Yu NagaiEDUCATIONVienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Doctorate, Energy Systems and Electrical Drives, 2017
Dissertation: “Access to clean cooking technologies in Uganda: Model analysis based on empirical data”

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
M.S., Advanced Energy, 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2006

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan
Research Scientist, Socio-Economic Research Center

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Research Scholar, Energy Program
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Predoctoral Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science2013 - Present2010 - 20132009

The Institute of Energy Economics Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Research Assistant, New Energy Group

2008 - 2009

Robert Bosch Corporation, Schwieberdingen, Germany
Intern, Fuel Injection Analysis

2005

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

OECD/NEA, Nuclear Development Committee (NDC)
Delegate (Bureau Member)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Advanced Reactor Working Group
Committee member

2019 - Present
2022 - 2023

PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Shimada, H., K. Asano, Y. Nagai, and A. Ozawa, 2022. “Assessing the Impact of Offshore Wind Power
Deployment on Fishery: A Synthetic Control Approach,” Environmental and Resource Economics Volume83, 791–829.
Obane, H., Y. Nagai, and K. Asano, 2021. “Assessing the potential areas for developing offshore wind energy
in Japanese territorial waters considering national zoning and possible social conflicts,” Marine Policy,
Volume 129, 104514.
Sakamoto, S., Y. Nagai, M. Sugiyama, S. Fujimori, E. Kato, R. Komiyama, Y. Matsuo, K. Oshiro, and D. Silva
Herran, 2021. “Demand-side decarbonization and electrification: EMF 35 JMIP study,” Sustainability
Science, Vol. 16, 395-410.
Nakano K., S. Hamgata, Y. Nagai, K. Nishio, and N. Tagashira, 2020. “A Survey on Energy Usage andElectrification Potential in Industrial Sectors toward Shaping Future Socio-economic Visions,” Journal ofJapan Society of Energy and Resources, Vol. 41, No. 3.
Obane, H., Y. Nagai, and K. Asano, 2020. “Assessing land use and potential conflict in solar and onshore windenergy in Japan,” Renewable Energy, Vol. 160, 842-851.
Lam, N. L., S. Pachauri, P. Purohit, Y. Nagai, M. N Bates, C. Cameron, and K. Smith, 2016. “Kerosene
subsidies for household lighting in India: what are the impacts?,” Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 11,044014.

McCollum, D. L., Y. Nagai, K. Riahi, G. Marangoni, K. Calvin, R. Pietzcker, J. van Vliet, and B. van derZwaan, 2014 “Energy investments under climate policy: a comparison of global models,” Climate Change
Economics, Vol. 4, No.4, 1340010.
McCollum, D. L., V. Krey, P. Kolp, Y. Nagai, and K. Riahi, 2013 “Transport electrification: a key element forenergy system transformation and climate stabilization,” Climatic Change, Vol. 123, 651-664.
Pachauri, S., B. J. van Ruijven, Y. Nagai, K. Riahi, D. P. van Vuuren, A. Brew-Hammond, and N. Nakicenovic,
2013. "Pathways to achieve universal household access to modern energy by 2030," Environmental
Research Letters, Vol. 8, 024015.
Mainali, B., S. Pachauri, and Y. Nagai, 2012, "Analyzing cooking fuel and stove choices in China till 2030,"
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 4, 03180501-03180515.
Narula, K., Y. Nagai, and S. Pachauri, 2012, "The role of Decentralized Distributed Generation in achieving
universal rural electrification in South Asia by 2030," Energy Policy, Vol. 47, 345-357.
Krey, V., B. C. O'Neill, B. van Ruijven, V. Chaturvedi, V. Daioglou, J. Eom, L. Jiang, Y. Nagai, S. Pachauri,and X. Ren, 2012, "Urban and rural energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in Asia," Energy Economics
Vol. 34, 272-283.
van Vliet, O., V. Krey, D. McCollum, S. Pachauri, Y. Nagai, S. Rao, and K. Riahi, 2012, "Synergies in theAsian energy system: Climate change, energy security, energy access and air pollution," Energy Economics,Vol. 34, 470-480.
Nagai, Y., H. Yamamoto, and K. Yamaji, 2010, “Constructing low emitting power systems through grid
extension in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with rural electrification,” Energy, Vol. 35, 2309-2316.
Select CRIEPI Research Publications
Mase, T., K. Asano, and Y. Nagai, 2022. “Quantitative Validation of the 6th Strategic Energy Plan,” SERC
Research Document, SE21502 (in Japanese).
Mase, T., K. Asano, Y. Nagai, and Y. Hoshino, 2021. “Evaluation of Japan’s Economic, Industrial and Energy
Demand Structure Change until 2030,” SERC Research Document, Y20506 (in Japanese).
Obane, H., K. Kazama, H. Hashimoto, Y. Nagai, and K. Asano, 2020. “A Study of Potential Impacts onSeasbirds by developing Offshore Wind Power Generation in Promotion Areas,” SERC Research
Document, Y19506 (in Japanese).
Hamagata, S., Y. Nagai, T. Inamura, K. Asano, and N. Tagashira, 2019. “A study on Japan’s energy demandand supply to achieve 80% reduction of CO2 emission in 2050,” SERC Research Document, Y19501 (inJapanese).
Obane, H., Y. Nagai, and K. Asano, 2019, “Evaluating technical potential of ground-mounted solar and onshore wind energy in Japan” CRIEPI Report, Y18003 (in Japanese).
Nishio, K., T. Mukai, Y. Nagai, and K. Ofuji, 2018, “Interpretive Issues on Decoupling between Economic
Growth and Environmental Burden,” CRIEPI Review of Electricity Economics, No. 65 (in Japanese).
Nagai, Y., and K. Okada, 2017, “Resource Adequacy under the Electricity System Reform: Balance ofpayment analysis of thermal power generation based on the long-term energy supply and demand outlook,”
CRIEPI Review of Electricity Economics, No. 64 (in Japanese).
Okada, K., and Y. Nagai, 2017, “Development of Regional Transmission Congestion Cost Evaluation Tool”
CRIEPI Review of Electricity Economics, No. 64 (in Japanese).
Hamagata, S., K. Asano, and Y Nagai, 2017. “Assessment of the Economic Impact of Changing Nuclear Sharein Power Generation,” SERC Research Document, Y17502 (in Japanese).
Obane, H., K. Asano, and Y. Nagai, 2017, “A study on the future cost of solar and wind power generation upto 2050” CRIEPI Report, Y17501 (in Japanese).
Furusawa, K., K. Okada, M. Maruyama, K. Asano, and Y. Nagai, 2016, “Issues of the tariff design ofdistribution system usage charge in European countries,” CRIEPI Report, Y15024 (in Japanese).
Asano, K., K. Okada, Y. Nagai, and M. Maruyama, 2016, “An Analysis of Renewables Market Integration
Policies in the European Liberalized Electricity Market,” CRIEPI Report, Y15022 (in Japanese).
Nagai, Y., H. Yamamoto, K. Okada, Y. Yabe, and Y. Nagata, 2016, “Development of a Power Generation
Optimization Model with Bilateral Power Inter-trade,” CRIEPI Report, Y15021 (in Japanese).
Yamamoto, H., Y. Yabe, S. Bando, and Y. Nagai, 2014, “An Evaluation of Effects of Large-Scale Introductionof Renewable Power on Capacities and Operation Modes of Power Generation Systems in Japan,” CRIEPI

Report, Y14002 (in Japanese).

SERVICE AND OUTREACH

Yoshioka, N., Y. Nagai, 2021, “Impact of Cannibalization Effect on Target Cost of Solar Photovoltaics,”
Energy and Resources, Vol. 42 No. 3.
Global Energy Assessment, 2012, Contributing Author for Chapter 1: Energy Primer, Chapter 17: Energy
pathways for Sustainable Development, and Chapter 19: Energy Access for Development.
IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, 2011, ContributingAuthor for Chapter 9: Renewable Energy in the Context of Sustainable Development.

SELECT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

Conference on Energy, Economy, and Environment, Japan Society of Energy and Resources, Tokyo, Japan,January 2018, “A Preliminary Consideration of Quantitative Assessments of Energy Security in Lowcarbon Societies.“Conference on Energy, Economy, and Environment, Japan Society of Energy and Resources, Tokyo, Japan,February 2017, “A Study on Decoupling Economic Growth and Electricity Consumption.“International Energy Workshop, Cape Town, South Africa, June 2012, “Policies to achieve universal access tomodern fuels for household cooking in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.”
IAEE International Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2011, “Assessing factors responsible for differencesin household energy access across Brazil, India, Indonesia and Kenya.”
The Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems,Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 2009, “Evaluation of Generation Planning and Rural Electrification in
Tropical Region with Decentralized Generation.”
Japan Institute of Energy Annual Meeting, Sapporo, Japan, July 2009, “An Economic Evaluation of Molten
Carbonate Fuel Cell and Calculation of Its CO2 Reduction Potential.“IAEE Asian Conference, Perth, Australia, November 2008, “Evaluation of the Potential for Distributed
Generation and Effective Use of Sewage and Wastes in Kanto Region of Japan.”

AWARDS AND HONOURSBest poster award winner at the IIASA 40th year anniversary conference
Recipient of Monbu-Kagakusho Scholarship
Recipient of HOPE Scholarship at Georgia Institute of Technology

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSThe Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
Japan Society of Energy and Resources
Atomic Energy Society of Japan2012
2009 - 2011
2001 - 2005