India · Energy security
Pathways to energy independence
A study of how India could approach energy independence by 2047 through changes in electricity, transport, and industry.
Berkeley Lab, 2023
Nikit Abhyankar’s research combines energy-system modeling with economic and policy analysis. These collaborative studies address questions of affordability, reliability, energy security, and decarbonization.
United States · Electricity
A clean U.S. power system by 2035
Assessing the feasibility, reliability, and consumer costs of a U.S. electricity system with 90% carbon-free generation by 2035.
UC Berkeley & GridLab, 2020
India · Solar and storage
The economics of firm clean power
Comparing the cost and reliability of solar-plus-storage with coal generation, including the role of geographic diversification and coordinated dispatch.
India Energy & Climate Center, 2026
United States · Transmission
Expanding the existing grid
Evaluating the potential of advanced conductors to expand transmission capacity within existing rights-of-way.
The 2035 Report series
Related work on demand-side resources, green steel, and industrial electrification.