On March 6, 2023, the launching ceremony of the "Joint Laboratory of Hydrogen Electric Energy Storage" jointly established by the Center of Hydrogen Science（CHS）of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Sinopec Petrochemical Research Institute Co., Ltd. Academician Ding Wenjiang, Director of the CHS, Ms. Sun Lizhen, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Mr. Nie Hong, Chief Expert of Sinopec, Mr. Lin Wei, Vice President of Sinopec Petrochemical Research Institute and Mr. Yang Xue, Director of the Institute of New Energy attended the ceremony. The launching ceremony was hosted by Professor Zou Jianxin, Deputy Director of the CHS and Director of the Joint Laboratory of Hydrogen Electric Energy Storage.
At the launching meeting, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Materials Science and Engineering Sun Lizhen extended a warm welcome to Sinopec experts and their delegation. Secretary Sun said that the creation of joint laboratories by universities and enterprises is an important form to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Since its establishment, the CHS has explored key scientific problems, broken through core technologies, and cultivated many excellent teams and talents. We hope that in future development, relying on the joint laboratory, the two sides will strengthen cooperation in the fields of hydrogen storage, hydrogen use, and hydrogen power to achieve a win-win situation. The school will give strong support as always.
Mr. Lin Wei, Vice President of Sinopec Petrochemical Scientific Research Institute, mentioned in his speech that Sinopec has been increasing its investment in hydrogen energy in recent years. After the launch of the "Joint Laboratory of Hydrogen Electric Energy Storage", we hope to complement the advantages of universities and continue to deepen the original work on hydrogen energy, to better promote the industrialization of hydrogen energy. After that, Mr. Zhou Yunfan, Manager of the Research Department, gave a brief introduction to the development history, R&D layout, core responsibilities, and future development direction of the Institute.
The research teams of the Joint Laboratory of Hydrogen Electric Energy Storage presented their projects from the respects of high-capacity magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage, sodium-ion battery, MOF solid-state hydrogen storage materials, high-performance ultra-low iridium oxygen evolution reaction catalysts, and air-cooled fuel cell. Director Yang Xue introduced the hydrogen energy planning and technology practice of Sinopec Petrochemical Scientific Research Institute.
In the summary of the meeting, academician Ding Wenjiang pointed out that Chinese industry needs hard science and technology and root technology to be self-sustainable and self-reliant; universities as the main body of scientific research, the papers should be written in top journals and the results should fall on the motherland.
University-enterprise cooperation can share resources and make university research accurately meet the needs of enterprises. The launch of the "Joint Laboratory of Hydrogen Electric Energy Storage" will undoubtedly accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological innovation and talent training in the field of hydrogen energy.
Author: Hui Wang