Publications

Ziheng Zhu, Runxin Yu, Wei-Qiang Chen, Da Zhang (2026). Desert power for the AI era. Nexus.

Ziheng Zhu, Hanjie Mao, Runxin Yu, Audun Botterud, Michael R. Davidson, Xi Lu, Yue Qin, Bin Su, Grace C. Wu, Yuyu Zhou, Xiaoye Zhang, Xiliang Zhang, Da Zhang (2026). Integrated planning of net-zero power systems for all. Nature Energy.

Runxin Yu, Ziheng Zhu, Shize Qin, Da Zhang (2026). Dynamic Ex-Post Baselines for Enhancing the Credibility of Improved Forest Management Carbon Offsets. ES&T.

Ziheng Zhu, Hanjie Mao, Shuo Zhang, Xiaogang He, Da Zhang (2025). Spatially resolved modeling of pumped storage and hydropower for China's carbon neutrality. EES.

Zhenhua Zhang, Ziheng Zhu, Jessica A. Gordon, Xi Lu, Da Zhang, Michael R. Davidson (2025). Reaching carbon neutrality in China: Temporal and subnational limitations of renewable energy scale-up. Adv. Appl. Energy.

Ziheng Zhu, Shiping Ma, Hanjie Mao, Junting Zhong, Lifeng Guo, Deying Wang, Junling Huang, Changhong Miao, Xiaoye Zhang, Xiliang Zhang, Da Zhang (2025). Spatial planning for China's renewable energy expansion toward 2030. APEN.

Zhenhua Zhang, Ziheng Zhu, Xi Lu, Da Zhang, Michael R. Davidson (2025). Ratcheting up wind and solar targets for decarbonizing the power sector in China and beyond. CRSus.

Ziheng Zhu, Da Zhang, Xiaoye Zhang, Xiliang Zhang (2025). Integrated modeling for the transition pathway of China's power system. EES.

Ziheng Zhu, Ce Zhang, Zhaohao Ding, Da Zhang (2024). Incorporating Data Centers into China’s National Carbon Emissions Trading System. PCSEE.

Da Zhang, Ziheng Zhu, Shi Chen, Chongyu Zhang, Xi Lu, Xiaoye Zhang, Xiliang Zhang, Michael R Davidson (2024). Spatially resolved land and grid model of carbon neutrality in China. PNAS.