Mission & Goals

Mission 願景

(1) To form an interdisciplinary team with wide-ranging expertise in chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, materials, and physics from two local institutions, and to forge international collaborations towards the establishment of a world-class research center for solar energy harvesting, storage, and utilization in Hong Kong.
從四間參與院校的化學、電機、電子工程、材料科學及物理學專家中，成立一支跨學科團隊；並建立一國際合作平台，成為一個全球著名的太陽能科技研究中心。

(2) To develop a sound human resource base for Hong Kong in the area of solar energy technologies by training and educating graduate students, postdoctoral research fellows, and local engineers through the execution of the proposed theme.
為社會培育優秀的太陽能科技研究生、博士後、工程師等人材，建立優良的人材培養基地。

(3) To provide intellectual properties and technology consulting service to local industry, and thus to assist Hong Kong in advocating the far-reaching utilization of clean energy.
為本地產業界提供知識產權及科技顧問服務，為香港社會提供長遠的潔淨能源政策。

Goals 目標

(1) To develop new materials and processing techniques for thin film photovoltaic (PV) devices and modules based on thin film chalcopyrite and earth-abundant kesterite materials.
開發高性能真空沉積薄膜太陽能電池結構和組件技術，著重於新材料和新工藝開發。

(2) To create an interdisciplinary research platform for fundamental research in solution-processed thin film photovoltaic devices and modules based on inorganic and organic active materials.
開展無機和有機光伏活性材料，溶液工藝製作太陽能電池和組件的基礎研究。

(3) To develop novel light-trapping schemes for the enhancement of photovoltaic efficiency.
開發新型光採集形式以提高電池的光電轉換效率。

(4) To explore novel metal oxides and organic dyes for chemical fuels via artificial photosynthetic and photocatalytic processes.
開發新型的金屬氧化物和有機染料分子，從而在化學燃料的合成中實現高效的人工光合作用和光催化。

(5) To develop new materials and processing approaches for high energy-density batteries and high performance supercapacitors to be applicable for Microgrids (MGs).
開發新材料和新工藝技術以實現高能量密度的蓄電池和超電容，及由此構建的混合存儲系统。

(6) To develop advanced strategies to integrate and control various subsystems including charging and discharging of battery banks of similar or dissimilar properties to enhance the MG-stability in response to various operation conditions.
開發基於先進信息和通訊技術的基礎設施和傳輸協議以實現集成，管理，和控制各種子系統。

(7) To develop grid monitoring and control schemes based on proper ICT standards and protocols to ensure power system security.
以適合之通訊技術發展微電網監控系統，增強電力系統安全。

(8) To conduct field demonstration of MG operations based on intelligent control and integration of thin film PV modules, smart storages and loads and other technologies for providing electricity in student hostels under interconnected and islanded modes.
在實驗室和校園選定的建築物內進行基於太陽能組件，智能存儲和控制，及電力使用的一體化實驗，以及與其他技術相結合的微電網運行以及實際應用示範。我們预期在微電網互聯運行模式下實現校園選定建築物部份的電力供給。