City University of Hong Kong
Sustainability@CityU
City University of Hong Kong
Sustainability@CityU

Sustainability Projects Showcase

Mitigating global warming with CityU research students’ award-winning Camel-Fur-Inspired Cooler System

A CityU research team supervised by Professor Steven Wang, Associate Vice-President (Resources Planning) and Professor from Department of Mechanical Engineering, won a Silver Award and the Best Sustainable Solution Award at the 3rd Chun Wo Innovation Student Awards with their novel Camel-Fur-Inspired Passive Sorbent Cooler System (CPSC system). The team strives its best to work on sustainable development and expects the CPSC system to provide cooling for buildings, electronic devices and food preservation, providing an effective way to reduce energy consumption for cooling and reduce carbon emissions.

Project Showcase

Record-breaking nanogenerator for renewable energy

A device that exploits wind flow created by moving vehicles on highways and in tunnels has produced a record-breaking 1,000 volts of renewable energy. Led by Professor Steven Wang, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Energy and Environment, the research team has created a small, easy-to-install wind turbine with fan blades that can be adjusted to match wind behaviour. Installed at the roadside, the technology generates power from the movement of vehicles. In addition, Professor Wang's group has produced related technology that can generate sustainable energy from the pressure of people's footsteps on special flooring where sensors are installed.

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HK Tech 300 with Green Initiatives

Our flagship programme for innovation and entrepreneurship, HK Tech 300, encourages our students, alumni, research staff and other eligible members to launch start-ups at the onset of their entrepreneurship journey. This programme helps to transfer our research results and intellectual properties into practical applications that benefit the wider community.

Several start-ups under HK Tech 300 are infused with green initiatives. They aim to solve environmental problems and provide better pathways for more sustainable living.

HK Tech 300