Anahi Molar Cruz is a Technical Leader in the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis group at EPRI. Her research focuses on the development and application of modeling tools for the assessment of economy-wide decarbonization pathways for various countries including the U.S., Japan, and Mexico. She applies expertise in systems engineering, optimization, statistics, machine learning and GIS for the techno-economic analysis of energy systems at diverse spatial scales. Currently, she supports the integrated energy system research in the Low Carbon Resource Initiative (LCRI).
Before joining EPRI, Anahi worked as a research associate at the Chair of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) on a wide range of energy-related projects including the development of the Bavarian Masterplan for geothermal energy utilization. Anahi holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from ITESM (Mexico) and a MS in Power Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, where she is also a PhD candidate.
Recent Publications
- [1] S Rose and A Molar-Cruz (2023). Differences in Regional Decarbonization Opportunities, Uncertainties, and Risks, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA. 3002028181
- [2] A Molar-Cruz et al. (2022). Techno-economic optimization of large-scale deep geothermal district heating systems with long-distance heat transport. Energy Conversion and Management, 267:115906
- [3] A Molar-Cruz, S Huezo Rodríguez, T Hamacher (2022): Characterizing the Energy Burden of Urban Households in Mexico: The Impact of Socioeconomic and Temperature Conditions Across Metropolitan Areas. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 25
- [4] S Giarola, A Molar-Cruz, K Vaillancourt, O Bahn, L Sarmiento, A Hawkes, M Brown (2021): The role of energy storage in the uptake of renewable energy: A model comparison approach. Energy Policy, 151(1):112159