The CUHK cross-institutional theme-based research scheme (TRS) project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization” led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering was presented to a delegation of Research Grant Council (RGC) on 24 October 2017. The delegation undertook this fruitful trip to understand the latest world-record breakthroughs achieved by the team with the ultimate goal of integrating diversified systems for high-performing smart microgrids. The delegation included Prof. Paul Yu (Provost of the Revelle College, University of California, San Diego, USA), Prof. Edward Yeung (Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Liberal Arts and Sciences of Iowa State University of Science and Technology, USA) and Dr.Nim-kwan Cheung (Former Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI). The team reported substantial progress in various areas of solar energy technology, putting Hong Kong on the map. They include the best-performing energy harvesting and storage technologies worldwide, development of various new materials, a highly efficient online energy generation scheduling algorithm for microgrids, the first-ever smart energy management online system “Woo Sing Power” in CUHK student hostel, as well as the first-of-its-kind smart microgrid laboratory in Hong Kong. Commenced in 2014, the project was awarded HK$ 60.33 million from the RGC. Since establishment, the RGC visited the project team at a biennial basis to review the progress; and the present visit is the second time. The project will be completed in December 2018. In the future the team is going to further explore the potential applications of the developed technologies . For more details, please visit the project website at https://sse.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/sse/
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