Bo Shen
International Energy Analysis Department
Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts Division
Office Location: 090-2118
Dr. Bo Shen is an Energy/Environment Research Scientist in the International Energy Analysis Department of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), a U.S. Department of Energy national lab managed by the University of California, Berkeley. At LBNL, Dr. Shen pursues research on assessing and developing strategies for decarbonizing current energy systems through promoting energy efficiency and other demand-side solutions and advancing renewable energy, with a special focus on the U.S. and China. His research work covers a wide range of areas including energy efficiency policy and governance, techno-economic analysis of efficiency improvement and pollution reduction measures, energy management system, distributed energy resources, demand response, power market reform, green financing, carbon pricing, and emissions trading.
Dr. Shen has over 25 years of experience working in the energy field. Prior to joining LBNL in 2010, Dr. Shen led the China Energy Efficiency and Demand-Side Management (DSM) Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) where he worked with partners in providing policy support in facilitating energy efficiency improvement at the national level and designing and implementing DSM programs at the subnational level. Prior to NRDC, Dr. Shen worked for 8 years as a Senior Public Utilities Analyst at the State of Delaware on a broad range of policy and regulatory issues related to the public utilities and power sector. Dr. Shen has also worked as an international consultant for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, respectively, in a number of their technical assistance projects.
Dr. Shen has authored more than 50 refereed journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers. He serves as an Associate Editor for Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment. Dr. Shen received a PhD from University of Delaware in energy and environmental policy and a M.S. degree in Science & Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He also has a MBA in finance/economics and a B.S. in mechanical engineering.
Xiong, Ling, Bo Shen, Shaozhou Qi, Lynn K Price, and Bin Ye. The Allowance Mechanism of China's Carbon Trading Pilots: A Comparative Analysis with Schemes in EU and California. 2017.
Shen, Bo, Lynn K Price, Hongyou Lu, Xu Liu, Katherine Tsen, Wei Xiangyang, Zhang Yunpeng, Guan Jian, Hou Rui, Zhang Junfeng, Zhuo Yuqun, Xia Shumao, Han Yafeng, and Liu Manzhi. Curbing Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Industrial Boilers in China. 2015. LBNL-1003860.
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Shen, Bo, Lynn K Price, Xu Liu, Lu Meng, Wenjing Shi, Meredydd Evans, Volha Roshchanka, and Sha Yu. Expanding Energy Performance Contracting in China: Policy Solutions and Market Mechanisms. 2015. LBNL-1003854.
Shen, Bo, Lynn K Price, Manzhi Liu, Lu Meng, Pei Miao, and Fan Dai. White Paper: Unleashing Energy Efficiency Retrofits Through Energy Performance Contracts in China and the United States. 2015. LBNL-190662.
Shen, Bo, Girish Ghatikar, Zeng Lei, Jinkai Li, Greg Wikler, and Phil Martin. "The Role of Regulatory Reforms, Market Changes, and Technology Development to Make Demand Response A Viable Resource in Meeting Energy Challenges." Applied Energy 130 (2014) 814–823.
Shen, Bo, Fan Dai, Lynn K Price, and Hongyou Lu. "California's Cap-and-Trade Programme and Insights for China's Pilot Schemes." Energy & Environment 25.3-4 (2014) 551-575.
Su, Mei, Cuixia Gao, and Bo Shen. "Quantifying China's Oil Import Risks and the Impact on the National Economy." Energy Policy 67 (2014) 605-611.
Hu, Xin, Jingjing Qian, Cecilia Fino-Chen, Bo Shen, and Kuixin Liu. Energy Service Companies in the Building Sector — A Review of International and Chinese Experience. U.S.‐China Clean Energy Research Center, 2013.
Li, Jinkai, Bo Shen, Jin Zhang, Pei Miao, Dingyan Cai, and Xiangying Fu. "Characteristics and Application of Distributed Energy and Micro Grid: Based on Information Technology." Information Technology Journal 12.19 (2013) 5231-5237.
Li, Jinkai, Bo Shen, Pei Miao, Yafeng Han, and Jin Zhang. "China's Industrial Energy Intensity: Regional Differences and Influencing Factors." Journal of Applied Sciences 13.17 (2013) 3604-3607.
Wikler, Greg, Phil Martin, Bo Shen, Girish Ghatikar, Chun Chun Ni, and Junqiao Han Dudley. Addressing Energy Demand through Demand Response: International Experiences and Practices. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ENERNOC, INC., 2012.
Shen, Bo, Lynn K Price, and Hongyou Lu. Energy Audit Practices in China: National and Local Experiences and Issues. Vol. 46. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012.
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Shen, Bo, Chun Chun Ni, Girish Ghatikar, and Lynn K Price. "What China Can Learn from International Experiences in Developing a Demand Response Program." ECEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry 2012.
Shen, Bo, Lynn K Price, Jian Wang, Michelle Li, and Lei Zeng. China's Approaches to Financing Sustainable Development: Policies, Practices, and Issues. 2012.
de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Michael A McNeil, Virginie E Letschert, Bo Shen, and Jayant A Sathaye. DSM Electricity Savings Potential in the Buildings Sector in APP Countries. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011. LBNL-4413E.