May 2015
Cristina Dominguez > Other Awards
Full 2-years scholarship to complete my Erasmus+ double degree master in science in Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain) and Institut Mines-Telecom Nantes (France).
October 2019
Cristina Dominguez > Other Awards
Awarded with a Seed Money Grant from the Lighthouse for the Latin America Region of the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, to develop the project: Development of a Framework for Planning Clean Energy Access Solutions in Central America, with a case study in Guatemala. This project is being performed in collaboration with ETH Zurich, Empa and Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.
Full Member
Dr. Cristina Dominguez
Membership since:
2020
Field of activity:
About me
Dr. Cristina Dominguez is a civil engineer from Guatemala whose research and leadership advance sustainable energy access and SDG7 across Latin America and beyond. She pioneered geospatial modelling to forecast rural energy demand, led the development of open-source energy access modelling tools, and has delivered capacity building for policymakers, researchers, community members, women and youth. Cristina is a full-member and former Executive Committee Secretary of OWSD-Guatemala, committed to bridging science, policy, and community action for access to clean, affordable energy.
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
• De Cuadra, F., Dueñas, P., Sánchez-Jacob, E., Díaz-Pastor, S., Rico, O., Palacios, R., Pérez-Arriaga, I.J., Domínguez, C., Mazzoni, D., Narayan, N. 2025. Models and tools for Integrated Clean Cooking Planning. Case example of Rwanda (Working Paper IIT-24-371WP). Institute for Research in Technology. Universidad Pontificia de Comillas. Retrieved from https://www.iit.comillas.edu/publicacion/workingpaper/en/539/Models_and_tools_for_Integrated_Clean_Cooking_Planning._Case_example_of_Rwanda
• Dominguez, C., Kakkos, E., Gross, D., Hischier, R., Orehounig, K. 2024. Renovated or replaced? Finding the optimal solution for an existing building considering cumulative CO2 emissions, energy consumption and costs – A case study. Energy and Buildings. Elsevier, 303, 113767. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113767
• Luscombe, H., Richardson, E., Foster, V., Howells, M., Quirós-Tortós, J., Jaramillo Gil, M., Dominguez, C., … Zhang, R. (2024). Data-to-Deal (D2D): An Emerging and Effective Approach to Financing the Climate Transition. Cambridge Open Engage. doi: 10.33774/coe-2024-21xv4-v3
• Mehmood, F., Umar, M., Dominguez, C., Kazmi, H. 2022. The role of residential distributed energy resources in Pakistan's energy transition. Energy Policy. Elsevier, 167, 113054. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113054
• Dominguez, C. 2022. Estimating the electricity demand of rural households to improve energy access planning in developing countries. Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich. doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000533773
• Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2021. Estimating hourly lighting load profiles of rural households in East Africa applying a data-driven characterization of occupant behavior and lighting devices ownership. Development Engineering. Elsevier, 6, 100073. doi: 10.1016/j.deveng.2021.100073
• Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2021. Understanding the path towards a clean energy transition and post-electrification patterns of rural households. Energy for Sustainable Development. Elsevier, 61, 46-64. doi: 10.1016/j.esd.2021.01.002
• 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.
• Dominguez, C., Kakkos, E., Gross, D., Hischier, R., Orehounig, K. 2024. Renovated or replaced? Finding the optimal solution for an existing building considering cumulative CO2 emissions, energy consumption and costs – A case study. Energy and Buildings. Elsevier, 303, 113767. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113767
• Luscombe, H., Richardson, E., Foster, V., Howells, M., Quirós-Tortós, J., Jaramillo Gil, M., Dominguez, C., … Zhang, R. (2024). Data-to-Deal (D2D): An Emerging and Effective Approach to Financing the Climate Transition. Cambridge Open Engage. doi: 10.33774/coe-2024-21xv4-v3
• Mehmood, F., Umar, M., Dominguez, C., Kazmi, H. 2022. The role of residential distributed energy resources in Pakistan's energy transition. Energy Policy. Elsevier, 167, 113054. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113054
• Dominguez, C. 2022. Estimating the electricity demand of rural households to improve energy access planning in developing countries. Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich. doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000533773
• Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2021. Estimating hourly lighting load profiles of rural households in East Africa applying a data-driven characterization of occupant behavior and lighting devices ownership. Development Engineering. Elsevier, 6, 100073. doi: 10.1016/j.deveng.2021.100073
• Dominguez, C., Orehounig, K., & Carmeliet, J. 2021. Understanding the path towards a clean energy transition and post-electrification patterns of rural households. Energy for Sustainable Development. Elsevier, 61, 46-64. doi: 10.1016/j.esd.2021.01.002
• 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)
2026
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Conference: Southern African Solar Energy Conference (SASEC)
2026
Durban, South Africa
Conference: 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems
2026
Guimaraes, Portugal
Conference: Converciencia
2026
Guatemala, Guatemala