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Overcoming Variable Illumination in Photovoltaic Snow Monitoring: A Real-Time Robust Drone-Based Deep Learning Approach Open

Amna Mazen, Ashraf Saleem, Kamyab Yazdipaz, Ana Dyreson · 2025

Snow accumulation on photovoltaic (PV) panels can cause significant energy losses in cold climates. While drone-based monitoring offers a scalable solution, real-world challenges like varying illumination can hinder accurate snow detection…

Estimating Snow Coverage Percentage on Solar Panels Using Drone Imagery and Machine Learning for Enhanced Energy Efficiency Open

Ashraf Saleem, Ali Ismail Awad, Amna Mazen, Zoe Mazurkiewicz, Ana Dyreson · 2025

Snow accumulation on solar panels presents a significant challenge to energy generation in snowy regions, reducing the efficiency of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and impacting economic viability. While prior studies have explored snow d…

MultiSector Dynamics: 2023 Inaugural Workshop Report Open

Erwan Monier, Patrick M. Reed, Chris Vernon, Antonia Hadjimichael, Christa Brelsford , et al. · 2024

Preface The MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) Community of Practice (CoP) hosted an inaugural workshop on October 3-5, 2023 at the University of California, Davis, to bring together members of the MSD community of practice to advance understandin…

Dedicated cold-climate field laboratory for photovoltaic system and component studies: the Michigan Regional Test Center as a case study Open

Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Bruce H. King, Jennifer L. Braid, Paul Dice , et al. · 2022

Snow and ice accumulation on photovoltaic (PV) panels is a recognized-but poorly quantified-contributor to PV performance, not only in geographic areas that see persistent snow in winter but also at lower latitudes, where frozen precipitat…

Enabling Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FPV) Deployment: Exploring the Operational Benefits of Floating Solar-Hydropower Hybrids Open

Sika Gadzanku, Nathan Lee, Ana Dyreson · 2022

The Southeast (SE) Asia region is undergoing rapid energy sector transitions and exploring the potential role of renewables - including solar photovoltaics (PV) - as it becomes increasingly competitive as a result of technological advances…

Cold-Climate Field Laboratory Can Increase Phtotovoltaic System Performance & Reliability at Northern Latitudes. Open

Laurie Burnham, Bruce H. King, Daniel Riley, Paul Dice, William Snyder , et al. · 2022

A multi-model framework for assessing long- and short-term climate influences on the electric grid Open

Stuart Cohen, Ana Dyreson, Sean Turner, Vincent Tidwell, Nathalie Voisin , et al. · 2022

The Role of Regional Connections in Planning for Future Power System Operations Under Climate Extremes Open

Ana Dyreson, Naresh Devineni, Sean Turner, THUSHARA DE SILVA M., Ariel Miara , et al. · 2022

Identifying the sensitivity of future power systems to climate extremes must consider the concurrent effects of changing climate and evolving power systems. We investigated the sensitivity of a Western U.S. power system to isolated and com…

Supplemental Data for Dyreson et al. 2021, Earth's Future Open

Ana Dyreson, Naresh Devineni, Sean Turner, Thushara DeSilva, Ariel Miara , et al. · 2022

Supplemental Data for Dyreson et al. 2021, Earth's Future Publication Title: The Role of Regional Connections in Planning for Future Power System Operations under Climate Extremes Abstract: Extreme climate events can negatively impact powe…

Supplemental Data for Dyreson et al. 2021, Earth's Future Open

Ana Dyreson, Naresh Devineni, Sean Turner, Thushara DeSilva, Ariel Miara , et al. · 2022

Supplemental Data for Dyreson et al. 2021, Earth's Future Publication Title: The Role of Regional Connections in Planning for Future Power System Operations under Climate Extremes Abstract: Extreme climate events can negatively impact powe…

Multisector Dynamics: Advancing the Science of Complex Adaptive Human‐Earth Systems Open

Patrick M. Reed, Antonia Hadjimichael, Richard H. Moss, Christa Brelsford, Casey Burleyson , et al. · 2022

The field of MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) explores the dynamics and co‐evolutionary pathways of human and Earth systems with a focus on critical goods, services, and amenities delivered to people through interdependent sectors. This commenta…

MultiSector Dynamics: Scientific Challenges and a Research Vision for 2030, A Community of Practice Supported by the United States Department of Energy's Office of Science Open

Patrick M. Reed, Antonia Hadjimichael, Richard H. Moss, Erwan Monier, Sequoia Alba , et al. · 2022

This report outlines a vision for MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) as an emerging transdisciplinary field that seeks to advance our understanding of how human-Earth systems interactions shape the resources, goods, and services on which society d…

Water and Climate Impacts on ERCOT Long-Term Systems Assessment Open

Stuart Cohen, Ariel Miara, Vincent Tidwell, Seán Turner, Nathalie Voisin , et al. · 2022

Water and climate change pose many potential challenges to the electric power system. Substantial water is withdrawn every day to support thermoelectric power generating unit operations, and changes to water supply have the potential to af…

MultiSector Dynamics: Scientific Challenges and a Research Vision for 2030, A Community of Practice Supported by the United States Department of Energy's Office of Science Open

Patrick M. Reed, Antonia Hadjimichael, Richard H. Moss, Erwan Monier, Sequoia Alba , et al. · 2022

This report outlines a vision for MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) as an emerging transdisciplinary field that seeks to advance our understanding of how human-Earth systems interactions shape the resources, goods, and services on which society d…

MultiSector Dynamics: Advancing the Science of Complex Adaptive Human-Earth Systems Open

Patrick M. Reed, Antonia Hadjimichael, Richard H. Moss, Christa Brelsford, Casey Burleyson , et al. · 2021

Earth and Space Science Open Archive This work has been accepted for publication in Earth's Future. Version of RecordESSOAr is a venue for early communication or feedback before peer review. Data may be preliminary. Learn more about prepri…

Clean Grid Vision: A U.S. Perspective - Chapter 1. Clean Grid Scenarios Open

Ella Zhou, Greg Brinkman, Jonathan Ho, Ana Dyreson, Kaifeng Xu · 2021

Chapter 1: Clean Grid Scenarios serves as a broad introduction to the type of future power systems envisioned in the Clean Grid Vision: one with high penetrations of variable renewable energy generation (for example, more than 53% national…

A multi-reservoir model for projecting drought impacts on thermoelectric disruption risk across the Texas power grid Open

Sean Turner, Kristian Nelson, Nathalie Voisin, Vincent Tidwell, Ariel Miara , et al. · 2021

Analysis of the operational benefits of hybrid hydropower-floating solar photovoltaic systems Open

Sika Gadzanku, Ana Dyreson, Nathan Lee · 2021

<p>Floating solar photovoltaics (FPV) systems have become an attractive RE option due to their potential energy, environmental, and social benefits. FPV systems have been deployed as standalone systems and hybridized with other gener…

Marmot Open

Daniel Levie, Marty Schwarz, Ryan Houseman, Brian Sergi, Brady Cowiestoll , et al. · 2021

Marmot is a data formatting and visualization tool for production cost modelling results. It provides an efficient way to view PLEXOS production cost modeling results quickly, while also creating publication ready figures and data tables.

Climate Influences on Capacity Expansion Planning with Application to the Western U.S Open

Vincent Tidwell, Stuart Cohen, Ana Dyreson, Ariel Miara, Jordan Macknick , et al. · 2020

Electric power system planners utilize a variety of planning tools to inform decisions concerning generation and transmission additions to the electric grid, the need for operational changes, and to evaluate potential stressors on the syst…

Ready for Renewables: Grid Planning and Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) in the Philippines Open

Nathan Lee, Ana Dyreson, David Hurlbut, Mary Isabel McCan, Edward Neri , et al. · 2020

The Department of Energy of the Philippines launched the competitive renewable energy zones (CREZ) process to help achieve the country's goals of scaling up renewable energy generation on the power system and to ensure sustainable, secure,…

Impact of climate change on water availability and its propagation through the Western U.S. power grid Open

Nathalie Voisin, Ana Dyreson, Tao Fu, Matthew O’Connell, Sean Turner , et al. · 2020

Climate-Water Impacts on Interconnection-Scale Electricity System Planning Open

Stuart Cohen, Ana Dyreson, Jordan Macknick, Ariel Miara, Vincent Tidwell , et al. · 2020

A growing literature emphasizes the importance of integrating climate change impacts into electricity system planning. Rising average temperatures can increase and shift electricity demand while reducing generator and transmission efficien…

PLEXOS Inputs for Voisin et al. 2020 [Data set] Open

Nathalie Voisin, Ana Dyreson, Tao Fu, Matthew O’Connell, Sean Turner , et al. · 2020

These data files provide MOSART-WM monthly flows at hydropower dam and HUC4 outlet locations. The flows are transformed into monthly generation constraints scenarios for hydro (generation potential) and thermal power plants (derated capaci…

Results for Voisin et al. 2020 [Data set] Open

Nathalie Voisin, Ana Dyreson, Tao Fu, Matthew O’Connell, Sean Turner , et al. · 2020

These data files provide contemporary (2010) bulk electricity grid operations and transmission flow as simulated by PLEXOS and informed by historical and future generation constraints scenarios as informed by historical and future water av…

An Assessment of Blended Learning in Mechanics of Materials Open

Ana Dyreson, Corinne R. Henak · 2018

Instructors are often uncertain if their efforts to design a blended course are warranted by improved student outcomes compared to a lecture-based course. The first goal of this study was to find out if students benefit from a blended cour…

Economic assessment and optimal operation of CSP systems with TES in California electricity markets Open

Alexander W. Dowling, Ana Dyreson, Franklin G. Miller, Víctor M. Zavala · 2017

The economics and performance of concentrated power (CSP) systems with thermal energy storage (TES) inherently depend on operating policies and the surrounding weather conditions and electricity markets. We present an integrated economic a…

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