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Hengwei Liu
Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Contact:
Email: hengwei_liu@hks.harvard.edu
Experience
LIU Hengwei is a postdoctoral fellow in thermal engineering at the Tsinghua-BP Clean Energy Research and Education Centre at Tsinghua University, in Beijing. He conducts research on policy for advanced coal technology, including integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology and carbon capture and storage. He has also done research on China's sustainable urban mobility policy. Hengwei received his Ph.D. in thermal engineering from the Beijing University of Technology.
ETIP research focus: Advanced coal technology policy in China.
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Forthcoming 2009
"Catalyzing Strategic Transformation to a Low-carbon Economy: A CCS Roadmap for China"
Journal Article, Energy Policy
By Hengwei Liu, Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group and Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
China now faces the three hard truths of thirsting for more oil, relying heavily on coal, and ranking first in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Given these truths, two key questions must be addressed to develop a low-carbon economy: how to use coal in a carbon-constrained future? How to increase domestic oil supply to enhance energy security? Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) may be a technological solution that can deal with today's energy and environmental needs while enabling China to move closer to a low-carbon energy future. This paper has been developed to propose a possible CCS roadmap for China.
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February 2009
"Driving Carbon Capture and Storage Forward in China"
Journal Article, Energy Procedia, issue 1, volume 1
By Hengwei Liu, Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group and Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), as an option in the portfolio of mitigation actions to combat climate change, is expected to have far-reaching implications for China. This paper (1) explores the strategic significance of CCS for China by making an extreme scenario analysis of Chinese power sector in 2030; (2) provides an overview of the recent CCS activities in China; and (3) identifies the major challenges with respect to CCS development in China and put forwards immediate strategies.
February 24, 2009
Exploring Opportunities and Enabling Technologies for Carbon Capture and Storage in China
Presentation
By Hengwei Liu, Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
In this presentation, Liu: (1) explores major opportunities for deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies in China; (2) identifies critical enabling technologies for CCS to underpin future Chinese capacity to respond to climate change; (3) and assesses China’s capabilities to develop critical CCS enabling technologies.
