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Personal Profile
Paul Denholm is a senior research fellow—the highest technical position at NREL—leading research in grid applications for energy storage and solar energy. He pioneered a variety of research methods for understanding the technical, economic, and environmental benefits and impacts of the large-scale deployment of renewable electricity generation. He has delivered more than 100 invited presentations to agencies including the National Science Foundation, the World Bank, and the International Energy Agency. He has co-authored more than 100 articles related to renewable energy integration. Although his official title is principal analyst, he is still an engineer at heart, and in his free time he likes to build contraptions of dubious functionality, such as a concentrating solar marshmallow cooker.
Research Interests
Effects of large-scale renewable energy deployment in electric power systems
Role of grid flexibility in integrating renewable energy, including energy storage, demand response, and efficient market design
Professional Experience
Electrical Engineer, Bardac Drives Corp. (1995–1999)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Physics, James Madison University
Master, Instrumentation Physics, University of Utah
PhD, Land Resources/Energy Analysis and Policy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Achieving an 80% Renewable Portfolio in Alaska's Railbelt: Cost Analysis
Denholm, P., Schwarz, M. & Streitmatter, L., 2024, 111 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Getting to 100%: Six Strategies for the Challenging Last 10%
Cole, W., Mai, T., Denholm, P., Brown, P., Hale, E., Lamers, P., Murphy, C., Ruth, M., Sergi, B., Steinberg, D. & Baldwin, S., 2024, 17 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Integrated Multimodel Analysis Reveals Achievable Pathways Toward Reliable, 100% Renewable Electricity for Los Angeles: Article No. 100078
Cochran, J., Denholm, P., Mooney, M., Steinberg, D., Hale, E., Heath, G., Palmintier, B., Keyser, D., Oleson, D., Arent, D., Horsey, H., Fontanini, A., Muratori, M., Jorgenson, J., Ravi, V., Cowiestoll, B., Sigrin, B., Horowitz, K., Jain, H. & Irish, M. & 3 others, , 2024, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. 1, 4, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maintaining Grid Reliability - Lessons From Renewable Integration Studies
Denholm, P., Chernyakhovskiy, I. & Streitmatter, L., 2024, 28 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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How Much Might it Cost to Decarbonize the Power Sector? It Depends on the Metric
Cole, W., Antonysamy, A., Brown, P., Sergi, B., Mai, T. & Denholm, P., 2023, In: Energy. 276, 11 p., 127608.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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