This fall, the Harvard-China Project created three Research Briefs for Non-Specialists, which detail new studies on solar power, hydrogen, and grid integration of renewable power. These publications, initially created as part of an Energy Foundation China grant, each contain a list of Key Takeaways to summarize the research, and more detailed figures and descriptions in the interior pages. The Key Takeaways are also translated into Chinese. The Research Briefs are available to read and download below.
Brief #1. Rising Cost Advantages of Solar Power in China and Coupled Electricity Storage for Greater Grid Compatibility - A Research Brief for Non-Specialists on a Recent Study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
This Research Brief is based on the findings of the following study published as the cover article of PNAS:
New Publication: Xi Lu, Shi Chen, Chris P. Nielsen, Chongyu Zhang, Jiacong Li, Xu He, Ye Wu, Shuxiao Wang, Feng Song, Chu Wei, Kebin He, Michael P. McElroy, and Jiming Hao. 2021. “Combined solar power and storage as cost-competitive and grid-compatible supply for China’s future carbon-neutral electricity system.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118, 42. Available at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103471118.
READ A FULL RESEARCH BRIEF FOR NON-SPECIALISTS
(with key takeaways on page 3)
Read the key takeaways in Chinese
Brief #2. Green Hydrogen from Expanded Wind Power in China: Reducing Costs of Deep Decarbonization - A Research Brief for Non-Specialists on a Recent Study Published in Renewable Energy.
New Publication: Haiyang Lin, Qiuwei Wu, Xinyu Chen, Xi Yang, Xinyang Guo, Jiajun Lv, Tianguang Lu, Shaojie Song, and Michael B. McElroy. 2021. “Economic and technological feasibility of using power-to-hydrogen technology under higher wind penetration in China.” Renewable Energy, 173, 569-580. Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.04.015.
READ A FULL RESEARCH BRIEF FOR NON-SPECIALISTS
(with key takeaways on page 3)
Read the key takeaways in Chinese
Brief #3. Rethinking Grid Integration of a Massive Renewable Power Expansion to Achieve Carbon Neutrality in China and Beyond - A Research Brief for Non-Specialists on a New HCP Collaborative Study in Joule.
New Publication: Xinyu Chen, Yaxing Liu, Qin Wang, Jiajun Lv, Jinyu Wen, Xia Chen, Chongqing Kang, Shijie Cheng, and Michael B. McElroy, 2021, "Pathway toward carbon-neutral electrical systems in China by mid-century with negative CO2 abatement costs informed by high-resolution modeling." Joule, 5, 10 (20 October), 2715-2741.
Available at https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1dxne925JEG7-P.
READ A FULL RESEARCH BRIEF FOR NON-SPECIALISTS
(with key takeaways on page 3)
Read the key takeaways in Chinese