Helcio Blum

Helcio Blum

Energy/Environmental Policy Research Scientist/Engineer
(510) 495-2865
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Bio

Expertise:

Energy-economy-environment modeling to assess energy policies and energy security. Large information systems and database architecture, design and integration. Business process design and integration. Project management.

Education:

DSc: Energy and Resources, COPPE, Energy Planning Program (UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janerio, Brazil)

MSc: Systems Engineering and Computer Science, COPPE, Systems Engineering and Computer Science Program (UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

BS: Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic School, Department of Electrical Engineering (UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Extension Program: Information Systems Analysis and Design (CCE/PUC - Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Awards

Spot: Helcio Blum -  March 28th 2016

For outstanding performance in meeting key DOE energy standards programs concerning emission reductions.

Spot: Home Appliance Team -  October 20th 2015

The Home Appliance Team worked quickly and efficiently to get the analytical results of six standards profiles to DOE in record time.

Publications

2023

A Survey of Direct Heating Equipment Market Actors in California

Authors: Blum, Helcio; Victor H. Franco, and Sarah K. Price.
01/2023

2022

A Review of Non-Regulatory Energy Efficiency Measures in the United States

Authors: Blum, Helcio, and Sarah K. Price.
10/2022

2021

A panel analysis of groundwater use in California

Authors: Ke, Jing, and Helcio Blum.
12/2021

2020

Water transfer and losses embodied in the West–East electricity transmission project in China

Authors: Zhu, Yongnan; Jing Ke; Jianhua Wang; He Liu; Shan Jiang; Helcio Blum; Yong Zhao; Guohua He; Yuan Meng, and Jian Su.
05/2020

2016

Estimating Returns to Scale and Scale Efficiency for Energy Consuming Appliances

Authors: Blum, Helcio, and Edson O. Okwelum.
01/2016

2015

Random Numbers Generation for Lifecycle-Cost Analysis of Energy Consuming Equipment

Authors: Blum, Helcio, and Edson O. Okwelum.

2014

Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted from 1987 through 2013

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Alison A. Williams; Peter T. Chan; Gregory J. Rosenquist; Helcio Blum; Barbara A. Atkinson; Sanaee Iyama; Jie Gu; Maithili Iyer, and Sarah K. Price.
06/2014

2012

The Challenging Economics of Energy Security: Ensuring Energy Benefits in Support to Sustainable Development

Authors: Blum, Helcio, and Luiz F.L. Legey.
11/2012

A methodological framework for comparative assessments of equipment energy efficiency policy measures

Authors: Blum, Helcio; Barbara A. Atkinson, and Alexander B. Lekov.
07/2012

2011

A Framework for Comparative Assessments of Energy Efficiency Policy Measures

Authors: Blum, Helcio; Barbara A. Atkinson, and Alexander B. Lekov.
05/2011

2010

Contributions of Individual Countries' Emissions to Climate Change and Their Uncertainty

Authors: Höhne, Niklas; Helcio Blum; Jan Fuglestvedt; Ragnhild Bieltvedt Skeie; Atsushi Kurosawa; Guoquan Hu; Jason Lowe; Laila Gohar; Ben Matthews; Ana Claudia Nioac de Salles, and Christian Ellermann.
09/2010

Quantitative Analysis of the Principal-Agent Problem in Commercial Buildings in the U.S.: Focus on Central Space Heating and Cooling

Authors: Blum, Helcio, and Jayant A. Sathaye.
07/2010