Guangsheng Pan

Title: Professor

Research directions: Power System Planning, Integrated Energy Systems, and Electricity-Hydrogen Coupling Analysis

Email: gs_pan@seu.edu.cn

Biography

Guangsheng Pan is a Research Fellow and Doctoral Supervisor at Southeast University. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Shandong University in 2014 and 2017, respectively, and his Doctorate from Southeast University in 2022. From 2022 to 2025, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Southeast University. Additionally, he previously worked for the State Grid Tianjin Electric Power Company.

His research focuses on power system/integrated energy system planning, electro-hydrogen coupling analysis, and energy climate resilience. He has published more than 60 papers, including over 30 SCI/EI papers as first author or corresponding author in journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science, The Innovation, and IEEE Transactions. He has been named to the Stanford World’s Top 2% Scientists list (2023 2025) and the Top 1% Highly Cited Chinese Researchers by CNKI (2024 and 2025).

He serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE Technologies for GHG Mitigation & Adaptation Subcommittee and as a member of the Energy Internet Committee of the Chinese Association of Automation. He is also a Youth Editorial Board member for journals including Carbon Neutrality, Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering, Energy Conversion and Economics, Electric Power, Distribution & Utilization, and Power Information and Communication Technology. Additionally, he acts as a reviewer for journals such as Nature Communications, The Innovation, and IEEE Transactions, and has been recognized as an Outstanding Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, Automation of Electric Power Systems, and Electric Power Automation Equipment.



Representative Publications

[1] G. Pan, Q. Hu, W. Gu*, S. Ding, H. Qiu, Y. Lu, "Assessment of Plum Rain’s Impact on Power System Emissions in Yangtze-Huaihe River Basin of China," Nature Communications, vol. 12, pp. 6156, 2021.

[2] G. Pan, W. Gu*, Q. Hu, J. Wang, F. Teng, G. Strbac*, "Cost and Low-Carbon Competitiveness of Electrolytic Hydrogen in China," Energy & Environmental Science, vol. 14, pp. 4868 4881, 2021. (5 year IF: 35, Back cover)

[3] W. Zhuang, G. Pan, W. Gu,* S. Zhou, Q. Hu, Z. Gu, Z. Wu, S. Lu, H. Qiu, "Hydrogen Economy Driven by Offshore Wind in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Members," Energy & Environmental Science, vol. 16, pp. 2014 2029, 2023. (Co first author, 5 year IF: 35, Back cover)

[4] Z. Gu, Q. Sui, G. Pan, et al, "Unlocking Hydrogen Carrier Potential of the Yangtze River in China," The Innovation, In press, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101173. (IF: 25.7, Co first author)

[5] G. Pan, et al, "Feasibility of Scaling up the Cost Competitive and Clean Electrolytic Hydrogen Supply in China," Engineering, vol. 39, pp. 154 165, 2024. (Journal of the Chinese Academy of Engineering)

[6] G. Pan, W. Gu*, Y. Lu, H. Qiu, S. Lu and S. Yao, "Optimal Planning for Electricity Hydrogen Integrated Energy System Considering Power to Hydrogen and Heat and Seasonal Storage," IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 2662 2676, Oct. 2020. (Cited 600+ times, ESI Highly Cited Paper)

[7] G. Pan, W. Gu*, S. Chen, Y. Lu, S. Zhou, Z. Wei, "Investment Equilibrium of an Integrated Multi Stakeholder Electricity Gas Hydrogen System," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 150, pp. 111407, Oct. 2021.

[8] Z. Gu, G. Pan*, et al, "Robust Optimization of Scale and Revenue for Integrated Power to Hydrogen Systems Within Energy, Ancillary Services, and Hydrogen Markets," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 5008 5023, May 2024.

[9] Guangsheng Pan, Wei Gu, Huiyan Zhang, et al., "Electricity Hydrogen Energy System for High Penetration Renewable Energy Accommodation," Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 44, no. 23, pp. 1 10, 2020. (F5000, Outstanding Paper of Jiangsu Sci Tech Journals)

[10] Guangsheng Pan, Zhongfan Gu, Enbo Luo, et al., "Analysis and Prospects of Power to Hydrogen Technology in the Context of New Power Systems," Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 1 13, 2023. (CNKI Highly Cited Paper)


Selected Projects

[1] National Natural Science Foundation of China – Youth Program, "Intrinsic Evolution Mechanism and Planning Theory for New Energy Electricity Hydrogen Coupled Systems," 2025.1 2027.12, Principal Investigator.

[2] Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation – Youth Program, "Provincial Level Hydrogen Chain Modeling and Dynamic Planning for Promoting High Penetration New Energy Accommodation," 2024.9 2027.8, Principal Investigator.

[3] National Key R&D Program of China, "Key Technologies for City Level Electricity Gas Heat Storage Multi Energy Coordinated Regulation to Enhance System Flexibility," 2022.11 2026.10, Sub project Lead.

[4] State Grid Headquarters Science & Technology Project, "Key Technologies for Electricity Carbon Coupling Planning and Operation of New Power Systems Promoting Regional Collaborative Carbon Reduction," 2022.11 2024.12, Project Lead.

[5] State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd. Science & Technology Project, "Research and Development Service on Refined Dispatch Method and Platform for Integrated Energy Stations Considering Multiple Support Capabilities of Hydrogen Production and Energy Storage," 2023.7 2024.12, Principal Investigator.