9 papers
Synergetic capacity planning of private and public EV charging piles via city-scale multiobjective optimization
Yiwu Hao, Hong Yuan, Nan Zhou +1
Rapid electric vehicle (EV) expansion necessitates optimized charging infrastructure to bridge the persistent gaps between vehicle growth and charger availability. This study devel…
City-level energy and emission assessment based on 20+ million electric vehicle registrations in China
Yanqiao Deng, Minda Ma, Nan Zhou +3
China, the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) market, plays a pivotal role in global decarbonization of the transport sector. We present the first high-resolution assessment of…
Decarbonizing China's private passenger vehicles: A dynamic material flow assessment of metal demands and embodied emissions
Junhong Liu, Nan Zhou, Minda Ma +1
The continuous growth of China's private passenger vehicle fleet has intensified material demand and embodied carbon emissions, underscoring the need for effective decarbonization…
Tracking enduring urban-rural inequities in residential heating and cooling loads across Chinese provinces
Qinwen Tang, Ran Yan, Nan Zhou +1
Climate change and rising thermal comfort demand make residential heating and cooling central to building-sector decarbonization. This study presents the first bottom-up modeling f…
Planning future charging infrastructure for private EVs: A city-scale assessment of demand and capacity
Hong Yuan, Minda Ma, Nan Zhou +4
This study proposes the first demand-driven, multi-objective planning model for optimizing city-scale capacity allocation of EV charging infrastructure. The model employs a bottom-…
Assessing provincial carbon budgets for residential buildings to advance net-zero ambitions
Hong Yuan, Minda Ma, Nan Zhou +2
Assessing provincial carbon budgets for residential building operations is a crucial strategy for advancing China's net-zero ambitions. This study develops an advanced assessment f…