Reports
Transitioning India’s Road Transport Sector: Realising Climate and Air Quality Benefits
2023
Author(s): International Energy Agency
This report, prepared at the request of India’s public think tank NITI Aayog, provides a detailed picture on how CO2 emissions from road transport are likely to grow under existing policies and compares these projections with a pathway that could bring the sector on track with the 2070 goal.
Technical and Economic Aspects of Battery Reuse
2023
Author(s): Sinha S J (NITI Aayog), Teja T (NITI Aayog), Sharma G (NITI Aayog), Mandal A (Deloitte India), Dikshit C (Deloitte India), Singha H (Deloitte India), Parihar A (Deloitte India), Tripathy A (Deloitte India), Mohapatra P (Deloitte India), Jain P (Deloitte India), Mishra S (Deloitte India), Bhagyasree (GIZ), Zhimomi T (GIZ)
This report intends to establish the environmental benefits of battery reuse, review models which can determine the fitness of batteries for battery reuse and establish the economic feasibility of battery reuse as a business.
Jamaica Transportation Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
2019
Author(s): Johnson C, Koebrich S, Singer M
This report aims to inform the revised National Transport Policy so that it aligns with Jamaica’s overall GHG reduction targets and enables the road transportation sector to contribute toward these targets.
Surat Municipal Corporation Bus Electrification Assessment
2019
Author(s): Hodge C, Jeffers M, Desai J, Miller E, Shah V
This report examines the potential for Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) to electrify its bus rapid transit system (BRTS) in Surat, India. The study collected data from SMC, log in-use GPS data of SMC buses, and analyze the results. The ensuing analysis focused on the operational feasibility and life-cycle costs of battery electric buses (BEBs) compared to diesel buses operated on eight BRTS routes out of four bus depots
Preparing Distribution Utilities for Utility Scale Storage and Electric Vehicles: A Novel Analytical Framework
2020
Author(s): Nagarajan A, Ghosh S, Jain AK, Akar S, Bryce R, Emmanuel M, Remo T, Latif A, Palchak D, Cochran J, Ranjan A, Nagpal N
This report discusses the implications of increases in distributed energy resources, battery energy storage systems, and electric vehicles in India in the coming years. These emerging technologies can pose challenges to distribution utilities, forcing overhauls in planning and operational practices. The authors discuss how these technologies can also create challenges in power system infrastructure planning if not properly integrated.
This report explores the critical elements of V2G economics by summarizing the elements and costs of a V2G system. The report also describes V2G revenue-generating services and the business cases for providing these services, providing notes on real-world V2G applications and lists concerns related to V2G.
China Power System Transformation: Assessing the Benefit of Optimised Operations and Advanced Flexibility Options
2019
Author(s): International Energy Agency
The report provides a number of insights on possible Chinese Power System Transformation pathways based on the results of this modelling exercise.
How Governments Support Clean Energy Start-ups: Insights from Selected Approaches Around the World
2022
Author(s): International Energy Agency
This report presents a range of impressive policy measures from a variety of different country contexts, and identifies eight key insights for effective policy to support clean energy start-ups based on 14 detailed case studies and in-depth interviews.
Projected Costs of Generating Electricity
2020
Author(s): International Energy Agency, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
This report includes cost data on power generation from natural gas, coal, nuclear, and a broad range of renewable technologies. For the first time, information on the costs of storage technologies, the long-term operation of nuclear power plants and fuel cells is also included.
Assessing the Business Case for Hosting Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in New York State
2019
Author(s): Atlas Public Policy
The goal of the report is to harness real-world experience to establish an understanding of current charging behavior and inform future efforts to expand the EV market in New York. The main findings from the analysis are that user fees are essential to cover costs, workplace charging stations have the highest utilization among various location types, and charging stations must be used more than once per day to achieve profitability.