Publications

This report was part of the Future of Energy Storage study.

Economy-wide top-down equilibrium (TD) models have traditionally proved to be valuable tools for assessing energy and climate policies. New modeling challenges brought about by intermittent renewable energy sources, however, require to carefully review existing tools. This paper provides an overview of and quantitatively assesses the suitability of TD modeling approaches to deal with intermittent renewables… Read more

By means of extensive lattice-element simulations, we investigate stress transmission and its relation with failure properties in increasingly disordered porous systems. We observe a non-Gaussian broadening of stress probability density functions under tensile loading with increasing porosity and disorder, revealing a gradual transition from a state governed by single-pore stress concentration to a state controlled… Read more

This research was funded by the Tata Center for Technology and Design.

The Scope of the “The Problem” Previous speakers have defined for us their interpretation of the terms “sustainability” or “sustainable development.” A working definition of these concepts is a necessary starting point when considering the alternate transition paths industrialized/developed and emerging/developing regions might take. Each of the thirteen papers synthesized in this overview had their… Read more

This report was part of the Mobility of the Future study.