Kate Doubleday (she/her) is a research engineer in the Grid Operations Planning Group within the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at NREL. Her research focuses on grid integration of renewable resources with an interest in low-impact solar development. Previously, she was the founding chairperson for NREL’s Full Spectrum Network (LGBTQIA+) Employee Resource Group.

Research Interests

Grid integration of renewable energy

Power system simulation and optimization

Time-series modeling and forecasting

Co-location of solar technologies and agriculture

Land-use change, conservation, and low impact solar development

Education

Ph.D., Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

M.S., Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

B.A., Biology, Bowdoin College

Professional Experience

Researcher, NREL (2023—Present)

Technical Expert, Kevala, Inc. (2022–2023)

Research Assistant & Technical Project Lead, University of Colorado Boulder (2014–2021)

University Contractor, NREL (2017-2021)

Graduate Intern, NREL (2015-2016, 2017)

Associations and Memberships

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Featured Work

Investigation of stochastic unit commitment to enable advanced flexibility measures for high shares of solar PV, Applied Energy (2022)

Probabilistic Solar Power Forecasting Using Bayesian Model Averaging, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (2021)

Benchmark probabilistic solar forecasts: Characteristics and recommendations, Solar Energy (2020)

A review of power system planning and operational models for flexibility assessment in high solar energy penetration scenarios, Solar Energy (2020)

Stability and control of power systems with high penetrations of inverter-based resources: An accessible review of current knowledge and open questions, Solar Energy (2020)

Toward a subhourly net zero energy district design through integrated building and distribution system modeling, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (2019)

Multi-objective optimization of capacitive wireless power transfer systems for electric vehicle charging, IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), (2017)

Recovery of inter-row shading losses using differential power-processing submodule DC–DC converters, Solar Energy (2016)

Awards and Honors

P.E.O. Scholar Award (2020)

Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2019)

NREL Outstanding New Partnership Award (2017)

IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) Best Paper Award (2017)