Electric Grid Gossip

I’ve recently been working on building macro-energy systems models to understand the impact of direct air carbon capture systems on the electric grid. Over the last few months, I’ve worked to implement various DAC system designs in the GenX capacity expansion tool in Princeton’s ZERO Lab to measure how system wide emissions changed when DAC…

I’m often asked by friends and peers for books I’d recommend reading to learn more about the energy sector. Ever since reading his book The Prize, Daniel Yergen has been my favorite author and primary recommendation for students looking to truly understand the complexity of energy systems. I couldn’t recommend him more. His three books…

Over the last month, I’ve been working with my friend Jack Schenkman to develop a model for a basic grid system made up of entirely intermittent generators. Our goal was to understand how the relationship between the average intermittence of renewable generators and colocated energy storage affected the overall system resilience and cost of electricity…

In 2008, James Greenberger founded the North American Lithium Ion Battery Trade Organization NAATBatt. I recently ad the opportunity to speak with Mr. Greenberger to learn about the history of the organization and what challenges lie ahead for the industry. Below are the major topics of our discussion. What does NAATBatt do? NAATBatt is trade…

When I first began learning about energy, the complexity of the sector was overwhelming. It was challenging to keep track of the different subsectors, business models, and how they interacted with one another. There were ventures in everything from demand response contracts to fusion research. But the more time I spent reading and speaking with…