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UCD Energy Institute - Research Publications 2023/24

Below is the list of research publications for the UCD Energy Institute in the academic year 2023/24.



Chapter

Assoc Professor James O'Donnell

Duncan, S., Bampoulas, A., Hoare, C., Ali, U., O’Donnell, J., & Mangina, E. (2024). A User-Friendly Web-Based Interface for Integrated Life-Cycle Cost Analysis and 3D Asset Visualisation in Real Estate Management. In Unknown Book (Vol. 2102 CCIS, pp. 440-451). doi:10.1007/978-3-031-64359-0_34

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Conference Paper

Dr Paul Cuffe

Ugwu, J., & Cuffe, P. (2024). Towards the Partitioning of Node Ancestry and Descendant Sets as a Technique for the Identification of Corridors of Coherent Flow in a Directed Acyclic Graph. In 2024 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies: Driving the Advances for Future Electrification, SEST 2024 - Proceedings. doi:10.1109/SEST61601.2024.10694066

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Professor Donal Finn

Bergin, C., Finn, D., & Looby, T. (2023). Investigation of High Voltage Electrical Cable Loading in Substation Basement Spaces. In 58th International Universities Power Engineering Conference. IEEE. doi:10.1109/UPEC57427.2023.10294526

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Assoc Professor Damian Flynn

Khammadov, K., Flynn, D., & Syron, E. (2023). Long-Term Assessment of Hydrogen Technology Deployment for Large Scale Decarbonisation of Power Production. In International Conference on Hydrogen Production. Doha, Qatar: ICH2P.

 

Morin, B., Flynn, D., & Sweeney, C. (2024). Comparing PV and wind models to analyse Dunkelflaute events in Ireland. In European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.

 

Ni She, C., Flynn, D., & Carroll, P. (2024). Review of the algorithms used in electric vehicle routing problems for last mile logistics and shared mobility options. In Transport Research Arena. Dublin, Ireland: TRA.

 

Zhao, X., Kestelyn, X., & Flynn, D. (2024). Fault ride-through strategy for grid-forming converters under symmetrical and asymmetrical grid faults. In Power System Computation Conference (PSCC). Paris, France: PSCC.

 
Professor Andrew Keane

Asghari, P., Zakariazadeh, A., Keane, A., & O'Donnell, T. (2024). Predicting Electric Vehicle Charging Demand using a CNN Encoder-Decoder LSTM Model. In 2024 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies: Driving the Advances for Future Electrification, SEST 2024 - Proceedings. doi:10.1109/SEST61601.2024.10693985

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Zakariazadeh, A., & Keane, A. (2024). Coordinated Planning of Wind Turbines, Batteries and Electrolyzers in Distribution Systems: A Stochastic Model. In 2024 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies: Driving the Advances for Future Electrification, SEST 2024 - Proceedings. doi:10.1109/SEST61601.2024.10694475

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Assoc Professor Terence O'Donnell

Asghari, P., Zakariazadeh, A., Keane, A., & O'Donnell, T. (2024). Predicting Electric Vehicle Charging Demand using a CNN Encoder-Decoder LSTM Model. In 2024 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies: Driving the Advances for Future Electrification, SEST 2024 - Proceedings. doi:10.1109/SEST61601.2024.10693985

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Dr Conor Sweeney

Morin, B., Flynn, D., & Sweeney, C. (2024). Comparing PV and wind models to analyse Dunkelflaute events in Ireland. In European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.

 

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Dataset

Dr Paul Cuffe

Bokkisam, H. R., Morstyn, T., Cuffe, P., & Savelli, I. (2023). Scripts and data from "Towards a Distributed Autonomous Organisation for Financing, Governing and Disbursing Revenues of a Battery Energy Storage System". doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.21118903.v1

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Journal article

Dr Aparajita Banerjee

Banerjee, A., & Schuitema, G. (2023). Spatial justice as a prerequisite for a just transition in rural areas? The case study from the Irish peatlands. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 41(6), 1096-1112. doi:10.1177/23996544231173210

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Banerjee, A. (2024). Transforming the rhetoric of Just Energy Transition Partnerships into reality: The devil lies in the details. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 3(8), e0000121. doi:10.1371/journal.pstr.0000121

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Professor Julie Byrne

de Villiers, A., Byrne, J., & Cuffe, P. (2023). A diversified portfolio of tokenised revenue streams can provide hedging opportunities for renewable electricity generators. IET Smart Grid, 6(6), 622-637. doi:10.1049/stg2.12126

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Yue, X., & Byrne, J. (2024). Identifying the determinants of carbon emissions of individual airlines around the world. Journal of Air Transport Management, 115. doi:10.1016/j.jairtraman.2023.102521

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Professor Eoin Casey

Akkoyunlu, B., Daly, S., Cerrone, F., & Casey, E. (2023). Investigating Mass Transfer and Reaction Engineering Characteristics in a Membrane Biofilm Using Cupriavidus necator H16. Membranes, 13(12). doi:10.3390/membranes13120908

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Kirchem, D., Giberti, M., Dereli, R. K., Kiviluoma, J., Lynch, M., & Casey, E. (2024). A linear reduced-order model for the activated sludge process for the integration into a mixed-integer linear energy system optimisation model. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(1). doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.111717

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Akkoyunlu, B., Gabarre, C., Daly, S., Casey, E., & Syron, E. (2024). Process modelling for industrial scale polyhydroxybutyrate production using fructose, formic acid and CO<inf>2</inf>: Assessing carbon sources and economic viability. Bioresource Technology, 393. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130139

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Reid, G., Podhorska, L., Mc Fadden, J., O'Connor, R., Rodriguez, B. J., Quinn, L., et al. (2024). Insights into the feature size required for the death of Pseudomonas fluorescens on nanostructured silicon fabricated by block copolymer lithography. Materials Today Communications, 38. doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.108386

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McFadden, J., Reid, G., Podhorska, L., Rodriguez, B. J., Casey, E., & Kelleher, S. M. (2024). The Antibacterial Activity of Hierarchical Patterns of Nanostructured Silicon Fabricated Using Block Copolymer Micelle Lithography. Advanced Engineering Materials, 26(8). doi:10.1002/adem.202301663

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Akkoyunlu, B., Daly, S., Syron, E., & Casey, E. (2024). Fermentation strategies for PHB production in a novel membrane bioreactor: Investigating batch and fed-batch operations. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 204. doi:10.1016/j.bej.2024.109239

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Dr Paul Cuffe

Savelli, I., Bokkisam, H. R., Cuffe, P., & Morstyn, T. (2023). On-demand energy flexibility market via smart contracts to help reduce balancing costs in Great Britain. Energy Economics, 126. doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106931

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de Villiers, A., Byrne, J., & Cuffe, P. (2023). A diversified portfolio of tokenised revenue streams can provide hedging opportunities for renewable electricity generators. IET Smart Grid, 6(6), 622-637. doi:10.1049/stg2.12126

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Beiranvand, A., & Cuffe, P. (2024). Corrections to “A Congestion Alleviation Technique Exploiting Structural Insights on the Interaction of Line Loading Limits, Reactance and Line Outage Security Constraints”. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 39(1), 2389. doi:10.1109/tpwrs.2023.3328203

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Russo, M., Devine, M. T., & Cuffe, P. (2024). Trading electricity using tranched power delivery contracts. Applied Economics. doi:10.1080/00036846.2024.2385746

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Professor Donal Finn

Sood, D., Alhindawi, I., Ali, U., McGrath, J. A., Byrne, M. A., Finn, D., & O'Donnell, J. (2023). Simulation-based evaluation of occupancy on energy consumption of multi-scale residential building archetypes. Journal of Building Engineering, 75. doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106872

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Saffari, M., Keogh, D., De Rosa, M., & Finn, D. P. (2023). Technical and economic assessment of a hybrid heat pump system as an energy retrofit measure in a residential building. Energy and Buildings, 295. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113256

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Bampoulas, A., Pallonetto, F., Mangina, E., & Finn, D. P. (2023). A Bayesian deep-learning framework for assessing the energy flexibility of residential buildings with multicomponent energy systems. Applied Energy, 348. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121576

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Le Dréau, J., Lopes, R. A., O'Connell, S., Finn, D., Hu, M., Queiroz, H., et al. (2023). Developing energy flexibility in clusters of buildings: A critical analysis of barriers from planning to operation. Energy and Buildings, 300. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113608

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de Andrade Pereira, F., Paul, L., Pritoni, M., Casillas, A., Prakash, A., Huang, W., et al. (2024). Enabling portable demand flexibility control applications in virtual and real buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 86. doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108645

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Nasrabadi, M., & Finn, D. (2024). Performance Assessment of an Integrated Low-Approach Low-Temperature Open Cooling Tower with Radiant Cooling and Displacement Ventilation for Space Conditioning in Temperate Climates. Energies, 17(15). doi:10.3390/en17153763

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Professor Andrew Keane

Nouri, A., Jafarian, M., & Keane, A. (2023). Efficacious Models of Discrete Control Devices for Convex Optimization in Distribution Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 38(5), 4682-4696. doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3208751

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Keane, A. (2023). Buckle up: Electrification of transport is happening [In my view]. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, 21(6). doi:10.1109/MPE.2023.3308249

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Afkousi-Paqaleh, M., Jafarian, M., & Keane, A. (2023). Modelling the Interdependence of Multiple Electricity Markets in the Distribution System Aggregator Bidding. IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation, 1(4), 386-397. doi:10.1109/tempr.2023.3268440

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Professor Frank McDermott

Escuder-Viruete, J., Fernández, F. J., Pérez Valera, F., & McDermott, F. (2024). Active Tectonics, Quaternary Stress Regime Evolution and Seismotectonic Faults in Southern Central Hispaniola: Implications for the Quantitative Seismic Hazard Assessment. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25(2). doi:10.1029/2023GC011003

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Johnston, V. E., Frisia, S., Borsato, A., Woodhead, J. D., & McDermott, F. (2024). The incorporation of chlorine and cosmogenic <sup>36</sup>Cl into speleothem carbonate. Quaternary Research (United States), 118, 2-19. doi:10.1017/qua.2023.64

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McDermott, F., Bryson, M., Magee, R., & van Acken, D. (2024). Enhanced weathering for CO<inf>2</inf> removal using carbonate-rich crushed returned concrete; a pilot study from SE Ireland. Applied Geochemistry, 169. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2024.106056

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Assoc Professor James O'Donnell

Aghamolaei, R., Azizi, M. M., Aminzadeh, B., & O’Donnell, J. (2023). A comprehensive review of outdoor thermal comfort in urban areas: Effective parameters and approaches. Energy and Environment, 34(6), 2204-2227. doi:10.1177/0958305X221116176

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Sood, D., Alhindawi, I., Ali, U., McGrath, J. A., Byrne, M. A., Finn, D., & O'Donnell, J. (2023). Simulation-based evaluation of occupancy on energy consumption of multi-scale residential building archetypes. Journal of Building Engineering, 75. doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106872

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Ali, U., Bano, S., Shamsi, M. H., Sood, D., Hoare, C., Zuo, W., et al. (2024). Urban building energy performance prediction and retrofit analysis using data-driven machine learning approach. Energy and Buildings, 303. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113768

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Ali, U., Bano, S., Shamsi, M. H., Sood, D., Hoare, C., Zuo, W., et al. (2024). Urban residential building stock synthetic datasets for building energy performance analysis. Data in Brief, 53. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2024.110241

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de Andrade Pereira, F., Paul, L., Pritoni, M., Casillas, A., Prakash, A., Huang, W., et al. (2024). Enabling portable demand flexibility control applications in virtual and real buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 86. doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108645

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Assoc Professor Terence O'Donnell

Chen, J., Ge, C., Qiang, D., Geng, H., O'Donnell, T., & Milano, F. (2023). Impact of Frequency Anti-windup Limiter on Synchronization Stability of Grid Feeding Converter. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 9(5), 1676-1687. doi:10.17775/CSEEJPES.2022.06230

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Gholami, Z., Ildarabadi, R., Heydari-Doostabad, H., Monfared, M., & O'Donnell, T. (2024). Bidirectional wide range and high voltage gain buck-boost DC-DC converter for EV chargers empowering V2G-G2V applications. IET Power Electronics, 17(2), 230-250. doi:10.1049/pel2.12630

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Ali, R., Heydari-doostabad, H., Sajedi, S., & O'Donnell, T. (2024). Improved design of passive damping for single phase grid-connected LCL filtered inverter considering impedance stability. IET Power Electronics, 17(4), 511-523. doi:10.1049/pel2.12666

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Heydari-Doostabad, H., Pourmahdi, M., Monfared, M., & O'Donnell, T. (2024). Triple-Mode Flying Inductor Common-Ground PV Inverter with Reactive Power Capability and Low Semiconductor Component Count. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 12(3), 2531-2544. doi:10.1109/JESTPE.2024.3393617

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Assoc Professor Geertje Schuitema

Banerjee, A., & Schuitema, G. (2023). Spatial justice as a prerequisite for a just transition in rural areas? The case study from the Irish peatlands. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 41(6), 1096-1112. doi:10.1177/23996544231173210

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Kelly, O., White, P., Butera, F., Illingworth, S., Martens, P., Huynen, M., et al. (2023). A transdisciplinary model for teaching and learning for sustainability science in a rapidly warming world. Sustainability Science, 18(6), 2707-2722. doi:10.1007/s11625-023-01407-z

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Schuitema, G., & Hooks, T. (2024). Promoting voluntary risk detection behaviour: an intervention study based on trending social norms combined with emotional appeals. Journal of Risk Research, 27(4), 597-612. doi:10.1080/13669877.2024.2368198

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Contzen, N., Perlaviciute, G., Steg, L., Reckels, S. C., Alves, S., Bidwell, D., et al. (2024). Public opinion about solar radiation management: A cross-cultural study in 20 countries around the world. Climatic Change, 177(4). doi:10.1007/s10584-024-03708-3

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Buitendijk, T., Thiemt, B., Schuitema, G., Crowe, T. P., & Coughlan, M. (2024). Place meaning, speculation, and emerging public perceptions of carbon-storing marine sediments in Dundalk Bay, Ireland. Ecology and Society, 29(3). doi:10.5751/ES-15293-290314

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Dr Eoin Syron

Akkoyunlu, B., Gabarre, C., Daly, S., Casey, E., & Syron, E. (2024). Process modelling for industrial scale polyhydroxybutyrate production using fructose, formic acid and CO<inf>2</inf>: Assessing carbon sources and economic viability. Bioresource Technology, 393. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130139

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Akkoyunlu, B., Daly, S., Syron, E., & Casey, E. (2024). Fermentation strategies for PHB production in a novel membrane bioreactor: Investigating batch and fed-batch operations. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 204. doi:10.1016/j.bej.2024.109239

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Kenny, J., Timoney, D., & Syron, E. (2024). A techno-economic analysis of global renewable hydrogen value chains. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 79, 690-701. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.377

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Preprint

Professor Frank McDermott

Escuder-Viruete, J., Fernández, F. J., Valera, F. P., & McDermott, F. (2024). Active  tectonics, Quaternary stress regime evolution and seismotectonic faults in  southern central Hispaniola: implications for the quantitative seismic hazard  assessment           . doi:10.22541/essoar.170758262.27354936/v1

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Presentation

Dr Paul Cuffe

Cuffe, P. (2023). Insights from the “AI For Learning Hackathon 2023”. Via Zoom.

 

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Report

Dr Paul Cuffe

Cuffe, P., Healy, J., Doheny, E., Nolan, K., Hickey, A., & Mellon-Whelan, C. (2023). Academic Dishonesty Faciltated by AI Chatbots: Gauging The Exposure of Modules Within UCD College of Engineering & Architecture. Dublin, Ireland: UCD.

 
Assoc Professor Geertje Schuitema

Lacchia, A., Rogers, E., Boland, M., & Schuitema, G. (2024). 2024 ReSToRE International Summer School
Transitions: Society, Wind and Water. Sponsor Report
. Dublin: University College Dublin.

 
Dr Conor Sweeney

Murphy, C., Heaphy, L., Quinn, T., O'Brien, E., & Nolan, P. (2024). Ireland's Climate Change Assessment: Volume 3: Being Prepared for Ireland’s Future Climate. Ireland: Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland.

 

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Software / Code

Dr Paul Cuffe

Cuffe, P., Devine, M., & Russo, M. (2024). Raw data and scripts from "Blockchain Electricity Trading Using Tokenised Power Delivery Contracts" [Computer Software]. Figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.10255982.v1

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