Mehrdad Pirnia, University of Waterloo

Research

Renewable energy Electricity markets Electricity pricing Energy storage Long term electricity expansion planning Power system Smart grid Solar energy

Latest papers

Impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's electricity market: Load, generation, emissions.
The electricity journal · 2022 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Sustainable Aviation for Reducing Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emission in Canadian Skies
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$757,725
Comparing Electric and Gas-Powered Flight Training in Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$24,965
Developing novel optimization models and algorithms for energy systems with renewable energy and storage capacities
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's electricity market: Load, generation, emissions.

Pirnia M, Elsarague M, Beylunioglu FC, Ahmed M, Nathwani J

The electricity journal2022First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2022.107111 PMID: 40478088

Sustainable Aviation for Reducing Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emission in Canadian Skies

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Pirnia, Mehrdad MP

Keywords: battery; cold climate; electric planes; flight training; ghg emission reduction; microgrids; renewable energy; sustainable aviation

$757,725

Comparing Electric and Gas-Powered Flight Training in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Parker, Paul K.

Keywords: electric aviation; electric flight training; GHG emission reduction

$24,965

Developing novel optimization models and algorithms for energy systems with renewable energy and storage capacities

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Pirnia, Mehrdad

$12,500

Developing novel optimization models and algorithms for energy systems with renewable energy and storage capacities

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pirnia, Mehrdad

Keywords: power system; energy storage; renewable energy; electricity pricing; stochastic model; long term electricity expansion planning; wind and solar energy; solar energy; electricity markets; smart grid

$156,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Jatin Nathwani

Management Sciences (Faculty of Engineering)

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Renewable energy Dear Professor Pirnia, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's electricity market: Load, generation, emissions." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Sustainable Aviation for Reducing Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emission in Canadian Skies" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]