Low Carbon Energy International Workshop hosted at Heriot-Watt

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(l-r): Dr Huizhi Wang, Prof Kui Jiao (Tianjin University), Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer (Chair), Dr Jin Xuan, Prof Michael Leung (City University of Hong Kong), Prof Dennis Leung (University of Hong Kong), and Dr Jia Li (UK-China CCUS project)

Heriot-Watt Energy Academy has hosted The Low Carbon Energy International Workshop to celebrate recent innovation and successful collaborations in low carbon energy technologies between UK, China and Hong-Kong.

The event was a great opportunity to discuss current and future collaborations in the field of low carbon energy.
Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer

The workshop. which attracted participants from different universities, societies and local companies, was supported by funds from the Scottish Funding Council under the Scotland-Hong Kong Strategic Research Partnership Program (H15009).

Latest innovations on electrochemical CO2 reduction, solar energy, fuel cell vehicles, UK-China collaboration on CCS and emission-to-liquid technologies were discussed by world leading scientists  from China, Hong Kong and UK.  .

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Director of the Energy Academy at Heriot-Watt and Chair of the workshop said, "The event was a great opportunity to discuss current and future collaborations in the field of low carbon energy. We are very pleased with the opportunities identified through fruitful discussions held during the workshop."