17 Apr 2018 

The TRS Project was Showcased in the International ICT Expo 2018, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

The CUHK cross-institutional theme-based research scheme (TRS) project "Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization" was presented at the "International ICT Expo 2018" on 13 - 16 Apr 2018, with the joint support from the Center for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC), CUHK. 

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, which is the 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 of the event, please visit: https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/168 

1. Outlook of the CUHK booth.

2. Poster display of the TRS project "Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization".

3. Exhibits display of the TRS project "Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization".

4. Prototype display: Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) Cell

5. Sample display: Flexure-based Precision Roll-to-roll Machine for Fabrication of Flexible Electronics

(Left) Metal Grids Fabricated by Roll-to-roll Printing System (卷對卷印刷系統所製造的金屬網格)
(Middle) First Layer of FET (Field-effect Transistor) Fabricated by Roll-to-roll Printing System (卷對卷印刷系統所製造之晶體管的第一層)
(Right) Metal Grids Fabricated by Roll-to-roll Printing System (卷對卷印刷系統所製造的金屬網格)  

6. Sample display:  Red phosphorus

7. Sample display:  Lanthanide-sensitized oxide upconversion powder

8. Prototype display: High-energy-density and low-cost zinc/iodine-bromide redox flow battery (ZIBB)