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27 Nov 2017

Engineering Faculty Presented the Cross-institutional Theme-based Project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization”to RGC visitors

The CUHK cross-institutional theme-based research scheme (TRS) project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization” led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering was presented to a delegation of Research Grant Council (RGC) on 24 October 2017.  The delegation undertook this fruitful trip to understand the latest world-record breakthroughs achieved by the team with the ultimate goal of integrating diversified systems for high-performing smart microgrids. The delegation included Prof. Paul Yu (Provost of the Revelle College, University of California, San Diego, USA), Prof. Edward Yeung (Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Liberal Arts and Sciences of Iowa State University of Science and Technology, USA) and Dr.Nim-kwan Cheung (Former Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI).
 
The team reported substantial progress in various areas of solar energy technology, putting Hong Kong on the map. They include the best-performing  energy harvesting and storage technologies worldwide, development of various new materials, a highly efficient online energy generation scheduling algorithm for microgrids,  the first-ever smart energy management online system “Woo Sing Power” in CUHK student hostel, as well as the first-of-its-kind smart microgrid laboratory in Hong Kong.  
 
Commenced in 2014, the project was awarded HK$ 60.33 million from the RGC. Since establishment, the RGC visited the project team at a biennial basis to review the progress; and the present visit is the second time. 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 .
 
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News announcement at Engineering Faculty website: http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/erg/node/1416

研資局訪問工程學院跨院校主題研究計劃「智能化太陽能技術 - 採集、存儲及應用」

2017年10月24日，由工程學院院長汪正平教授領導之跨院校主題研究計劃「智能化太陽能技術 - 採集、存儲及應用」向香港研資局評審代表介紹了最新研究進展。團隊的多項研究成果達世界級水平，並以結合各種不同系統及高效智能電網應用為最終目標。訪問團成員包括美國加州大學聖地牙哥分校Revelle College教務長余刼離教授、美國愛荷華州立大學 Liberal Arts and Sciences傑出榮休教授楊仕成教授及香港應用科技研究院 (ASTRI) 前行政總裁張念坤博士。

團隊在太陽能科技研究上已取得多項優秀成果，令香港在再生能源技術上領先全球，包括多項性能達全球最佳之能源採集及儲存技術、多種新型材料之研發、微電網發電調度的高效在線算法、中文大學學生宿舍首次應用之智能化能源管理網上系統「和聲 Power」及全港首個智慧型微電網實驗室等。

項目自2014年開展，共獲研資局港幣6千零33萬港元撥款。自項目開始以來，研資局每兩年均蒞臨工程學院訪問一次，藉以了解團隊的研究進展，今次是訪問團第二次來訪。項目預計於2018年12月完成。未來，團隊研發之各項創新技術將在更多層面發掘實際應用。

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Group photo of the RGC delegation with the project team on the visit day. More than 150 graduate students and research staff were involved since the project commenced in 2014.
研資局代表於訪問當天與研究團隊的合照。項目自2014年開展以來，累計已有超過 150 位研究生及研究人員參與。

The RGC delegation visited the solar energy system established by the project team at the rooftop of the Lee Woo Sing College.  (From left in the front row) Leading Co-Principal Investigator Prof. Jianbin Xu (Department of Electronic Engineering), Project Coordinator Prof. Ching-ping Wong (Dean of Engineering), RGC delegation Dr Nim Kwan Cheung, Profs. Edward Yeung and Paul Yu.

研資局代表參觀了由團隊設於和聲書院頂層之太陽能系統示範基地。（前排左起 ）項目副統籌電子工程學系許建斌教授、項目統籌工程學院院長汪正平教授、研資局代表張念坤博士、楊仕成教授及余刼離教授。

Project team members introduced the research achievements during the poster session.  More than 20 posters were presented on the visit day.

團隊成員於海報環節向研資局代表介紹研究成果。訪問當天，團隊共介紹了二十多張海報。

Project team members introduced the research achievements during the demonstration session.  A total of six demonstrations were presented on the visit day.

團隊成員於示範環節向研資局代表介紹研究成果。訪問當天，團隊共介紹了六個不同種類的示範。