Peer-reviewed journal articles, working papers, and other publications apply Stanford’s interdisciplinary strengths in engineering, economics, business, and energy policy to increase global knowledge of low-carbon energy technologies.
Corporate Carbon Reduction Pledges: An Effective Tool to Mitigate Climate Change?
In this article we first summarize the specific plans articulated by seven major corporations for reducing their Corporate Carbon Footprints (…
Cost Dynamics of Clean Energy Technologies
The pace of the global decarbonization process is widely believed to hinge on the rate of cost improvements for clean energy technologies, in…
The Impact of Carbon Disclosure Mandates on Emissions and Financial Operating Performance
We examine the impact of a disclosure mandate for greenhouse gas emissions on firms’ subsequent emission levels and financial operating…
Clean Energy Technologies: Dynamics of Cost and Price
The rapid transition to a decarbonized energy economy is widely believed to hinge on the rate of cost improvements for certain clean energy…
Transitioning to Clean Energy Transportation Services: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Vehicle Fleets
Comprehensive global decarbonization requires that transportation services cease to rely on fossil fuels for power generation. This paper develops…
Life-Cycle Cost of Transportation Services
The rapid deployment of electric vehicles is widely viewed as a promising path towards decarbonizing the transportation sector. The pace at which…
The Impact of Carbon Disclosure Mandates on Emissions and Financial Operating Performance
We examine whether a disclosure mandate for greenhouse gas emissions creates stakeholder pressure for firms to subsequently reduce their emissions…
Synergistic Value in Vertically Integrated Power‐to‐Gas Energy Systems
In vertically integrated energy systems, integration frequently entails operational gains that must be traded off against the requisite cost of…
The Emergence of Cost Effective Battery Storage
Energy storage will be key to overcoming the intermittency and variability of renewable energy sources. Here, we propose a metric for the cost of…
Economics of Converting Renewable Power to Hydrogen
The recent sharp decline in the cost of renewable energy suggests that the production of hydrogen from renewable power through a power-to-gas…