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Liang Zhuang joined ESI as a Research Fellow in November 2025. He received his PhD from Beihang University in November 2025. His research primarily focuses on energy economics, low-carbon power system transitions, and the residential load management. He holds a Bachelor of Economics in Energy Economics from Beihang University. His work has been published in journals, including PNAS Nexus, iScience, and Environmental Science & Technology.
- Power System Modelling
- Residential Load Management
- Heating and Cooling load optimization
- Extreme Weather Risk.
Zhu, L.,Liang Z. (co-first author), Yan Z., et al. Air-Conditioning Replacement to Enhance the Reliability of Renewable Power Systems Under Extreme Weather Risks, accepted by PNAS Nexus.
Zhu, L.,Liang Z. (co-first author), Zhang L., et al. 2025. Assessing the impacts of coal-to-electricity transition in China’s regional power system and “2 + 26” cities, iScience, 28(2), 111775.
Liang, Z., Wu, J., Zhu, L., 2024. Research on the restructuring of overcapacity in the energy and high-consumption industries considering mergers and acquisitions, Coal Economic Research, 6, 114–121(in Chinese).
Meng, W., Zhu, L., Liang, Z., et al. 2023. Significant but Inequitable Cost-Effective Benefits of a Clean Heating Campaign in Northern China. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57, 8467–8475.
Fan, Y., Liang, Z., Yao, X., 2022. Regional power system transitions towards carbon neutrality: The case of North China. Economic and Political Studies 10, 416– 441.
Xie, J., Liang, Z., Zhang, X., Zhu, L., 2019. Efficiency evaluation of thermal power plants in China based on the weighted Russell directional distance method. Journal of Cleaner Production 222, 573– 583.
Zhu, L., Liang, Z., Xie, J., et al. 2019. Analysis of the Impact of National Carbon Market on Emission Reduction in Power Industry in China. Journal of Environmental Economics 4, 28– 43 (In Chinese).