Energy Forecasting and Modeling

The following includes summary bios of staff expertise and interests in analysis relating to energy economics, energy system planning, risk and uncertainty modeling, and energy infrastructure planning.

Greg Brinkman
Brian W Bush
Caroline U. Chapman
Paul Denholm
Victor Diakov
Aron Dobos
Easan Drury
Pam Lee-Bull
Jordan Macknick
Trieu Mai
James Milford
Matthew Mowers
Emily K. Newes
HyungSeon Oh
Sean Ong
Walter Short
Daniel Steinberg
Patrick Sullivan
Laura Vimmerstedt

Greg Brinkman Postdoctoral Researcher Analysis expertise Unit commitment and dispatch modeling of electric power systems Emission estimation from electric power systems Air quality modeling Primary research interests Integration of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and enabling technologies into the electric power system Environmental impacts of renewable energy and energy efficiency More information on Greg Brinkman Brian W Bush Principal Strategic Analyst Analysis or applications expertise Energy and infrastructure modeling, simulation, and analysis High performance computing Software architecture, design, implementation, and testing Discrete-event and continuous simulation Statistical analysis Geographic information systems Primary research interests Energy modeling methodologies Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification for multidisciplinary models and simulations, including understanding the limits of predictability Graph and network analysis Approximate reasoning Knowledge engineering Mining and visualization of massive data sets More information on Brian W Bush Caroline U. Chapman Energy Analyst Analysis expertise Modeling of the US power market using GAMS Primary research interests Electricity market Renewable energy More information on Caroline U. Chapman Paul Denholm Senior Analyst Analysis expertise Modeling of electric power systems, including interaction of renewable and conventional energy technologies Environmental life-cycle analysis Analysis of energy storage systems utilized with conventional and renewable generation Primary research interests Effects of large-scale renewable energy deployment in electric power systems Renewable energy enabling technologies including energy storage and long distance transmission More information on Paul Denholm Victor Diakov Senior Strategic Analyst Analysis expertise Greenhouse gas emissions mitigation Energy and power systems Natural gas utilization Chemical reaction engineering Materials science Business experience Market analysis Primary research interests Renewable energy carriers Hydrogen production and delivery pathways analysis and modeling More information on Victor Diakov Aron Dobos Programming Engineer Analysis expertise Power systems economics Data structures and algorithms Generation scheduling optimization Fluent in Hungarian; functional in German and Spanish Primary research interests Solar Advisor Model (SAM) tool More information on Aron Dobos Easan Drury Post-doctoral Research Fellow Analysis expertise Modeling the U.S. photovoltaics (PV) market Quantifying the impacts of state and federal incentives on PV adoption Primary research interests Developing market penetration models for renewable technologies Analyzing large-scale renewable energy deployment More information on Easan Drury Pam Lee-Bull Administrative Support Analysis expertise Work for others (WFO) support Finance/budget support Primary research interests Federal energy management Energy forecasting and modeling More information on Pam Lee-Bull Jordan Macknick Energy and Environmental Analyst Areas of expertise Renewable energy technological characterizations Database development Policy analysis Primary research interests Interface of energy and water in policy planning Environmental impacts of renewable energy technologies Renewable energy deployment in developing countries More information on Jordan Macknick Trieu Mai Energy Analyst Analysis expertise Linear programming with General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) C programming for simulations of physical systems Primary research interests Capacity expansion and dispatch modeling of the electricity sector, e.g. the Regional Energy Deployment Systems (ReEDS) model More information on Trieu Mai James Milford Energy Analyst Analysis expertise Modeling interaction of renewable and conventional energy technologies in electric power systems Environmental life-cycle analysis Energy storage systems Primary research interests Utility-rated renewable energy deployment Renewable energy storage and long distance transmission More information on James Milford Matthew Mowers Energy Analysis Engineer Areas of expertise Linear programming with General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) Chemical thermodynamics and energy systems modeling with Matlab and Cantera Primary research interests Development of the Regional Energy Deployment Systems (ReEDS) model, a linear programming model of capacity expansion and dispatch in the electric sector of the United States. More information on Matthew Mowers Emily K. Newes Energy Analyst Analysis expertise Investigating the relationship between fossil and renewable resources by development of the Stochastic Energy Deployment System (SEDS) Analyzing variation in renewable energy deployment with potential policy implementation Researching proposed energy infrastructure projects and their impact on the future regional supply picture Primary research interests Transmission challenges in the implementation of renewable portfolio standards Environmental implications of using renewable versus conventional generation More information on Emily K. Newes HyungSeon Oh Engineer II Analysis expertise Pricing algorithms for the electric power system Market power monitoring Congestion Management Multi-agent system Primary research interests Analysis and control of nonlinear systems with applications to electric power systems Transmission network modeling Impact assessment to examine the feasibility and the economic implications of renewable and conventional energy More information on HyungSeon Oh Sean Ong Energy Analyst Analysis expertise Analysis and modeling of photovoltaic systems Primary research interests Potential of photovoltaics in national energy markets More information on Sean Ong Walter Short Principal Policy Analyst and Group Manager Analysis expertise Energy market models, including National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) and Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) Financial models Optimization Primary research interests Potential of renewables in national energy markets Impact of policies on the market introduction of renewable More information on Walter Short Daniel Steinberg Energy and Environmental Analyst Areas of expertise Modeling of interactions between climate change and the energy sector Climate change policy analysis Econometrics GIS/Remote Sensing Primary research interests Interrelationship between energy efficiency, demand response, and renewable energy Environmental and energy market impacts of energy and environmental policy Impacts of climate change on global energy supply and demand More information on Daniel Steinberg Patrick Sullivan Energy Analyst Analysis expertise Linear programming with General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) System equilibrium modeling in Matlab, including treatment of chemical species with Cantera Primary research interests Development of detailed market penetration models for renewables More information on Patrick Sullivan Laura Vimmerstedt Senior Environmental Analyst Analysis expertise Climate change policy analysis Renewable energy modeling Air-quality regulatory implications for energy technologies Primary research interests Environmental effects of energy technologies and systems Impact of policies and environmental issues on renewable energy markets More information on Laura Vimmerstedt

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