Jacqueline A. Dowling
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Jacqueline A. Dowling
@jadowling.bsky.social
Postdoc @CarnegieScience in Stanford modeling macro-energy systems. PhD @Caltech on long-duration energy storage. jadowling.com

My research program analyzes resource constraints, guides technology innovation, and targets decarbonization solutions.
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Can dirt-cheap thermal energy storage be used to repower turbo generators from decommissioned coal-fired power plants?

Initial analysis suggests it could be economically viable to store thermal energy in dirt.

@aliciawongel.bsky.social

findingspress.org/article/1413...
July 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Submit an abstract to our @agu.org session GC077 by July 30th!

Geophysical Constraints of Climate Solutions:

-clean energy tech
-adaptation solutions
-resilient energy transitions

agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...

@lfreese.bsky.social
@stevenjdavis.bsky.social
@michaeldavidson.bsky.social
Multi-Sector Dynamics: Geophysical Constraints of Climate Solutions
What are the key geophysical constraints of adapting to and mitigating climate change? This session will highlight interdisciplinary research on geophysical limits of adaptation and mitigation solutio...
agu.confex.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Awesome @volts.wtf episode on replacing gas networks with shared ground-source heat pumps! Gas to Geo

What other fossil infrastructure could be repurposed for decarbonization solutions?

www.volts.wtf/p/thermal-en...
Thermal energy networks are the next big thing
Could gas utilities transform into "thermal utilities"? Here's how networked heat pumps could give them a whole new business model instead of going extinct.
www.volts.wtf
February 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Thanks, @paulijllo.bsky.social, for giving us a nice tour of her workplace, the US Capitol Building.

Paulina is going to have a front row seat to a lot of crazy that is about to happen.

With Emily Zuetell, @lfreese.bsky.social , @edgarvirguezr.bsky.social, and @jadowling.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Project BlueSky is an EIA initiative to develop a next generation energy systems model.

Today, as a first step, we released an open source BlueSky prototype on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license 🔌💡

github.com/EIAgov/BlueSky

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GitHub - EIAgov/BlueSky
Contribute to EIAgov/BlueSky development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 31, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Want an Introduction to the Electricity Sector spanning engineering, economics & regulatory perspectives? I've made all lecture slides and syllabus from the Spring 2024 version of my Princeton class available to all here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2wkzp...
September 13, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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Calling all Macro Energy Systems enthusiasts. I created this macro energy systems starter pack. Featuring @jessedjenkins.com @gruberte.bsky.social @jfdecarolis.bsky.social @patricia-levi.bsky.social #energySky

Let me know in the comments who I missed and I'll add them.
go.bsky.app/TTnoSNL
December 3, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Excited to present our energy storage portfolios paper at AGU in D.C. on Monday! #EnergySky

Paper: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Research Brief: img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/65...

With my mentee Anna X. Li now a PhD student at Princeton, @edgarvirguezr.bsky.social, @kencaldeira.bsky.social, & more!
The Influence of Regional Geophysical Resource Variability on the Value of Single- and Multistorage Technology Portfolios
A stylized macro-scale energy model of least-cost electricity systems relying only on wind and solar generation was used to assess the value of different storage technologies, individually and combine...
pubs.acs.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:45 AM
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Starter Packs:
Energy Systems (Macro): go.bsky.app/TTnoSNL
Energy Systems (Micro and Policies): go.bsky.app/QJyK8o4
Energy and Climate Justice: go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
Energy and Climate Justice with Community Impact: go.bsky.app/RLGdcQF
Transportation Justice and Equity: go.bsky.app/AUVTxJ8

#EnergySky
December 4, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Our catalysis paper was published today!

pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10....

My Ph.D. @Caltech combined materials chemistry with techno-economic analysis to advance & assess long-duration storage tech in wind- and solar-based electricity systems.
March 26, 2024 at 4:08 AM