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Overview

Chris Marnay is affiliated with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States and specializes in engineering, particularly within electrical and electronic engineering. Their research encompasses a variety of topics related to microgrids, energy management, and infrastructure.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on microgrid systems and energy resilience. Notable papers include:

  • "Microgrids Against Wildfires: Distributed Energy Resources Enhance System Resilience" (2022, IEEE Power and Energy Magazine)
  • "Microgrids 2023 editorial" (2023, Applied Energy)
  • "Microgrids 2025 editorial" (2025, Applied Energy)
  • "Microgrids 2021 Editorial" (2022, Applied Energy)
  • "An economic analysis of used electric vehicle batteries integrated into commercial building microgrids" (2022, RePEc: Research Papers in Economics)

Marnay's frequent coauthors include Yuko Hirase, Patricio Mendoza-Araya, Nikos Hatziargyriou, Tao Xu, and Rodrigo Moreno. These collaborations contribute to work across microgrid control, optimization, and energy system resilience.

Their research topics span multiple areas including:

  • Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • IoT Networks and Protocols
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems

Publication venues frequently featuring Marnay's work include:

  • Applied Energy
  • IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

The primary engineering focus is electrical and electronic engineering, with additional work touching on automotive engineering, civil and structural engineering, pollution, and control and systems engineering. The combination of topics and subfields indicates a comprehensive approach to energy systems, integrating technical, environmental, and economic perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Integration of distributed energy resources. The CERTS Microgrid Concept

    Robert Lasseter;Abbas Akhil;Chris Marnay;John Stephens

  • Optimal Technology Selection and Operation of Commercial-Building Microgrids

    C. Marnay;G. Venkataramanan;M. Stadler;A.S. Siddiqui

  • A larger role for microgrids

    G. Venkataramanan;C. Marnay

  • Microgrid Evolution Roadmap

    Chris Marnay;Spyros Chatzivasileiadis;Chad Abbey;Reza Iravani

  • Shape of the microgrid

    Chris Marnay;F. Javier Rubio;Afzal S. Siddiqui

  • Optimizing Distributed Energy Resources and Building Retrofits with the Strategic DER-CAModel

    M. Stadler;M. Groissböck;G. Cardoso;G. Cardoso;C. Marnay

  • An Economic Analysis of Used Electric Vehicle Batteries Integrated Into Commercial Building Microgrids

    S. Beer;T. Gomez;D. Dallinger;I. Momber

  • Microgrid to enable optimal distributed energy retail and end-user demand response

    Ming Jin;Ming Jin;Wei Feng;Chris Marnay;Costas Spanos

  • Modeling of Thermal Storage Systems in MILP Distributed Energy Resource Models

    David Steen;David Steen;Michael Stadler;Gonçalo Cardoso;Gonçalo Cardoso;Markus Groissböck

  • MOD-DR: Microgrid optimal dispatch with demand response

    Ming Jin;Ming Jin;Wei Feng;Ping Liu;Chris Marnay

  • A simulation-based efficiency comparison of AC and DC power distribution networks in commercial buildings

    Daniel L. Gerber;Vagelis Vossos;Wei Feng;Chris Marnay

  • Microgrids in the Evolving Electricity Generation and Delivery Infrastructure

    Chris Marnay;Giri Venkataramanan

  • A review of microgrid development in the United States – A decade of progress on policies, demonstrations, controls, and software tools

    Wei Feng;Ming Jin;Ming Jin;Xu Liu;Yi Bao;Yi Bao

  • The CERTS microgrid and the future of the macrogrid

    Chris Marnay;Owen C. Bailey

  • Optimal investment and scheduling of distributed energy resources with uncertainty in electric vehicles driving schedules

    Goncalo Cardoso;Michael Stadler;Mohammed C. Bozchalui;Ratnesh Sharma

  • Shape of the microgrid

    C. Marnay;F.J. Robio;A.S. Siddiqui

  • Optimal planning of microgrid power and operating reserve capacity

    Mike Quashie;Chris Marnay;François Bouffard;Géza Joós

  • Integration of distributed energy resources. The CERTS Microgrid Concept - eScholarship

    Robert Lasseter;Abbas Akhil;Chris Marnay;John Stephens

  • Microgrid Reliability Modeling and Battery Scheduling Using Stochastic Linear Programming

    Gonçalo Cardoso;Michael Stadler;Afzal Siddiqui;Afzal Siddiqui;Chris Marnay

  • Energy manager design for microgrids

    Ryan Firestone;Chris Marnay

  • Distributed Generation with Heat Recovery and Storage

    Afzal S. Siddiqui;Chris Marnay;Ryan M. Firestone;Nan Zhou

  • Distributed Energy Resources Market Diffusion Model

    Karl Magnus Maribu;Ryan M. Firestone;Chris Marnay;Afzal S. Siddiqui

Frequent Co-Authors

Giri Venkataramanan
Giri Venkataramanan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Geza Joos
Geza Joos McGill University
Reza Iravani
Reza Iravani University of Toronto
Yi Bao
Yi Bao Stevens Institute of Technology
Robert H. Lasseter
Robert H. Lasseter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Toshihisa Funabashi
Toshihisa Funabashi University of the Ryukyus
Johan Driesen
Johan Driesen KU Leuven
Toshifumi Ise
Toshifumi Ise Nara Gakuen Incorporated Educational Institution
Costas J. Spanos
Costas J. Spanos University of California, Berkeley
Pierluigi Mancarella
Pierluigi Mancarella University of Melbourne

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