Dr Ying DU, Postdoctoral Fellow of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of PolyU (2nd from left), together with three PhD students from the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of PolyU: Junxiang ZHANG (3rd from left), Shibo ZHU (3rd from right), Dayin CHEN (2nd from right) awarded the Global First Prize.
Led by Prof. YAN Jinyue Jerry, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of PolyU (1st from left), the project “Drawing the Blueprint of Traffic Electrification with Digital Twin”, utilised digital twin technology to promote transportation.
The PolyU team was honoured to attend the 13th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development (IFESD) at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok.
The winning team showcased their research results and discussed innovative strategies for sustainable energy transformation with leading experts, accelerating the global energy transition.
Three PhD students from the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), together with a student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, formed a team called “Energy Victory” to pursue innovative research on digital twin technology for sustainable transportation, which has shined in international competitions.
Following their remarkable success in the "2024 ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition" in the Northeast Asia division, the team has also stood out among seven outstanding teams and secured the Global First Prize in the global final held in Chengdu.
The team, supervised by Prof. YAN Jinyue Jerry, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of PolyU, and Dr Ying DU, Postdoctoral Fellow of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of PolyU, presented a groundbreaking project titled "Drawing the Blueprint of Traffic Electrification with Digital Twin". The project utilised digital twin technology to promote transportation that was aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. The winning team comprised three PolyU PhD students: Junxiang ZHANG, Shibo ZHU, Dayin CHEN, and Haolan CHEN (from Shanghai Jiao Tong University). The “Energy Victory” team operates under the International Centre of Urban Energy Nexus (IUEX) of PolyU.
The PolyU team was also honoured to attend the 13th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development (IFESD) at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok. This esteemed event served as a platform for leading experts to showcase their research results and discuss innovative strategies for sustainable energy transformation. It aims to engage youth with policymakers and international organisations to accelerate the global energy transition.
The International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS), in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), organised the annual Youth Voice on Energy Transition programme, bringing together young leaders from around the world to showcase youth-led innovations contributing to sustainable energy systems.
