Victor Diakov
Victor Diakov is a member of the Energy Forecasting and Modeling Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Senior Strategic Analyst
On staff since 2007
Phone number: 303-275-3049
E-mail: victor.diakov@nrel.gov
Analysis expertise
- Geographic diversity of wind and solar power generation
- Energy and power systems: hydrogen generation, fuel cells
- Market analysis: sales-price curves in competitive and emerging markets
Primary research interests
- Renewable energy generation and carriers
- Hydrogen production and delivery pathways analysis and modeling
Education and background training
- Ph.D. in chemical engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 2002
- Specialist in international finance, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia, 1993
- Ph.D. in physics, Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow, Russia, 1989
- B.S. and M.S. in applied physics and mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1985
Prior work experience
- Scientist, American Air Liquide, Newark, DE (2007)
- Greenhouse gas emissions mitigation; carbon capture and sequestration
- Oxycombustion, pilot plant tests at Clean Energy Development Facility, Alliance, OH
- University research at Notre Dame, Caltech, Purdue (1998-2006)
- combustion, catalysis, membrane reactors
Selected publications
Diakov, V.; Ruth, M.; James, B.; Perez, J.; Spisak, A. (2011). "Technical Breakthrough Points and Opportunities in Transition Scenarios for Hydrogen as Vehicular Fuel." 44 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-6A10-53489.
Varma, A.; Diakov, V.; Shafirovich, E. (2005). Perspective Article "Heterogeneous Combustion: Recent Developments and New Opportunities for Chemical Engineers." AIChE Journal. 51. 2876-2884.
Diakov, V.E.; Varma, A. (2002). "Reactant Distribution by Inert Membrane Enhances Packed-Bed Reactor Stability." Chem. Engng Sci.. 57. 1099-1105.
Full list of Victor Diakov publications (NREL)
Personal interests/hobbies
Ski, soccer, kayak
