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Journal and Media Publications

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Listed here are refereed scientific journal publications and media publications only.
For other media, refer to my full CV or my Google Scholar Profile

Refereed Journal - Published
  • Tarroja, B., Peer, R., Grubert, E., “Assessing how non-carbon co-priorities affect zero-carbon electricity system development in California under current policies”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023. 138633. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Rheinheimer, D., Tarroja B., Rallings, A.M., Willis, A.D., Viers, J.H., “Hydropower representation in water and energy system models: A review of divergences and call for reconciliation”. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2023. 3 012001. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Schichtel, B.A., Stevenson, E.D., Braun, G., Shaw, S.L., Tarroja, B., Chao, C.C., "Circular economy for lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic modules—status, challenges, and opportunities", Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 2022. 72, p.1053-1062. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Forrest, K., Lane, B., Tarroja, B., Mac Kinnon, M., Samuelsen, S., “Emissions and Air Quality Implications of Enabling On-Road Vehicles as Flexible Load through Widescale Zero Emission Vehicle Deployment in California”, Transportation Research Record, 2022. (Manuscript Link)

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  • He, H., Tian, S., Glaubensklee, C., Tarroja B., Samuelsen, S., Ogunseitan, O., Schoenung, J.M., “Advancing chemical hazard assessment with decision analysis: A case study on lithium-ion and redox flow batteries used for energy storage”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022. 129301. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Oikonomou, K., Kern, J., Tarroja, B., Voisin, N., “Review of Core Process Representation in Power System Operational Models: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities for Multisector Dynamics Research”. Energy, 2021. 122049. (Manuscript Link

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  • Wang, S., Tarroja, B., Schell, L.S., Samuelsen, S., " Determining cost-optimal approaches for managing excess renewable electricity in decarbonized electricity systems". Renewable Energy, 2021. 178, p.1187-1197. (Manuscript Link

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  • Tian, S., He, H., Kendall, A., Davis, S.J., Ogunseitan, O., Schoenung, J.M., Samuelsen, S., Tarroja, B., "Environmental Benefit-Detriment Thresholds for Flow Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Case Study in California ". Applied Energy, 2021. 300, 117354. (Manuscript Link

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  • Tarroja, B., Hittinger, E., “The value of consumer acceptance of controlled electric vehicle charging in a decarbonizing grid: The case of California”, Energy, 2021. 229, 120691. (Manuscript Link

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  • Qin, P., Xu, H., Liu, M., Xiao, C., Forrest, K., Samuelsen, S., Tarroja, B., "Assessing concurrent effects of climate change on hydropower supply, electricity demand, and greenhouse gas emissions in the Upper Yangtze River Basin of China". Applied Energy, 2020. 279, 115694. (Manuscript Link

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  • Forrest, K., MacKinnon, M., Tarroja, B., Samuelsen, S., "Estimating the Technical Feasibility of Zero-Emission Vehicles for the Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Sectors in California". Applied Energy, 2020. 276, 115439. (Manuscript Link)

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  • He, H., Tian, S., Tarroja, B., Ogunseitan, O., Samuelsen, S., Schoenung, J.M., "Flow Battery Production: Materials Selection and Environmental Impact". Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020. 121740. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Tarroja, B., Peer, R., Sanders, K.T., Grubert, E., "How do non-carbon priorities affect zero-carbon electricity systems? A case study of freshwater consumption and cost for SB100 compliance in California". Applied Energy, 2020. 265, 114824. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Qin, P., Xu, H., Liu, M., Du, L., Xiao, C., Liu, L., Tarroja, B. “Climate change impacts on Three Gorges Reservoir impoundment and hydropower generation.”, Journal of Hydrology, 2020. 580, 123922. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Forrest, K., Chiang, F., AghaKouchak, A., Samuelsen, S. “Implications of Hydropower Variability from Climate Change for Design and Operation of a Future, Highly-Renewable Electric Grid in California”, Applied Energy, 2019. 237, p.353-366. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Wang, S., Tarroja, B., Schell, L.S., Shaffer, B., and Samuelsen, S., “Prioritizing Among the End-Uses of Excess Renewable Energy for Cost-Effective GHG Emissions Reductions”, Applied Energy, 2019. 235, p. 284-298. (Manuscript Link​)

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  • Forrest, K., Tarroja, B., Chiang, F., AghaKouchak, A., and Samuelsen, S., “Assessing Climate Change Impacts on California Hydropower Generation and Ancillary Services Provision”, Climatic Change, 2018. 151: p.395-412. (Manuscript Link​)

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  • Cheng, A.J., Tarroja, B., Shaffer, B., Samuelsen, S. “Comparing the Emissions Benefits of Centralized vs. Decentralized Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Approaches: A Case Study of the Year 2030 California Electric Grid”, Journal of Power Sources, 2018. 401: p.175-185. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Tarroja, B., Chiang, F., AghaKouchak, A., and Samuelsen, S., “Assessing future water resource constraints on thermally based renewable energy resources in California”, Applied Energy, 2018. 226: p. 49-60. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Chiang, F., AghaKouchak, A., Samuelsen, S., Raghavan, S.V., Wei, M., Sun, K., and Hong, T., “Translating climate change and heating system electrification impacts on building energy use to future greenhouse gas emissions and electric grid capacity requirements in California”, Applied Energy, 2018. 225: p. 522-534. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Shaffer, B.P., and Samuelsen, S., “Resource portfolio design considerations for materially-efficient planning of 100% renewable electricity systems”, Energy, 2018. 157: p. 460-471. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Hardin, E., AghaKouchak, A., Qomi, M.J.A, Madani, K., Tarroja, B., Zhou, Y., Yang, T., Samuselsen, S., “California Drought Increases CO2 Footprint of Energy Production”, Sustainable Cities and Society, 2017, 28: p.450-452. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Forrest, K., Tarroja B., Zhang, L., Shaffer, B., Samuelsen, S., “Charging a Renewable Future: The Impact of EV Charging Intelligence on Energy Storage Requirements for Renewable Portfolio Standards”, Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 336: p.63-74. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., AghaKouchak, A., Samuelsen, S., “Quantifying the Implications of Climate-Change Impacted Hydropower on Electric Grid Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Operation”, Energy, 2016. 111: p.295-305. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja B., Zhang, L., Wifvat, T., Shaffer, B., Samuelsen, S., “Assessing the Stationary Energy Storage Equivalency of Vehicle-to-Grid Charging Battery Electric Vehicles”, Energy, 2016. 106: p.673-690. (Manuscript Link)

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  • Forrest, K., Shaffer, B., Tarroja, B., Samuelsen, S., “A Comparison of Fuel Cell and Energy Storage Technologies' Potential to Reduce CO2 Emissions and Meet Renewable Generation Goals”, ECS Transactions, 2016. 71(1), p.193-203. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Shaffer, B., Samuelsen, S., “The Importance of Grid Integration for Achievable Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from Alternative Vehicle Technologies”, Energy, 2015. 87: p.504-519. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Shaffer, B., Tarroja, B., Samuelsen, S., “Dispatch of Fuel Cells as Transmission Integrated Grid Energy Resources”, Applied Energy, 2015. 148: p.178-186. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., AghaKouchak, A., Samuelsen, S., Sobhani, R., Feldman, D., Jiang, C.S., “Evaluating Options for Balancing the Water-Electricity Nexus in California: Part 2 – Greenhouse Gas and Renewable Energy Utilization Impacts”, Science of the Total Environment, 2014. 497-498: p.711-724. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., AghaKouchak, A., Samuelsen, S., Sobhani, R., Feldman, D., Jiang, C.S., “Evaluating Options for Balancing the Water-Electricity Nexus in California: Part 1 – Securing Water Availability”, Science of the Total Environment, 2014. 497-498: p.697-710. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Eichman, J.D., Zhang, L., Brown, T., Samuelsen, S., “The Effectiveness of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Renewable Power in Support of Holistic Environmental Goals: Part 2 – Design and Operation Implications for Load-Balancing Resources on the Electric Grid”, Journal of Power Sources, 2014. 278: p.782-793. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Eichman, J.D., Zhang, L., Brown, T., Samuelsen, S., “The Effectiveness of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Renewable Power in Support of Holistic Environmental Goals: Part 1 - Evaluation of Aggregate Energy and Greenhouse Gas Performance”, Journal of Power Sources, 2014. 257(1): p.461-470. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Eichman, J.D., Mueller, F., Tarroja, B., Schell, L.S., Samuelsen, S., “Exploration of the integration of renewable resources into California's electric system using the Holistic Grid Resource Integration and Deployment (HiGRID) tool”, Energy, 2013. 50(1): p. 353-363. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Mueller, F., Eichman, J.D., Samuelsen, S., “Metrics for Evaluating the Impacts of Intermittent Renewable Generation on Utility Load-Balancing with a Case Study in California.” Energy, 2012. 42(1): p. 546-562. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., Mueller, F., Samuelsen, S., “Solar power variability and spatial diversification: implications from an electric grid load balancing perspective”, Wiley International Journal of Energy Research, 2012. 37(9): p.1002-1016. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B., F. Mueller, J.D. Eichman, J. Brouwer, and S. Samuelsen, “Spatial and temporal analysis of electric wind generation intermittency and dynamics”. Renewable Energy, 2011. 36(12): p. 3424-3432. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Mueller, F., Tarroja, B.J., Maclay, J.D., Jabbari, F., Brouwer, J., Samuelsen, S., "Design, Simulation and Control of a 100 Megawatt-Class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Hybrid System”, ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, June 2010, Vol.7, Issue 3. (Manuscript Link)

 

  • Tarroja, B.J., Mueller, F., Maclay, J.D., Brouwer, J., "Parametric Thermodynamic Analysis of a Pure Hydrogen Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine System Design Space". ASME Journal for Engineering of Gas Turbines and Power, July 2010, Vol. 132, Issue 7.​ (Manuscript Link)

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Refereed Journal - Submitted / In Review
  • Tarroja B., Schoenung, J.M., Ogunseitan, O., Kendall, A., Qiu, Y., Malloy, T., Peters, J., Mijin Cha, J., Mulvaney, D., Heidrich, O., Baumann, M., “Overcoming Barriers to Improved Decision-Making for Sustainable Large-Scale Battery Deployment”. Revised Manuscript Under Review

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  • Tarroja B., Forrest, K., Yamada, K., Saha, R., Hyland, M., “Estimating the Electricity System Benefits of Shifting Trips to Electric Bikes from Battery Electric Vehicles: A Case Study for California”. Initial Manuscript Submitted

Media Publications
  • Brian Tarroja, “Hydroelectric drought: How climate change complicates California’s plans for a carbon-free future.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 16, 2021. (Link)

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  • Brian Tarroja, David L. Feldman, “Time to Cross the Water-Energy Divide.” SOURCE Magazine, American Water Works Association CA-NV Section, Summer 2017 Issue. (Link)

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