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We build data-informed models to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of energy technologies over time and space. Our research aims to accelerate clean energy development by informing decisions made by engineers, policy makers, and private investors. Read more…

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  • Prof. Trancik speaks with Vox about AI-driven data center energy demand and its implications for climate goals – 4/23/2025

  • Prof. Trancik’s course on Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation helps students identify key energy levers for impactful climate solutions – 12/23/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with ABC News about Texas’ potential to become a producer of green hydrogen – 12/2/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with The Atlantic about the rapid growth in solar energy adoption globally – 10/23/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with Marketplace about the evolving nature of lithium supply and demand – 10/11/2024

  • Dr. Farhad Angizeh, Dr. Christine Gschwendtner, and Dr. Shantanu Chakraborty present the Trancik Lab’s ongoing research on electrification and energy system planning at the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington – 10/23/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with the BBC about electric trucks and carboncounter.com – 10/2/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks at the UN’s ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum about digitalization, energy access, and an equitable clean energy transition during Climate Week – 9/27/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with NPR about the real environmental effects of electric vehicles – 9/23/2024

  • Nicholas Maurer joins the Trancik Lab as a Graduate Research Assistant – 09/02/2024

  • Shannon Hwang presents research on wind and solar variability for decarbonization strategies at ISSST 2024, earning the Outstanding Presentation Award – 6/19/2024

  • Shannon Hwang presents poster on wind and solar variability for decarbonization at the 2024 Macro Energy Systems (MES) Workshop – 06/06/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with The Wall Street Journal about the potential for appliance-scale energy storage – 4/16/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with NPR’s Camila Domonoske on a program addressing listeners’ questions about electric vehicles – 03/24/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with the Energy Gang about how to deploy new technologies at scale – 03/05/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks with Prof. Dahleh about technological change on the podcast Data Nation – 02/29/2024

  • Prof. Trancik speaks to the Washington Post about green ratings for vehicles – 02/28/2024

  • Lauren Aguilar joins the lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant – 02/01/2024

  • Prof. Trancik writes for Newsweek about vehicle electrification and the role of government policy – 01/12/2024

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