truggles / MEM_public

Published MEM Repositories for Documentation

This repository contains branches corresponding to published works using the MEM model. It is designed to retain these branches for future documentation and reproducibility.

For a prior version of the model called SEM, please see: https://github.com/Carnegie/SEM_public.

Publications using MEM / Associated Branch

• Kennedy et al., 2022. "The role of concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage in least-cost highly reliable electricity systems fully powered by variable renewable energy", Advances in Applied Energy (6),100091. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2022.100091
  • see branch Kennedy_et_al_2022: https://github.com/carnegie/MEM_public/tree/Kennedy_et_al_2022
• Lei Duan, Tyler Ruggles, Ken Caldeira, 2022. "Electricity systems in the limit of free solar photovoltaics and continent-scale transmission", iScience(25) 4, 104108. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104108
  • see branch main: https://github.com/LDuan3008/Value_of_free_solar_2021
• Antonini et al., 2022. The quantity-quality transition in the value of expanding wind and solar power generation", iScience 25 (4), 104140. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104140
  • see branch Antonini_et_al_2022: https://github.com/carnegie/MEM_public/tree/Antonini_et_al_2022
• Duan, et al., 2022. "Stylized least-cost analysis of flexible nuclear power in deeply decarbonized electricity systems considering wind and solar resources worldwide", Nature Energy (7), 260-269. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-00979-x
  • see branch main: https://github.com/LDuan3008/Advanced_nuclear_2021
• Henry et al., 2021. "Promoting reproducibility and increased collaboration in electric sector capacity expansion models with community benchmarking and intercomparison efforts", Applied Energy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117745.
  • see branch Henry_et_al_2021: https://github.com/Carnegie/MEM_public/tree/Henry_et_al_2021
• Tong et al., 2021. "Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power worldwide", Nature Communications (12), 6146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26355-z
  • see branch main: https://github.com/Dantong2021/Geophysical_constraints

Publications using prior model version (SEM) / Associated Branch

• Ruggles et al., 2021. "Opportunities for flexible electricity loads such as hydrogen production from curtailed generation", Advances in Applied Energy (23), 10051. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2021.100051
  • see branch Ruggles_et_al_2021: https://github.com/carnegie/SEM_public/tree/Ruggles_et_al_2021
• Rinaldi et al., 2021. "Wind and Solar Resource Droughts in California Highlight the Benefits of Long-Term Storage and Integration with the Western Interconnect", Environmental Science & Technology (55) 9, 6214-6226. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07848
  • see branch Rinaldi_et_al_2021: https://github.com/carnegie/SEM_public/tree/Rinaldi_et_al_2021
• Dowling et al., 2020. "Role of Long-Duration Energy Storage in Variable Renewable Electricity Systems", Joule (4) 9, 1907-1928. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.07.007
  • see branch Dowling_et_al_2020: https://github.com/carnegie/SEM_public/tree/Dowling_et_al_2020
• Tong et al., 2020. "Effects of deep reductions in energy storage costs on highly reliable wind and solar electricity systems", iScience (23) 9, 10484. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101484
  • see branch Tong_et_al_2020: https://github.com/carnegie/SEM_public/tree/Tong_et_al_2020
• Yuan et al., 2020. "Would firm generators facilitate or deter variable renewable energy in a carbon-free electricity system?", Applied Energy, Volume 279. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115789.
  • see branch Yuan_et_al_2020: https://github.com/carnegie/SEM_public/tree/Yuan_et_al_2020