Impact
Dr. Abigail Mechtenberg, the ESDD research group, and key collaborators contribute in various ways to the current understanding of energy and sustainable development with design. By forming a unified team, all researchers, collaborators, and design teams are empowered to influence growth and progress in future sustainable energy and research and development initiatives in low- to middle-income countries. This impact is demonstrated through co-publications, presentations, and other activities that have an effect on policy.
Publications
- Musaazi MK, Mechtenberg AR, Nakibuule J, Sensenig R, Miyingo E, Makanda JV, Hakimian A, Eckelman MJ. “Quantification of Social Equity in Life Cycle Assessment for Increased Sustainable Production of Sanitary Products in Uganda”, Journal of Cleaner Production (2013), doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.026.
- Tulga Ersal, Changsun Ahn, John Whitefoot, Abigail R. Mechtenberg, Diane L. Peters, Ian A. Hiskens, Huei Peng, Anna Stefanopoulou, Panos Y. Papalambros, Jeffrey L. Stein. “Coupling Between Component Sizing and Regulation Capability in Microgrids”. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2013.
- Abigail Mechtenberg, Kendra Borchers, Emmanuel Miyingo, Farhan Hormasji, Amirtha Hariharan, John Vianney Makanda, and Moses Musaazi. “Human Power (HP) as a Viable Electricity Portfolio Option below 20 W/Capita”. Energy for Sustainable Development, 2011. [Best Paper of the Year Nomination– Amulya K.N. Reddy Award; chosen as Lead Article in June 2012]
- Abigail Reid Mechtenberg. “Fuel Economy: From Niche to Status-quo Manufacturing”. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants. October 2009 vol. 2 no. 1104-117.
Presentations &/or Policy Initiatives
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Charrettes, June 18-20, 2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Mechtenberg is part of a select group of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, nationalities and sectors invited to participate in a set of charrettes to conduct intensive inquiry into specific questions resulting in defined pathways and actions for greater speed and scale and to continue to expand the movement around achieving sustainable energy for all. The charrettes will provide input and momentum for the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit in September, and for the High-level sessions on SDGs and Financing for Development at the UN General Assembly to be held at the same time.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) International Conference on Applied Energy, May 22-24, 2019, Boston, Massachusettes
Dr. Mechtenberg presented her hybrid vehicle powertrain design during the MIT A+B 2019 and discussed new optimization energy algorithms related to micro-grids.