Five projects of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been supported by the Green Tech Fund, with a total fund amount of HK$25.7 million in two rounds of applications.
The five award-winning projects covered a wide range of research fields, including waste management and reduction, green transport, decarbonisation, and energy saving and efficiency. PolyU has made remarkable achievements in terms of number and amount of funding support.
The funded innovative projects are shown in the below table.
|
Project Coordinator |
Project Title |
Grant Approved |
|
Ir Prof. Chi Sun POON, |
Low-carbon transformation of construction materials using waste glass (For more, https://polyu.hk/GQqZx) |
HK$5,292,875.00 |
|
Prof. Shun Cheng LEE, |
Development of nanotechnology based hybrid air cleaning system towards green transport (For more, https://polyu.hk/iemSm) |
HK$5,561,400.00 |
|
Prof. Daniel C. W. TSANG, |
Biochar-enhanced Construction Materials for Sustainable Waste Management and Decarbonisation (For more, https://polyu.hk/zLufd) |
HK$8,784,200.00 |
|
Dr. Guangping ZHENG, |
A safe, efficient and facile approach for hydrogen storage and generation: catalytic hydrolysis of solid-state hydrogen storage materials (For more, https://polyu.hk/LPgJE) |
HK$3,305,100.00 |
|
Dr. Lawrence Yoon Suk LEE, |
Recycling of waste lithium-ion batteries as highly active fuel cell catalysts (For more, https://polyu.hk/BbkeP) |
HK$2,783,920.00 |
The Government set up the Green Tech Fund (GTF) in 2020 to fund research and development (R&D) projects which help Hong Kong decarbonise and enhance environmental protection. The assessment committee is chaired by the Director of Environmental Protection and comprises members from academia, industry and green groups.
