Wang Yihan

Yihan Wang received both his Bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from Tsinghua University and subsequently completed his postdoctoral research at The University of Hong Kong. His primary research interests focus on energy and environmental system analysis, as well as management and policy for industrial pollution and carbon mitigation. To date, he has published over 20 papers as the first or corresponding author in high-impact journals, including Nature Food and Nature Communications, with an h-index of 20. His scholarly contributions also include one co-authored monograph and two registered software copyrights. He has received several honors, including the First Prize of the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award, the Management Science Award, and the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Energy Economics and Management.

2017.9-2022.6, Tsinghua University, Environmental Science and Engineering, Ph.D

2015.9-2017.6, Tsinghua University, Finance, Minor

2013.9-2017.6, Tsinghua University, Environmental Engineering, B.E.

2026.1-Now, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Assistant Professor/Special Research Fellow

2022.11-2025.11, The University of Hong Kong, Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Wang’s primary research interests focus on energy and environmental system analysis, as well as management and policy for industrial pollution and carbon mitigation. Utilizing methodologies such as bottom-up modeling, material-energy metabolism analysis, high-dimensional multi-objective optimization algorithms, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), his research constructs comprehensive emission reduction systems for energy- and emission-intensive industries, including iron, steel, and cement. In addition, his work focuses on formulating optimal pathways for synergistic pollution and carbon reduction under the rigid constraints of multiple management objectives, ultimately proposing spatially refined implementation schemes.

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1. Wang, Y., Wang, C., Chen, C.^*, Wang, P.^* (2025). Renewable-fueled plant factories ensure large-scale food supply but require low-carbon transition for environmental gains. Nature Food, 6, 968-982.

2. Wang, Y.^#, Chen, C.^#, Tao, Y.^*, Wen, Z.^* (2025). Uneven renewable energy supply constrains the decarbonization effects of excessively deployed hydrogen-based DRI technology. Nature Communications, 16, 4916.

3. Wang, Y. ^#, Wen, Z.*^#, Xu, M. Doh Dinga, Christian (2025). Long-term transformation in China’s steel sector for carbon capture and storage technology deployment. Nature Communications, 16, 4251.

4. Wang, Y., Pan, W.^* (2024). Multi-sectoral efforts are required for decarbonising the building sector: a case in Hong Kong. npj Urban Sustainability, 4: 43.

5. Wang, Y., Wen, Z.^*, Xu, M., Kosajan, V. (2024). The carbon-energy-water nexus of the carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology deployment schemes: A case study in China’s cement industry. Applied Energy, 362, 122991.

6. Wang, Y., Zhang, L., Wen, Z.^*, Chen, C., Cao, X., Doh Dinga, C. (2023). Optimization of the sustainable production pathways under multiple industries and objectives: A study of China’s three energy- and emission-intensive industries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 182, 113399.

7. Wang, Y., Wen, Z.*, Lv, X., Zhu, J. (2023). The regional discrepancies in the contribution of China’s thermal power plants toward the carbon peaking target. Applied Energy, 337, 120922.

8. Wang, Y., Wen, Z.*, Cao, X., Doh Dinga, C. (2022). Is information and communications technology effective for industrial energy conservation and emission reduction? Evidence from three energy-intensive industries in China. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 160, 112344.

1. 2023. 1st prize of the Outstanding Achievement Award of Scientific Research in Institutions of Higher Learning (Science and technology), Ministry of Education (2nd place)

2. 2023. The Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Energy Economics and Management.

3. 2020. The Management Science Award, the China Management Science Society.