Research interests
- Energy economics
- Energy system modelling
- Energy markets and regulation
Ongoing research/Working papers
〉Shirizadeh, B., & Quirion, P. (expected 2022). Long-term optimization of hydrogen-electricity nexus for France. Under review.
Peer-reviewed articles
〉Shirizadeh, B. & Quirion, P. (2022). The importance of renewable gas in reaching carbon-neutrality: Insights from and energy system optimization model. Energy. 255(C) 124503.
〉Shirizadeh, B., Perrier, Q., & Quirion. P. (2022). How sensitive are fully renewable power systems to the cost uncertainty? The Energy Journal. Vol. 43, No 1
〉Shirizadeh, B. & Quirion, P. (2022). Do multi-sector energy system optimization models need hourly temporal resolution? Applied Energy. 305C 117951.
〉Shirizadeh, B., & Quirion, P. (2021). Low-carbon options for the French power sector; what role for renewables, nuclear power and carbon capture and storage. Energy Economics. 105004.
〉De Guibert, P., Shirizadeh, B., & Quirion, P. (2020). Variable time-step: a way to improve computational tractability for energy system models with long-term storage. Energy. 119024.
PhD dissertation
〉Reaching carbon neutrality in France by 2050: optimal choice of energy sources, carriers and storage options – defended in February 2021
Conference proceedings
〉Shirizadeh, B. (2021). Relative role of electricity and gas in a carbon neutral future: Insights from an energy system optimization model. In Energy, COVID, and Climate Change, 1st IAEE Online Conference, June 7-9, 2021. International Association for Energy Economics.
〉Shirizadeh, B. (2020). Solving the energy transition riddle: Renewable gas for transport and renewable electricity for heating. 17th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), pp. 1-6.
Press articles
〉Un nouveau programme électronucléaire est-il justifié pour la France ? (Article in The Conversation, co-authored with Philippe Quirion, April 2022)
〉Pour un débat démocratique et citoyen sur l’énergie après l’élection présidentielle (Tribune in Le JDD, co-authored with Alain Grandjean, Philippe Quirion, Nicolas Goldberg, Robin Girard, Émilie Cariou, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Jean-Pierre Goudard and Julien Robillard, October 2021).
〉Un mix électrique majoritairement nucléaire n’est pas la meilleure option économique (Tribune in Le Monde, co-authored with Quentin Perrier and Philippe Quirion, January 2021).
〉La montée en puissance des énergies renouvelables électriques ne nous mettra pas sur la paille, bien au contraire (EnerPresse N°12498, co-authored with Alain Grandjean and Philippe Quirion, January 2020).
〉Famille de modèles d’optimisation de l’investissement et du fonctionnement de systèmes énergétiques, EOLES (Energy Optimization for Low-Emission Systems)