Research Briefs
The Next Frontier in Clean Flight?: Jet Fuel from City Waste
AVIATION CURRENTLY CONTRIBUTES ABOUT 2.5% OF GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS, and with air travel demand expected to double by 2040, cutting those emissions has become a pressing priority. One promising path forward is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a low...
Oliver Lontay '27 on Data Center Development in China
Harvard-China Project: Oliver, can you share the name of your project, and what you researched while in China? Oliver Lontay: This summer I worked with the Harvard China Project at Nanjing University on a project about the growth of China’s data center...
Warming Arctic Reduces Dust Levels in Parts of the Planet
Research finds anti-desertification measures needed in tandem with emission reductions
By Leah Burrows | View the article on the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences website Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its impacts are...
In His Own Words: Research Assistant Andres Gonzalez '24 on Modeling Hydrogen
Andres Hernandez Gonzalez '24, a mechanical engineering concentrator at the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been an undergraduate researcher with the Harvard-China Project for more than two years. He earned a spot in the...
An Early Warning System for Joint Heat and Ozone Extremes in China
Research identifies patterns to predict co-occurrence of heat and ozone extremes in China months By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications High temperatures exacerbate ground-level ozone production, resulting in a deadly combination of extreme heat and poor...
Shi Chen Named "Innovator Under 35" by MIT Technology Review
Each year the MIT Technology Review scours the globe for the best and brightest young innovators, pioneers, inventors and humanitarians; each spring, they unveil their curated “Innovators Under 35” (TR35) list of their honorees. Their TR35 China list...
Integrating Offshore Wind into China’s Power Grid Can Further Carbon Neutrality Goals
New Nature Communications research models optimal investment in grid-connected offshore wind OFFSHORE WIND POWER OFFERS A PROMISING SOLUTION to the challenge of decarbonizing coastal China. China’s coastal provinces, though small in land mass, are home to...
Student Researchers Grapple with Decarbonizing China + Asia
This summer, through the generous continued support of the Harvard Office of Career Services, the Harvard-China Project coordinated its fourth summer of undergraduate research. This year, seven students were paired with Harvard-China Project researchers...
Clean Hydrogen: A Long-Awaited Solution for Hard-to-Abate Sectors?
New research in Nature Energy models the value of clean hydrogen in decarbonizing heavy industries/heavy transport Research Cited: Xi Yang, Chris P. Nielsen, Shaojie Song, and Michael B. McElroy. 2022. “ Breaking the “hard-to-abate” bottleneck in China’s...
Research Explores Pathways for Carbon Free India by 2050
Scenarios envision major role for production of “green hydrogen” as energy source INDIA, the second most populous country on the planet, is also the world’s third largest national carbon dioxide emitter. It is investing billions in renewable power, and...
HCP Research Briefs for Non-Specialists
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...
Modeling Emissions Pathways for India's Climate Amid COVID-19 Recovery
Varying emissions strategies can impact temperature & extreme weather AS THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY from COVID-19 continues, decisions regarding emissions strategies can have important implications on regional climate change. A new paper in...
