2026.03.10

Nagai, Yu

  • Socio-Economic Research Center
  • Research Scientist
  • e-mail: nagai-yu(at)criepi.denken.or.jp *'(at)'should be replaced by @
  • Areas of Expertise: Energy System Modelling, Quantitative Policy Evaluation, Power Market Analysis

Education and Professional Experiences

2006
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
2009
M.S., The Univeristy of Tokyo, Advanced Energy
2017
Doctorate, Vienna University of Technology, Energy Systems and Electrical Drives
2010.1- 2013.7
Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
2013.10- present
Research Scientist, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan

Publications

■Academic Papers

Main Author

Constructing low emitting power systems through grid extension in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with rural electrification

Energy, Vol. 35, 2309-2316

Co-Author

Effect of information provision by familial nudging on attitudes toward offshore wind power

Public Library of Science

PLoS One . 2024 Jan 17;19(1):e0297199.

Assessing the Impact of Offshore Wind Power Deployment on Fishery: A Synthetic Control Approach

Springer

Environmental and Resource Economics/Volume 83/791-829

Assessing the potential areas for developing offshore wind energy in Japanese territorial waters considering national zoning and possible social conflicts

Elsevier

Marine Policy/Volume 129/104514

Demand-side decarbonization and electrification: EMF 35 JMIP study

Springer

Sustainability Science/Volume 16/395-410

Assessing land use and potential conflict in solar and onshore wind energy in Japan

Kerosene subsidies for household lighting in India: what are the impacts?

  • Nicholas L Lam
  • Shonali Pachauri
  • Pallav Purohit
  • Nagai, Yu
  • Michael N Bates
  • Colin Cameron
  • Kirk R Smith

Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 11, 044014.

Energy investments under climate policy: a comparison of global models

  • McCollum, D. L.
  • Nagai, Yu
  • K. Riahi
  • G. Marangoni
  • K. Calvin
  • R. Pietzcker
  • J. van Vliet
  • B. van der Zwaan

World Scientific

Climate Change Economics/Volume 4/1340010

Transport electrification: a key element for energy system transformation and climate

  • David McCollum
  • Volker Krey
  • Peter Kolp
  • Nagai, Yu
  • Keywan Riahi

Climatic Change, Vol. 123, 651-664

Synergies in the Asian energy system: Climate change, energy security, energy access and air pollution

  • van Vliet, O.
  • V. Krey
  • D. McCollum
  • S. Pachauri
  • Nagai, Yu
  • S. Rao
  • K. Riahi

Elsevier

Energy Economics/Volume 34/470-480

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