Energy research
CityUHK’s placement in the Nature Index 2025 Energy Supplement
#1 in Hong Kong among energy-research institutions
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Campus solar · 2024–25
200,000+kWh
electricity generated from ~2,000 high-efficiency bifacial solar panels on campus
Equivalent to reducing 120 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions
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GOLD Rating in BEAM Plus Certified Project
Jockey Club One Health Tower and CityUHK Lee Shau Kee Student Residence
Research2021–2025
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4,092
Publications
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2.84
Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI)
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3,423
Publications with International Collaborations
Teaching & Learning
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Excellence at the CLP Smart Energy Award 2025
Recognised in the Sustainable Carbon Neutral Award (Services) for IoT-enabled fan-coil-unit controllers and the Retro-Commissioning Charter Programme.
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Toward a net-zero carbon campus
A long-term goal pursued through energy conservation, recovery and renewables, backed by LED lamps, daylight and motion sensors, photovoltaics and solar landscape lighting.
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Electricity-free cooling paint pilot
A passive radiative cooling paint by i2Cool, an HK Tech 300 startup, was piloted as part of the campus solar project.
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Community Engagement
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8th International Conference 'Roadmap to Net Zero'
Co-hosted with the Energy Institute Hong Kong during International Energy Week 2025, covering renewable energy, green hydrogen and carbon capture.
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Powering a Carbon Neutral Future
An international conference co-organised with CLP Power on the role of nuclear energy in decarbonisation, drawing about 600 participants.
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HKICE Green Energy Summit
A summit exploring next-generation green-energy materials and their applications.
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Ban Ki-moon Distinguished Lecture
The former UN Secretary-General headlined a lecture on global sustainability and energy alongside the SEE 15th-anniversary symposium.
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