Primary research interests

Implications of large-scale deployment of renewable energy
Integration of renewable technologies into the power system

Selected publications

National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2012). Renewable Electricity Futures Study. Hand, M.M.; Baldwin, S.; DeMeo, E.; Reilly, J.M.; Mai, T.; Arent, D.; Porro, G.; Meshek, M.; Sandor, D. eds. 4 vols. NREL/TP-6A20-52409. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Mai, T.; Wiser, R.; Sandor, D.; Brinkman, G.; heath, G.; Denholm, P.; Hostick, D.J.; Darghouth, N.; Schlosser, A.; Strzepek, K. (2012). "Exploration of High-Penetration Renewable Electricity Futures. Vol. 1 of Renewable Electricity Futures Study." NREL/TP-6A20-52409-1. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Brinkman, G.; Denholm, P.; Drury, E.; Ela, E.; Mai, T.; Margolis, R.; Mowers, M. (2012). "Grid Modeling for the SunShot Vision Study." 38 pp.; NREL/TP-6A20-53310.

Ibanez, E.; Mai, T.; Coles, L. (2012). Analyzing the Deployment of Large Amounts of Offshore Wind to Design an Offshore Transmission Grid in the United States. The 11th International Workshop on Large-scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems. Lisbon, Portugal, November 13-15, 2012. NREL Report No. CP-5500-56262.

Denholm, P.; Hand, M.; Mai, T.; Margolis, R.; Brinkman, G.; Drury, E.; Mowers, M.; Turchi, C. (2012). "Potential Role of Concentrating Solar Power in Enabling High Renewables Scenarios in the United States." 29 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-6A20-56294.

Mai, T., A. Dhar, and O. Narayan. (2007). "Equilibration and Universal Heat Conduction in Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Chains." Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 184301.