Yimin Zhang
Yimin Zhang is a member of the Technology Systems and Sustainability Analysis Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Postdoctoral Fellow
On staff since April 2010
Phone number: 303-275-3258
E-mail: yimin.zhang@nrel.gov
Areas of expertise
- Life cycle assessment
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of greenhouse gas emissions reduction
Primary research interests
- Life cycle assessment for biofuels
- Sustainability
- Competing uses of biomass resources
Education and background training
- Ph.D. in civil engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- M.A.Sc. in civil engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- B.S. in environmental engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Prior work experience
- Environmental Engineering Manager, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Company, Ltd. Shanghai, China (1997-2001)
- Environmental Engineer, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Company, Ltd. Shanghai, China (1990-1996)
Selected publications
Zhang, Y., McKechnie, J., Cormier, D., Lyng, R., Mabee, W., Ogino, A., MacLean, H.L. 2010. Life cycle emissions and cost of producing electricity from coal, natural gas and wood pellets in Ontario, Canada. Environmental Science and Technology 44: 538-544.
Zhang, Y., Joshi, S., MacLean, H.L. 2010. Can ethanol alone meet California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard? An evaluation of feedstock and conversion alternatives. Environmental Research Letters 5: 1-14.
Zhang, Y., Habibi, S., MacLean, H.L. 2007. Environmental and economic evaluation of bioenergy in Ontario, Canada. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 57: 919-933.
Main, M., Joseph, A., Zhang, Y., MacLean, H.L. 2007. Assessing the energy potential of agricultural bioenergy pathways for Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 97: 781-792.
Spatari, S., Zhang, Y., MacLean, H.L. 2005. Life cycle assessment of switchgrass and corn stover-derived ethanol fueled automobiles. Environmental Science and Technology 39: 9750-9758.
