LI Huashan is a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research mainly focuses on geothermal energy utilization technologies. He has led and participated in many research projects, including projects/sub-projects under the National Science and Technology Major Project and the National Key Research and Development Program of China, as well as the programs supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province. His innovative work has made groundbreaking contributions to geothermal power generation, refrigeration, and cascade comprehensive utilization technologies. These include pioneering the optimized design of a geothermal cascade utilization system that integrates anti-corrosion, anti-scaling, and descaling functions; establishing the first experimental setup for a flash-binary geothermal power generation system and a double absorption heat transformer; and proposing the concept of coupled heating technology using geothermal energy and energy storage. He has published over 100 journal papers, held nearly 40 authorized invention patents, and won the 2022 Guangdong Science and Technology Achievement Promotion Award.

Selected Publications

1. Xiaoming Tian, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zhiwei Huang, Yulie Gong, Huashan Li*, Yanlong Kong*. Density-driven heat loss analysis of geothermal energy storage system based on experimental and numerical study. Energy, 2025, 324: 135938.

2. Sihao Huang, Xiaoshuang Zhao, Lingbao Wang, Xianbiao Bu, Huashan Li*. Low-cost optimization of geothermal heating system with thermal energy storage for an office building. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2023, 42, 101918.

3. Huashan Li, Sihao Huang, Xianlong Wang, Yuan Zhao, Xianbiao Bu, Lingbao Wang*. Analysis of H₂O/EMISE absorption chiller driven by stationary solar collectors in hot-humid climate. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2022, 27: 101155.

4. Xi Liu, Huashan Li*, Xianbiao Bu, Lingbao Wang, Ning Xie, Jie Zeng. Performance characteristics and working fluid selection for low-temperature binary-flashing cycle. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018, 141: 51-60.

5. Huashan Li, Fei Cao, Xianbiao Bu, Lingbao Wang, Xianlong Wang*. Performance characteristics of R1234yf ejector-expansion refrigeration cycle. Applied Energy, 2014, 121: 96-103.

▪ Geothermal power generation

▪ Geothermal cascade utilization

▪ Low-temperature solar energy

1. Ministry of Natural Resources, National Science and Technology Major Project of China, 2025ZD1010104, Corrosion/Scale Control and Cascade Utilization Technology for Deep Geothermal Fluids, Aug. 2025-Jul. 2029, 4.20 million yuan, Principal Investigator.

2. Ministry of Natural Resources, National Science and Technology Major Project of China, 2024ZD1003506, Multi-dimensional Comprehensive Evaluation of High-temperature Geothermal Power Generation Technologies, Nov. 2024-Oct. 2028, 1.02 million yuan, Sub-project Principal Investigator.

3. Ministry of Science and Technology, National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2019YFB1504105, Low-cost Geothermal Heating and Energy Storage Coupling Technology and Operational Strategy, Dec. 2019-Nov. 2022, 0.71 million yuan, Sub-project Principal Investigator.