Dr. Shuwei Zhang

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsElectrical Energy Systems, Power Management, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives,Economic Policy, Applied Economics
KeywordsRenewable energy development and integration, Power economics, Climate Change Policy, Energy Policy, Energy Systems Analysis
Honours and awards

2021: Best essay authored in Energy Magazine

Current contact address

CountryPeople's Republic of China
CityBeijing
InstitutionDraworld Environment Research Centre (DERC)
InstituteEnergy and Environment
Homepagewww.draworld.org

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Ottmar EdenhoferPotsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK), Potsdam
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2011

Programme(s)

2011International Climate Protection Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2025Shawn Shuwei Zhang: Local protectionism is not a major barrier to China’s renewables. In: Dialogue Earth, 1, 2025, 10
2024Shuwei Zhang: Low-carbon tweaks to China’s coal power fleet may not boost the energy transition. In: Dialogue Earth, 2024,
2024Shuwei ZHANG: Opinion: How to judge when China hits peak carbon?. In: Dialogue Earth, 2024,
2024张树伟: 《转型中的电力系统——本体论与认识论》. 经济管理出版社, 2024
2023Shuwei Zhang: How to keep coal unprofitable in China?. In: China Dialogue, 2023,
2023Shuwei Zhang: Why China's renewables push fuels coal power investment. In: China Dialogue , 2023,
2020Shuwei Zhang, Nico Bauer, Guangzhi Yin, Xi Xie: Technology learning and diffusion at the global and local scales: A modeling exercise in the REMIND model. In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 151, 2020, 119765
2016Xin Wang and Dr. Shuwei Zhang: Exploring linkages among China's 2030 climate targets. In: Climate Policy, 2016, 1-12
2016Dr. Shuwei Zhang and Xuying Qin: “Promoting large and closing small in China's coal power sector 2006-2013: CO2 mitigation assessment based on vintage structure. In: Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 2016, 1-15
2014Dr. Shuwei Zhang: Renewables: Costly long-distance power. In: Nature, 2014, 168-168
2013Shuwei Zhang, Nico Bauer, Gunnar Lunderer, Elmar Kriegler: Role of technologies in energy-related CO2 mitigation in China within a climate-protection world: A scenarios analysis using REMIND. In: Applied Energy, 2013,
2013Shuwei Zhang; Nico Bauer: Utilization of the non-fossil fuel target and its implications in China. In: Climate Policy, 2013, 1-18
2007Shuwei Zhang, Kejun Jiang, Deshun Liu: Passenger Transport Modal Split based on Budgets and Implication for Energy Consumption: Approach and Application in China. In: Energy Policy, 2007, 4434-4443