Trevor Barnes

Research Output

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, preprints, and book chapters. Links to code and datasets where available.

2026

Costs and Benefits of Transmission Investments in the United States under Different Policy Scenarios

Tehranchi, K., Barnes, T., Frysztacki, M., & Azevedo, I. M. L.

Environmental Research Letters

Journal

Multi-sector demand response for cost optimal energy transitions

Barnes, T., Tehranchi, K., Reinholz, B., Metcalfe, M., & Niet, T.

PLOS Climate, 5(5), e0000918

Journal

Near-Term Emission Targets Need Immediate Attention in the USA

Barnes, T., Tehranchi, K., Reinholz, B., Metcalfe, M., & Niet, T.

arXiv:2607.01471 [econ.GN]

Preprint
2025

PyPSA-USA: A flexible open-source energy system model and optimization tool for the United States

Tehranchi, K., Barnes, T., Frysztacki, M., & Azevedo, I.

SSRN

Preprint

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Muti-Sector Demand Response in Energy Planning Models

Barnes, T., Tehranchi, K., Reinholz, B., Metcalfe, M., & Niet, T.

International Energy Workshop

Conference
2024

A global electricity transmission database for energy system modelling

Brinkerink, M., Sherman, G., Osei-Owusu, S., Mohanty, R., Majid, A., Barnes, T., Niet, T., Shivakumar, A., & Mayfield, E.

Data in Brief, 54, 110420

Journal

OSeMOSYS step-a python package for modelling energy systems under limited foresight and with decision trees

Henke, H., Barnes, T., & Usher, W.

Zenodo

Preprint
2023

Cables to change the world

Majid, A., Shivakumar, A., Brinkerink, M., Kouroughli, T., Gray, M., Suarez, I., Barnes, T., & Puspitarini, H. D.

Transition Zero

White Paper

Global sensitivity analysis to enhance the transparency and rigour of energy system optimisation modelling

Usher, W., Barnes, T., Moksnes, N., & Niet, T.

Open Research Europe, 3, 30

Journal

CLEWs Global: An open source, open data Climate, Land, Energy, and Water systems model generator

Kuling, K., Saedi, Y., Barnes, T., Rajan, A. S., & Niet, T.

Simon Fraser University

Conference

otoole: OSeMOSYS tools for energy work

Barnes, T. & Usher, W.

Journal of Open Source Software, 8(92), 5511

Journal
2022

Enabling Decarbonization with a Coordinated Gas-Electricity System

Barnes, T., Reinholz, B., Metcalfe, M., & Niet, T.

Zenodo

Preprint

OSeMOSYS Global: An open-source, open data global electricity system model generator

Barnes, T., Shivakumar, A., Brinkerink, M., & Niet, T.

Scientific Data, 10(57)

Journal

Applying the open-source climate, land, energy, and water systems (CLEWs) model to Canada

Kuling, K., Barnes, T., Shivakumar, A., Brinkerink, M., & Niet, T.

Energy Strategy Reviews, 44, 100929

Journal

The role of US-Canada electricity trade in North American decarbonization pathways

Motalebi, S., Barnes, T., Lu, L., Leibowicz, B. D., & Niet, T.

Energy Strategy Reviews, 41, 100827

Journal
2021

Building Core Energy Literacy Skills for Students Using WeBWork Problem Sets

Barnes, T., & Niet, T.

Zenodo

Preprint