PolyU supports seven innovative research projects to advance campus-wide sustainability

PolyU supports seven innovative research projects to advance campus-wide sustainability

To proactively address pressing global challenges such as climate change, PolyU launched the Carbon Neutrality Funding Scheme in 2022 to support PolyU researchers in developing impactful technologies for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and translating carbon neutrality research outcomes into practical applications on the PolyU campus, thereby advancing PolyU’s carbon neutrality goals. Under the Carbon Neutrality Funding Scheme 2025/26, seven research projects have been awarded over HK$12.5 million in total. All funded projects are led by PAIR researchers.

Funding proposals are assessed based on three core criteria, including the potential to reduce carbon emissions, effectiveness in addressing societal concerns, and ability to generate tangible University R&D outcomes.

Each funded project may receive up to HK$2 million, inclusive of matching funds provided by the respective Faculty, School or Department, and may run for a maximum of two years.

Carbon Neutrality Funding Scheme 2025/26 List of Awardees:

Principal Investigator	Project Title	Awarded Amount (HK$)
Prof. JIANG Liming Member of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Associate Head (Partnership) and Associate Professor of Department of Building Environment and Energy Building	Bring Low-carbon Timber-integrated Design to PolyU Campus Powered by Architecture-driven Timber-3DCPSteel Composite Construction	1,900,000
Prof. Jerry YAN Jinyue Associate Director and Management Committee Member of Research Centre for Environmental, Social, and Governance Advancement (RCESGA), Management Committee Member of RISUD, Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Chair Professor of Department of Building Environment and Energy Building	Accelerating PolyU Campus Carbon Neutrality through Digital Carbon Inventory and Pilot Market	1,880,000
Prof. WANG Yuhong Management Committee Member of RISUD, Member of Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), RISE and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE), Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Development of a Lightweight Roof-top Cool Canopy Based on Climbing Plants for Effective Building Cooling, Energy Saving, and GHG Reduction	1,458,100
Prof. Charles WONG Man Sing Associate Director of RISUD, Management Committee Member of RILS, Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT), Associate Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment and Professor of Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics	From Data to Credits: Smart Monitoring and Economic Optimization for Carbon Neutrality at PolyU	1,912,000
Prof. XU Zhenglong Management Committee Member of Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE), Member of RIAM, Photonic Research Institute (PRI) and RISE, Associate Professor of Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering	Intelligent Zero-Carbon Mobile Charging Station Enabled by Upcycling Spent Alkaline Batteries into Solar-Rechargeable Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries	1,592,000
Prof. LAU Shu Ping Associate Director of PRI, Management Committee Member of RISE, Member of RIAM, RCDSE, RCRE, Chair Professor of Nanomaterials of Department of Applied Physics	On-Site CO2 Capture and Closed-Loop Carbonation for Sustainable Sparkling Beverages	1,900,000
Prof. FEI Bin Management Committee Member of RCRE, Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), PRI, Research Centre of Textiles for Future Fashion (RCTFF), Professor of School of Fashion and Textiles	Smart-Coat PolyU: Retrofitting Campus Envelopes with Cooling Aerogel Skins for Year-Round Decarbonization	1,876,000

理大支持7項創新研究項目推動校園可持續發展

為積極應對包括氣候變化在內的全球挑戰，理大於2022年推出「碳中和科研基金」，支持校內科研人員開發具影響力的氣候緩解與適應技術，並將碳中和研究成果在校園落地應用，從而支持推動理大實踐碳中和承諾。在「2025/26年度碳中和科研基金」下，7項研究項目合共獲批逾1,250萬港元資助，所有項目均由理大高等研究院學者領導進行。

項目評選以三大標準為核心，包括技術的減碳潛力、回應社會需求的實際效益，以及對推動大學科研成果的具體成效。每項獲資助項目最高可獲200萬港元資助，包括由學院、學系或部門提供的配對資金，為期最多2年。

2025/26年度碳中和科研基金獲資助項目︰

首席研究員	項目名稱（只有英文）	資助金額（港元）
江黎明教授先進製造研究院及可持續城市發展研究院成員、建築環境及能源工程學系副系主任及副教授	Bring Low-carbon Timber-integrated Design to PolyU Campus Powered by Architecture-driven Timber-3DCPSteel Composite Construction	1,900,000
嚴晉躍教授環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心副主任兼管理委員會成員、可持續城市發展研究院管理委員會成員、潘樂陶慈善基金智慧能源研究院成員、建築環境及能源工程學系能源與建築講座教授	Accelerating PolyU Campus Carbon Neutrality through Digital Carbon Inventory and Pilot Market	1,880,000
王予紅教授可持續城市發展研究院管理委員會成員、土地及空間研究院、潘樂陶慈善基金智慧能源研究院及碳中和資源工程研究中心成員、土木及環境工程學系教授	Development of a Lightweight Roof-top Cool Canopy Based on Climbing Plants for Effective Building Cooling, Energy Saving, and GHG Reduction	1,458,100
黃文聲教授可持續城市發展研究院副院長、潘樂陶慈善基金智慧城市研究院及旅遊業數字化轉型研究中心成員、建設及環境學院副院長及土地測量及地理資訊學系教授	From Data to Credits: Smart Monitoring and Economic Optimization for Carbon Neutrality at PolyU	1,912,000
徐正龍教授深空探測研究中心管理委員會成員、先進製造研究院、光子技術研究院及潘樂陶慈善基金智慧能源研究院成員、工業及系統工程學系副教授	Intelligent Zero-Carbon Mobile Charging Station Enabled by Upcycling Spent Alkaline Batteries into Solar-Rechargeable Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries	1,592,000
劉樹平教授光子技術研究院副院長、潘樂陶慈善基金智慧能源研究院管理委員會成員、先進製造研究院、深空探測研究中心及碳中和資源工程研究中心成員、應用物理學系納米材料講座教授	On-Site CO2 Capture and Closed-Loop Carbonation for Sustainable Sparkling Beverages	1,900,000
費賓教授碳中和資源工程研究中心管理委員會成員、智能可穿戴系統研究院、光子技術研究院及未來服裝紡織科技研究中心成員、時裝及紡織學院教授	Smart-Coat PolyU: Retrofitting Campus Envelopes with Cooling Aerogel Skins for Year-Round Decarbonization	1,876,000