Qi Ding
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Ph.D. Candidate in Management Science and Engineering
Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy, Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University Tongji University

Ph.D. candidate in Management Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University. My research focuses on transport-energy system modeling, with particular interests in China's transport decarbonization pathways, electric vehicle charging and power system interactions, and hydrogen-based fuels for ports and airports.

I work on techno-economic analysis and integrated assessment using optimization and data-driven methods to study how low-carbon transport transitions interact with power systems, infrastructure planning, and climate policy.

Research Interests
  • China's transport decarbonization pathways and provincial energy transition
  • Electric vehicle charging, V2G, and power system flexibility
  • Hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels for ports and airports
  • Integrated energy system modeling and climate policy analysis
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Education
  • Tsinghua University
    Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy
    Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering
    Sep. 2023 - present
  • Tongji University
    B.Eng. in Vehicle Engineering
    Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2023
Experience
  • National Key R&D Program of China
    Core Member - CCUS Technology Assessment
    2023 - present
  • The World Bank Group
    Researcher - Green China Project
    2023
  • European Commission (DG CLIMA)
    Core Member - COMMITTED Project
    2022 - 2023
Honors & Awards
  • National Scholarship
    2022
  • National Scholarship
    2021
  • Shanghai Outstanding Graduate
    2023
News
2026
First-author paper published online in Applied Energy: shared autonomous electric vehicles and China's passenger-transport decarbonization
Jul 01
ICAE2025 paper published in Energy Proceedings, Volume 65
Feb 28
2025
Paper accepted at ICAE2025: retired battery supply and energy storage demand in China
Jan 22
Selected Publications (view all )
The role of shared autonomous electric vehicles in decarbonizing China's passenger transport sector

Qi Ding, Jinhui Ren, Shu Zhang, Wenying Chen

Applied Energy, 422 (2026) 128259.

Extends China TIMES 2.0 to assess how shared autonomous electric vehicles could reduce fleet size, final energy use, material demand, and upstream emissions under China's long-term decarbonization pathways.

[DOI] [Paper]

The role of shared autonomous electric vehicles in decarbonizing China's passenger transport sector

Qi Ding, Jinhui Ren, Shu Zhang, Wenying Chen

Applied Energy, 422 (2026) 128259.

Extends China TIMES 2.0 to assess how shared autonomous electric vehicles could reduce fleet size, final energy use, material demand, and upstream emissions under China's long-term decarbonization pathways.

[DOI] [Paper]

Retired Battery Supply and Energy Storage Demand in China: A Provincial-Scale Assessment

Qi Ding, Wenying Chen

Energy Proceedings, 65 (2026)

Assesses the provincial-scale evolution of retired electric-vehicle battery supply and stationary energy-storage demand in China, with attention to their spatial and temporal mismatch.

[DOI] [Paper] [Conference]

Retired Battery Supply and Energy Storage Demand in China: A Provincial-Scale Assessment

Qi Ding, Wenying Chen

Energy Proceedings, 65 (2026)

Assesses the provincial-scale evolution of retired electric-vehicle battery supply and stationary energy-storage demand in China, with attention to their spatial and temporal mismatch.

[DOI] [Paper] [Conference]

Assessing China's Province-Coordinated Power System Carbon-Neutral Transition Pathway

Wenying Chen, Shu Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Jinhui Ren, Qi Ding

Journal of Energy and Climate Change, 1(1) (2025) 1-15.

Uses the China TIMES-30PE model to assess coordinated provincial power-system transition pathways, including renewable deployment, interprovincial transmission, storage, and investment needs.

[DOI] [Paper]

Assessing China's Province-Coordinated Power System Carbon-Neutral Transition Pathway

Wenying Chen, Shu Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Jinhui Ren, Qi Ding

Journal of Energy and Climate Change, 1(1) (2025) 1-15.

Uses the China TIMES-30PE model to assess coordinated provincial power-system transition pathways, including renewable deployment, interprovincial transmission, storage, and investment needs.

[DOI] [Paper]

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