Emilia is a PhD student at ERG. Her research focuses on grid planning to accelerate power system decarbonization by leveraging the existing system, such as reconductoring and surplus interconnection. She is a Research Affiliate at both the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) and UC Berkeley’s India Energy and Climate Center (IECC).
Prior to moving to Berkeley, Emilia worked in the Gas Markets & Energy Retail team at the EU Agency for the Cooperation for Energy Regulators during the onset of the European energy crisis. She holds a Master’s degree in energy engineering from both KU Leuven and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University.
Publications:
The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.
Can Technology Solve Our Transmission Problems?
Leveraging automotive fuel cells can supply zero-emission peak power in the near-term
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