Varun Rai

Varun Rai

Varun Rai

  • Research Fellow

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Biography

Varun's research focuses on technologies and policies for carbon capture and storage (CCS), technological innovation and diffusion, and the technology and energy policy of India. He leads the carbon capture and storage (CCS) research at PESD.
 
He received his Ph.D. and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford with specialization in energy systems and technologies. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

publications

Working Papers
April 2010

Adapting to Shifting Government Priorities: An Assessment of the Performance and Strategy of India's ONGC

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Working Papers
August 2009

Real Drivers of Carbon Capture and Storage in China and Implications for Climate Policy

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Working Papers
June 2009

Role of Carbon Capture Technologies in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Models: A Parametric Study for the U.S. Power Sector

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In The News

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Commentary

The big winner is coal

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