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China has been attempting to realise green sustainable economic development. Thus, China has proposed and begun to implement the ‘switching from coal to gas’ policy to realise the energy structure transition but neglected to consider seasonal natural gas demand fluctuations, gas supply shortages, the backward gas transportation and storage infrastructure. This paper constructs a model of China’s natural gas distribution system by incorporating these four factors: ① supply factors including domestic natural gas fields, liquid natural gas receiving stations, internationally piped gas sources, ② demand factors including domestic regional demands, ③ real natural gas transportation pipeline systems in the country, and ④ the pricing mechanism of natural gas. Optimal spatial natural gas distribution with maximum social welfare under the three conditions are simulated, respectively: the ① fixed price system, ② market pricing mechanism, and ③ seasonal fluctuations. The simulation results indicate substantial changes would occur in China’s natural gas system during the switch from coal to gas, and the natural gas infrastructure requires further improvement. This paper also provides references for the natural gas storage facility location selection in China.
Jing Lin; Dunguo Mou. Analysis of the optimal spatial distribution of natural gas under ‘transition from coal to gas’ in China. Resource and Energy Economics 2021, 66, 101259 .
AMA StyleJing Lin, Dunguo Mou. Analysis of the optimal spatial distribution of natural gas under ‘transition from coal to gas’ in China. Resource and Energy Economics. 2021; 66 ():101259.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJing Lin; Dunguo Mou. 2021. "Analysis of the optimal spatial distribution of natural gas under ‘transition from coal to gas’ in China." Resource and Energy Economics 66, no. : 101259.
The literature proposes that a booming minerals sector leads to a development curse. The mineral markets in China experienced a prolonged boom over the period of 2000–2010. We empirically examine the effects of mineral resources on employment in county economies during the boom. We consider the endogeneity of the resource measure and employ an instrumental variables approach to resolve the problem. We find the mining boom exerts a significant “crowding out” effect on the manufacturing employment in mineral-resource-dependent counties, but benefits the employment in services. Because the increase in mining employment is sizeable in a mining boom, the overall employment in the resource-dependent counties has shown a small growth. These results are robust to alternative samples. Our findings confirm the argument that resource booms undermine manufacturing sectors through deindustrialization effects, though little evidence shows the existence of a resource curse in overall employment. We conclude that for a developing economy with rich mineral resources and a large population, it would be hard to following the road of industrialization relying on manufacturing.
Xiaoping He; Dunguo Mou. Impacts of mineral resources: Evidence from county economies in China. Energy Policy 2019, 136, 111088 .
AMA StyleXiaoping He, Dunguo Mou. Impacts of mineral resources: Evidence from county economies in China. Energy Policy. 2019; 136 ():111088.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiaoping He; Dunguo Mou. 2019. "Impacts of mineral resources: Evidence from county economies in China." Energy Policy 136, no. : 111088.
By taking the grid system in Fujian Province as an example, this paper establishes a power market system model to simulate the impact of nuclear and wind power on the system operation. The article employs the method of optimal power flow (OPF) analysis, under a framework of social welfare maximization with close-to-reality thermal power generation cost and technical constraints. The simulation results show that large-scale nuclear power can reduce the level of electricity prices and improve the difference in regional electricity prices; as a result, the thermal power can be in an unfavourable position and therefore undertake peak and load following; meanwhile, the development of large-scale wind power would increase the demand for following of load and valley load. Moreover, the simulation for the operation of the electricity market shows that in the case of electricity oversupply, the thermal power can be deliberately bid at a low price, and the nuclear power would assume the obligation of valley load following, even with the presence of PSHPs in the system; thus, the low-carbon energy can't be fully utilized. In conclusion, the general bidding model in the electricity market cannot be applied to the situation of long-term electricity oversupply.
Dunguo Mou; Xiaoping He. Developing large-scale energy storage to alleviate a low-carbon energy bubble. Energy Policy 2019, 132, 62 -74.
AMA StyleDunguo Mou, Xiaoping He. Developing large-scale energy storage to alleviate a low-carbon energy bubble. Energy Policy. 2019; 132 ():62-74.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDunguo Mou; Xiaoping He. 2019. "Developing large-scale energy storage to alleviate a low-carbon energy bubble." Energy Policy 132, no. : 62-74.
This paper constructs Fujian province’s independent electricity market system, based on the province’s 500 kV backbone grid structure and key power plants, simulates the electricity market functioning under optimal power flow when it is marketised, and analyses the price fluctuation space for pumped storage hydro power to operate. Because of the spatial distribution characteristics of power plants and demand load nodes, there are differences across the local marginal prices; as demand loads ramp, the local marginal prices fluctuate; when the electricity market is fully deregulated, the price fluctuation scale depends on the design of trading mode and demand supply situation. Electricity price fluctuation provides space for pumped storage hydro power to develop and earn profit; while the pumped storage hydro power arbitrages in the electricity market, it can improve the demand supply situation at valley and peak load periods and depress price soaring, and the social external positive effect is much higher than is pumped storage hydro power’s internal profit. There is no guarantee that pumped storage hydro power can earn profit just by arbitraging in the market. In the end, this paper puts forward some policy suggestions for pumped storage hydro power development and electricity marketisation.
Dunguo Mou. Pumped storage hydro power’s function in the electricity market under the electricity deregulation background in China – A case study of Fujian province. Energy & Environment 2018, 30, 951 -968.
AMA StyleDunguo Mou. Pumped storage hydro power’s function in the electricity market under the electricity deregulation background in China – A case study of Fujian province. Energy & Environment. 2018; 30 (6):951-968.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDunguo Mou. 2018. "Pumped storage hydro power’s function in the electricity market under the electricity deregulation background in China – A case study of Fujian province." Energy & Environment 30, no. 6: 951-968.
This paper, based on the Fujian provincial 500 kV grid and part of the 220 kV grid and the key power plants, including hydro, coal, nuclear, gas, wind and pumping and storage hydro powers (PSHP) connected to the grid, constructs an independent electricity market model. Using data that are very close to reality about coal fired power production costs, along with data about power plants’ technical constraints, this paper studies the effect of wind power on Fujian’s provincial electricity market. Firstly, the paper analyzes the relationship between wind speed and wind power output and the effects of short-term power output fluctuation on frequency modulation and voltage regulation. Secondly, under supposition of the production costs following quadratic functions, the paper analyzes the effects of changes in wind power output on the electricity supply costs under optimal power flow. Thirdly, using the bidding model in the Australian Electricity Market Operator for reference and supposing that, in a competitive market, coal fired power plants can bid 6 price bands according to their capacity, the paper analyzes effects of wind power on electricity prices under optimal power flow, the stabilizing effects of PSHP and the minimum PSHP capacity needed to stabilize the electricity market. Finally, using a daily load curve, this paper simulates the electricity prices’ fluctuation under optimal power flow and PSHP’s stabilizing effect. The results show that, although PSHP has a large external social welfare effect, it can hardly make a profit. In the end, this paper puts forward some policy suggestions for Fujian province’s wind and nuclear power development, PSHP construction and electricity market development.
Dunguo Mou. Wind Power Development and Energy Storage under China’s Electricity Market Reform—A Case Study of Fujian Province. Sustainability 2018, 10, 298 .
AMA StyleDunguo Mou. Wind Power Development and Energy Storage under China’s Electricity Market Reform—A Case Study of Fujian Province. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (2):298.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDunguo Mou. 2018. "Wind Power Development and Energy Storage under China’s Electricity Market Reform—A Case Study of Fujian Province." Sustainability 10, no. 2: 298.
Dunguo Mou. Understanding China’s electricity market reform from the perspective of the coal-fired power disparity. Energy Policy 2014, 74, 224 -234.
AMA StyleDunguo Mou. Understanding China’s electricity market reform from the perspective of the coal-fired power disparity. Energy Policy. 2014; 74 ():224-234.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDunguo Mou. 2014. "Understanding China’s electricity market reform from the perspective of the coal-fired power disparity." Energy Policy 74, no. : 224-234.