On May 6th, the Hydrogen Energy Institute (Hydrogen ZJU) signed a strategy partnership agreement with China Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute (EPPEI). Mr. Du, Zhongming, Dean of EPPEI, Prof. Zheng, Jinyang, Dean of Hydrogen ZJU and the Chinese Academy of Engineering member, and more than 15 representatives from both institutions participated in the ceremony. Dr. Hua, Zhengli, Director of the Hydrogen Safety Research Center hosted the ceremony.
Figure I. Hydrogen ZJU and EPPEI were reviewing their previous work
Hydrogen ZJU and EPPEI have been collaborating on research and talent cultivation for a long time. To catch up, Dr. Shi, Jianfeng, Director of the Hydrogen Storage and Transport Research Center at Hydrogen ZJU, and Dr. Li, Bo, Deputy Director of Technology and Industry Development at EPPEI presented their institution and previous collaborations, respectively. After their presentations, Mr. Du and Prof. Zheng acknowledged that both sides should grab the hydrogen energy development opportunities, strengthen their collaborations in hydrogen-electric coordination technology innovation, and offer a model for hydrogen-electric coordination application.
Figure III. Hydrogen ZJU and EPPEI Participants
In the end, Dr. Du and Prof. Zheng signed the strategy partnership agreement, based on which Hydrogen ZJU and EPPEI will build a hydrogen-electric coordination joint laboratory. Moreover, they will work closely on hydrogen energy and hydrogen-electric coordination technology innovation and application, cultivation of graduate students and post-doc researchers, project consulting, joint innovation platform construction, et al.
