Kathleen is supporting the REopt team in conducting renewable energy screenings and REopt Lite web tool validation. Previous to joining NREL, her Masters thesis focused on a spatial analysis of residential fuel use in Ireland to inform gas network development and residential emissions reduction strategies. Her undergraduate thesis focused on techno-economic and logistical cost modeling of offshore wind O&M.

Research Interests

Techno-economic modeling of renewable energy systems and opportunities

Data analysis

Education

MEngSc. - Sustainable Energy Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

B.S. - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame