On 20 April 2026, PolyU and Geely Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (Geely Farizon) held a signing ceremony in PolyU campus to officially establish the “PolyU–Farizon Transport and Energy Joint Laboratory”, focusing on industrial development policies in relation to methanol-electric technologies, promoting their development across technical, economic, and social dimensions, and building a new methanol ecosystem to help Hong Kong achieve its carbon neutrality goals.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Ir Prof. Christopher CHAO, Senior Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU; Prof. Xiangdong LI, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment of PolyU; Mr Mike FAN, Chief Executive Officer of Geely Farizon; and Ms Huifang DAI, Principal of Geely Academy, Geely Holding Group. The MoU was signed by Prof. Wu CHEN, Head of LSGI at PolyU, and Dr Zhaohuan SONG, Vice President and Chief Brand Officer of Geely Farizon. A project agreement marking the official launch of research on methanol‑electric vehicles in Hong Kong was subsequently signed by Prof. Chengxiang ZHUGE, Assistant Professor of LSGI at PolyU, and Mr Jack YANG, Head of Hong Kong Project Team at Geely Farizon, in the presence of senior leaders and scholars from both sides.
Leveraging LSGI’s expertise in green transport, energy policy, and smart city development, the Joint Lab will focus on three areas: research on policies for promoting and popularising methanol-electric technologies in the public transport sector; development of a smart energy supply operation platform tailored to Hong Kong’s green transport policies and urban traffic scenarios; and feasible solutions and advisory reports for the local introduction of methanol-electric vehicles.
Press release:
English - https://polyu.me/3QoPCEW; Chinese - https://polyu.me/4n3ePBf
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