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Dr Haimin YAO is recognized as The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow

We are happy to share with you that Dr Haimin YAO, our RISE member is recognized as The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow! ASME promotes the art, science and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences in the world. It is non-profit membership organisation that encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and skills development across all engineering disciplines. The ASME Committee of Past Presidents confers the Fellow grade of membership on worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements. It is a great appreciation to Dr Yao for recognizing his continuously contributions in engineering research! Congratulations to Dr Yao and we wish him every success in his research! More detail about ASME: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/fellows

Prof. Vivien LU invents solar-powered coating to cool buildings by 3°C

We are delighted to share with all of you that our RISE Lead Investigator, Ir Professor Lin Lu Vivien, and her team had invented a solar-powered coating that can be applied to buildings and reduce their surface temperature by up to 25°C and lower indoor temperatures by two to three degrees Celsius. The coating is driven by carbon dots that convert solar power into light energy, and therefore the stronger the solar radiance, the better the cooling performance of the coating. According to Professor Lu, the coating can save 10 to 15% of air-conditioning electricity consumption for each household if it is used on the rooftops of residential buildings. Additionally, with the use of bifacial solar panels, the sunlight reflected by the coating can be used to generate electricity, increasing the power-generation capacity by up to 50% and reducing the carbon emission by 30%. It is a great success for Professor Lu and Congratulations to Professor Lu!   Online coverage: TVB - https://polyu.me/47AJQoi TVB Pearl - https://polyu.me/3THhRgR i-Cable - https://polyu.me/4e9SM6o RTHK - https://polyu.me/3MWU60I (English) CRHK - https://polyu.me/47B0vba The Standard - https://polyu.me/47KC1wf Ming Pao Daily News - https://polyu.me/3MTLDLw Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/3TEafMi Sing Tao Daily - https://polyu.me/3TDzi1K am730 - https://polyu.me/4eRdCYr Headline Daily - https://polyu.me/4e4hPI5 Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/3zvGAhi Wen Wei Po - https://polyu.me/4gzuDb8; https://polyu.me/3TGo4tn Hong Kong Commercial Daily - https://polyu.me/3XRmMOQ Lion Rock Daily - https://polyu.me/3BgpeWb HK01 - https://polyu.me/3MVW7di Unwire - https://polyu.me/3XudM0E Orange News - https://polyu.me/47z9tG1 Hong Kong China News Agency - https://polyu.me/3zteSlj STNN.cc - https://polyu.me/3Xz5BjH China News Service - https://polyu.me/4gvUrEV ifeng.com - https://polyu.me/4dfSfhV East Money - https://polyu.me/3Xxw4OF Sina - https://polyu.me/3Xz5xAt 雷州半島新聞網 - https://polyu.me/4dmb7fg QQ.com - https://polyu.me/3ZAjfpt Sohu - https://polyu.me/3zqJ14N Tech Xplore - https://polyu.me/3BqHlbU Tech and Science Post - https://polyu.me/47H6ueP

RISE Activity: RMIT University Research Visit

Professors from RMIT University were invited for research visit to RISE in 26 September 2024. Through this research visit, we explored collaboration opportunities and built up a consolidate and close relationship and collaboration. Both teams have the same goal in developing the Smart Energy systems considering the collaboration and interaction from power grids and smart buildings, applying these innovative technologies solutions in both Hong Kong and Australia. RMIT University visitors also visited Intelligent Buildings Laboratory and Advanced Materials and Electronics Laboratory. It is a great opportunity for RISE and RMIT University teams to exchange updated research ideas and discuss for the future trend of Smart Energy.

RISE Member Activity: Professor George LIU co-organised Croucher Advanced Study Institute (ASI)

Professor George LIU, our RISE member as one of the Committee members, organised Croucher Advanced Study Institute (ASI) — Revolutionizing Weather Forecast and Climate Prediction Through Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 19-21 September 2024 at HKUST. Many Professors from Mainland China and HKUST joined this great event! Besides, The organiser also invited a lot of Professors from USA, Europe and Southeast Asia to share their innovative ideas towards the application of AI in Weather Forecast and Climate Prediction, such as: Prof. Christopher Bretherton from Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in USA Prof. David Neelin from University of California, Los Angeles, USA Prof. Shuyi Chen, University of Washington, USA Prof. Tom Beucler, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Prof. Tapio Schneider, California Institute of Technology, USA Prof. Aditya Grover, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Dr Sirod Sirisup, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Thailand Dr Jeff Chun-Fung Lo and Dr. Chen Chen from Centre for Climate Research Singapore, Singapore Through this academic exchange, it creates a platform for Artificial Intelligence experts to exchange their ideas and research deliverables, which inspires a lot of young researchers to explore more about Artificial Intelligence. Congratulations to Professor Liu for the success of this great research event! Online coverage: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yXjqHxjPisYBjRrn83LDEw

Professor Zijian ZHENG’s project receives funding from RAISe+ Scheme

We are delighted to share with you that the project of Professor Zijian ZHENG, our RISE Management Committee member receives funding from RAISe+ Scheme (Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme) ! Project Title: Pilot and Mass Production of Next-Generation Composite Current Collectors for Mobility and Energy Storage Batteries (New Materials and New Energy) RAISe+ Scheme is launched in October 2023 which aims at unleash potential of local universities in transformation and commercialization of R&D outcomes, and facilitate relevant collaboration among the Government, industries, universities, and research sectors. Inaugurated in 2023, the RAISe+ Scheme aims to provide funding, on a matching basis, for at least 100 research teams from universities funded by the University Grants Committee which demonstrate strong potential to evolve into successful startups. Each approved project will receive funding support ranging from HK$10 million to HK$100 million. Big Congratulations to Professor Zheng! Press Release: https://polyu.hk/qJTzK Online coverage: Mirage - https://polyu.me/4bUkSky Ming Pao Daily News - https://polyu.me/3yLIglU Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/4bBXAjA (subscription required) Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/4aDQKsK Wen Wei Po - https://polyu.me/3R2LFTM Yahoo HK - https://polyu.me/3UUFSkm

RISE Research: Organic solar cell breakthrough from Prof. Gang Li’s team

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Gang LI and Dr Jiehao FU, our RISE members have a significant research finding regarding to solar cells. This paper is published Nature Communications on 28 February 2024, which reported a new efficiency breakthrough of organic solar cells. Title: Rational molecular and device design enables organic solar cells approaching 20% efficiency Ternary strategy that introduces a guest component into the benchmark host blend is a promising method further to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells, but how to design a suitable third component remains challenging. Here, the authors systematically investigated the design rules of guest molecules by theoretical simulations and successfully synthesized a new molecule, o-BTP-eC9, contributing to a record organic solar cell with 19.9% (19.5 certified) efficiency. For more detail, please refer to https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46022-3

Professor Jinyue YAN Jerry is recognized as 2023 Fellows of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (HKAES)

We are delighted to share with you that Professor Jinyue YAN Jerry, our Lead Investigator is recognized as 2023 Fellows of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (HKAES)! The HKAES is a professional engineering organisation in Hong Kong. Elected fellows are recognised leaders in their professions with distinguished achievements in engineering sciences and their applications. A total of 13 engineering experts received the prestigious honour this year. Congratulations to Professor Yan!

Prof. Daniel Lau’s research team develops high-efficiency CO2 electroreduction system for reducing carbon footprint and progressing carbon neutrality goals

We are delighted to share with you that Professor Daniel Lau, our RISE Management Committee member’s research team has a significant achievement - Develops high-efficiency CO2 electroreduction system for reducing carbon footprint and progressing carbon neutrality goals   It is a collaborative research led by Professor Lau, and consists of researchers from the University of Oxford, the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre of Taiwan and Jiangsu University. Recently, this research was published in Nature Energy and won a Gold Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva in Switzerland.   Ethylene is one of the most in-demand chemicals globally and is mainly used in the manufacture of polymers. However, the production process of ethylene creates of a significant carbon footprint. The innovative system that can convert CO2 into ethylene can contribute to reducing carbon emissions and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality. (Ming Pao Daily News A08, Hong Kong Economic Journal A09, Wen Wei Po A13)   Press release: English - https://polyu.me/3Sto6EE; Chinese - https://polyu.me/48IfgZt   Online coverage: Tech Xplore - https://polyu.me/3u65cun ETNet - https://polyu.me/4922GE7 Ming Pao Daily News - https://polyu.me/4b4e7Nz Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/4932cxB Wen Wei Po - https://polyu.me/3UaP5Gl Dot Dot News - https://polyu.me/3u847C8 Yahoo News US - https://polyu.me/47MWqzb Yahoo Finance UK - https://polyu.me/3SaHqFo Sina HK - https://polyu.me/3SfUr0K WT News - https://polyu.me/3SEBt5n GBA Biz Tech Magazine - https://polyu.me/3OghVkV China.com - https://polyu.me/3u3NTdn East Money - https://polyu.me/3HBmGBL

News Sharing: UGC highlights impact of Prof. Shengwei Wang’s research

Professor Shengwei Wang, our RISE Director and his team’s achievements in saving energy and reducing carbon emission were featured in the Thematic Report commissioned by the University Grants Committee (UGC), underlining the impact of Prof. Wang’s research.   Online coverage: Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/3RWxXS3

News Sharing: Professor Shengwei WANG on building energy system optimisation

Professor Shengwei Wang, our RISE Director and Chair Professor of Building Energy and Automation, introduced China Daily to the building energy system optimisation platform developed by his team. The platform provides tailor-made solutions for different buildings to boost energy efficiency and energy flexibility. It has been implemented various buildings, such as helping the 118-storey International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon save about 10 million kWh of electricity each year. Online coverage: China Daily Hong Kong Edition - https://polyu.me/3NBnBWq