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Publications

Publications by Research Area

2017

Zhou, Nan, and Nina Khanna."Lessons Learned from International Energy Labelling Programs for Strengthening the China Energy Label Program."ECEEE Summer Study 2017 (2017).

Price, Lynn K., Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Ali Hasanbeigi, Hongyou Lu, and Wei Feng."Reinventing Fire: China – the Role of Energy Efficiency in China’s Roadmap to 2050."ECEEE Summer Study 2017 (2017).

Rojas-Cardenas, Jose C., Ali Hasanbeigi, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Lynn K. Price."Energy Efficiency in the Mexican Iron and Steel Industry from an International Perspective."Journal of Cleaner Production (2017).

Zhang, Qi, Xiaoyu Zhao, Hongyou Lu, Tuanjie Ni, and Yu Li."Waste Energy Recovery and Energy Efficiency Improvement in China’s Iron and Steel Industry."Applied Energy 191 (2017) 502 - 520. DOI

Hasanbeigi, Ali, Nina Khanna, and Lynn K. Price."Air Pollutant Emissions Projection for the Cement and Steel Industry in China and the Impact of Emissions Control Technologies." (2017).

Kong, Lingbo, Ali Hasanbeigi, Lynn K. Price, and Huanbin Liu."Energy conservation and CO₂ mitigation potentials in the Chinese pulp and paper industry."Resource, Conservation and Recycling 117.Part A (2017) 74-84. DOI

Xiong, Ling, Bo Shen, Shaozhou Qi, Lynn K. Price, and Bin Ye."The Allowance Mechanism of China’s Carbon Trading Pilots: A Comparative Analysis with Schemes in EU and California." (2017).

Pang, Xiufeng, Mary Ann Piette, and Nan Zhou."Characterizing variations in variable air volume system controls."Energy and Buildings 135 (2017) 166 - 175. DOI

Ding, Chao, Khee Poh Lam, and Wei Feng."An Evaluation Index for Cross Ventilation Based on CFD Simulations and Ventilation Prediction Model Using Machine Learning algorithms."Procedia Engineering 205 (2017) 2948 - 2955. DOI

Liu, Xu, Chris Marnay, Wei Feng, Nan Zhou, and Nihan Karali."A Review of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Smart Grid Projects and Their Implications for China." (2017).

Shen, Bo, Yafeng Han, Lynn K. Price, Hongyou Lu, and Manzhi Liu."Techno-Economic Evaluation of Strategies for Addressing Energy and Environmental Challenges of Industrial Boilers in China."Energy 118 (2017) 526 - 533. DOI

Ge, Jing, Wei Feng, Nan Zhou, Mark D. Levine, and Carolyn Szum."Accelerating Energy Efficiency in China's Existing Commercial Buildings, Part 1: Barrier Analysis." (2017).

Liu, Xu, Jing Ge, Wei Feng, and Nan Zhou."An Overview of the U.S. Better Buildings Initiative as a Model for Other Countries." (2017).

2016

Nachtrieb, Robert, David Fridley, Wei Feng, Nihan Karali, Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, Jimmy Tran, and Carolyn Szum."CERC-BEE Impact Model." (2016).

Jin, Ming, Wei Feng, Ping Liu, Chris Marnay, and Costas Spanos."MOD-DR: Microgrid optimal dispatch with demand response."Applied Energy 187 (2016). DOI

Lin, Jiang, Xu Liu, and Fredrich Kahrl."Excess Capacity in China's Power Systems: A Regional Analysis." (2016).

Liu, Xu, Bo Shen, Lynn K. Price, Hongyou Lu, and Ali Hasanbeigi."What China can learn from international policy experiences to improve industrial energy efficiency and reduce CO₂ emissions?." (2016).

Lin, Jiang, Ryan H. Wiser, Wei Feng, and Chris Marnay."Distributed Generation: Trends and Solutions in US." (2016).

McNeil, Michael A., Wei Feng, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Nina Khanna, Jing Ke, and Nan Zhou."Energy efficiency outlook in China’s urban buildings sector through 2030."Energy Policy 97 (2016) 532 - 539. DOI

Lin, Jiang, and Andrew Satchwell."Toward future's clean power system: lessons from the past." (2016).

Zhang, Qi, Ali Hasanbeigi, Lynn K. Price, Hongyou Lu, and Marlene Arens."A Bottom-up Energy Efficiency Improvement Roadmap for China’s Iron and Steel Industry up to 2050." (2016).

Khanna, Nina, David Fridley, Lynn K. Price, Nan Zhou, and Stephanie Ohshita."Estimating China’s Urban Energy Demand and CO₂ Emissions: A Bottom-up Modeling Perspective."2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2016).

Feng, Wei, Nina Khanna, David Fridley, Jing Ke, Ke Huang, and Nan Zhou."Impact Analysis of Developing Net Zero Energy Buildings in China."2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in BUildings 10 (2016).

Franconi, Ellen M., Michael Bendewald, Jon Creyts, Carolyn Szum, and Nan Zhou."Opportunities for Realizing Drastic Reductions in Building Sector Carbon Emissions through U.S.-China Collaboration."2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2016).

Zhou, Nan, Nina Khanna, Wei Feng, Ellen M. Franconi, Jon Creyts, Lijing Gu, and Jianguo Zhang."Policy Roadmap to 50% Energy Reduction in Chinese Buildings by 2050."2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2016).