Mr. Fridley has 25 years of experience working and living in China. Prior to 1993, Mr. Fridley led the China Energy Project at the East-West Center in Hawaii primarily in the area of petroleum supply and demand, refinery analysis and modeling, international oil trade and energy policy, and concurrently was a consultant with Fesharaki Associates. From 1993 to 1995, he worked as Business Development Manager in refining and marketing for Caltex China. Currently, Mr. Fridley is a staff scientist at the China Energy Group where his research involves extensive collaboration with the Chinese on end-use energy efficiency, industrial energy use, government energy management programs, data compilation and analysis, medium and long term energy policy research. He is a Mandarin speaker.
David Fridley
Publications
2019
. "Intertwined Impacts of Water, Energy Development, and Carbon Emissions in China." Applied Energy 238 (2019) 78 - 91.
. "Modeling India’s energy future using a bottom-up approach." Applied Energy 238 (2019). 
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PDF (2.97 MB)2018
. "Has coal use peaked in China: Near-term trends in China's coal consumption." Energy Policy 123 (2018).
. Water-Energy Nexus in China A study on a national scale. 2018.
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. Near-term trends in China's coal consumption. 2018. PDF (973.42 KB)
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PDF (973.42 KB)2017
. "2015 China Green Low-Carbon City scorecard." ECEEE Summer Study 2017 2017. 2015 China Green Low-Carbon City Scorecard (502.33 KB)
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2015 China Green Low-Carbon City Scorecard (502.33 KB) . China Green Low-Carbon City Index. 2017. PDF (1010.87 KB)
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PDF (1010.87 KB) . "China’s Trajectories beyond Efficiency: CO2 Implications of Maximizing Electrification and Renewable Resources through 2050." ECEEE Summer Study 2017. Presqu'ile Giens, Hyeres France, 2017. Presqu'ile Giens, Hyeres France, 2017.
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. Key China Energy Statistics 2016. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2017. PDF (3.03 MB)
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PDF (3.03 MB) . "Reinventing Fire: China – the Role of Energy Efficiency in China’s Roadmap to 2050." ECEEE Summer Study 2017. Presqu'ile Giens, Hyeres, France , 2017.
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2016
. CERC-BEE Impact Model. 2016. PDF (1.44 MB)
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PDF (1.44 MB) . "Estimating China’s Urban Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions: A Bottom-up Modeling Perspective." 2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Pacific Grove, CA, 2016. PDF (203.78 KB)
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PDF (203.78 KB) . "Impact Analysis of Developing Net Zero Energy Buildings in China." 2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in BUildings 2016.
. "Quantifying the potential impacts of China's power-sector policies on coal input and CO2 emissions through 2050: A bottom-up perspective." Utilities Policy 41 (2016) 128-138.
. Low-Carbon City Policy Databook. 2016. LBNL-1006326. English PDF (3 MB) Chinese PDF (2.35 MB)
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English PDF (3 MB) Chinese PDF (2.35 MB) . Prospective Evaluation of the Energy and CO2 Emissions Impact of China’s 2010 – 2013 Efficiency Standards for Products. 2016. LBNL-1005921. PDF (1.92 MB)
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PDF (1.92 MB)2015
. "Understanding China's non-fossil energy targets." Science 350.6264 (2015) 1034 - 1036.
. The Role of Chinese Cities in Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction. Stockholm Environment Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies, 2015.
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. The Role of Chinese Cities in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction. 2015. LBNL-1001680. PDF (446.2 KB)
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PDF (446.2 KB) . "Transformative Pathway for Chinese Buildings by 2050." European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015. 2015.
. A Review of Commercially Available Technologies for Developing Low-Carbon Eco-cities. 2015. LBNL-179304. PDF (4.4 MB)
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PDF (4.4 MB) . "Promoting Energy Efficiency as the First Fuel Through Enabling Local Government Action in China." European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015. 2015.
. "ELITE Cities: A Low-carbon Eco-city Evaluation Tool for China." Ecological Indicators 48 (2015) 448-456.
. "Low Carbon Development for Cities: Methods and Measures." Handbook of Clean Energy Systems. . Vol. 6. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015. 1-23.
. "Mind the Gap: New Developments and Outlook for China’s Transport Sector to 2030." European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, 2015.