Nikit Abhyankar

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2025

Park, Won Young, Yong Hyun Song, Nikit Abhyankar, Hee Seung Moon, Umed Paliwal, Eunsung Kim, Nina Khanna, Sanghyun Hong, James Hyungkwan Kim, Kenji Shiraishi, Jiang Lin, Seung Wan Kim, and Amol A Phadke. "A clean energy Korea by 2035: Transitioning to 80% carbon-free electricity generation." Cell Reports Sustainability (2025).

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2023

Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Michael O’Boyle, Michelle Solomon, Jeremy Fisher, and Amol A Phadke. "A new era for rural electric cooperatives: New clean energy investments, supported by federal incentives, will reduce rates, emissions, and reliance on outside power." The Electricity Journal 36.8 (2023).

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Mohanty, Priyanka, Emilia Chojkiewicz, Epica Mandal Sarkar, Rohit Laumas, Akash Saraf, Avanthika Satheesh, and Nikit Abhyankar. Review of Grid-Scale Energy Storage Technologies Globally and in India. 2023.

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Shruti M Deorah, Nihan Karali, Umed Paliwal, Jessica Kersey, and Amol A Phadke. "India’s path towards energy independence and a clean future: Harnessing India’s renewable edge for cost-effective energy independence by 2047." The Electricity Journal 36.5 (2023).

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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. Korean Power System Challenges and Opportunities, Priorities for Swift and Successful Clean Energy Deployment at Scale. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2023.

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, and Seung Wan Kim. A Clean Energy Korea by 2035, Transitioning to 80% Carbon-Free Electricity Generation. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2023.

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Shruti M Deorah, Nihan Karali, Umed Paliwal, Jessica Kersey, and Amol A Phadke. Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Harnessing India’s Renewable Edge for Cost-Effective Energy Independence by 2047. 2023.

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Shiraishi, Kenji, Won Young Park, Nikit Abhyankar, Umed Paliwal, Nina Khanna, Toru Morotomi, Jiang Lin, and Amol A Phadke. The 2035 Japan Report: Plummeting Costs of Solar, Wind, and Batteries Can Accelerate Japan’s Clean and Independent Electricity Future. 2023.

2022

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, and Amol A Phadke. "Achieving an 80% carbon-free electricity system in China by 2035." iScience 25.10 (2022).

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Abhyankar, Nikit, Narayan Gopinathan, Aditya Khandekar, Nihan Karali, Amol A Phadke, and Deepak Rajagopal. Freight Trucks in India are Primed for Electrification. 2022.

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Fredrich Kahrl, Shengfei Yin, Umed Paliwal, Xu Liu, Nina Khanna, Amol A Phadke, Qian Luo, David Wooley, Mike O’Boyle, Olivia Ashmoore, Robbie Orvis, and Michelle Solomon. Achieving an 80% Carbon Free Electricity System in China by 2035. 2022.

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Bistline, John, Nikit Abhyankar, Geoffrey Blanford, Leon Clarke, Rachel Fakhry, Haewon McJeon, John Reilly, Christopher Roney, Tom Wilson, Mei Yuan, and Alicia Zhao. "Actions for reducing US emissions at least 50% by 2030." Science 376.6596 (2022) 922–924.

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Deorah, Shruti M, Aditya Khandekar, Deepak Rajagopal, and Nikit Abhyankar. "Pathways for Electrification of South Asia’s Transportation Sector." 2022.

Khandekar, Aditya, Shruti M Deorah, and Nikit Abhyankar. Feasibility and Impact of Biomass and Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems. 2022.

Karali, Nihan, Nikit Abhyankar, and Shruti M Deorah. Electricity demand in South Asia – data gaps and pathways for research and modeling. 2022.

Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, and Shengfei Yin. "Large balancing areas and dispersed renewable investment enhance grid flexibility in a renewable-dominant power system in China." iScience 25.2 (2022).

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2021

Deorah, Shruti M, Nikit Abhyankar, Siddharth Arora, Kanika Chawla, and Amol A Phadke. "Assessing the Key Requirements for 450 GW of Renewable Capacity in India by 2030." 2021.

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Kahrl, Fredrich, Shruti M Deorah, Lakshmi Alagappan, Paul M Sotkiewicz, and Nikit Abhyankar. Policy and Regulatory Recommendations to Support a Least-Cost Pathway for India’s Power Sector. 2021.

Abhyankar, Nikit, Shruti M Deorah, and Amol A Phadke. Least-Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments through 2030. 2021.

Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, and Shengfei Yin. Enhancing grid flexibility under scenarios of a renewable-dominant power system in China. 2021.

Phadke, Amol A, Nikit Abhyankar, Jessica Kersey, Taylor McNair, Umed Paliwal, David Wooley, Olivia Ashmoore, Robbie Orvis, Michael O’Boyle, Ric O’Connell, Utkarsha Agwan, Priyanka Mohanty, Priya Sreedharan, and Deepak Rajagopal. 2035 The Report: Plummeting Costs and Dramatic Improvements In Batteries Can Accelerate Our Clean Transportation Future. 2021.

Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Taylor McNair, David Wooley, Michael O’Boyle, and Amol A Phadke. 2030 Report: Powering America’s Clean Economy. 2021.

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, and Amol A Phadke. Illustrative Strategies for the United States to Achieve 50% Emissions Reduction by 2030. 2021.

Phadke, Amol A, Aditya Khandekar, Nikit Abhyankar, David Wooley, and Deepak Rajagopal. Why Regional and Long-Haul Trucks are Primed for Electrification Now. 2021.

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2020

Phadke, Amol A, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Taylor McNair, Bentham Paulos, David Wooley, and Ric O’Connell. 2035 The Report: Plummeting Solar, Wind, And Battery Costs Can Accelerate Our Clean Electricity Future. 2020.