Nguyễn Thanh Quảng, PhD

ERA Lab · Reliability & Production Operations

Lecturer · HSB, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

An energy-systems researcher whose work spans power planning, life-cycle assessment, and circular economy, Nguyễn Thanh Quảng brings a systems perspective to ERA Lab.

Portrait of Nguyễn Thanh Quảng, PhD

Research, practice, and impact

Nguyễn Thanh Quảng’s work spans energy systems, power-system planning, low-carbon energy transitions, life-cycle assessment, and circular economy. His research includes decision-support models for energy, water, agriculture, and urban infrastructure, combining engineering analysis with sustainability assessment.

HSB lists a PhD in Energy Engineering from the University of Palermo, alongside master’s and engineer’s degrees in Power Systems from Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Its profile records more than 17 years in research, teaching, and technical consulting, including participation in and coordination of power-planning projects in Hanoi, Bắc Giang, Hà Nam, Nam Định, Cà Mau, Bình Phước, and Tuyên Quang.

Research areas

  • Power-system planning
  • Low-carbon energy transition
  • Life-cycle assessment
  • Circular economy

Expertise & contributions

Energy systems and sustainability

Professional experience · 17+ years

Research, teaching, and technical consulting across power systems, circular economy, and sustainable development assessment.

Source: HSB faculty profile

Power-planning projects across Vietnam

Infrastructure planning

HSB records his participation in and coordination of provincial and urban power-planning projects in seven Vietnamese localities.

Source: HSB faculty profile

Life-cycle and circular-economy assessment

Research direction

His work examines biomass supply chains, end-of-life solar PV, and decision-support methods for sustainable energy and infrastructure.

Source: HSB research record

Selected research and applied work

  1. Circularity and Sustainability of Rice Straw Biomass Supply Chain Assessment for Bioenergy Production: Case Study in Viet Nam

    Research article · 2026

    A life-cycle and sustainability assessment of Vietnam’s rice-straw supply chain for bioenergy production.

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  2. An overall assessment of multi-criteria decision support system framework in the context of sustainability

    Research article · 2025

    A framework for comparing sustainability options using multiple decision criteria.

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  3. Sustainability and circularity assessment of biomass-based energy supply chain

    Research article · 2024

    Research applying sustainability and circularity assessment to biomass-based energy supply chains.

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