(From left) Mr Peng Wenjun Bryan, Head of Innovation and Technology (Greater Bay Area) at Invest Hong Kong; Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, President of PolyU; Mr Xu Kai, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Prof. Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU, joined by (from left, on screen) Mr Zhang Wenfeng, Deputy General Manager of CSG; Mr Wang Hongzhi, General Manager of CSG; Mr Liang Qinru, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province; and Mr Li Rui, General Manager of the Innovation Management Department of CSG, through video conferencing to unveil the Joint Institute for Green and Secure Power Grid.Zoom In

PolyU and China Southern Power Grid Company Limited (CSG) have joined forces to establish the Joint Institute for Green and Secure Power Grid. It will take forward the development of the country’s new power systems initiative. The institute will help to meet the growing demand for clean energy in China, which is crucial to help it reach its goals to peak carbon emissions and attain carbon neutrality.

 

CSG will provide RMB30 million in the next five years to fund a series of fundamental and forward-looking research projects which will be conducted by PolyU. An interdisciplinary research team from PolyU will work with experts from CSG on creating digital twin technology for power equipment and the digitalisation of electric power distribution to facilitate the transformation and upgrading of China’s power grid. The Joint Institute will also participate in major provincial and national projects to contribute to national energy security, and cultivate a team of interdisciplinary experts to assist in the building of new national power systems.