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X Author: Xu Liu
2024
Khanna, Nina, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Wenjun Wang."An assessment of China’s methane mitigation potential and costs and uncertainties through 2060."Nature Communications
15 (2024).
2023
Wang, Wenjun, Nina Khanna, Xu Liu, and Jiang Lin."Measurement, reporting and Verification (MRV) of non-CO2 greenhouse gases: International Best Practices and Suggestions for China."
(2023).
Wang, Wenjun, Nina Khanna, Jiang Lin, and Xu Liu."Black carbon emissions and reduction potential in China: 2015–2050."Journal of Environmental Management
329 (2023). DOI
Chen, Yidan, Jiang Lin, David Roland-Holst, Xu Liu, and Can Wang."Declining Renewable Costs, Emissions Trading, and Economic Growth: China’s Power System at the Crossroads."Energies
(2023). DOI
2022
Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Fritz Kahrl, Shengfei Yin, Umed Paliwal, Xu Liu, Nina Khanna, Qian Luo, David Wooley, Mike O'Boyle, Olivia Ashmoore, Robbie Orvis, Michelle Solomon, and Amol A Phadke."Achieving an 80% carbon-free electricity system in China by 2035."iScience
25.10 (2022). DOI
Lin, Jiang, Nina Khanna, Xu Liu, Wenjun Wang, Jessica Gordon, and Fan Dai."Opportunities to tackle short-lived climate pollutants and other greenhouse gases for China."Science of The Total Environment
842 (2022). DOI
Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Fredrich Kahrl, Shengfei Yin, Umed Paliwal, Xu Liu, Nina Khanna, Amol A Phadke, Qian Luo, David Wooley, Mike O’Boyle, Olivia Ashmoore, Robbie Orvis, and Michelle Solomon."Achieving an 80% Carbon Free Electricity System in China by 2035."
(2022).
Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, and Shengfei Yin."Large balancing areas and dispersed renewable investment enhance grid flexibility in a renewable-dominant power system in China."iScience
25.2 (2022). DOI
2021
Feng, Wei, Nan Zhou, Wenjun Wang, Nina Khanna, Xu Liu, and Jing Hou."Pathways for Accelerating Maximum Electrification of Direct Fuel Use in China’s Building Sector."
(2021).
Lin, Jiang, Nikit Abhyankar, Gang He, Xu Liu, and Shengfei Yin."Enhancing grid flexibility under scenarios of a renewable-dominant power system in China."
(2021).
Hu, Junfeng, Qingyou Yan, Fredrich Kahrl, Xu Liu, Peng Wang, and Jiang Lin."Evaluating the ancillary services market for large-scale renewable energy integration in China's northeastern power grid."Utilities Policy
69 (2021) 101179. DOI
Kahrl, Fredrich, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Junfeng Hu."Sunsetting coal power in China."iScience
24.9 (2021) 102939. DOI
2020
Zhou, Nan, Hongyou Lu, Nina Khanna, Xu Liu, David Fridley, Lynn K Price, Wei Feng, Jiang Lin, Carolyn Szum, and Chao Ding."China Energy Outlook: Understanding China’s Energy and Emissions Trends."
(2020).
Khanna, Nina, Xu Liu, and Nan Zhou."International review of ecodesign programs for products and lessons learned for China."China Economic Journal
(2020) 1 - 31. DOI
He, Gang, Jiang Lin, Froylan Sifuentes, Xu Liu, Nikit Abhyankar, and Amol A Phadke."Rapid cost decrease of renewable energy and storage offers an opportunity to accelerate the decarbonization of China’s power system."
(2020).
He, Gang, Jiang Lin, Froylan Sifuentes, Xu Liu, Nikit Abhyankar, and Amol A Phadke."Rapid cost decrease of renewable energy and storage offers an opportunity to accelerate the decarbonization of China’s power system."
(2020).
Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Froylan Sifuentes."Economic and environmental benefits of market-based power-system reform in China: A case study of the Southern grid system."Resources, Conservation and Recycling
153 (2020) 104558. DOI
He, Gang, Jiang Lin, Froylan Sifuentes, Xu Liu, Nikit Abhyankar, and Amol A Phadke."Rapid cost decrease of renewables and storage accelerates the decarbonization of China’s power system."Nature Communications
11.1 (2020). DOI
Lin, Jiang, Xu Liu, and Gang He."Regional electricity demand and economic transition in China."Utilities Policy
64 (2020) 101047. DOI
2019
Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Froylan Sifuentes."Economic and environmental benefits of market-based power-system reform in China: provincial versus regional grid optimization."
(2019).
Zhou, Nan, Lynn K Price, Dai Yande, Jon Creyts, Nina Khanna, David Fridley, Hongyou Lu, Wei Feng, Xu Liu, Ali Hasanbeigi, Zhiyu Tian, Hongwei Yang, Quan Bai, Yuezhong Zhu, Huawen Xiong, Jianguo Zhang, Kate Chrisman, Josh Agenbroad, Yi Ke, Robert McIntosh, David Mullaney, Clay Stranger, Eric Wanless, Daniel Wetzel, Cyril Yee, and Ellen Franconi."A roadmap for China to peak carbon dioxide emissions and achieve a 20% share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy by 2030."Applied Energy
239 (2019) 793 - 819. DOI
Liu, Xu, Bo Shen, Lynn Price, Ali Hasanbeigi, Hongyou Lu, Cong Yu, and Guanyun Fu."A review of international practices for energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction and lessons learned for China."WIRES Energy and Environment
(2019). DOI
Zhou, Nan, Jingjing Zhang, Nina Khanna, David Fridley, Shan Jiang, and Xu Liu."Intertwined Impacts of Water, Energy Development, and Carbon Emissions in China."Applied Energy
238 (2019) 78 - 91. DOI
Lin, Jiang, Fredrich Kahrl, Jiahai Yuan, Xu Liu, and Weirong Zhang."Challenges and strategies for electricity market transition in China."Energy Policy
133 (2019) 110899. DOI
Lin, Jiang, Nina Khanna, Xu Liu, Fei Teng, and Xin Wang."China’s Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Future Trajectories and Mitigation Options and Potential."Scientific Reports
9.1 (2019). DOI