Education:
Bachelors: |
B.E (Mech. Engg.), Mangalore University |
Masters: |
M.Sc. (Engg.), Indian Institute of Science |
Ph.D.: |
PhD in Energy and Environment, Indian Institute of Science |
Associate Faculty at Centre for Sustainable Technologies and Divecha Centre for Climate Change
Research Interests: Energy and Environment: policy, economics and modeling; Sustainable Energy access, Sustainable development and Global climate change; Technology management; Sustainability Transition.
Recent Research Publications:
- Balasubramanian, S. and Balachandra, P., “Effectiveness of demand response in achieving supply-demand matching in a renewables dominated electricity system: A modelling approach”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol 147, 2021, pp 111245.
- Balasubramanian, S. and Balachandra, P., “Characterising electricity demand through load curve clustering: A case of Karnataka electricity system in India”, Computers and Chemical Engineering, Vol 150, 2021, pp 107316.
- Joseph, Akhil and Balachandra, P., “Smart Grid to Energy Internet: A Systematic Review of Transitioning Electricity Systems”, IEEE Access, Vol 8, 2020, pp 215787-215805.
- Joseph, Akhil and Balachandra, P., “Energy Internet, the Future Electricity System: Overview, Concept, Model Structure, and Mechanism”, Energies, 13(16), 4242, 2020.
- Singh, M. and Balachandra, P., “Micro-Hybrid Electricity System for Energy Access, Livelihoods and Empowerment”, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 107, No. 9, 2019, pp 1995-2007.
- Sharma, T. and Balachandra, P., “Will the integration of renewable energy enable sustainable transition of Indian electricity system?”, Energy Strategy Reviews, Vol. 21, 2018, pp 137-148.
- Amrutha, A., Balachandra, P. and Mathirajan, M., “Role of targeted policies in mainstreaming renewable energy in a resource constrained electricity system: A case study of Karnataka electricity system in India”, Energy Policy, Vol. 106, 2017, pp 48-58.
- Balachandra, P., “Innovations for Sustainability – A case of mainstreaming Energy Access in rural India”, Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2015, pp 154-177.
- Sharma, T. and Balachandra, P., “Benchmarking Sustainability of Indian Electricity system: An Indicator approach”, Applied Energy, Vol. 142, 2015, pp 206-220.
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