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Blake W. Billings

Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1 Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, Mail Stop 608

Room B-106, Building 5700

Oak Ridge, TN 37831

United States

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Scholarly Papers (6)

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A Dynamic 2d Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (Btes) Model for Enhanced Computational Efficiency

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A Dynamic 2d Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (Btes) Model for Enhanced Computational Efficiency

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Jun 2024
Mohamed T. Bahr, Piyush Kumar Kumawat, Blake W. Billings, Palash Panja and Kody M. Powell
University of Utah, University of Utah, Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Utah - Department of Chemical Engineering and University of Utah
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renewable energy storage, 2D Modeling, Seasonal energy storage, Computational efficiency, Sustainable energy solutions.

A Dynamic 2d Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (Btes) Model for Enhanced Computational Efficiency

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Jan 2025
Mohamed T. Bahr, Piyush Kumar Kumawat, Blake W. Billings, Palash Panja and Kody M. Powell
University of Utah, University of Utah, Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Utah - Department of Chemical Engineering and University of Utah
Downloads 60 (986,385)

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Renewable energy storage, 2D Modeling, Seasonal energy storage, Computational efficiency, Sustainable energy solutions.

A Dynamic 2d Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (Btes) Model for Enhanced Computational Efficiency

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Jul 2025
Mohamed T. Bahr, Piyush Kumar Kumawat, Blake W. Billings, Palash Panja and Kody M. Powell
University of Utah, University of Utah, Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Utah - Department of Chemical Engineering and University of Utah
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Renewable energy storage, 2D Modeling, Seasonal energy storage, Computational efficiency, Sustainable energy solutions

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Optimal Sizing of Battery Energy Storage Systems for Peak Shaving and Demand Response Using a Degradation-Aware Bo-Milp Framework

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 14 Jul 2025
Jiwei Yao, Blake W. Billings, Tao Gao, John Hedengren and Kody M. Powell
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Brigham Young University and University of Utah
Downloads 70 (907,769)

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Batteries, Bayesian optimization, Optimal sizing, energy storage, Energy management

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Industrial Load Shifting Mechanisms for Grid Peak Reduction: Modeling, Optimization, and Performance Analysis

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
Blake W. Billings and Kody M. Powell
Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Utah
Downloads 35 (1,263,436)

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industrial, Load Flexibility, process optimization, load shifting

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Unlocking Industrial Demand Flexibility Using Flywheel Energy Storage and Incentive Stacking

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Mar 2026
Matthew DeHaan, Blake W. Billings, Saurab Regmi and Kody M. Powell
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Utah
Downloads 19 (1,481,165)

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energy storage, Flywheels, Energy management, Incentive Stacking, Industrial Demand Flexibility

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Flexible Operation of Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems for Load Following and Water Desalination

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
An Ho, Blake W. Billings, John Hedengren and Kody M. Powell
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Brigham Young University and University of Utah
Downloads 17 (1,518,554)

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Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems, Flexible Nuclear Operation, Reverse Osmosis, Direct Contact Membrane Distillation, Multi-stage Flash Distillation

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Unlocking Industrial Demand Flexibility Using Flywheel Energy Storage and Incentive Stacking​

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 05 Mar 2026
Matthew DeHaan, Blake W. Billings, Saurab Regmi and Kody M. Powell
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Utah
Downloads 9 (1,555,090)

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Energy Storage, Flywheels, Energy Management, Incentive Stacking, Industrial Demand Flexibility