Publications

Methodological developments are published in journals like the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Research in Engineering Design, and IISE Transactions. Impactful applications are published in journals such as Energy Economics, Transportation Research, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, and Water Research.

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Evidence-basedThese publications are the evidence base behind the method summarised on our Method page — not just a bibliography. Across our published work, the finding is consistent: designs that preserve flexibility routinely outperform those optimised around a single forecast, and conventional appraisal methods tend to underestimate that value until it is modelled explicitly.

Selected work

Journal article
A Printed Zinc‐Ion Microbattery with Extended Shelf Life and Durability for Energy Autonomous Sensors
Nagaraju Goli, Stefano Tagliaferri, Lifu Zhang, Yeonkyung Lee, Haoyu Bai, Luis Salinas‐Farran, J.N. Rasera, Siyuan Deng, Evan Fisher, Matteo Massetti, Maria S. Sokolikova, Cecilia Mattevi · Advanced Functional Materials · 2026
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Controlled user study on the role of situational awareness in design decisions for future lunar In-situ resource utilization systems
Luka Malone, Michel‐Alexandre Cardin, Jan J Cilliers, Stanley O. Starr, Kathryn Hadler · Acta Astronautica · 2026
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Direct air capture portfolio analysis: technology allocation and modular deployment strategies under demand and cost uncertainty
Davis Bigestans, Michel‐Alexandre Cardin, Niall Mac Dowell, Nilay Shah, James Smith · Applied Energy · 2026
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Hybrid lunar ISRU plant: A comparative analysis with carbothermal reduction and water extraction
Kosuke Ikeya, Francisco J. Guerrero-Gonzalez, Luca Kiewiet, Michel‐Alexandre Cardin, Jan J Cilliers, Stanley O. Starr, Kathryn Hadler · Acta Astronautica · 2025
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Maximising sustainability: Planning and optimisation strategies for achieving 100 % renewable energy communities in remote islands - A case study of Corvo Island, Portugal
João Graça Gomes, Sergio Sammarchi, Qiang Yang, Tianqi Yang, Cheng Tung Chong, Ana Margarida Sousa, Jeng Shiun Lim, Jia Li · Energy · 2025
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Modeling energy requirements for oxygen production on the Moon
Dorian Leger, Fardin Ghaffari-Tabrizi, Matthew Shaw, J.N. Rasera, David C. M. Dickson, Baptiste Valentin, Anton Morlock, Freja Thoresen, Aidan Cowley · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2025
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Modelling vibrational segregation of granular materials in lunar gravity using the discrete element method
Miguel Albino, Gustavo André Paneiro, J.N. Rasera · Acta Astronautica · 2025
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Multi-objective decision-making for flexible design and planning of oxygen production facilities in an uncertain lunar environment
Kosuke Ikeya, Michel‐Alexandre Cardin, Jan J Cilliers, Stanley O. Starr, Kathryn Hadler · Acta Astronautica · 2025
Preprint
On the Economic Potential of Strategic Flexibility in Hydrogen and Electricity Co-Generation for a Low-Carbon Energy Transition
Alexander Themistocleous, Michel‐Alexandre Cardin, Nikolaos Kazantzis, Davis Bigestans · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025
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Vibration-induced size segregation of lunar regolith and simulants for in situ resource utilisation (ISRU)
J.N. Rasera, Luis Salinas‐Farran, S. O. Starr, V. Schein, Bethany A. Lomax, Francesca E. McDonald, Jan J Cilliers, Kathryn Hadler · Space and Planetary Resources · 2025

ASME J. Mechanical Design
Research in Engineering Design
IISE Transactions
Energy Economics
Transportation Research
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Water Research