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Awards

May 2015 Education for Sustainable Energy Development Scholarship

October 2019 Seed Money Grant 2019
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Other Memberships/Affiliations
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)
Swiss Federal Laboratories of Material Sciences and Technology (Empa)

Degrees:

2017
Master     Engineering sciences

Publications resulting from Research
• Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. (2020). Estimating the energy demand of rural households in
developing countries and its evolution in time by applying a data-driven geospatial approach. Applied energy. In
preparation.

• Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. (2020). Determining the lighting consumption of rural households
in Tanzania by applying a data-driven geospatial characterization of occupant behavior. Energy and Buildings. Submitted.

• Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. (2020). Roadmap towards a clean energy transition in rural areas
and the post-electrification effects. Energy for sustainable development. Submitted.

• 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. Vol. 22 2019 5–16, Aalborg University, Denmark.

• 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.

• 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.

Conference: Building Simulation and Optimization Conference (BSO)
2025
icon-pin-location University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Conference: Southern African Solar Energy Conference (SASEC)
2025
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Conference: 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems
2025
icon-pin-location Guimaraes, Portugal
Conference: Converciencia
2025
icon-pin-location Guatemala, Guatemala