About me


I am Yunfei Du, currently completing my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University (expected 2026). I received my B.E. from Shandong University and my M.E. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, both in Electrical Engineering.

My research focuses on renewable energy and integrated energy system planning and operational optimization, bridging power systems, energy engineering, and operations research. My work centers on offshore wind farm optimization, green hydrogen production, and low-carbon energy system planning, with applications in real-world engineering projects. I am passionate about translating cutting-edge optimization methodologies into practical solutions for the decarbonization of energy systems.

Featured Publications


Tackling wind theft through interdisciplinary collaboration


Yunfei Du, Xiaochi Ding, Peng Hou, Hongxing Yang, Hongbin Sun, Xinwei Shen

Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, vol. 3, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2026, pp. 268–269


A Generic Acceleration Framework for Grid-based Wind Farm Layout Optimization


Yunfei Du, Xinwei Shen, Yangfan Luo, Zehai Huang, Boan Lu

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 17, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2026, pp. 1941–1944


Optimal Sizing for Large-Scale In-Situ Direct Seawater Electrolysis System to Minimize Levelized Cost of Hydrogen


Yunfei Du, Xinwei Shen, Xiaochi Ding

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 16, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025, pp. 4635–4647


Cost-competitive offshore wind-powered green methanol production for maritime transport decarbonization


Yunfei Du, Xinwei Shen, Daniel M. Kammen, Xiaochi Ding

Nature Communications, vol. 16, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2025


Joint Optimization of Layout and Electrolyzer Capacity for Decentralized Offshore Wind-Powered Hydrogen Production


Yunfei Du, Xinwei Shen, Boan Lu, Xiaochi Ding

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 21, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025, pp. 4158–4168


A generation and transmission expansion planning model for the electricity market with decarbonization policies


Yunfei Du, Xinwei Shen, Daniel M. Kammen, Chaopeng Hong, Jinfeng Nie, Bo Zheng, Shangheng Yao

Advances in Applied Energy, vol. 13, Elsevier BV, 2024, p. 100162