Operations Research in Action: Evaluating Energy Policy using Capacity Expansion Models
Cabochan Room, SOM 307 (Hybrid)
25 Sep 2024 12:00 pm
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25 Sep 2024 01:30 pm
The John Gokongwei School of Management invites you to a Brown Bag Session on "Operations Research in Action: Evaluating Energy Policy using Capacity Expansion Models". Our presenter is Dr Juan Senga, a Postdoctoral Associate at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR), Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
This will be held on Wednesday, 25 September 2024 from 12:00 - 1:30PM at the Cabochan Room, SOM 307 and online via Zoom.
Please register here: https://bit.ly/jgsombrownbag25sep2024
Brief Description of the Topic:
Capacity expansion modeling is a methodology used to analyze future power systems. Its purpose is to simulate optimal investments in both generation and transmission capacity infrastructure based on cost, demand, and technology assumptions. In this brown bag session, I will give an overview of the GenX capacity expansion model developed at MIT and share some applications in energy policy analysis. GenX is a tool designed to evaluate long-term energy system transitions across different regions and policies. The presentation will focus specifically on how we model transmission policies within GenX and how these policies impact cost, emissions, and reliability in the U.S. grid.
About the Speaker:
Juan Senga is a Postdoctoral Associate at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR). His research focuses on quantitative and economic modeling of policies related to the energy transition. Currently, this spans evaluating transmission infrastructure legislation in the U.S., power systems analysis of the New England grid, and modeling the impact of Data Centers on power systems. Before joining CEEPR, Juan was a supply chain and sustainability postdoctoral fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore where his work has been published in IISE Transactions, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. He obtained his Ph.D. in Operations Management from Nanyang Business School and a B.S. from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.