[HTML][HTML] A plant-by-plant strategy for high-ambition coal power phaseout in China

…, J Kang, J Lou, F Yang, J Yuan, W Zhang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
More than half of current coal power capacity is in China. A key strategy for meeting China’s
2060 carbon neutrality goal and the global 1.5 C climate goal is to rapidly shift away from …

Building energy simulation considering spatial temperature distribution for nonuniform indoor environment

W Zhang, K Hiyama, S Kato, Y Ishida - Building and environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Building energy simulations are mostly implemented using network or multi-zone models
that do not consider indoor air temperature and velocity distribution. However, the recent …

Evidence for lack of transmission by close contact and surface touch in a restaurant outbreak of COVID-19

N Zhang, X Chen, W Jia, T Jin, S Xiao, W Chen… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory disease that
has become a global pandemic. Close contact plays an important role in infection spread, …

Comparative study of indoor thermal environment and human thermal comfort in residential buildings among cities, towns, and rural areas in arid regions of China

Z Yang, W Zhang, M Qin, H Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Most thermal comfort studies classify towns as rural areas and compare them with cities,
dismissing the unique thermal characteristics of towns. A comparative study on thermal comfort …

[PDF][PDF] The role of national carbon pricing in phasing out China's coal power

J Mo, W Zhang, Q Tu, J Yuan, H Duan, Y Fan, J Pan… - IScience, 2021 - cell.com
As the country with the world's largest coal power capacity, China is launching a national
carbon market. How the carbon pricing may contribute to phasing out China's coal power is a …

Challenges and strategies for electricity market transition in China

J Lin, F Kahrl, J Yuan, X Liu, W Zhang - Energy Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
China is currently pursuing electricity reforms that will create wholesale markets for electricity.
Electricity markets hold considerable promise for facilitating China's transition to clean …

Study on the impacts of human walking on indoor particles dispersion using momentum theory method

SJ Cao, D Cen, W Zhang, Z Feng - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Particle dispersion can be influenced by human activities' inducing effect, which may not be
allowed in high-demanded cleanness environment, such as operation room. The application …

An enhanced principal component analysis method with Savitzky–Golay filter and clustering algorithm for sensor fault detection and diagnosis

S Wen, W Zhang, Y Sun, Z Li, B Huang, S Bian, L Zhao… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Sensors are critical components of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. Sensor
faults can impact control regulations, resulting in an uncomfortable indoor environment and …

Evaluation of the impact of urban morphology on commercial building carbon emissions at the block scale–A study of commercial buildings in Beijing

J Wang, W Liu, C Sha, W Zhang, Z Liu, Z Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of cities, the proportion of building carbon emissions in the total
carbon emissions of cities is increasing, and the carbon emission intensity of commercial …

An investigation of the PM 2.5 and NO 2 concentrations and their human health impacts in the metro subway system of Suzhou, China

SJ Cao, XR Kong, L Li, W Zhang, ZP Ye… - … Science: Processes & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This study measured the particle concentrations with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than
2.5 μm (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and relative humidity (RH) at five metro subway …