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The Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDR) works on developing advanced batteries and fuel cells for transportation and stationary energy storage, grid-connected technologies for a cleaner, more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective future, and demand responsive and distributed energy technologies for a dynamic electric grid.
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We work closely with academic, government and industry partners to conduct foundational and applied research that provides the groundwork for the development of transformative new energy technologies in the areas of energy storage and conversion, electrical grid, advanced materials for the energy infrastructure, science of manufacturing and water-energy nexus.

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2015

Greenblatt, Jeffery B., and Samveg Saxena."Autonomous taxis could greatly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions of US light-duty vehicles."Nature Climate Change 5.9 (2015) 860 - 863. DOI

2014

Saxena, Samveg, Amol A. Phadke, Anand R. Gopal, and Venkat Srinivasan."Understanding fuel savings mechanisms from hybrid vehicles to guide optimal battery sizing for India."International Journal of Powertrains 3.3 (2014) 259-278. DOI

Saxena, Samveg, Nihar Shah, Iván Dario Bedoya, and Amol A. Phadke."Understanding Optimal Engine Operating Strategies for Gasoline-Fueled HCCI Engines using Crank-Angle Resolved Exergy Analysis."Applied Energy 114 (2014) 155-163. DOI

2012

Rapp, Vi H., Anthony DeFilippo, Samveg Saxena, Jyh-Yuan Chen, Robert W. Dibble, Atsushi Nishiyama, Ahsa Moon, and Yuji Ikeda."Extending Lean Operating Limit and Reducing Emissions of Methane Spark-Ignited Engines Using a Microwave-Assisted Spark Plug." Journal of Combustion 2012 (2012). DOI

2011

DeFilippo, A., Samveg Saxena, Vi H. Rapp, Jyh-Yuan Chen, and Robert W. Dibble."Extending the lean flammability limit of gasoline using a microwave assisted sparkplug." (2011).