Professor Yang Hongxing’s Team Awarded Gold Medal for Innovative Micro Hydropower Project at Geneva Inventions Expo

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) continues to make strides in groundbreaking research and innovation, as Professor Yang Hongxing from the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE) has been awarded a Gold Medal for his project on "A Novel Wireless Self-adaptive Hydropower Harvesting System for Applications in Urban Water Supply Pipelines". 

Professor Yang and his team's innovative project has the potential to revolutionize the way we supply power to the Water Intelligent Network (WIN) for managing water supplies and reducing water leakage from urban water pipelines.  Their recognition at the Expo is a testament to the University's outstanding research and innovation capabilities, and it reaffirms PolyU's position as a leading institution for cutting-edge research and development.

We congratulate Professor Yang Hongxing and his team for their outstanding accomplishment and the well-deserved recognition they have received for their groundbreaking work. Their dedication and hard work will undoubtedly lead to further advancements in the field of micro hydropower and inspire future generations of researchers and innovators.