Herzog, Howard

Howard Herzog

Senior Research Engineer, MIT Energy Initiative

hjherzog@mit.edu

Website

Phone:

617-253-0688

Office:

MIT E19-370L

Focus Areas

Managed Resources, Energy Transition

Bio

Dr. Herzog works on sponsored research involving energy and the environment, with a recent emphasis on greenhouse gas mitigation technologies. He is the Program Manager for the Carbon Sequestration Initiative, an industrial consortium that began in July 2000.

Education + Credentials

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975

M.S., Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975

Chemical Engineer's Degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980

Recent Publications

Journal Article

Drivers and implications of alternative routes to fuels decarbonization in net-zero energy systems

Mignone, B.K., L. Clarke, J. A. Edmonds, A. Gurgel, H.J. Herzog, J.X. Johnson, D.S. Mallapragada, H. McJeon, J. Morris, P. R. O’Rourke, S. Paltsev, S.K. Rose, D.C. Steinberg and A. Venkatesh (2024). Nature Communications, 15(3938) (doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47059-0)

Journal Article

Deploying direct air capture at scale: how close to reality?

Desport, L., A. Gurgel, J. Morris, H. Herzog, Y-H.H. Chen, S. Selosse and S. Paltsev (2023). Energy Economics, 129, 107244 (doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107244)

Journal Article

Variable renewable energy deployment in low-emission scenarios: the role of technology cost and value

Gurgel, A., B.K. Mignone, J. Morris, H. Kheshgi, M. Mowers, D. Steinberg, H. Herzog and S. Paltsev (2023). Applied Energy, 344, 121119 (doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121119)

Journal Article

Hard-to-abate sectors: The role of industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) in emission mitigation

Paltsev, S., J. Morris, H. Kheshgi and H. Herzog (2021). Applied Energy, 300, 117322 (doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117322)

Journal Article

The cost of CO2 transport and storage in global integrated assessment modeling

Smith, E., J. Morris, H. Kheshgi, G. Teletzke, H. Herzog and S. Paltsev (2021). International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control , 109 (103367) (doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103367)

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