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District energy systems
District energy systems
District energy systems provide heating and cooling for residential and commercial buildings within a community. Rather than burning fossil fuels to heat each house and then running separate air conditioning units, heat pumps are used to provide both heating and cooling, exchanging heat with thermal resources in the community.
I have experience modeling these system and analyzing the potential benefits to users and the electrical grid.
Techno-economic modeling of GENs
Techno-economic modeling of GENs
I was invited to speak as part of an MIT open course on geothermal energy networks. Here I speak about general modeling considerations as well as a specific model we developed as part of the LeGUp project.
Dissertation
Dissertation
I completed my PhD dissertation in Fall 2022 on "Integrated Energy Storage for Next-Generation Wind Turbines".
I am interested in finding a long-duration storage solution that allows for a 100% renewable energy grid to meet demand. In my PhD, I studied compressed air energy storage in underground aquifers, liquid metal batteries, and adjusted wind turbine power curves, all towards that goal.
SUMR Wind Turbine
SUMR Wind Turbine
My first project in graduate school involved the SUMR wind project, a collaborative project with researchers from NREL, CU Boulder, UIUC, Mines, UT Dallas, and UVA.
I'm passionate about using energy storage to create a green electrical grid. In graduate school, that meant modeling compressed air energy storage and in this video I talk about how I hope my research can make a positive impact on the world.
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