Planning

The climate policy landscape pushes toward decarbonization through the electrification of different sectors, such as transportation and heating. Today's grid is not well equipped to undergo this transition due to the difficulty of balancing variable generation and the increasing electrical load.
To accommodate these changes to the grid and minimize investment costs, we can leverage the flexible nature of the new electrified sectors to ensure a safer, more efficient, and greener operation of the future grid. For example, we can optimally plan the rollout of EV charging infrastructure to guarantee grid-friendly charging times.
In our work, we develop novel energy systems models that help address questions spanning from the optimal daily operation of specific devices to the future generation portfolio of a country. Some of our areas of interest include expansion planning for the transmission and distribution networks, and studying the impact of electrification of sectors such as heating and transportation.