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Future Energy Systems Center

Collaborative research with industry in key technology areas to address the energy transition.

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Analyses that shape and influence policy, technology development, and future research.

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Researchers

Carlos Batlle Research Scholar
Pablo Duenas Martinez Research Scientist
Randall Field Executive Director, Future Energy Systems Center
Emre Gençer Research Scientist
Howard Gruenspecht Senior Energy Economist
Howard Herzog Senior Research Engineer
Dharik Mallapragada Research Scientist
Ian Miller Research Associate
Raanan Miller Center Research Lead for Electric Power

Postdoctoral Associates

Vladimir Dvorkin Postdoctoral Fellow MIT Energy Initiative
Edward Graham Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Rahman Khorramfar Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Ruaridh Macdonald Postdoctoral Associate Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Tim Schittekatte Postdoctoral Associate Sloan School of Management
Moataz Sheha Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Philipp Staudt Postdoctoral Fellow MIT Energy Initiative

Students

Marc Barbar PhD Student Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Les Gabriel Armstrong Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Youssef Hassan Sayed Shaker Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Serena Patel Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Lelia Marie Hampton Graduate Student Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Jack Morris Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Morgan Santoni-Colvin Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program

Alumni

Abhishek Bose Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Scott Burger PhD Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Aurora Edington Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Guannan He Former Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Jesse Jenkins PhD Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Cristian Junge Graduate Student System Design and Management
Nikifar Lazouski PhD Department of Chemical Engineering
Thaneer Malai Narayanan PhD Department of Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Mowry Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Nestor Sepulveda PhD Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Cathy Wang Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Bolun Xu Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative

Recent Publications

Power price crisis in the EU 2.0+: Desperate times call for desperate measures

April 2022

Decarbonization of the Indian electricity sector: Technology choices and policy trade-offs

March 2022

Power price crisis in the EU: Unveiling current policy responses and proposing a balanced regulatory remedy

February 2022

Fighting the wrong battle? A critical assessment of arguments against nodal electricity prices in the European debate

February 2022

Decarbonizing power systems: A critical review of the role of energy storage

April 2022

Optimization of electrolyte rebalancing in vanadium redox flow batteries

December 2021

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Recent News

Energy storage important to creating affordable, reliable, deeply-decarbonized electricity systems

MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve decarbonized electricity systems

Building consensus on concessions

MIT Energy Initiative leaders are helping to push the conversation on ending energy poverty—including at a recent online conference hosted by the government of Ghana.

MITEI 2021 Annual Research Conference addresses “Getting to net-zero by 2050”

Speakers call for rapid deployment of integrated strategies to meet global energy needs and mitigate climate change.

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