Publications

2023

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Shruti M. Deorah, Nihan Karali, Umed Paliwal, Jessica Kersey, and Amol A. Phadke."Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Harnessing India's Renewable Edge for Cost-Effective Energy Independence by 2047." (2023).
Shiraishi, Kenji, Won Young Park, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal, Nina Khanna, Toru Morotomi, Jiang Lin, and Amol A. Phadke."The 2035 Japan Report: Plummeting Costs of Solar, Wind, and Batteries Can Accelerate Japan’s Clean and Independent Electricity Future." (2023).

2022

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Fritz Kahrl, Shengfei Yin, Umed Paliwal, Xu Liu, Nina Khanna, Qian Luo, David Wooley, Mike O'Boyle, Olivia Ashmoore, Robbie Orvis, Michelle Solomon, and Amol A. Phadke."Achieving an 80% carbon-free electricity system in China by 2035."iScience 25.10 (2022). DOI
Abhyankar, Nikit, Narayan Gopinathan, Aditya Khandekar, Nihan Karali, Amol A. Phadke, and Deepak Rajagopal."Freight Trucks in India are Primed for Electrification." (2022).
Bistline, John, Nikit Abhyankar, Geoffrey Blanford, Leon Clarke, Rachel Fakhry, Haewon McJeon, John Reilly, Christopher Roney, Tom Wilson, Mei Yuan, and Alicia Zhao."Actions for reducing US emissions at least 50% by 2030."Science 376.6596 (2022) 922 - 924. DOI
Khandekar, Aditya, Shruti M. Deorah, and Nikit Abhyankar."Feasibility and Impact of Biomass and Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems." (2022).
Deorah, Shruti M., Aditya Khandekar, Deepak Rajagopal, and Nikit Abhyankar."Pathways for Electrification of South Asia’s Transportation Sector." (2022).
Karali, Nihan, Nikit Abhyankar, and Shruti M. Deorah."Electricity demand in South Asia – data gaps and pathways for research and modeling." (2022).
Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, and Shengfei Yin."Large balancing areas and dispersed renewable investment enhance grid flexibility in a renewable-dominant power system in China."iScience 25.2 (2022). DOI

2021

Deorah, Shruti M., Nikit Abhyankar, Siddharth Arora, Kanika Chawla, and Amol A. Phadke."Assessing the Key Requirements for 450 GW of Renewable Capacity in India by 2030." (2021).
Abhyankar, Nikit, Shruti M. Deorah, and Amol A. Phadke."Least-Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments through 2030." (2021).
Kahrl, Fredrich, Shruti M. Deorah, Lakshmi Alagappan, Paul M. Sotkiewicz, and Nikit Abhyankar."Policy and Regulatory Recommendations to Support a Least-Cost Pathway for India’s Power Sector." (2021).
Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, and Shengfei Yin."Enhancing grid flexibility under scenarios of a renewable-dominant power system in China." (2021).
Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Taylor McNair, David Wooley, Michael O’Boyle, and Amol A. Phadke."2030 Report: Powering America's Clean Economy." (2021).
Phadke, Amol A., Nikit Abhyankar, Jessica Kersey, Taylor McNair, Umed Paliwal, David Wooley, Olivia Ashmoore, Robbie Orvis, Michael O’Boyle, Ric O’Connell, Utkarsha Agwan, Priyanka Mohanty, Priya Sreedharan, and Deepak Rajagopal."2035 The Report: Plummeting Costs and Dramatic Improvements In Batteries Can Accelerate Our Clean Transportation Future." (2021).
Phadke, Amol A., Aditya Khandekar, Nikit Abhyankar, David Wooley, and Deepak Rajagopal."Why Regional and Long-Haul Trucks are Primed for Electrification Now." (2021).

2020

Phadke, Amol A., Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Taylor McNair, Ben Paulos, David Wooley, and Ric O'Connell."2035 The Report: Plummeting Solar, Wind, And Battery Costs Can Accelerate Our Clean Electricity Future." (2020).
Deorah, Shruti M., Nikit Abhyankar, Siddharth Arora, Ashwin Gambhir, and Amol A. Phadke."Estimating the Cost of Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Storage in India." (2020).
He, Gang, Jiang Lin, Froylan Sifuentes, Xu Liu, Nikit Abhyankar, and Amol A. Phadke."Rapid cost decrease of renewable energy and storage offers an opportunity to accelerate the decarbonization of China’s power system." (2020).
Karali, Nihan, Nikit Abhyankar, and Aditya Khandekar."EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLIANCE-LEVEL LOAD SHAPE AND DEMAND RESPONSE POTENTIAL IN INDIA."Energy Innovation for a Sustainable Economy 11th-13th February 2020 The Park, Hyderabad, India (2020) 363-370.
Letschert, Virginie E., Sarah K. Price, Ambereen Shaffie, Won Young Park, Nihan Karali, Nikit Abhyankar, Nihar Shah, and Ari Darmawan Pasek."Accelerating the Transition to More Energy Efficient Air Conditioners in Indonesia." (2020).
Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Froylan Sifuentes."Economic and environmental benefits of market-based power-system reform in China: A case study of the Southern grid system."Resources, Conservation and Recycling 153 (2020) 104558. DOI
He, Gang, Jiang Lin, Froylan Sifuentes, Xu Liu, Nikit Abhyankar, and Amol A. Phadke."Rapid cost decrease of renewables and storage accelerates the decarbonization of China’s power system."Nature Communications 11.1 (2020). DOI
Phadke, Amol A., Nikit Abhyankar, Ranjit Deshmukh, Julia Szinai, and Anand R. Gopal."Cost-effective decarbonization of California’s power sector by 2030 with the aid of battery storage." (2020).

2019

Szinai, Julia, Colin Sheppard, Nikit Abhyankar, and Anand R. Gopal."Reduced grid operating costs and renewable energy curtailment with electric vehicle charge management."Energy Policy (2019) 111051. DOI