing distant wind resources to local resources in the midwestern United States.” Environmental Science & Technology 44, no. 22 (November 2010): 8758–65. https://doi.org/10.1021/es100751p.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Vaccaro, A., and D. P. Echeverri. “Corporate transparency and green management.” Journal of Business Ethics 95, no. 3 (February 5, 2010): 487–506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-010-0435-z.Full Text
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DeKay, M. L., D. Patiño-Echeverri, and P. S. Fischbeck. “Distortion of probability and outcome information in risky decisions.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 109, no. 1 (May 1, 2009): 79–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2008.12.001.Full Text
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Patiño-Echeverri, Dalia, Paul Fischbeck, and Elmar Kriegler. “Economic and environmental costs of regulatory uncertainty for coal-fired power plants.” Environmental Science & Technology 43, no. 3 (February 2009): 578–84. https://doi.org/10.1021/es800094h.Full Text
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Dekay, M. L., D. Patiño-Echeverri, and P. S. Fischbeck. “Better safe than sorry: Precautionary reasoning and implied dominance in risky decisions.” Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 22, no. 3 (January 1, 2009): 338–61. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.630.Full Text
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Patiño-Echeverri, Dalia, Benoit Morel, Jay Apt, and Chao Chen. “Should a coal-fired power plant be replaced or retrofitted?” Environmental Science & Technology 41, no. 23 (December 2007): 7980–86. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0711009.Full Text
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Patiño Echeverri, D., B. Morel, J. Apt, and C. Chen. “Should a coal-fired power plant be replaced or retrofitted?” Environmental Science and Technology 41, no. 23 (2007): 980–7986.
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Book Sections
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Morgan, G., and D. Patino-Echeverri. “Capturing and disposing of carbon dioxide from power plants.” In Interdisciplinary Research on Climate and Energy Decision Making: 30 Years of Research on Global Change, 131–46, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003330226-11.Full Text
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Reports
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Dauwalter, Travis, Ali Daraeepour, Brian Murray, and Dalia Patino-Echeverri. “Coalition Stability in PJM: Exploring the Consequences of State Defection from the Wholesale Market,” November 28, 2022.Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Conference Papers
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Hernandez, M. H., and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Classifying Residential Electricity Demand in Mexico using Random Forest and Multinomial Logistic Regression.” In 2019 Fise Ieee/Cigre Conference Living the Energy Transition, Fise/Cigre 2019, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/FISECIGRE48012.2019.8984953.Full Text
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Virguez, E., and D. Patino-Echeverri. “Abating carbon emissions by means of utility-scale photovoltaics and storage: The Duke Energy Progress/Carolinas case study.” In 2019 Fise Ieee/Cigre Conference Living the Energy Transition, Fise/Cigre 2019, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/FISECIGRE48012.2019.8985012.Full Text
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Denaxas, E. A., R. Bandyopadhyay, D. Patino-Echeverri, and N. Pitsiañis. “SynTiSe: A modified multi-regime MCMC approach for generation of wind power synthetic time series.” In 9th Annual Ieee International Systems Conference, Syscon 2015 Proceedings, 668–74, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116827.Full Text
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Bandyopadhyay, R., and D. Patiño-Echeverri. “Alternative energy storage for wind power: Coal plants with amine-based CCS.” In Energy Procedia, 63:7337–48, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.770.Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- ENERGY 716L: Modeling for Energy Systems 2023
- ENVIRON 593: Independent Studies and Projects 2023
- ENVIRON 716L: Modeling for Energy Systems 2023
- ENVIRON 717: Markets for Electric Power 2023
- ENVIRON 899: Master's Project 2023
- ENERGY 716L: Modeling for Energy Systems 2022
- ENVIRON 393: Research Independent Study 2022
- ENVIRON 394: Research Independent Study 2022
- ENVIRON 593: Independent Studies and Projects 2022
- ENVIRON 716L: Modeling for Energy Systems 2022
- ENVIRON 717: Markets for Electric Power 2022
- ENVIRON 899: Master's Project 2022
- ENVIRON 999: Duke Environmental Leadership: Master's Project 2022
- ENERGY 716L: Modeling for Energy Systems 2021
- ENVIRON 338S: Introduction to Environmental Life Cycle Assessment: Applications to Food Systems 2021
- ENVIRON 393: Research Independent Study 2021
- ENVIRON 593: Independent Studies and Projects 2021
- ENVIRON 716L: Modeling for Energy Systems 2021
- ENVIRON 717: Markets for Electric Power 2021
- ENVIRON 790: Special Topics 2021
- ENVIRON 899: Master's Project 2021
- ENVIRON 999: Duke Environmental Leadership: Master's Project 2021
- HOUSECS 59: House Course 2021
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. From the Ground Up: The Business and Policy Landscape for Energy Access in Zambia. 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Disaggregating and Projecting Electricity Demand in China. August 2017 - May 2018 2017 - 2018
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Modeling Tools for Energy Systems Analysis (MOTESA). August 2016 - May 2017 2016 - 2017
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Modeling Tools for Energy Systems Analysis (MOTESA). July 2014 - May 2015 2014 - 2015
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Goals and Collective Efficacy: Routes to Energy Saving. August 2013 - May 2014 2013 - 2014
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Modeling Tools for Energy Systems Analysis (MOTESA). August 2013 - May 2014 2013 - 2014
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