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Brian Ó Gallachóir

Brian Ó Gallachóir

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
53
Citations
10710
World Ranking
3395
National Ranking
18

Overview

Brian Ó Gallachóir is affiliated with University College Cork in Ireland. Their research contributions focus primarily on engineering and environmental science, with particular emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering and interdisciplinary approaches that include sociology, political science, and economics.

Their published work addresses a variety of topics, including sustainability and climate change governance, social acceptance of renewable energy, integrated energy systems optimization, and climate change policy and economics. Additional topics of study include energy, environment, and transportation policies, environmental impact and sustainability, and global energy and sustainability research.

Brian Ó Gallachóir has published extensively across several renowned venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Energy Policy
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Applied Energy
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Their recent papers reflect a focus on both technical and policy dimensions of energy systems and sustainability. These publications include:

  • Decarbonizing China's iron and steel industry from the supply and demand sides for carbon neutrality, 2021, Applied Energy
  • High resolution global spatiotemporal assessment of rooftop solar photovoltaics potential for renewable electricity generation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Impacts of innovation on renewable energy technology cost reductions, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Building and Calibrating a Country-Level Detailed Global Electricity Model Based on Public Data, 2020, Energy Strategy Reviews
  • A review of spatial resolution and regionalisation in national-scale energy systems optimisation models, 2021, Energy Strategy Reviews

Brian Ó Gallachóir collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating active involvement in multidisciplinary research teams. Frequent co-authors include:

  • James Glynn
  • Fionn Rogan
  • Connor McGookin
  • Evan Boyle
  • Edmond P. Byrne

The combination of engineering and environmental science expertise underpins Brian Ó Gallachóir's research framework. The integration of technical optimization with social and policy dimensions is evident in their work, covering areas such as renewable energy acceptance, energy system modeling, and sustainability governance. This multidisciplinary approach supports contributions to energy-related social science and policy journals as well as technical energy and environment publications.

Best Publications

  • Techno-economic review of existing and new pumped hydro energy storage plant

    J.P. Deane;B.P. Ó Gallachóir;E.J. McKeogh

  • The role of hydrogen in low carbon energy futures–A review of existing perspectives

    Emma S. Hanley;JP Deane;BP Ó Gallachóir

  • Energy access scenarios to 2030 for the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa

    Morgan Bazilian;Patrick Nussbaumer;Hans-Holger Rogner;Abeeku Brew-Hammond

  • A strategic review of electricity systems models

    A. M. Foley;B. P. Ó Gallachóir;J. Hur;Ross Baldick

  • Soft-linking of a power systems model to an energy systems model

    J.P. Deane;Alessandro Chiodi;Maurizio Gargiulo;Brian P. Ó Gallachóir

  • Impacts of Electric Vehicle charging under electricity market operations

    Aoife Foley;Barry Tyther;Patrick Calnan;Brian Ó Gallachóir

  • Integrating short term variations of the power system into integrated energy system models: A methodological review

    Seán Collins;John Paul Deane;Kris Poncelet;Evangelos Panos

  • The impact of sub-hourly modelling in power systems with significant levels of renewable generation

    J.P. Deane;G. Drayton;B.P. Ó Gallachóir

  • Incorporating flexibility requirements into long-term energy system models – A case study on high levels of renewable electricity penetration in Ireland

    Manuel Welsch;Paul Deane;Mark Howells;Brian Ó Gallachóir

  • A review of the role of distributed generation (DG) in future electricity systems

    L. Mehigan;J.P. Deane;B.P.Ó. Gallachóir;V. Bertsch

  • A review of approaches to uncertainty assessment in energy system optimization models

    Xiufeng Yue;Steve Pye;Steve Pye;Joseph DeCarolis;Francis G. N. Li

  • Impacts of Inter-annual Wind and Solar Variations on the European Power System

    Seán Collins;Paul Deane;Brian Ó Gallachóir;Stefan Pfenninger

  • High resolution global spatiotemporal assessment of rooftop solar photovoltaics potential for renewable electricity generation.

    Siddharth Joshi;Shivika Mittal;Paul Holloway;Priyadarshi Ramprasad Shukla

  • The long haul towards decarbonising road freight – A global assessment to 2050

    Eamonn Mulholland;Eamonn Mulholland;Jacob Teter;Pierpaolo Cazzola;Zane McDonald

  • Impacts of innovation on renewable energy technology cost reductions

    A. Elia;M. Kamidelivand;F. Rogan;B. Ó Gallachóir

  • State-of-the-art in electric vehicle charging infrastructure

    A.M. Foley;I.J. Winning;B.P. O Gallachoir

  • Quantifying stranding risk for fossil fuel assets and implications for renewable energy investment: A review of the literature

    J. Curtin;C. McInerney;B. Ó Gallachóir;C. Hickey

  • A perspective on the potential role of renewable gas in a smart energy island system

    Eoin P. Ahern;Eoin P. Ahern;Paul Deane;Tobias Persson;Brian Ó Gallachóir

  • Modelling the impacts of challenging 2050 European climate mitigation targets on Ireland’s energy system

    Alessandro Chiodi;Maurizio Gargiulo;Fionn Rogan;J.P. Deane

  • The role of hydrogen in high wind energy penetration electricity systems: The Irish case

    A. González;E. McKeogh;B.Ó. Gallachóir

  • Energy and emissions forecast of China over a long-time horizon

    Ullash K. Rout;Ullash K. Rout;Alfred Voβ;Anoop Singh;Ulrich Fahl

  • Building and Calibrating a Country-Level Detailed Global Electricity Model Based on Public Data

    Maarten Brinkerink;Brian P. Ó Gallachóir;Paul Deane

Frequent Co-Authors

Aoife Foley
Aoife Foley University of Manchester
Morgan Bazilian
Morgan Bazilian Colorado School of Mines
Jerry D. Murphy
Jerry D. Murphy University College Cork
Wolf Fichtner
Wolf Fichtner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Mark Howells
Mark Howells Loughborough University
Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University
Daniel M. Kammen
Daniel M. Kammen University of California, Berkeley
Goran Strbac
Goran Strbac Imperial College London
Mark O'Malley
Mark O'Malley Imperial College London
Erik Delarue
Erik Delarue KU Leuven

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