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Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage and Utilization

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Background Information


The fast-growing demand for energy and the recognition of man-made global climate change underscore the urgency of developing clean and renewable energy resources to replace fossil fuels. Harvesting energy directly from sunlight by photovoltaics (PV), photocatalysis, artificial photosynthesis, and other enabling technologies is a promising way to meet such requirements.

This 5-year study is led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering, CUHK. The project has been funded by the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) of the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong Government (HK$ 60.33 million) since 2014,.With additional funding from the participating universities, the total budget is as high as HK$ 76 million. More than 20 scholars from CUHK, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Hong Kong have been working together to enhance the efficiency of solar power and the penetration of the technology. 

The project aims to strengthen the competitive edge of Hong Kong in solar energy technologies and their market penetration by combining the newly developed PV modules with the intelligent system integration. The holistic approach covers:

·        Harvesting: The development of thin film PV devices and modules to enhance the performance of solar harvesting;

·        Storage: The design of highly performed electricity storage;

·        Utilization: To enhance the performance and security of solar smart grid systems to better meet the electricity demand under various operating modes.

About the Research Project

In 2011, the Hong Kong government established the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) to support research at the eight UGC-funded institutions which is more long-term  and strategically beneficial to the development of Hong Kong. The Research Project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage and Utilization” is the most highly funded  under the grand challenge topic “Developing a Sustainable Environment”. The project adopted a holistic approach, ranging from efficient harvesting of solar energy and storage to utilization.  Its aim was to substantially boost the efficiency of solar energy generation, effectively elevate the utilization of electricity, and tackle various obstacles in renewable energy technology, thereby fostering the widespread commercialization of relevant technology. This collaborative research is in line with Hong Kong government policy as well as the “Paris Agreement”. Various results from the project achieved remarkable world records and were published in various renowned international scientific journals papers , putting Hong Kong on the map.

Individual Projects

Project 1

Highly crystalline large-grain size perovskite thin film crystals with good  stability

 

Professor Jianbin Xu and Keyou Yan, Department of Electronic Engineering

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/94

Project 2

Precision design and control of a flexure-based multi-layer roll-to-roll printing system

 

Professor Shih-Chi Chen, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/107

Project 3

Using micro-fibrous red phosphorus to produce clean fuel (hydrogen) from water with high efficiency

 

Professor Jimmy Yu , Department of Chemistry

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/96

Project 4

Plasmonic and Upconversion Nanomaterials

 

Professor Jianfang Wang , Department of Physics

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/97

Project 5

3D porous carbon foam based composites for high performance supercapacitors

 

Professor Ching-ping Wong & Ni Zhao, Department of Electronic Engineering

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/100

Project 6

High-energy-density and low-cost zinc/iodine-bromide redox flow battery (ZIBB)

 

Professor Yi-Chun Lu, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/99

Project 7

Online Energy Generation Scheduling for Microgrids

 

Professor Minghua Chen, Department of Information Engineering

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/102

Project 8

Smart Energy Management Online System: “Woo Sing Power”

 

Professor  Dah Ming Chiu, Department of Information Engineering

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/101

Project 9

Smart Microgrid Laboratory at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

Professor  Zhao Xu, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/node/106

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