Preventing global warming in excess of 1.5° C–2° C requires a transition to zero-carbon
electricity systems by midcentury along with the widespread electrification of other sectors …

Meeting the last increment of demand always poses challenges, irrespective of whether the
resources used to meet it are carbon free. The challenges primarily stem from the infrequent …

Reservoir-based hydropower systems represent key interactions between water and energy
systems and are being transformed under policy initiatives driven by increasing water and …

Swift and deep decarbonisation of electricity generation is central to enabling a timely
transition to net-zero emission energy systems. While future power systems will likely be …

Although recent studies have shown that electricity systems with shares of wind and solar
above 80% can be affordable, economists have raised concerns about market integration …

Coupling battery storage to renewable plants is increasingly common in the United States,
where a third of proposed solar capacity now includes battery storage. Adding batteries to …

Jesse D. Jenkins is an assistant professor at Princeton University in the department of
mechanical and aerospace engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the …

With rapid declines in solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage costs, futures with PV
penetrations approaching or exceeding 50% of total annual US generation are becoming …

Integrated assessment models (IAMs) are a central tool for the quantitative analysis of
climate change mitigation strategies. However, due to their global, cross-sectoral and …

Fusion could be a part of future decarbonized electricity systems, but it will need to compete
with other technologies. In particular, pulsed tokamak plants have a unique operational …