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

• Dowling et al., 2024. "Opportunities and constraints of hydrogen energy storage systems", Environ. Res.: Energy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/ad58e5
  • see branch master: https://github.com/carnegie/CLab_Dowling_et_al_EREN_2024
• Li et al. 2024. "The Influence of Regional Geophysical Resource Variability on the Value of Single- and Multistorage Technology Portfolios", Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c10188
  • see branch Li_et_al_2024: https://github.com/carnegie/MEM_public/tree/Li_et_al_2024
• 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