Wenquan Zhang started a career providing technical consulting services for industrial customers. He then worked at the Climate Group where his work involved the strategy planning and implementation of global initiatives such as RE100, bringing together hundreds of large and ambitious businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. He also led the PowerLab open innovation project at Greenpeace, helping major Chinese solar and wind energy companies identify innovative startups. Wenquan Zhang received his M.S. degrees from Tongji University (Environmental Engineering) and from Uppsala University (Sustainable Development).