With Andrea Kraus and Braxton Mashburn, we’ve launched a new teaching case through Michigan Sustainability Cases: http://www.learnmsc.org/cases/tesla-powerwall#/.  Check out the podcast!

http://www.ee-scholarship.org/about-the-scholarship/pes-scholars/2016-2017-pes-scholars

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.5b05216

http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1T6uD15eieki-3

Good, J., Johnson, J.X., Impact of Inverter Loading Ratio on Solar Photovoltaic System Performance, Applied Energy, 177: 475–486, 2016.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261916300411

Lin, Y., Johnson, J.X., Mathieu, J., Emissions Impacts of Using Distributed Energy Storage for Power System Reserves, Applied Energy, 168: 444-456, 2016.

http://wdi-publishing.com/casedetail.aspx?cid=1430451

http://pubsdc3.acs.org/articlesonrequest/AOR-9UYTa2vpyTKMWgNFUX9B

With Maryam Arbabzadeh, Greg Keoleian, Paul Rasmussen, and Levi Thompson

With EECS professors Johanna Mathieu and Ian Hiskens, we recently received a $60,000 M-Cubed award to study the energy efficiency of buildings participating in power system ancillary services.

http://wdi-publishing.com/casedetail.aspx?cid=1430450

With Dan Ryan, Dominic Bednar, Luis Cecco, and Puneeth MV Reddy, we recently published a teaching case entitled Evading the Death Spiral: Minnesota’s Value of Solar Tariff with WDI Publishing.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421515300069

Novacheck, J., Johnson, J.X., The Environmental and Cost Implications of Solar Energy Preferences in Renewable Portfolio Standards, Energy Policy, 86: 250-261, 2015.

With Prof. Johanna Mathieu and Postdoctoral Fellow Yashen Lin, we were awarded a three-year NSF grant entitled “Environmental Impacts of Using Distributed Energy Storage for Power System Reserves.”  An overview of the project is provided below

Overview:  The objective of this project is to investigate the environmental impacts of using distributed energy storage (DES) for power system reserves and to develop operational strategies to mitigate the environmental burdens of the system. As more renewable energy sources are integrated into the power system, additional reserves are required to ensure the functionality and reliability of the system. DES is a promising alternative to generators for providing such reserves because, in general, these resources are more responsive than conventional power plants and costs are increasingly competitive. Due to their low emissions during operation, DES systems are often assumed to reduce environmental impacts. However, due to the complex nature of the power system, the use of DES may lead to negative outcomes under certain system configurations, generation mixes, and reserve requirements. Thus, it is important to thoroughly evaluate the environmental impacts of introducing DES for reserves. Using life cycle assessment (LCA), we will investigate the full environmental impact of providing reserves with DES. Additionally, we will develop a reduced-form LCA that can provide real-time feedback on environmental impacts to power system operators.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261915001610

Arbabzadeh, M., Johnson, J.X., De Kleine R., Keoleian, G.A., Vanadium redox flow batteries to reach greenhouse gas emissions targets in an off-grid configuration, Applied Energy, 146: 397-408, 2015.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es506123e

Congrats, Maryam!