Nikit Abhyankar

Publications

The complete bibliography: journal articles, research reports, conference papers, and other publications by Nikit Abhyankar and collaborators.

104 entries in the October 2026 CV

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Communications Earth & Environment

Journal article2026

Aligning offshore wind deployment with local priorities to accelerate power system decarbonization

Peng, Liqun, Gang He, Nikit Abhyankar, Haozhe Yang, Umed Paliwal, Jiang Lin

Communications Earth & Environment, 7, 533 (2026).
Research report2026

India’s Next Energy Efficiency Challenge: Cooling, Flexibility, and Electrification

Abhyankar, Nikit and Amol Phadke

Confederation of Indian Industry Green Business Council.
Research report2026

India’s Renewable Energy Breakthrough: Coal-Like Reliability at a Lower, Fixed Price

Paliwal, Umed, Amol Phadke, Nikit Abhyankar

India Energy and Climate Center, University of California, Berkeley.

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The Leap Blog

Research commentary2026

Renewable Energy with Storage Can Match Coal’s Reliability and Operating Profile at a Lower, Fixed Price: Evidence from India's Market Test

Phadke, Amol, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal

The Leap Blog
Research report2026

Beating the Heat: How Stronger Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Can Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills in India

Abhyankar, Nikit, José Domínguez Bennett, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2026

Geographic Diversification and Coordinated Dispatch for Firm Solar Power in India

Paliwal, Umed, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2026

Closing the Credibility Gap: Solar-Plus-Storage Delivers Coal-Equivalent Reliability at Lower Cost in India

Paliwal, Umed, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2026

Economic Case for Green Steel Production In India

Domínguez Bennett, Jose, Neelima Jain, Emilia Chojkiewicz, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2026

India’s Green Steel Turning Point: A Policy Roadmap For Green Hydrogen–DRI/EAF Steelmaking

Jain, Neelima, José Domínguez Bennett, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2026

Electrifying Industrial Heat in India: Technologies and Policies to Transform Indian Manufacturing

Deshpande, Sonali, Nikhil Sawe, Jeffrey Rissman, Amol Phadke, Jose Luis Dominguez Bennett, and Nikit Abhyankar

Energy Innovation and India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2026

Clean Energy as Economic Statecraft: Ten Strategies for Powering Viksit Bharat 2047

Abhyankar, Nikit, Amol Phadke, Samir Saran, Gopalika Arora

Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.
The Electricity Journal

Journal article2025

Accelerating Room Air Conditioner Efficiency in India: Grid, Economic, and Policy Implications through 2035

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jose Dominguez, Nihar Shah, and Amol Phdke

The Electricity Journal, Volume 38, Issue 3, 2025, 107493, ISSN 1040-6190.
iScience

Journal article2025

Declining Costs Make Solar Plus Storage Economical for Industrial Captive Power

Chojkiewicz, Emilia, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

iScience 0(0), 113763.
Environmental Research Letters

Journal article2025

Exploring offshore wind's potential to enhance energy security in nations with limited land and fuel resources

Shiraishi, Kenji, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Daniel M Kammen, Amol Phadke and Won Young Park

Environmental Research Letters, 0(0).
Cell Reports Sustainability

Journal article2025

A Clean Energy Korea by 2035: Transitioning to 80% Carbon-Free Electricity Generation

Park, Won Young, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal, James Hyungkwan Kim, Nina Khanna, Kenji Shiraishi, Jiang Lin, Amol A. Phadke, Yong Hyun Song, Hee Seung Moon, Eunsung Kim, Sanghyun Hong, Seung Wan Kim

Cell Reports Sustainability, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2025, 100262, ISSN 2949-7906.
Research report2025

GreenCycles: A Framework for Designing Solar-Plus-Storage Tenders in Indian States

Kumar, Shashwat, Ammu Susanna Jacob, Nikit Abhyankar

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Research report2025

Demand-Side Resources Can Power India’s Clean and Affordable Energy Future

Abhyankar, Nikit

India Energy and Climate Center, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2025

Strategic Pathways for Energy Storage in India through 2032

Abhyankar, Nikit and Umed Paliwal, Sambit Basu, Himanshu Chawla

India Energy and Climate Center, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley and Power Foundation of India, Ministry of Power.
Research report2025

Feasibility of Green Hydrogen Use in Natural Gas DRI Furnaces: A Technical and Economic Review

Abhyankar, Nikit Jose Dominguez, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2025

HTLS Conductors can Cost-Effectively Future-proof India’s Electricity Grid

Chojkiewicz, Emilia, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2025

Plummeting Solar+Storage Auction Prices in India Unlock Affordable, Inflation Proof, 24/7 Clean Power

Chojkiewicz, Emilia, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2025

India Can Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills with Stronger AC Efficiency Standards

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jose Dominguez, Nihar Shah, Neelima Jain, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2025

Existing power plants sharing grid access with renewables can lower costs and double U.S. generation capacity

Paliwal, Umed, Emilia Chojkiewicz, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

University of California Berkeley and GridLab.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Journal article2024

Accelerating transmission expansion by using advanced conductors in existing right-of-way

Chojkiewicz, Emilia, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Casey Baker, Ric O'Connell, Duncan Callaway, Amol Phadke

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 121 (40) e2411207121.
Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Journal article2024

Decarbonizing the US Energy System

Hendrickson, Thomas, Nikit Abhyankar, Priyanka Mohanty, Kimberly Mayfield, Whitney Kirkendall, Alexander Stanley, Stephen Slack, Hung-Chia Yang, Andrew Satchwell

Annual Reviews of Environment and Resources, Vol. 49.
Research report2024

Rapid Deployment of Solar and Storage Is the Main Option for Avoiding Power Shortages in India

Abhyankar, Nikit, Tarannum Sahar, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2024

Indonesia Can Cost-effectively Supplant Captive Coal-fired Power Plants with Solar Energy

Emilia Chojkiewicz, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal, Amol Phadke

Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2024

Offshore Wind in Japan: Potential and Opportunities

Paliwal, Umed, Nikit Abhyankar, Kenji Shiraishi, Amol Phadke

Working Paper 5, Center for Environmental Pubic Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
The Electricity Journal

Journal article2023

A New Era for Rural Electric Cooperatives New clean energy investments, supported by federal incentives, will reduce rates, emissions, and reliance on outside power

Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Michelle Solomon, Michel O’Boyle, Jeremy Fisher, Amol Phadke

The Electricity Journal Volume 36, Issue 8, 2023, 107334.
The Electricity Journal

Journal article2023

India’s path towards energy independence and a clean future: Harnessing India’s renewable edge for cost-effective energy independence by 2047

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Shruti Deorah, Nihan Karali, Umed Paliwal, Jessica Kersey, Amol Phadke

The Electricity Journal, Volume 36, Issue 5, 2023, 107273.
Transportation Research Record

Journal article2023

Comparative Evaluation of Total Cost of Ownership of Battery-Electric and Diesel Trucks in India

Rajagopal, Deepak, Narayan Gopinathan, Aditya Khandekar, Nihan Karali, Amol Phadke, & Nikit Abhyankar

Transportation Research Record, 0(0).
Book chapter2023

Assessment of Economics of Hybrid Biomass Systems and Value to Grid

Godara, Rakesh, Nikhil Gakkhar, Shruti Deorah, Aditya Khandekar, Nikit Abhyankar, Bhautik Gajera, Akash Deep Singh & Anil Kumar Sarma

Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research 2022. ICRABR-2022, 255-266.
Research report2023

Accelerating transmission expansion by using advanced conductors in existing right-of-way

Emilia Chojkiewicz, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Casey Baker, Ric O'Connell, Duncan Callaway, Amol Phadke

Working Paper (343), University of California Energy Institute.
Research report2023

Reconductoring with Advanced Conductors Can Accelerate the Rapid Transmission Expansion Required for a Clean Grid

Emilia Chojkiewicz, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Casey Baker, Ric O'Connell, Duncan Callaway, Amol Phadke

GridLab.
Research report2023

2035 and Beyond: Abundant, Affordable Offshore Wind Can Accelerate Our Clean Electricity Future

Paliwal, Umed, Nikit Abhyankar, T McNair, D Wooley, R O’Conell

Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California
Research report2023

Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Harnessing India's Renewable Edge for Cost-Effective Energy Independence by 2047

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Shruti M. Deorah, Nihan Karali, Umed Paliwal, Jessica Kersey, and Amol A. Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2023

The 2035 Japan Report: Plummeting Costs of Solar, Wind, and Batteries Can Accelerate Japan’s Clean and Independent Electricity Future

Shiraishi, Kenji, Won Young Park, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal, Nina Khanna, Toru Morotomi, Jiang Lin, Amol A. Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2023

A Clean Energy Korea by 2035, Transitioning to 80% Carbon-Free Electricity Generation

Park, Won Young, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal, James Hyungkwan Kim, Nina Khanna, Kenji Shiraishi, Jiang Lin, Amol A. Phadke, Yong Hyun Song, Hee Seung Moon, Eunsung Kim, Sanghyun Hong, Seung Wan Kim

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2023

Korean Power System Challenges and Opportunities, Priorities for Swift and Successful Clean Energy Deployment at Scale

Park, Won Young, Nina Khanna, James Hyungkwan Kim, Kenji Shiraishi, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal, Jiang Lin, Amol A. Phadke, Hee Seung Moon, Yong Hyun Song, Eunsung Kim, Sanghyun Hong, Yunsik Chung, and Seung Wan Kim

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2023

Review of Grid-Scale Energy Storage Technologies Globally and in India

Mohanty, Priyanka, Emilia Chojkiewicz, Epica Mandal Sarkar, Rohit Laumas, Akash Saraf, Avanthika Satheesh, and Nikit Abhyankar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2023

A New Era for Rural Electric Cooperatives: New clean energy investments, supported by federal incentives, will reduce rates, emissions, and reliance on outside power

Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Michelle Solomon, Michel O’Boyle, Jeremy Fisher, Amol Phadke

Working Paper 3, Center for Environmental Pubic Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2023

The Future of Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources

Wooley, David, Nikit Abhyankar, Oliver James, Jamie Matos, Meghan Harwood, Jerold Brito, Simone Cobb, Erica Grignaschi, Zachary Zimmerman

A California 100 Report on Policies and Future Scenarios, University of California, Berkeley.
Science

Journal article2022

Actions for Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Least 50% by 2030

Bistline, John, Nikit Abhyankar, Geoffrey Blanford, Leon Clarke, R Fakhry, H McJeon, J Reilly, C Roney, T Wilson, M Yuan, A Zhao

Science 376 (6596) 922-924.
iScience

Journal article2022

Achieving an 80% Carbon Free Electricity System in China by 2035

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, Amol Phadke

iScience 25(10) 105180 (2022).
iScience

Journal article2022

Large balancing areas and dispersed renewable investment enhances grid flexibility in a renewable-dominant power system in China

Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, Shengfei Yin

iScience 25 (2), 103749 (2022).
Berkeley Lab

Research report2022

Least Cost Pathways for Indonesia’s Power Sector through 2050

Abhyankar, Nikit, Amol Phadke, Umed Paliwal, Virginie Letschert, Bruce Hamilton, Barbara O’Neil, Maxwell Brown

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Listed in the CV; public full text not located.
Research report2022

Freight Trucks in India are Primed for Electrification

Abhyankar, Nikit, Narayan Gopinathan, Aditya Khandekar, Nihan Karali, Amol Phadke, and Deepak Rajagopal

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2022

Achieving an 80% Carbon Free Electricity System in China by 2035

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Fritz Kahrl, Shengfei Yin, Umed Paliwal, Xu Liu, Nina Khanna, Qian Luo, Amol Phadke, David Wooley, Mike O’Boyle, Olivia Ashmoore, Robbie Orvis, Michelle Solomon

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2022

The Future of Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources: A California 100 Report On Policies and Future Scenarios

Wooley, David, Nikit Abhyankar, Oliver James, Jamie Matos, Meghan Harwood, Jerold Brito, Simone Cobb, Erica Grignaschi, Zachary Zimmerman

Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2022

Clean truck deployment consistent with President Biden’s climate commitment can save $1 trillion for consumers and avoid 70,000 premature deaths by 2050

Abhyankar, Nikit, David Wooley, Amol Phadke

Working Paper 2, Center for Environmental Pubic Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2022

The Offshore Report: California, Plummeting offshore wind costs can accelerate a diverse net-zero grid

Paliwal, Umed, Nikit Abhyankar, David Wooley, Amol Phadke

Working Paper 1, Center for Environmental Pubic Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2022

Harnessing India’s Renewable Edge for Cost-Effective Energy Independence: Sectoral Pathways

Abhyankar, Nikit, Shruti Deorah, Nihan Karali, Priyanka Mohanty, Jessica Kersey, Umed Paliwal, Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2022

Pathways for Electrification of South Asia’s Transportation Sector

Deorah, Shruti, Aditya Khandekar, Deepak Rajagopal, Nikit Abhyankar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2022

Feasibility and Impact of Biomass and Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems

Khandekar, Aditya, Shruti Deorah, Nikit Abhyankar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2022

Electricity demand in South Asia – data gaps and pathways for research and modeling

Karali, Nihan, Nikit Abhyankar, Shruti Deorah

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
International Journal of Development Research

Journal article2021

Promoting Bus Electrification through Policy Mechanisms: A Case Study in Large Cities in Brazil

Santana, Paulo, Nikit Abhyankar, and Luiza Bertazzoli

International Journal of Development Research, 11 (12), 52446-52457 (2021).
Research report2021

Least Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments through 2030

Abhyankar, Nikit, Shruti Deorah, Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2021

Assessing the Key Requirements for 450 GW of Renewable Capacity in India by 2030

Deorah, Shruti, Nikit Abhyankar, Siddharth Arora, Kanika Chawla, Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2021

Policy and Regulatory Recommendations to Support a Least Cost Pathway for India’s Power Sector

Kahrl, Frederich, Shruti Deorah, Lakshmi Alagappan, Paul Sotkiewicz, Nikit Abhyankar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2021

Enhancing grid flexibility under scenarios of a renewable-dominant power system in China

Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, Shengfei Yin

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2021

Distribution Grid Cost Impacts Driven by Transportation Electrification

Cutter, Eric, E. Rogers, A. Nieto, J Leana, J Kersey, T McNair, N Abhyankar

Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2021

2030 Report: Powering America’s Clean Economy

Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Amol Phadke, Taylor McNair, David Wooley, Michael O’Boyle

Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
Research report2021

Illustrative Strategies for the United States to Achieve 50% Emissions Reduction by 2030

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2021

2035 Report 2.0: Plummeting Costs and Dramatic Improvements in Batteries Can Accelerate Our Clean Transportation Future

Phadke, Amol, Nikit Abhyankar, Jessica Kersey, Taylor McNair, Umed Paliwal et al

Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley.
Research report2021

Why Regional and Long-Haul Trucks are Primed for Electrification Now

Phadke, Amol, Aditya Khandekar, Nikit Abhyankar, David Wooley, and Deepak Rajagopal

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2021

A National Clean Electricity Standard To Benefit All Americans, Energy Innovation Policy and Technology

O’Boyle, Michael, Sara Baldwin, Sarah Spengeman, Taylor McNair, Amol Phadke, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal

San Francisco.
Research report2021

Charting a Path for Research and Development of Reliability and Resilience in South Asia's Power Sector

Joshi, Mohit, Palchak, David, Horowitz, Russell, Waite, Taryn, Evans, Meredydd, Yu, Sha, Voisin, Nathalie, Alam, Jan, Karali, Nihan, Deorah, Shruti, and Abhyankar, Nikit

National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Nature Communications

Journal article2020

Rapid cost decrease of renewables and storage accelerates the decarbonization of China’s power system

He, Gang, Jiang Lin, Froylan Sifuentes, Xu Liu, Nikit Abhyankar, and Amol Phadke

Nature Communications (11), 2486 (2020).
Conference paper2020

Cost-effective decarbonization of California’s Power Sector by 2030 With the Aid of Battery Storage

Phadke, Amol, Nikit Abhyankar, Ranjit Deshmukh, Julia Szinai et al

In POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy (April 2020), University of California, Berkeley.
Resources, Conservation & Recycling

Journal article2020

Economic and environmental benefits of market based power system reform in China

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Froylan Sifuentes

Resources, Conservation & Recycling 153 (2020).
Conference paper2020

Empirical Assessment of the Appliance-Level Load Shape and Demand Response Potential in India

Karali, Nihan, Nikit Abhyankar, Aditya Khandekar

In Energize- Energy Innovation for a Sustainable World (February 2020), India.
Research report2020

Illustrative Pathways To 100 Percent Zero Carbon Power By 2035 Without Increasing Customer Costs

Phadke, Amol, S Aggarwal, M O’Boyle, E Gimon, N Abhyankar

Energy Innovation Policy and Technology, San Francisco.
Research report2020

2035 Report: Plummeting Solar, Wind, and Battery Costs Can Accelerate Our Clean Energy Future

Phadke, Amol, U Paliwal, N Abhyankar, T McNair, B Paulos, D Wooley, R O’Conell

Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California.
Research report2020

Estimating the Cost of Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Storage in India

Deorah, Shruti, Nikit Abhyankar, Siddharth Arora, Ashwin Gambhir, Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – 2001314.
Research report2020

Accelerating the Transition to More Energy Efficient Air Conditioners in Indonesia

Letschert, V, S Price, WY Park, N Karali, N Abhyankar, at al

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Energy Policy

Journal article2019

Providing reliable and financially sustainable electricity access in India using super-efficient appliances

Phadke, Amol, Won Young Park, Nikit Abhyankar

Energy Policy, 132(0), 1163-1175.
Energy Policy

Journal article2019

Managing Electric Vehicle Charging Can Reduce Renewable Energy Curtailment and the Cost of Grid Operations in California

Szinai, Julia, Colin Sheppard, Nikit Abhyankar, Anand Gopal

Energy Policy (0) 111051.
Applied Energy

Journal article2019

Modeling India's Energy Future Using a Bottom-up Approach

De la Rue du Can, Stephane, Aditya Khandekar, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke

Applied Energy, 238(0), 1108-1125.
Research report2019

Grid Impacts of Electric Vehicles and Managed Charging in California

Sheppard, Colin, Julia Szinai, Nikit Abhyankar, Anand Gopal

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research report2019

Characterizing Appliance Level Demand Response Potential in India

Karali, Nihan, Nikit Abhyankar, Aditya Khandekar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Linked conference paper develops this study.
Research report2019

Improving Fuel Efficiency of Heavy Duty Vehicles (3.5 to 12 tonnes) in India: Benefits, Costs, and Environmental Impacts

Karali, Nihan, Nikit Abhyankar, Ben Sharpe, Anup Bandivadekar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Conference paper2018

Analysis of Strategies for Integrating 175 GW of Renewable Energy in India

Soonee, S., Narasimhan, S., Joshi, M., Cochran, J., Palchak, D., Ehlen, A., McBennett, B.,Sreedharan, P., Abhyankar, N., Deshmukh, R

IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia 2018.
Research report2018

Economic case for all new buses to be electric: A case study for India

Khandekar, Aditya, Deepak Rajagopal, Nikit Abhyankar, Shruti Deorah, and Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Energy Research & Social Science

Journal article2017

Data for development: The case for an Indian energy information administration

Rai, Varun, Rahul Tongia, Gireesh Shrimali, Nikit Abhyankar

Energy Research & Social Science, 25(0), 105-109.
Conference paper2017

Cost and Value of Wind and Solar in India's Electric System in 2030

Deshmukh, R., D Callaway, N. Abhyankar, A. Phadke

In 1st International Conference on Large Scale Renewable Energy Grid Integration in India. New Delhi, India.
Conference paper2017

Assessing the Cost-Effective Energy Saving Potential from Top-10 Appliances in India

Abhyankar, Nikit, Nihar Shah, Virginie E Letschert, and Amol A Phadke

In 9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL). Irvine, California.
EEDAL

Conference paper2017

Relationship between Appliance Prices and Energy-Efficiency Standards and Labeling Policies: Empirical Evidence from Residential Air Conditioners

Park WY, A. Phadke, N. Abhyankar and N. Shah

In 9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL). Irvine, California.

Listed in the CV; public full text not located.
Research report2017

Greening the Grid: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India’s Electric Grid

Palchak,D, J.Cochran, R.Deshmukh, A.Ehlen, S.Soonee, S. Narasimhan, M. Joshi, B. McBennett, M.Milligan, P. Sreedharan, I. Chernyakhovskiy, N.Abhyankar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory. LBNL-2001012
Research report2017

Techno-Economic Assessment of Deep Electrification of Passenger Vehicles in India

Abhyankar, Nikit, Anand Gopal, Collin Sheppard, Won Young Park, and Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-1007121.
Research report2017

Technical and Economic Aspects of Designing an Efficient Room Air-Conditioner Program in India

Abhyankar, Nikit, Nihar Shah, Amol Phadke, and Won Young Park

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-2001048.
Research report2017

Accelerating Energy Efficiency Improvements in Room Air Conditioners in India: Potential, Costs-Benefits, and Policies

Abhyankar, Nikit, Nihar Shah, Won Young Park, and Amol Phadke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-1005798.
Research report2016

Techno-Economic Assessment of Integrating 175 GW of Renewable Energy into the Indian Grid by 2022

Phadke, A., Nikit Abhyankar, and Ranjit Deshmukh

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-1005800.
Research report2016

Cost-Benefit of Improving the Efficiency of Room Air Conditioners (Inverter and Fixed Speed) in India

Shah, Nihar, Nikit Abhyankar, Won Young Park, Amol Phadke, S. Diddi, D. Ahuja, P. Mukherjee, and Archana Walia

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-1005787.
Conference paper2015

Considerations in Standardization for Demand Ready Air Conditioners in India

Shah, Nihar, N. Abhyankar, A. Phadke, and G. Ghatikar

In India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) 2015, Bangalore, India.
Research report2015

Battery electric vehicles can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make renewable energy cheaper in India

Gopal, Anand R., Maggie Witt, Nikit Abhyankar, Colin Sheppard, and Andrew Harris

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LBNL-184562.
Research report2014

Empirical Analysis Of The Variability Of Wind Generation In India: Implications For Grid Integration

Phadke, Amol, Nikit Abhyankar, and Poorvi Rao

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-6673E.
Conference paper2013

Avoiding 100 New Power Plants by Increasing Efficiency of Room Air Conditioners in India: Opportunities and Challenges

Phadke, Amol, N. Abhyankar, and N. Shah

In 7th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL). Coimbra, Portugal.
Research report2013

Modeling Clean and Secure Energy Scenarios for the Indian Power Sector in 2030

Abhyankar, Nikit, Amol Phadke, Jayant Sathaye, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Alissa Johnson, Ranjit Deshmukh, Bob Lieberman, Cathie Murray, and Ajith Rao

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-6296E
Energy Policy

Journal article2012

Impact of large-scale energy efficiency programs on utility finances and consumer tariffs in India

Abhyankar, Nikit, & Phadke, A

Energy Policy, 43(0), 308-326.
The Stanford Energy Journal

Journal article2012

Political Economy of Natural Gas Market in India

Abhyankar, Nikit

The Stanford Energy Journal, (2) 2012.

Original journal website is no longer available.
Book chapter2009

Mitigation (of Climate Change)

Abhyankar, Nikit

In S. Schneider and M Mastrandrea (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather (Second ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Energy Policy

Journal article2007

Tariff-based incentives for improving coal-power-plant efficiencies in India

Chikkatur, Ananth P., Sagar, A. D., Abhyankar, N., & Sreekumar, N

Energy Policy, 35(7), 3744-3758.
Economic and Political Weekly

Journal article2005

Power Sector Restructuring in Madhya Pradesh

Abhyankar, Nikit

Economic and Political Weekly, XL (48).

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Forthcoming

Research reportForthcoming

India can rapidly deliver among the world’s lowest-cost, inflation-proof, 24x7 clean power to data centers

Abhyankar, Nikit, Paritosh Jaiswal, Umed Paliwal, Mohit Bhargava, Amol Phadke

India Energy and Climate Center (IECC), University of California, Berkeley.

Forthcoming; listed in the October 2026 CV.

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