Dr. Jairo Quirós-Tortós
Overview
I am Full Professor of Integrated Assessment Modeling and Energy Systems at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). Since Feb. 2016, I am the Coordinator of the Electric Power and Energy Research Laboratory (EPERLab) at the UCR. I am an IEEE Senior Member since June 2017. From April 2017 til April 2021, I was the Head of the Energy Systems Department of the School of Electrical Engineering at the UCR. From Feb. 2014 to Jan. 2016 I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Network Integration of Electric Vehicles at the University of Manchester (UoM), UK. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering received from the UCR and a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from UoM. I co-authored over 100 research papers (list of publications and Research Gate) in peer-reviewed top-class international journals and conferences, 25+ technical reports, and the co-inventor of one patent filed by UoM.
Research Interest
While working on various projects within the area of integrated assessment modelling , the following are my main research interests:
Energy system planning and investment under uncertainty
Integrated multi-energy systems
Techno-economic modelling of energy systems
Network Integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs such as wind, photovoltaics, electric vehicles, storage)
Below are short videos showing the work I have led over the last five years.
(5) Selected Journal Papers
"Policy options to mitigate the fiscal impact of road transport decarbonization: application to Costa Rica," Energy Policy, In Press. Link: DOI
"The regional employment implications of a net-zero economy in Costa Rica under uncertainty," Advances in Climate Change Research, In Press. Link: DOI
"The Bigger Picture: Robust Decarbonization of the Transport Sector in Costa Rica," in IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2023. Link: DOI
"Decarbonising the transport and energy sectors: Technical feasibility and socioeconomic impacts in Costa Rica," Energy Strategy Reviews, Nov. 2020. Link: DOI
"Net-zero deep decarbonization pathways in Latin America: Challenges and opportunities," Energy Strategy Reviews, Jul. 2020. Link: DOI
(5) Selected Technical Reports
Development Strategy and Green Jobs: Progress Towards an Alternative Economic Model," United Nations Environmental Programme, 2023. In Press.
Regional Prospective Analysis of RELAC's Objectives for Increasing Climate Ambition in the Latin American and the Caribbean Energy Sector. Interamerican Development Bank, 2023. In Press.
Developing Long Term Strategies: How to Deploy the Robust Decision-Making Methodology in your Country. 2050 Pathways Platform. In Press.
Projection of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Absorptions in Panama by 2050 (in Spanish),” International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies, 2023. In Press.
Economic Evaluation of Decarbonizing the Electricity Sector in Dominican Republic (in Spanish),” Interamerican Development Bank, 2023. Download the report