Ranjit Deshmukh
Biographic Data
| ID | 6905012 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ranjit Deshmukh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ranjit |
| FAMILY NAME | Deshmukh |
| SIGNATURE | DESHMUKH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5593-675X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Economic benefits and cost competitiveness of green hydrogen in decarbonizing China’s electricity and hard-to-electrify sectors
Green hydrogen has the potential to address two critical challenges in a zero-carbon energy system: balancing seasonal variability of solar and wind in the electricity sector, and replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors. In this study, focusing on China, we deploy a provincial-scale energy system planning and operation model to examine the technical and cost-optimal potential of green hydrogen to fully remove carbon-based fuels in the…
Inequity in public sector energy efficiency? Explaining disparities in program budgets in California, United States
Inequities in access to energy efficiency programs for public sector entities such as schools and local government directly impact the communities they serve. Using California as a case study, we assess the distributional justice within energy efficiency programs by investigating disparities in program budgets targeting public sector entities, specifically local governments (cities, n = 417; and counties, n = 58) and kindergarten to 12th grade (K…
Evaluating equity and justice in low-carbon energy transitions
A low-carbon energy transition is essential for mitigating climate change, but can also cause energy justice and equity impacts on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), low-income, and other frontline communities. Examples include exacerbating energy burden, inaccessibility and unaffordability of low-carbon energy and electric end-use technologies, property value loss and displacement from renewable energy siting, and unequal health ben…
Evaluating cross-sectoral impacts of climate change and adaptations on the energy-water nexus
Electricity and water systems are inextricably linked through water demands for energy generation, and through energy demands for using, moving, and treating water and wastewater. Climate change may stress these interdependencies, together referred to as the energy-water nexus, by reducing water availability for hydropower generation and by increasing irrigation and electricity demand for groundwater pumping, among other feedbacks. Further, many …
Renewable energy alternatives to mega hydropower
We assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of renewable energy alternatives to Inga 3, a 4.8-GW hydropower project on the Congo River, to serve the energy needs of the host country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the main buyer, South Africa. To account for a key uncertainty in the literature regarding the additional economic impacts of managing variable wind and solar electricity, we built a spatially and temporally detailed p…
Inequity in public sector energy efficiency? Explaining disparities in program budgets in California, United States
Inequities in access to energy efficiency programs for public sector entities such as schools and local government directly impact the communities they serve. Using California as a case study, we assess the distributional justice within energy efficiency programs by investigating disparities in program budgets targeting public sector entities, specifically local governments (cities, n = 417; and counties, n = 58) and kindergarten to 12th grade (K…
Renewable energy alternatives to mega hydropower
We assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of renewable energy alternatives to Inga 3, a 4.8-GW hydropower project on the Congo River, to serve the energy needs of the host country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the main buyer, South Africa. To account for a key uncertainty in the literature regarding the additional economic impacts of managing variable wind and solar electricity, we built a spatially and temporally detailed p…
Evaluating cross-sectoral impacts of climate change and adaptations on the energy-water nexus
Electricity and water systems are inextricably linked through water demands for energy generation, and through energy demands for using, moving, and treating water and wastewater. Climate change may stress these interdependencies, together referred to as the energy-water nexus, by reducing water availability for hydropower generation and by increasing irrigation and electricity demand for groundwater pumping, among other feedbacks. Further, many …
Evaluating equity and justice in low-carbon energy transitions
A low-carbon energy transition is essential for mitigating climate change, but can also cause energy justice and equity impacts on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), low-income, and other frontline communities. Examples include exacerbating energy burden, inaccessibility and unaffordability of low-carbon energy and electric end-use technologies, property value loss and displacement from renewable energy siting, and unequal health ben…
Inequity in public sector energy efficiency? Explaining disparities in program budgets in California, United States
Inequities in access to energy efficiency programs for public sector entities such as schools and local government directly impact the communities they serve. Using California as a case study, we assess the distributional justice within energy efficiency programs by investigating disparities in program budgets targeting public sector entities, specifically local governments (cities, n = 417; and counties, n = 58) and kindergarten to 12th grade (K…
Economic benefits and cost competitiveness of green hydrogen in decarbonizing China’s electricity and hard-to-electrify sectors
Green hydrogen has the potential to address two critical challenges in a zero-carbon energy system: balancing seasonal variability of solar and wind in the electricity sector, and replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors. In this study, focusing on China, we deploy a provincial-scale energy system planning and operation model to examine the technical and cost-optimal potential of green hydrogen to fully remove carbon-based fuels in the…
Ecology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Electricity (3 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Natural resource economics (3 works) · Renewable energy (3 works) · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (2 works) · Environmental economics (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works)