In a recent Colloquium, Mr. Thomas Wu (CEO, ASB Biodiesel Hong Kong) shared his insights on how waste oil could be handled and turn to renewable energy. The Colloquium was well received with fruitful discussion among speaker and audiences.
At the “SEE Dialogue with Professionals: Introduction to Energy Finance – Fundamental Concepts, Industry Landscape and Career Development” held on 21 January 2022, Mr. Calvin Gan, SEE Alumnus & Assistant Vice President of Global Financial Institutions Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, shared with over 100 SEE students and staff the recent trends in green finance. Case studies on renewable energy finance across regions were covered.
Hydrogen technology is one of the potential solutions in Hong Kong to address the challenges encountered in achieving carbon neutrality. Hydrogen usage is more meaningful when it is produced in a green way. Dr. Yun Hau Ng, Associate Professor of SEE, was invited to share his view and research information with the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) community on the progress and status of a new photocatalytic technology in producing green hydrogen on 9 February 2022. The webinar was attended by over 400 participants followed by a fruitful discussion.
Four research projects led by scholars at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) received grants worth HK$20.26 million in total from the inaugural Green Tech Fund under the Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong SAR Government.
Three of those awarded projects are led by faculty members of the School of Energy and Environment, Prof. Chak K. Chan, Dean and Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment, Prof. Alex Jen, Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Dr. Yun Hau Ng, Associate Professor respectively.
Dr. Carol Lin, Associate Professor, has been awarded HK$ 2,682,810 by the Research Grants Council (RGC) via European Union (EU)-Hong Kong Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-funding Mechanism.
Congratulations to Dr. Chunhua Liu, Associate Professor, on receiving the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2021/22 with his research proposal titled “Development of Novel Integrated Wireless Motor Drives for Cordless Joints of Robotics”. The awarded project received funding of HK$5,509,700.
Prof. Angus Yip, Professor of the School of Energy and Environment, is recently elected as a member of Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK) for 2022. The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK) was established in 2018 as a chapter of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences (ASHK), the objective of YASHK is to gather young scientists to jointly promote the development of science and technology with the ASHK.
Dr. Theodora Nah, Dr. Jin Shang, Dr. Chunhua Liu, Dr. Yun Hau Ng, and Prof. Chak K. Chan, of the School of Energy and Environment at CityU have received over HKD$5M funding from the Green Tech Fund (GTF). This 3-year research project, entitled “Portable and low-cost sensors for the ambient air monitoring of BTEX and other volatile organic compounds”, will develop sensors to speciate atmospheric volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
CityU organized the “Teachers’ Development Day@CityU” on 10 December 2021 to contribute to the nurturing of talented students. On this important occasion, SEE hosted a talk titled “Nurturing Energy and Environmental Engineers of Next Generation” to introduce the School, career prospects of graduates and academic programmes to the participating secondary school teachers.
Please click HERE to register.The IFAWET 2021 is jointly organized by Water and Membrane Technologies Laboratory, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, and the Research Centre for Water Environment Technology, The University of Tokyo. This conference will provide a platform for sharing the most recent technological innovations and scientific developments associated with water resources management, water treatment technology, and water/environmental issues, including emerging pollutants, resource recovery, and energy efficiency amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. There will be
