Dr. Bielicki researches issues where energy and environmental systems and policy intersect. One line of present research combines carbon management and renewable energy to investigate the use of CO2 as a heat extraction and an energy storage medium in porous and permeable sedimentary basins and the implications in the broader energy system. In addition to this utilization of CO2, his research also seeks to improve the efficacy of geologic CO2 storage through brine production and alternative storage resources. Another line of inquiry combines renewable energy and the energy-water nexus, where he investigates how changes in environmental and economic conditions could affect energy and water systems, particularly with respect to weather, climate, and land use.