Xinyu Chen, Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); Adjunct Professor, School of Management, HUST; Director, Power and Energy System Transition Center, HUST; Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars; Visiting Researcher, Harvard University. Bachelor's and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University; formerly served as Lecturer at Harvard University and other positions. Important academic appointments include Chair of the Low-Carbon Energy Systems and Policy Working Group, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Vice Chair of the Low-Carbon Power Technology Subcommittee, IEEE; Editorial Board Member of IET journals, etc. Research directions include electricity markets, integrated energy systems, renewable energy and its grid integration, energy policy, and load forecasting, etc.
Participated in the "China 2030/2050" low-carbon development research at Harvard Global Institute, and strategic research on smart grids at China Southern Power Grid; presided over overseas research projects of State Key Laboratories, projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and dispatch and trading planning projects of State Grid Corporation of China and China Southern Power Grid, etc. Published more than 50 journal papers, with multiple papers published as first author or corresponding author in high-level SCI journals including Nature Energy (a subsidiary journal of Nature), Nature Communications, Science Advances (a subsidiary journal of Science), and Joule (a sister journal of Cell), etc., and has been reported by international mainstream media such as The Washington Post and Financial Times.
2012.1 ~ 2012.12 Harvard University, USA - Advanced Studies or Training
2012.1 ~ 2012.12 Harvard University - Joint Ph.D. Training Program
2009.9 ~ 2014.7 Tsinghua University - Electrical Engineering - Ph.D. Degree - Graduate (Ph.D.) Graduation
2005.9 ~ 2009.7 Tsinghua University - Undergraduate (Bachelor's Degree)
2016.9-2019.1 Harvard University - Lecturer
2015.1-2016.7 Harvard University - School of Engineering - Postdoctoral Fellow
2024.3-Present Jiangxi Electricity Market Management Committee
2024.1-Present Hubei Electricity Market Management Committee
2022.5-Present Tibet Electricity Market Management Committee
2019.6-Present Harvard University - Visiting Researcher
2019.4-Present Youth Editorial Board Member, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems (JPES)
2018.7-Present Editorial Board Member, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
2017.7-Present Chair, Low-Carbon Energy and Policy Working Group, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2017.7-Present Vice Chair, Low-Carbon Power Technology Subcommittee, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Electricity Markets
Optimization and Planning of High-Proportion Renewable Energy Systems
Integrated Energy Systems
Energy Policy
[1] Endogenous Modeling Methods for Carbon Emission Reduction Technologies and Optimization of Technology Systems, Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 72293601
[2] Management and Policy for Carbon-Neutral Power and Energy System Transition, National Natural Science Foundation of China Project, Grant No. 72325006
[3] Research on Low-Carbon Development Strategy for China 2030/2050, University Social Science Project
[4] Operation and Simulation Research on High-Proportion Renewable Energy in Power Systems Considering Environmental Impact, Low-Carbon Policy, and Unit Operation Constraints, Science and Technology Project Entrusted by Enterprises and Institutions
[5] Research on the Mode of Hydropower Units in Hubei Province Participating in Electricity Spot Market, Science and Technology Project Entrusted by Enterprises and Institutions - August 31, 2021
Postal Code: 430074
Email: xchen2019@hust.edu.cn
