Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering · National University of Singapore

Shangwei Liu Group

We use interdisciplinary system modeling to inform decision-making in energy transitions, climate governance, and industrial policy.

Research

Area 01

Energy System Modeling

Designing pathways to net-zero energy systems across sectors, including power, heating, buildings, and industry.

Area 02

Technology Innovation

Costs and deployment of low-carbon technologies such as nuclear power and hydrogen, and the industrial policies that shape them.

Area 03

Climate Change Impacts

The distributional impacts of climate change on individuals and nations.

Selected Publications

Publication

Energy system savings largely offset the costs of urban building energy efficiency improvements in China

Shangwei Liu, Xiangwen Fu, Liqun Peng, Siyue Guo, Denise L. Mauzerall

Nature Cities · 2026

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Publication

Can China break the 'cost curse' of nuclear power?

Shangwei Liu, Gang He, Minghao Qiu, Daniel M. Kammen

Nature · 2025

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Publication

Diversifying heat sources in China's urban district heating systems will reduce risk of carbon lock-in

Shangwei Liu, Yang Guo, Fabian Wagner, Hongxun Liu, Ryna Yiyun Cui, Denise L. Mauzerall

Nature Energy · 2024

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