Energy, environment, sustainable development
Selected Publications
Scientific publications
2024
Dominguez, C., Kakkos, E., Gross, D., Hischier, R., Orehounig, K. 2024. Renovated or replaced? Finding the optimal solution for an existing building considering cumulative CO2 emissions, energy consumption and costs – A case study. Energy and Buildings. 303, 113767. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113767
Luscombe, H., Richardson, E., Foster, V., Howells, M., Quirós-Tortós, J., Jaramillo Gil, M., Dominguez, C., … Zhang, R. (2024). Data-to-Deal (D2D): An Emerging and Effective Approach to Financing the Climate Transition. Cambridge Open Engage. doi: 10.33774/coe-2024-21xv4-v3
2022
Mehmood, F., Umar, M., Dominguez, C., Kazmi, H. 2022. The role of residential distributed energy resources in Pakistan's energy transition. Energy Policy. 167, 113054. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113054
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Dominguez, C. Estimating the electricity demand of rural households to improve energy access planning in developing countries. Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich. doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000533773
2021
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Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2021. Estimating hourly lighting load profiles of rural households in East Africa applying a data-driven characterization of occupant behavior and lighting devices ownership. Development Engineering. 6, 100073. doi: 10.1016/j.deveng.2021.100073
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Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2021. Understanding the path towards a clean energy transition and post-​electrification patterns of rural households. Energy for Sustainable Development. 61, 46-​64. doi: 10.1016/j.esd.2021.01.002
2019
Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., Carmeliet, J. 2019. Modelling of rural electrical appliances saturation in developing countries to project their electricity demand: A case study of sub-​Saharan Africa. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management. 22, 5–16. doi: 10.5278/ijsepm.2564
2018
Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2018. One step further for electrifying rural households in Africa: A novel electricity demand modelling approach. Building Simulation and Optimization Conference (BSO), Cambridge, United Kingdom. Link to publication.
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Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2018. Facilitating solar-​based rural electrification projects in South Africa by applying a bottom-​up energy demand modelling approach. Southern African Solar Energy Conference (SASEC), Durban, South Africa. Link to publication.
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Anees, M., Bussa, M., Dominguez, C., Duran, M., Kadam, M., Rojas-Solórzano, L. 2018. Solar Water Heating for Aquaculture Applications in Cold Climates: A Case Study of Finland. The Role of Exergy in Energy and the Environment. Green Energy and Technology. 573-587. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-89845-2_40
Databases
2022
Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., Carmeliet, J. 2020. Energy consumption patterns of rural households in Guatemala. doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000550907
2020