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      The Implications for the Power Sector from Innovation by Startup Companies
      Electricity Sector Transitions

      The Implications for the Power Sector from Innovation by Startup Companies

      Rolando Fuentes, Dongmei Chen

      We compiled a multi-regional database of 320 startups from 36 countries whose focus is on new technologies in the electricity sector. To reach this number, we performed internet searches with neutral key words such as ‘startups,’ ‘electricity,’ ‘innovation,’ and avoided…

      Rolando Fuentes Fuentes, Rolando
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      25th May 2022
      Balancing China’s Energy Security and Its Transition to Carbon Neutrality
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      Balancing China’s Energy Security and Its Transition to Carbon Neutrality

      Dongmei Chen, Mari Luomi

      At the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session held on September 20, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged that China would reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. This is seen as a significant…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      10th April 2022
      Potential implications of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Potential implications of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

      Bertrand Rioux, Dongmei Chen

      From 2023 onward, the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will require importers to declare the embedded carbon emissions of electricity, iron, steel, aluminum, cement and fertilizers. The CBAM will ultimately transition into a carbon import tax, with…

      Bertrand Rioux Rioux, Bertrand
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      22nd March 2022
      China’s BRI and Saudi Vision 2030: A Review to Partnership for Sustainability

      China’s BRI and Saudi Vision 2030: A Review to Partnership for Sustainability

      Dongmei Chen

      This study reviews the comprehensive strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and China and the interconnection between China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Saudi Vision 2030. These connections have significantly improved cooperation in trade, investment, energy and new technology development…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      24th October 2021
      The RCEP and its Potential Impact on Saudi Regional Exports
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      The RCEP and its Potential Impact on Saudi Regional Exports

      Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen

      On November 15, 2020, 10 Southeast Asian economies, joined by Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, formed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – the world’s largest trading bloc, representing about a third of the global economy (BBC…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      30th March 2021
      The Impact of the US-China Trade Dispute on the GCC

      The Impact of the US-China Trade Dispute on the GCC

      Dongmei Chen

      The trade dispute between the United States (U.S.) and China has escalated since March 2018. On March 22, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the U.S. government’s response to the investigation on China’s economic activities, trade policies and practices…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      7th September 2020
      Bridging the Gaps and Mitigating the Risks: Tackling the Challenges of Sustainable Crossborder Energy Infrastructure Finance

      Bridging the Gaps and Mitigating the Risks: Tackling the Challenges of Sustainable Crossborder Energy Infrastructure Finance

      T20

      Efforts to integrate cross-border energy infrastructure and regional power markets have been gaining momentum worldwide. Such efforts have the potential of optimizing regional generation resources, delivering more variable renewable energy to the grid, and improving social equity through more reliable…

      Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen, Qiankun Wang, Xinyue Ma, Yongzhong Wang, Feng Zhou

      2020
      Fit-For-Purpose Energy Transition Strategies: Case Studies from G20 Members

      Fit-For-Purpose Energy Transition Strategies: Case Studies from G20 Members

      T20

      While the G7 is responsible for most anthropogenic climate change, the global climate challenge is being exacerbated as large populations in Asia and Africa move toward universal electricity and energy access that use large amounts of high carbon-emitting fossil fuels.…

      Majed A. Al Suwailem, Kaushik Deb, Shahad Turkistani, Kanako Tanaka, Dongmei Chen, Anupama Sen, Koichi Yamada

      2020
      Assessment of Coronavirus Effects on Oil Demand Implied by Price Elasticities

      Assessment of Coronavirus Effects on Oil Demand Implied by Price Elasticities

      Ronald Ripple, Dongmei Chen, Abdullah Aldayel, Hamid M. Al Sadoon

      There appears to be a significant response in the crude oil markets to the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread globally. Many cities in Hubei, of which Wuhan is the capital, have been…

      Ronald Ripple Ripple, Ronald
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Abdullah Aldayel Aldayel, Abdullah
      Hamid M. Al Sadoon Al Sadoon, Hamid M.
      20th February 2020
      China’s Energy Investment Through the Lens of the Belt and Road Initiative
      Regional Energy Markets

      China’s Energy Investment Through the Lens of the Belt and Road Initiative

      Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen, Junyuang Ke

      The Chinese government launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 as a vision to promote growth and cooperation among the economies of Asia and Europe. Over the five years since its inception, the BRI has expanded in both…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Junyuang Ke Ke, Junyuang
      12th January 2020
      Energy Governance in China: The Structures and Processes of Government Decision-Making
      Regional Energy Markets

      Energy Governance in China: The Structures and Processes of Government Decision-Making

      Dongmei Chen, Paul Mollet, Brian Efird

      This paper describes the current governance structure of China’s energy sector. The interplay between central government, the Communist Party, regional governments and key economic actors within the framework of China’s five-year planning processes are complex and constantly evolving. As such,…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Paul Mollet Mollet, Paul
      Brian Efird Efird, Brian
      14th May 2019
      The Impacts of Industrialization on Freight Movement in China
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      The Impacts of Industrialization on Freight Movement in China

      Dongmei Chen, Yagyavalk Bhatt

      China’s rapid economic growth has enabled the fast development of freight transport across the country. What might the impact of future economic growth be on freight movement in China? To answer this question, this paper establishes the link between key…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      9th May 2019
      Deepening Cooperation Between Saudi Arabia and China
      Regional Energy Markets

      Deepening Cooperation Between Saudi Arabia and China

      Dongmei Chen, Wenke Han

      In recent decades China and Saudi Arabia have gradually deepened their collaboration in many areas. Five indicators are used to assess the overall progress of the two countries’ collaboration and to help form recommendations for ways to improve the integration between…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Wenke Han Wenke Han
      27th March 2019
      Toward Economic Prosperity Through Industrial Energy Productivity Improvement
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      Toward Economic Prosperity Through Industrial Energy Productivity Improvement

      Dongmei Chen, Nicholas Howarth, Alessandro Lanza, Padu Padmanabhan

      In this report, we explore the main trends and policies that relate to industrial energy productivity in China and Saudi Arabia, focusing on energy efficiency, structural economic reform, industrial upgrading and energy pricing. Our objective is to increase shared understanding…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Nicholas Howarth Howarth, Nicholas
      Alessandro Lanza Lanza, Alessandro
      Padu Padmanabhan Padmanabhan, Padu
      19th February 2018
      Achieving growth in Saudi Arabia and China through joint leadership on industrial energy productivity

      Achieving growth in Saudi Arabia and China through joint leadership on industrial energy productivity

      IPEEC Bulletin

      Nicholas Howarth, Dongmei Chen, Fu Guanyun

      2017
      China’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Administration Structure and the Development of Cement and MSW Co-processing (in Chinese)

      China’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Administration Structure and the Development of Cement and MSW Co-processing (in Chinese)

      China Cement

      Dongmei Chen

      2013
      Integrate the Energy Efficiency Target with Climate Actions (Chinese)

      Integrate the Energy Efficiency Target with Climate Actions (Chinese)

      Energy Policy Study

      Dongmei Chen

      2009