Publications – Stillwell Research Group

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Urban water and energy sustainability

A.G. Hastie, C.M. Chini, and A.S. Stillwell. (2022). “A mass balance approach to urban water analysis using multi-resolution data.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26(1), 213-224.
G.M. Bethke, A.R. Cohen, A.S. Stillwell. (2021). “Disaggregating residential sector high-resolution smart water meter data into appliance end-uses with unsupervised machine learning.” Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 7(3), 487-503.
B. Purcell, Z.A. Barkjohn, J.R. Kasprzyk, and A.S. Stillwell. (2021). “Linking Reclaimed Water Consumption with Quantitative Downstream Flow Impacts.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 147(5), 04021021.
C.M. Chini and A.S. Stillwell. (2020). “One Model Does Not Fit All: Bottom-Up Indicators of Residential Water Use Provide Limited Explanation of Urban Water Fluxes.” Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 6(3), 04020011.
C.M. Chini and A.S. Stillwell. (2020). “Envisioning Blue Cities: Urban Water Governance and Water Footprinting.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 146(3), 0402001.
C.M. Chini and A.S. Stillwell. (2019). “The metabolism of U.S. cities 2.0.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, 23(6), 1353-1362.
L.A. Djehdian, C.M. Chini, L. Marston, M. Konar, and A.S. Stillwell. (2019). “Exposure of Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Systems to Water Scarcity.” Sustainable Cities and Society, 50(1), 101621.
R.B. Sowby, S.J. Burian, C.M. Chini, and A.S. Stillwell. (2019). “Data Challenges and Solutions in Energy-for-Water: Experience from Two Recent Studies.” Journal: American Water Works Association, 111(2), 28-33.
C.M. Chini and A.S. Stillwell. (2018). “The State of U.S. Urban Water: Data and the Energy-Water Nexus.” Water Resources Research, 54(3), 1796-1811.
C.M. Chini, M. Konar, and A.S. Stillwell. (2017). “Direct and indirect urban water footprints of the United States.” Water Resources Research, 53(1), 316-327.
C.M. Chini and A.S. Stillwell. (2017). “Where Are All the Data? The Case for a Comprehensive Water and Wastewater Utility Database.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 143(3), 01816005.
Z.A. Barker, A.S. Stillwell, and E.Z. Berglund. (2016). “Scenario Analysis of Energy and Water Trade-Offs in the Expansion of a Dual Water System.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(12), 05016012.
C.M. Chini, K.L. Schreiber, Z.A. Barker, and A.S. Stillwell. (2016). “Quantifying Energy and Water Savings in the U.S. Residential Sector.” Environmental Science & Technology, 50(17), 9003-9012.
Z.A. Barker and A.S. Stillwell. (2016). “Implications of Transitioning from De Facto to Engineered Water Reuse for Power Plant Cooling.” Environmental Science & Technology, 50(10), 5379-5388. Mentioned in Science.
A.S. Stillwell and M.E. Webber. (2014). “Geographic, technologic, and economic analysis of using reclaimed water for thermoelectric power plant cooling.” Environmental Science & Technology, 48(8), 4588-4595.
A.S. Stillwell, K.M. Twomey, R. Osborne, D.M. Greene, D.W. Pedersen, and M.E. Webber. (2012). “An Integrated Energy, Carbon, Water, and Economic Analysis of Reclaimed Water Use in Urban Settings: A Case Study of Austin, Texas.” Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, 1(4), 208-223.

Electricity and water resources

J. Kravits, J.R. Kasprzyk, K. Baker, and A.S. Stillwell. (2022). “Incorporating Thermoelectric Power Plant Water Use into Multi-Objective Optimal Power Flow.” Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, in press.
T.L. Auth, G.E. Wackerman, M.H. Garcia, and A.S. Stillwell. (2021). “Low-Head Hydropower as a Reserve Power Source: A Case Study of Northeastern Illinois.” Renewable Energy, 175(1), 980-989.
L.H. Logan, R.S. Gupta, A. Ando, C. Suski, and A.S. Stillwell. (2021). “Quantifying Tradeoffs between Electricity Generation and Fish Populations via Population Habitat Duration Curves.” Ecological Modelling, 440(1), 109373.
W.N. Lubega and A.S. Stillwell. (2019). “Analyzing the economic value of thermal power plant cooling water consumption.” Water Resources and Economics, 27(1), 100137.
L.H. Logan and A.S. Stillwell. (2018). “Water Temperature Duration Curves for Thermoelectric Power Plant Mixing Zone Analysis.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 144(9), 04018058.
L.H. Logan and A.S. Stillwell. (2018). “Probabilistic assessment of aquatic species risk from thermoelectric power plant effluent: Incorporating biology into the energy-water nexus.” Applied Energy, 210(1), 434-450.
W.N. Lubega and A.S. Stillwell. (2018). “Maintaining electric grid reliability under hydrologic drought and heat wave conditions.” Applied Energy, 210(1), 538-549.
T.A. DeNooyer, J.M. Peschel, Z. Zhang, and A.S. Stillwell. (2016). “Integrating water resources and power generation: The energy-water nexus in Illinois.” Applied Energy, 162(1), 363-371.
A.S. Stillwell and M.E. Webber. (2013). “Evaluation of power generation operations in response to changes in surface water reservoir storage.” Environmental Research Letters, 8(2), 1-15.
A.S. Stillwell and M.E. Webber. (2013). “A Novel Methodology for Evaluating Economic Feasibility of Low-Water Cooling Technology Retrofits at Power Plants.” Water Policy, 15(2), 292-308.
N.S. Alhajeri, P. Donohoo, A.S. Stillwell, C.W. King, M.D. Webster, M.E. Webber, and D.T. Allen. (2011). “Using market-based dispatching with environmental price signals to reduce emissions and water use at power plants in the Texas grid.” Environmental Research Letters, 6(4), 1-9.
A.S. Stillwell, M.E. Clayton, and M.E. Webber. (2011). “Technical analysis of a river basin-based model of advanced power plant cooling technologies for mitigating water management challenges.” Environmental Research Letters, 6(3), 1-11. Featured in journal’s “Highlights of 2011”
A.S. Stillwell, C.W. King, M.E. Webber, I.J. Duncan, and A. Hardberger. (2011). “The Energy-Water Nexus in Texas.” Ecology and Society, 16(1), 2.

Green stormwater infrastructure

G.M. Bethke, R. William, and A.S. Stillwell. (2022). “Rain Garden Performance as a Function of Native Soil Parameters.” Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 8(1), 04021021.
M.P. McGuire, A.C. Phillips, D.A. Grimley, A.S. Stillwell, J. Shen, R. William, and M. Schneemann. (2021). “Retrofitting urban land through integrative, subsoils-based planning of green stormwater infrastructure: A research framework.” Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 1(3), 035003.
R. William, P. Gardoni, and A.S. Stillwell. (2021). “Predicting rain garden performance under back-to-back rainfall conditions using stochastic life-cycle analysis.” Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, invited submission, 6(3-4), 143-155.
R. William, A.B. Endres, and A.S. Stillwell. (2020). “Integrating Green Infrastructure into Stormwater Policy: Reliability, Watershed Management, and Environmental Psychology as Holistic Tools for Success.” UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. 38(1), 37-59.
R. William, P. Gardoni, and A.S. Stillwell. (2019). “Reliability-Based Approach to Investigating Long-Term Clogging in Green Stormwater Infrastructure.” Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 5(1), 04018015.
P.A. Malinowski, J.S. Wu, S. Pulugurtha, and A.S. Stillwell. (2018). “Green Infrastructure Retrofits and Impervious Area Reduction: Potential Improvements to Urban Stream Quality and Contribution by Property Type.” Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 4(4), 04018012. Featured as Editor’s Choice.
J.F. Canning and A.S. Stillwell. (2018). “Nutrient Reduction in Agricultural Green Infrastructure: An Analysis of the Raccoon River Watershed.” Water, 10(6), 749. Featured on journal cover.
R. William, J. Garg, and A.S. Stillwell. (2017). “A game theory analysis of green infrastructure stormwater management policies.” Water Resources Research, Special Issue on “Socio-hydrology: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Coupled Human-Water Systems,” 53(9), 8003-8019. Featured in editor’s highlight.
R. William and A.S. Stillwell. (2017). “Use of Fragility Curves to Evaluate the Performance of Green Roofs.” Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 3(4), 04017010.
C.M. Chini, J.F. Canning, K.L. Schreiber, J.M. Peschel, and A.S. Stillwell. (2017). “The Green Experiment: Cities, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Sustainability.” Sustainability, 9(1), 105. Featured on journal cover.
R. William, A. Goodwell, M. Richardson, P.V.V. Le, P. Kumar, and A.S. Stillwell. (2016). “An environmental cost-benefit analysis of alternative green roofing strategies.” Ecological Engineering, 95(1), 1-9.
P.A. Malinowski, A.S. Stillwell, J.S. Wu, and P.M. Schwarz. (2015). “Energy-Water Nexus: Potential Energy Savings and Implications for Sustainable Integrated Water Management in Urban Areas from Rainwater Harvesting and Gray-Water Reuse.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Special Issue on Sustainability, 141(12), A4015003.

Energy, water, and carbon policy analysis

C.M. Chini, L.E. Excell, and A.S. Stillwell. (2021). “A review of energy-for-water data in energy-water nexus publications.” Environmental Research Letters, 15(12), 123011.
C.M. Chini, L.H. Logan, and A.S. Stillwell. (2020). “Grey water footprints of U.S. thermoelectric power plants from 2010–2016.” Advances in Water Resources, 145(1), 103733.
M. Roidt, C.M. Chini, A.S. Stillwell, and A. Cominola. (2020). “Unlocking the Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Changes in Thermal Electricity Generation Water Footprint and Virtual Water Trade in Europe.” Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 7(9), 683-689.
C.M. Chini and A.S. Stillwell. (2020). “The changing virtual water trade network of the European electric grid.” Applied Energy, 260(1), 114151.
A.S. Stillwell. (2019). “Editorial Perspectives: bringing the energy-water nexus home to promote conservation and efficiency.” Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5(8), 1358-1359.
C.M. Chini, L.A. Djehdian, W.N. Lubega, and A.S. Stillwell. (2018). “Virtual water transfers of the US electric grid.” Nature Energy, 3(12), 1115-1123.
A.S. Stillwell, A.M. Mroue, J.D. Rhodes, M.A. Cook, J.B. Sperling, T. Hussey, D. Burnett, and M.E. Webber. (2017). “Water for Energy: Systems Integration and Analysis to Address Resource Challenges.” Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 4(3), 90-98.
A.S. Stillwell. (2015). “Sustainability of Public Policy: Example from the Energy-Water Nexus.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Special Issue on Sustainability, 141(12), A4015001.
K.T. Sanders, C.W. King, A.S. Stillwell, and M.E. Webber. (2013). “Clean Energy and Water: Assessment of Mexico for Improved Water Services and Renewable Energy.” Environment, Development, and Sustainability, 15(5), 1303-1321.
C.W. King, A.S. Stillwell, K.M. Twomey, and M.E. Webber. (2013). “Coherence Between Water and Energy Policies.” Natural Resources Journal, 53(1), 117-215.
K.M. Twomey, A.S. Stillwell, and M.E. Webber. (2010). “The unintended energy impacts of increased nitrate contamination from biofuels production.” Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(1), 218-224.
C.W. King, A.S. Holman, and M.E. Webber. (2008). “Thirst for energy.” Nature Geoscience, 1(5), 283-286.

Non-traditional water and energy resources

A.S. Stillwell and M.E. Webber. (2016). “Predicting the Specific Energy Consumption of Reverse Osmosis Desalination.” Water, 8(12), 601.
E.A. Grubert, A.S. Stillwell, and M.E. Webber. (2014). “Where Does Solar-Aided Seawater Desalination Make Sense? A Method For Identifying Sustainable Sites.” Desalination, 339(1), 10-17.
M.E. Clayton, A.S. Stillwell, and M.E. Webber. (2014). “Implementation of brackish groundwater desalination using wind-generated electricity: A case study of the energy-water nexus in Texas.” Sustainability, 6(2), 758-778.
C.M. Beal, A.S. Stillwell, C.W. King, S.M. Cohen, H. Berberoglu, R.P. Bhattarai, R. Connelly, M.E. Webber, and R.E. Hebner. (2012). “Energy Return on Investment for Algal Biofuel Production Coupled with Wastewater Treatment.” Water Environment Research, 84(9), 692-710.
A.S. Stillwell, C.W. King, and M.E. Webber. (2010). “Desalination and Long-Haul Water Transfer as a Water Supply for Dallas, Texas: A Case Study of the Energy-Water Nexus in Texas.” Texas Water Journal, 1(1), 33-41.
A.S. Stillwell, D.C. Hoppock, and M.E. Webber. (2010). “Energy Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants in the United States: A Case Study of the Energy-Water Nexus.” Sustainability, 2(4), 945-962.