Welcome to the Grid Resource and Energy EcoNomics (GREEN) Lab @ The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)! We work on multidisciplinary research projects that explore new directions for the low-carbon transformation of smart grids. Our research topics cover a diverse range of fields, including electrical engineering, economics, computer science, and more.
We are actively looking for self-motivated PhD students, research assistants, and postdoctoral researchers with strong mathematical background to join our group.
Prof. CHEN Yue:
Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK
E-mail: yuechen@mae.cuhk.edu.hk Tel: (+852) 3943-0501
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Research interests:
Theory: optimization, game theory, trustworthy reinforcement learning
Applications: demand response; electricity market; vehicle-to-grid; data centers; integrated energy systems
Recent Publications (Full publication list)
R. Xie, Y. Chen*. Real-Time Bidding Strategy of Energy Storage in an Energy Market with Carbon Emission Allocation Based on Aumann-Shapley Prices, IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation, 2024, early access.
R. Xie, P. Pinson, Y. Xu, Y. Chen*.Robust Generation Dispatch with Purchase of Renewable Power and Load Predictions. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2024, early access.
Y. Chen*, C. Zhao, S. Low, A. Wierman. An Energy Sharing Mechanism Considering Network Constraints and Market Power Limitation. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2023, 14(2): 1027-1041.
D. Yan, Y. Chen*. Distributed Coordination of Charging Stations with Shared Energy Storage in a Distribution Network. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2023, 14(6): 4666-4682.
D. Yan, Y. Chen*. A Distributed Online Algorithm for Promoting Energy Sharing Between EV Charging Stations. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2022, 14(2): 1158-1172.
Latest News
14/03/2025: We have one journal paper accepted: K. Qu, Y. Chen, C. Zhao. "Distributionally Robust Energy and Reserve Dispatch with Distributed Predictions of Renewable Energy", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
15/02/2025: We have one journal paper accepted: Z. Xu, Y Chen, et al. "Resilience-oriented planning for microgrid clusters considering P2P energy trading and extreme events", to appear in Applied Energy.
23/01/2025: Our paper "A Robust Optimization Method for Power Systems with Decision-Dependent Uncertainty" received the Best Paper Award for 2024 (only five papers were selected, ours was ranked #1).
21/01/2025: We have one journal paper accepted: S. Huang, D. Han, J. Z. F. Pang, Y. Chen. "Optimal real-time bidding strategy for EV aggregators in wholesale electricity markets", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
12/01/2025: We have one journal paper accepted: K. Qu, Y. Chen, C. Zhao. "Approximately adaptive distributionally robust optimization for energy and reserve dispatch", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
03/01/2025: Received RGC Young Collaborative Research Grant as Co-PI for project “3D photonic-electronic neural network enabling versatile and large-scale AI computing”.
28/12/2024: Prof. Chen is appointed as a technical committee member of Guangdong Charging Infrastructure Association.
23/12/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: Z. Hu, H. Wang, X. Xu, G. Song, Z. Yan, Y. Chen. "Multi-time period operation analysis of coupled transportation and power distribution networks considering self-driving and human-driving behaviors", to appear in Applied Energy.
15/12/2024: Our paper "A differentially private quantum neural network for probabilistic optimal power flow" won the Best Paper Award at the 4th Energy Conversion and Economics Forum.
09/12/2024: Yuji (phd student) and Rui (postdoc) in my research group won the Outstanding Team Award of the 2024 Energy Industry Artificial Intelligence Application Competition held by the China Energy Research Society.
25/11/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: Y. Zhuang, L. Cheng, N. Qi, X. Wang, Y. Chen. "Real-time Hosting Capacity Assessment for Electric Vehicles: A Sequential Forecast-then-Optimize Method", to appear in Applied Energy.
07/11/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: Y. Cao, H. Zhao, Y. Cheng, T. Shu, Y. Chen, etc. "Survey on Large Language Model-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning: Concept, Taxonomy, and Methods", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.
21/09/2024: Prof. Chen received the Young Scientist Award by The 9th International Conference on Power and Renewable Energy. This award recognizes exceptional scientists under the age of 40 for their contributions to their respective fields, with only 2-3 recipients selected each year.
09/2024: Prof. Chen was listed in the World's Top 2% Scientists 2023 by Stanford University/Elsevier.
14/09/2024: Received State Key Laboratory of Power System Operation and Control - Key Project as PI for project "Carbon-Energy Coordinated Aggregation and Regulation Methods for Distributed Energy Resources Based on Fusion of Multi-source Predictions".
20/06/2024: We receive the Strategic Partnership Award for Research Collaboration 2024 to collaborate with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
07/06/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: W. Zhang, Y. Chen, R. Xie, Y. Xu, "A Multi-Timescale and Chance-Constrained Energy Dispatching Strategy of Integrated Heat-Power Community with Shared Hybrid Energy Storage", to appear in Journal of Energy Storage.
03/05/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: D. Yan, T. Li, C. Zhao, H. Wang, Y. Chen, "Hierarchical Game for Coupled Power System with Energy Sharing and Transportation System", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.
24/04/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: D. Yan, M. Y. Chow, Y. Chen, "Low-Carbon Operation of Data Centers with Joint Workload Sharing and Carbon Allowance Trading", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing.
13/04/2024: My student, Hnin Phyu SAUNG, receives the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship offered by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong (only 350 students received this great honor each year). Congratulations!
01/04/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: T. Tan, R. Xie, X. Xu, Y. Chen. "A Robust Optimization Method for Power Systems with Decision-Dependent Uncertainty", to appear in Energy Conversion and Economics.
28/03/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: S. Huang, D. Yan, Y. Chen. "An Online Algorithm for Combined Computing Workload and Energy Coordination Within a Regional Data Center Cluster", to appear in International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems.
12/03/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: R. Xie, Y. Chen. "Real-Time Bidding Strategy of Energy Storage in an Energy Market with Carbon Emission Allocation Based on Aumann-Shapley Prices", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy, and Regulation.
30/01/2024: Our paper "Asynchronous distributed charging protocol for plug-in electric vehicles" got the 2023 Best Paper Award of Journal of Economy and Technology.
14/01/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: B. Zheng, W. Wei, Y. Xu, Y. Chen. "Capacity Aggregation and Online Control of Clustered Energy Storage Units", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
10/01/2024: We have one journal paper accepted: R. Xie, P. Pinson, Y. Xu, Y. Chen. "Robust Generation Dispatch with Purchase of Renewable Power and Load Predictions", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
09/01/2024: Our paper "Review on Business Model and Pricing Mechanism for Shared Energy Storage" get the Best Paper Award of Automation of Electric Power Systems.
26/12/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: C Zhang, Y Xu, Y Wang, J Kan, Y Chen. "Generator start-up strategy for power system restoration considering interdependency with natural gas transmission network", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
15/12/2023: Our special issue "Low‐carbon operation and marketing of distribution systems" was identified as the Top 20 most read special issues at the IET.
27/11/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: S Feng, W Wei, Y Chen. "Day-ahead scheduling and online dispatch of energy hubs: A flexibility envelope approach", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
09/10/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: H Wang, X Xu, Y Chen, et al. "Stochastic Optimization of Coupled Power Distribution-Urban Transportation Network Operations with Autonomous Mobility on Demand Systems", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
09/10/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: D Yan, S Huang, Y Chen. "Real-time Feedback Based Online Aggregate EV Power Flexibility Characterization", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
27/09/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: R Xie, W Wei, Y Chen. "Sizing Grid-Connected Wind Power Generation and Energy Storage with Wake Effect and Endogenous Uncertainty: A Distributionally Robust Method", to appear in CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems.
13/09/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: R K Bansal, Y Chen, P You, E Mallada. "Market Power Mitigation in Two-stage Electricity Market with Supply Function and Quantity Bidding", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy, and Regulation.
05/09/2023: Prof. Chen received Dean's Exemplary Teaching Award.
24/08/2023: Our project titled "Real-time aggregation and operation methods for distributed energy resources based on an energy sharing mechanism" was granted by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)-Young Scientist Fund, as PI.
11/08/2023: Prof. Chen will serve as the General Chair for Panel Sessions of the 2023 IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2).
30/06/2023: The undergraduate final year project of Eshanee Bhattacharjya, supervised by Prof. Chen, received the Honorable Mention, VTech Innovation and Sustainability Award.
31/05/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: D Yan, J Zhu, F Liu, Y Chen. "A Nested Distributed Coordination Mechanism for Charging Stations with Shared Energy Storage", to appear in CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems.
14/04/2023: We have two conference papers accepted by the International Council on Electrical Engineering (ICEE) Conference 2023, to be held in July in Hong Kong.
07/04/2023: Prof. Chen serves as a Technical Committee Member of the 12th International Conference on Renewable Power Generation (RPG 2023).
28/03/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: W Zhang, Y Chen, Y Wang, Y Xu, "Equilibrium Analysis of a Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Market with Shared Energy Storage in a Power Transmission Grid", to appear in Energy.
15/03/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: D Yan, Y Chen, "Distributed Coordination of Charging Stations with Shared Energy Storage in a Distribution Network", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
06/03/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: J Hu, S Chen, Z Yan, etc, "A capacity adequacy mechanism based on optional option and its impact on generation mix equilibrium", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
02/03/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: J Li, Y Xu, Z Yan, etc, "Coordinated Optimization of Emergency Response Resources in Transportation-Power Distribution Networks under Extreme Events", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
10/02/2023: We have one journal paper accepted: W Lin, Y Chen, Q Li, C Zhao, "An AC-Feasible Linear Model in Distribution Networks with Energy Storage", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
18/01/2023: Prof. Chen is awarded the CUHK Vice-Chancellor Early Career Professorship.
07/12/2022: We have one journal paper accepted: X Hao, Y Chen, H Wang, H Wang, Y Meng, Q Gu, "A V2G oriented Reinforcement Learning Framework and Empirical Study for Heterogeneous Electric Vehicle Charging Management", to appear in Sustainable Cities and Society.
02/12/2022: We have one jourrnal paper accepted: Y Su, F Liu, Z Wang, Y Zhang, B Li, Y Chen. "Multi-Stage Robust Dispatch Considering Demand Response Under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty" to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
01/12/2022: We have one journal paper accepted: Y Chen, C Zhao. "Improved Approximation of Dispatchable Region in Radial Distribution Networks via Dual SOCP" to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
01/12/2022: Prof. CHEN Yue was appointed as a Fellow of the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), CUHK.
12/10/2022: We have one journal paper accepted: Y Chen, W Wei. "Robust Generation Dispatch with Strategic Renewable Power Curtailment and Decision-Dependent Uncertainty" to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
05/10/2022: We have one journal paper accepted: D Yan, C Ma, Y Chen. "Distributed Coordination of Charging Stations Considering Aggregate EV Power Flexibility" to appear in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
28/08/2022: We have one journal paper accepted: D Yan, Y Chen. "A Distributed Online Algorithm for Promoting Energy Sharing Between EV Charging Stations" to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
09/08/2022: We have one journal paper accepted: Y Chen, C Zhao, S H Low, A Wierman. "An Energy Sharing Mechanism Considering Network Constraints and Market Power Limitation" to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
12/06/2022: We have one journal paper accepted: Y Yang, Y Chen, G Hu, C J Spanos. "Optimal Network Charge for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading: A Grid Perspective" to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.