CALL FOR PAPER: special issue in the Journal of Engineering

I am going to lead a special issue of the Journal of Engineering, an open-access journal published by Hindawi. Read more about the journal in here. The acceptance rate of the journal is about 5% after rigorous peer-review process. You can see the call for paper in here or download a PDF version from here. […]

Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage is Picking Up in the US

Electricity is relatively cheap in the states compared to many developed countries (e.g., Australia). So, it is only logical to assume that the speed of opting into renewable energy sources and particularly storage at the residential level is slow. Well, the new report compiled and published by GTM Research shows a rapid adoption of behind-the-meter […]

IEA (International Energy Agency) or ICA (International Coal Agency)

It is amazing how an agency as big and complicated as IEA makes significant errors in renewable energy forecast consistently. It happens every year and the error of their prediction gets bigger and bigger. As this article in CleanTechnica suggests, we should not jump to a conclusion. But, come on! it is very difficult not to […]

Leaked Draft of US DOE Report: Renewables are not Threat

Several incidents of relatively large power outages in Southern Australia (where renewable energy has less than 50% share in generation portfolio) raised lots of discussions among various stakeholders about the threat coming from renewables. While most of the economists and policymakers try to blame renewable generations for the incidents, many power system experts root-cause the […]

The Battle of Minds: Low-Cost 100% Renewable Grid is Possible?

It is always good to see scientists fighting on a solution or sometimes a problem simply because it can improve the science as a whole. It happens more frequently than most of us heard or saw on a daily basis within the peer-review process of scientific papers. However, they are silent fights without any representation […]

The Sadest Decision of the Century

It sadly happened. The US President Donald Trump announced their departure from the Paris Climate Change Agreement. It is deeply soaring and disturbing that a minority in the US decides about not only the country itself but for everyone else on this planet and for many generations to come. The impact of the US departure […]

A Politician with Common Sense

I am very glad that the world still sees politicians of the highest ranks with some common sense. After the historic presidential election in France and the victory of common sense over demagogies and populists minds, President Macron of France picks an ecological activist to serve as the new head of energy ministry. It is […]

Solar PV Plants for Ancillary Services: An Exciting Pilot Study

This is exciting: creating a large solar PV farm to act as an ancillary services participant with no energy trading in the electricity market. Technically, it really makes sense because PV farms are connected to the grid through power electronics interfaces. Therefore, their response to any command is instantaneous. This way, they offer the same […]