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Meng Yuan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sustainability and Planning at The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Aalborg University, Denmark. With a strong focus on sustainable energy systems, Dr. Yuan contributes significantly to the university's research profile in green energy solutions and climate change mitigation.
Dr. Yuan's research interests center on Smart Energy Systems, with particular expertise in renewable energy integration, district heating systems, and the development of advanced energy system models. Their work spans techno-economic and environmental analysis of low-carbon technologies at local, regional, and national scales, contributing directly to multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to affordable and clean energy, industry innovation, and climate action.
The publication record shows a strong focus on renewable energy transition pathways, with particular emphasis on hydrogen technologies, district heating optimization, and energy storage solutions. Dr. Yuan's research demonstrates a consistent trajectory toward increasingly complex energy system modeling and analysis, with recent work exploring sector coupling and cross-border energy solutions.
- "Best Paper Award" at the 1st African Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), May 2025
- "Best Presenter" at the 10th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA), September 2024
- Beijing Outstanding Graduates Award, June 2022
- China National Scholarship at PhD level, 2020
- Top 10 Outstanding Student Award at CUPB, 2020
As an active researcher, Dr. Yuan serves as an Ethics editor for Energy (Elsevier) and Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Elsevier), and has participated in numerous peer review activities. Current research projects include CARMA-Green Fuels Cross Mission Carbon Management, INNO-CCUS INFRASTRUCTURES, and ActRes: Agency for resilience – Making people and energy systems fit for climate change and crises, demonstrating significant engagement with both European and international research initiatives.
