About

Dr Kevin F. Forbes

Founder, Energy and Environment Data Science

kevin.f.forbes@eeds.solutions

Dr. Kevin F. Forbes is the founder of Energy and Environment Data Science (EEDS). His experience includes serving as Senior Energy Systems Researcher in University College Dublin's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.  He received a Bachelor of Science from the Pennsylvania State University with Honors in Economics and received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland. His academic employment includes a tenured position at The Catholic University of America in Washington DC.  He has also been a visiting researcher at ESRI in Dublin Ireland. His nonacademic experience includes contributions to the energy model that the United States Government uses to assess the outlook for energy markets.

Dr. Forbes' current research focuses on analyzing the effect of CO2 concentrations on hourly weather outcomes. Two papers that examine the relationship between hourly CO2 concentrations and temperature are in progress.

Dr Forbes is also employing data science methods to improve the integration of solar and wind energies into the power grid. Specifically, he is estimating models that improve the accuracy of the renewable energy and load forecasts.  Two patent applications are currently pending. Another strand of his research focuses on the challenge to electric power reliability posed by space weather induced geomagnetic activity. All of these topics are addressed using long-memory econometric time-series methods.