Ruosida is a senior associate at RMI, where she primarily works on power sector engagement initiatives in RMI’s Global South program. She conducts modeling analysis and research on technology and provides advice and support in designing economically efficient, renewable-focused electricity markets for China. Ruosida joined RMI in February 2015.
Background
Ruosida advises on power market design in China, working with researchers, policymakers, and industry to recommend which market designs best support China’s economic and environmental goals. This effort includes ongoing research and implementation involving various policymakers and researchers. Ruosida was also a primary researcher for the power sector analysis for Reinventing Fire: China, a whole-systems, low-emission energy roadmap for China.
Before joining RMI, Ruosida worked for the Energy Transition Research Institute, a non-governmental organization focused on clean energy solutions. She worked on the program that built forecast models for China’s power system in 2050, and estimated the maximum potential of renewable penetration in the power system. The result of her work was published by WWF. While pursuing her Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Michigan, Ruosida interned in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and programed an Excel-based app to help users conduct decomposition analysis on industrial energy consumption. She also interned at the Alliance to Save Energy supporting the promotion of high-efficiency appliances.
Education
MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan, 2014
BS, Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2012
Location
Boulder, CO
Blogs
US Research on Load and Grid Defection
Why I Love Working At RMI
“Besides purely doing good in the world, our solutions always link economic profits with environmental benefits and use market forces to accelerate cleantech adoption.”
