The CUHK cross-institutional Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Project Workshop for Smart Energy Distribution and Utilization led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering is held on 28-29 May 2018. The workshop drew more than 90 technology leaders, experts, researchers and government officials to explore the future development opportunities and trends of renewable energy. The workshop was officiated by Prof. Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK, and chaired by Prof. Jianbin XU, Leading Co-PI of the project, Professor of Department of Electronic Engineering and Director of Materials Science and Technology Research Center, CUHK. Prof. Tuan said, “As an innovative pioneer in technology advancement for the good of society, CUHK is committed to research activities in “Environment and Sustainability” - which is one of our four major research areas in the University’s Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020.” Prof. Jianbin Xu, Leading Co-PI of the project, Professor of Department of Electronic Engineering and Director of Materials Science and Technology Research Center, highlighted the remarkable achievements of the project as, “We collectively obtained 5 world-record performance innovative technologies, putting Hong Kong on the map. In addition, we have published more than 210 international journal papers and 11 technology patents, all attributed to the collective efforts by more than 150 students and research staffs in the past four years.” There are four keynote speakers including Prof. Yonghua Song, Rector of University of Macau, Prof. Steven Low, Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Prof. Sang Il Seok, Distinguished Professor, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and Prof. Zaiyue Yang, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology. Other invited speakers included Prof. Shengwei Wang, Chair Professor of Building Services Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Prof. Junhua Zhao, Associate Professor, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Prof. Kai Pan, Assistant Professor, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Prof. Zijun Zhang, Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong and Prof. Wei Chen, Research Assistant Professor, Dept of Electronic & Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. For industry speakers, we have Mr. CK Lau, General Manager (Projects), HK Electric; Mr. Eddie Wu, Director – Smart Energy China, CLP Holdings Limited; Ms. Isabel Fan, Regional Director, Tesla, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and Mr. Travis Kan, Director of Business Development, Schneider Electric. In the poster session, the team reported their innovative breakthroughs in various areas of solar energy technology, putting Hong Kong on the map. They include:
Commenced in 2014, the project was awarded HK$ 60.33 million from the RGC, which is the most highly funded under the grand challenge topic “Developing a Sustainable Environment”. The project will be completed in December 2018. In the future the team is going to further explore the potential applications of the developed technologies. For more details, please visit the workshop website at https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/175 |
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