# Renewable-Based Power Systems ![Electricity](/sites/g/files/omnuum3496/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2025-03/AdobeStock_236083952.jpeg?h=bdd353ef&itok=_CV062EG) ## expand\_more #### Decarbonizing energy systems is the core task of mitigation of climate change and a key element of air pollution control. The Harvard-China Project and its partners in China research many aspects of energy transition of entire economies or individual sectors or regions, in China, the U.S., India, and other countries. Among the primary topics of research are: - Geophysical and techno-economic potentials of wind and solar power generation, including impacts of climate change on those potentials over time; - Integration of variable renewable power into the grid, including strategies of expanded interconnection, addition of more flexible electricity demands (e.g., electric vehicles, green hydrogen production, electrified building heating and cooling), and steadier renewable sources (e.g., offshore wind); - Electrification of light-duty transportation, including strategies taking account of real-world driving and charging behaviors observed in growing electric vehicle fleets in China and the U.S.; - Production of green hydrogen and other green fuels for use in hard-to-abate sectors such as industry (e.g., chemicals, iron & steel) and transportation (e.g., heavy-duty road transport, aviation, shipping); - Architectural design and building science to improve energy efficiency and electrify with renewable power; - and much more. ## Related Publications Download 3 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=3&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_correspondingresearc%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_fundingsources1%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationauthors%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationyear12%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researcharea1234%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=129231&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=journal_article&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=3&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_correspondingresearc%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_fundingsources1%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationauthors%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationyear12%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researcharea1234%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=129231&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=journal_article&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=3&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_correspondingresearc%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_fundingsources1%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationauthors%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationyear12%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researcharea1234%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=129231&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=journal_article&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=3&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_correspondingresearc%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_fundingsources1%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationauthors%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationyear12%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researcharea1234%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=129231&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=journal_article&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=3&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_correspondingresearc%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_fundingsources1%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationauthors%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationyear12%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researcharea1234%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=129231&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=journal_article&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=3&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_correspondingresearc%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_fundingsources1%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationauthors%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationyear12%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researcharea1234%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=129231&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=journal_article&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=3&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_correspondingresearc%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_fundingsources1%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationauthors%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationyear12%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researcharea1234%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=129231&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=journal_article&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=ris) ### 2026 Haiyang Jiang, Audun Botterud, Grant Ruan, Rahman Khorramfar, Chris P. Nielsen, Ershun Du, and Ning Zhang. 2026. “[Climate Risk-Averse Power System Planning Under Renewable Drought Events](/publication/climate-risk-averse-power-system-planning-under-renewable-drought-events)”. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems Haiyang Jiang, Audun Botterud, Grant Ruan, Rahman Khorramfar, Chris P. Nielsen, Ershun Du, and Ning Zhang. 2026. “[Climate Risk-Averse Power System Planning Under Renewable Drought Events](/publication/climate-risk-averse-power-system-planning-under-renewable-drought-events)”. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems - [ downloadPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2026.3696698) - [ downloadPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2026.3696698) Laima Eicke, Andreas Goldthau, Rainer Quitzow, James Kneebone, Priyank Lathwal, Dolf Gielen, Nicola De Blasio, Kavita Surana, and Clara Galeazzi. 2026. “[Geoeconomic Scenarios for Renewable Hydrogen Based Industrial Production](/publication/geoeconomic-scenarios-renewable-hydrogen-based-industrial-production)”. Nature Reviews Clean Technology, 2026 Laima Eicke, Andreas Goldthau, Rainer Quitzow, James Kneebone, Priyank Lathwal, Dolf Gielen, Nicola De Blasio, Kavita Surana, and Clara Galeazzi. 2026. “[Geoeconomic Scenarios for Renewable Hydrogen Based Industrial Production](/publication/geoeconomic-scenarios-renewable-hydrogen-based-industrial-production)”. Nature Reviews Clean Technology, 2026 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ downloadPublisher's Version](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44359-026-00164-3) Renewable hydrogen could have a role in decarbonizing energy-intensive industries and in achieving net-zero economies. The impacts of renewable-hydrogen production and use on industrial value chains and the geography of production are debated, as there is... - [ downloadPublisher's Version](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44359-026-00164-3) Tianguang Lu, Yu Guo, Xinyu Chen, Chris P. Nielsen, and Michael B. McElroy. 2026. “[Economic Behaviors of Generation Companies at Higher Penetration of Renewables under Different Market Concentrations](/publication/economic-behaviors-generation-companies-higher-penetration-renewables-under-different)”. Journal of Cleaner Production, 556, 148086 Tianguang Lu, Yu Guo, Xinyu Chen, Chris P. Nielsen, and Michael B. McElroy. 2026. “[Economic Behaviors of Generation Companies at Higher Penetration of Renewables under Different Market Concentrations](/publication/economic-behaviors-generation-companies-higher-penetration-renewables-under-different)”. Journal of Cleaner Production, 556, 148086 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ downloadPublisher's Version](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652626006256) - [ downloadDownload Article](/sites/g/files/omnuum3496/files/2026-04/Lu%20et%20al.%202604%20J%20Clean%20Prodn%20Gen%20Co%20Behavior%20High%20RE.pdf) Increased penetration of renewables has posed a significant influence on the wholesale electricity market. For markets with a limited number of large generation companies, such as China, the manner in which bidding strategies for these companies could... - [ downloadPublisher's Version](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652626006256) - [ downloadDownload Article](/sites/g/files/omnuum3496/files/2026-04/Lu%20et%20al.%202604%20J%20Clean%20Prodn%20Gen%20Co%20Behavior%20High%20RE.pdf) [ More Publications arrow\_circle\_right ](/publications?f%5B0%5D=bibcite_reference_hwp_c_researcharea1234%3A129231)