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Prince Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau of the Netherlands Visited SARI

Prince Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau of the Netherlands led a delegation to visit SARI on January 15th 2016. Vice Presidents Sun Yuhan and Jiang Biao received and held a meeting with the delegation.


  Prince Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau of the Netherlands led a delegation to visit SARI on January 15th 2016. Vice Presidents Sun Yuhan and Jiang Biao received and held a meeting with the delegation.  
  Prof. Sun warmly welcomed the delegation and showed Prince Constantijn around SARI’s Exhibition Hall and CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion and Engineering. He also gave an overview of SARI’s collaboration with Dutch partners such as Shell, ECN and Utrecht University. Prof. Jiang, who’s in charge of technology transfer in SARI, introduced SARI’s mechanism in technology transfer and start-ups initiatives. Prince Constantijn thought highly of SARI’s Sino-Dutch ties, and gave a brief introduction of StartUpDelta’s International Circle of Influencers. He believed science and technology should provide greater support to startups, and hoped SARI and its Dutch partners will promote industrialization of joint research findings through start-ups in the near future.  
  Prince Constantijn also visited SARI’s Incubation Center and Energy Storage and Conversion Lab, discussed with the researchers and entrepreneurs on the topic of research and industry cooperation.  
   
  Prince Constantijn and Prof. Sun Yuhan visit SARI’s Exhibition Hall 
    
  Prince Constantijn and Prof. Jiang Biao visit SARI’s incubation center 
   
  The Energy Storage and Conversion Research Lab Tour 

2016-01-18 more+

Shell Award for Excellence Ceremony Held in SARI

On January 12th 2016, the review meeting and award ceremony of Shell Award for Excellence in Energy Research and Innovation were held in SARI.


  On January 12th 2016, the review meeting and award ceremony of Shell Award for Excellence in Energy Research and Innovation were held in SARI. Five PhD students participating in the Frontier Science Programme from SARI, ShanghaiTech University and Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics got the first Award, with the other five students from Institute of Coal Chemistry and SARI received excellent award.
  The Award jury is composed of experts from Shell headed by Mr. Gerald Schotman, Managing Director NAM and Dr. Alexander VAN DER MADE, senior principal scientist of future energy technologies and winner of 2016 CAS President’s International Fellowship (PIFI) for Visiting Scientists.
  The Award Ceremony was hosted by Vice President Sun Yuhan of SARI, witnessed by leadership from Shell and SARI, as well as representatives from Dutch Consul General in Shanghai.
   “I wanted to thank Shell for setting up the award to inspire young students, which will help them a lot for their future career. And congratulations to all the students for your excellent research!” said President Feng Songlin of SARI on the Award Ceremony. Mr. Gerald Schotman presented the award and encouraged the students to keep their hard work on frontier research in respective areas.
  SARI and Shell have forged a strategic partnership regarding frontier Science Programme since 2012 and Shell Award for Excellence in Energy Research and Innovation is set up to stimulate and reward excellence in innovation and scientific exploration by Chinese PhD students in the frontier sciences in 2015. The Excellence Award will be supported by Shell annually.
  After the ceremony, Mr. Schotman gave an academic lecture, sharing his experience and perspectives on future energy with young scientists and students of SARI and ShanghaiTech.  
  Group Photo of Award Ceremony (image by SARI)
  Academic Lecture by Mr. Gerald Schotman(image by SARI)
   

2016-01-14 more+

SARI Got Silver Award in CIIF

The project “CO2-CH4 reforming to CO and H2” was awarded the Silver Award by the 17th session China International Industry Fair. It uses CO2 as carbon resource and reduces its emission, providing technology support for China’s low carbon energy strategy.


  The 17th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) 2015 was held from November3-7, 2015 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). SARI’s nine projects including CO2-CH4 reforming to CO and H2, smart government, UHF RFID tag chip and read/write device module, etc. were on display under the theme of smart, green and low-carbon. 
  The project “CO2-CH4 reforming to CO and H2” was awarded the Silver Award by the 17th session China International Industry Fair. It uses CO2 as carbon resource and reduces its emission, providing technology support for China’s low carbon energy strategy.
  SARI’s projects attracted a lot of visitors during the exhibition period, including President Jiang Mianheng of ShanghaiTech University, Director Yan Qing of Bureau of Science& Technology for development CAS, President Zhu Zhiyuan and Vice President Zhang Xu of CAS Shanghai Branch.
   
  President Jiang Mianheng visited SARI’s booth 
   
  Silver Award 
   
  President Feng Songlin of SARI introducing projects 

2015-11-09 more+

Shell Leadership Visited SARI

A delegation led by Projects & Director of Shell Mr. Harry Brekelmans paid a visit to SARI on October 14th, 2015. SARI’s President Feng Songlin, Vice President Sun Yuhan, and relevant researchers received the delegation.


  A delegation led by Projects & Director of Shell Mr. Harry Brekelmans paid a visit to SARI on October 14th, 2015. SARI’s President Feng Songlin, Vice President Sun Yuhan, and relevant researchers received the delegation. 
  The meeting was hosted by Mr. Wang Maohua. President Feng firstly delivered a welcome speech, in which he thought highly of the strategic partnership between Shell and SARI in the past five years and expected more fruitful achievements to come in the future. Mr. Harry Brekelmans said he was impressed by China’s rapid development in energy related area as well as Shell’s collaboration with SARI-CAS. He also hoped researchers from both sides would work more closely to provide solutions for future energy system.
  Prof. Sun Yuhan made a presentation, introducing SARI and its Low Carbon Energy Strategy, as well as key projects in Shell Frontier Sciences Program, followed by the SARI-Shell Collaboration overview made by Prof. Alexander van der Made, Senior Principal Researcher of Shell China Project & Technology. Shell Frontier Sciences Program has launched three rounds altogether 20 frontier projects in the last four years. Currently, the steering committee is reviewing the fourth round of proposals. Projects of the first round like CO2 dry reforming to syngas by nanocatalysis and Syngas into mixed alcohols by nanocatalysis are in demo operation now.
  The delegation visited CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion and Engineering after the meeting.
   
  Group Photo 
   
  Lab Visit 

2015-10-19 more+

SARI Cooperates with German Partners on Green Chemistry

Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials Halle (Fraunhofer IWM) and Shanghai Huayi (Group) Company (Huayi) on September. 24th , 2015, regarding joint conferences on the subject of Alternative rawmaterials for the chemical and plastics-processing industry.


  Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials Halle (Fraunhofer IWM) and Shanghai Huayi (Group) Company (Huayi) on September. 24th , 2015, regarding joint conferences on the subject of Alternative rawmaterials for the chemical and plastics-processing industry. 
  Vice President of SARI Prof. Sun Yuhan, Director of the Fraunhofer IWM in Halle Prof.Ralf Wehrspohn and Vice-President of Huayi Prof. Jianhua Wei signed the MoU, and the signing was performed at the presence of Marco Tullner, State Secretary in the Ministry of Science and Economic Affairs. Vice President of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Mr. Ma Xingfa, Associate President of SARI Prof. Wei Wei, President of Huayi Mr. Liu Xunfeng attended the event.   
  "Although oil and gas are key raw materials for the chemical industry, they are finite resources. At the Fraunhofer IWM we demonstrate, by using a wide range of ideas and projects, what sustainable solutions for the future may look like. This can offer a crucial competitive advantage, especially to companies in Central Germany, putting them at the cutting edge of the green economy," said Professor Ralf Wehrspohn, Director of the Fraunhofer IWM in Halle. "We found the previous collaboration with our partners from the previous mechanism like exchange of students, visits to companies or joint projects. The Memorandum of Understanding will enable us to focus our mutual strengths even more sharply,"said Professor Yuhan Sun, Vice-President of SARI. "A reliable supply of raw materials is vital for our sector. The search for alternatives to fossil resources is therefore of great importance to us both in economic and environmental terms," said Professor Jianhua Wei, Vice-President of Huayi, in emphasising the importance of the agreement. The representatives attended the 6th Science and Technology work conference of Huayi after the signing ceremony and exchanged ideas on topics of common concern.  
  Under the agreement three parties will host two joint conferences on the subject of "Alternative rawmaterials for the chemical and plastics-processing industry" in Shanghai and Germany, trying to build international platform for collaboration and innovation to make contribution to the construction of Shanghai Sci-Tech Innovation Center. 
   
  Signing Ceremony(Image by SARI) 
   
  Group Photo (Image by SARI) 

2015-09-28 more+

SARI and UoN Agree to Establish Joint Research Center

Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS) signed a Framework Agreement with the University of Nottingham (UoN) to establish a joint research center on September. 23rd , 2015.


  Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS) signed a Framework Agreement with the University of Nottingham (UoN) to establish a joint research center on September. 23rd , 2015. 
  Vice President of SARI Prof. Sun Yuhan and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UoN Prof. Karen Kox signed the Agreement, witnessed by Associate President of SARI Prof. Wei Wei , Vice-Chancellor of UoN Professor Sir David Greenaway and Rt. Hon. Anna Soubry MP, Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise. 
  SARI and UoN signed a MoU last September regarding the cooperation on the development of solid adsorbents for CO2 capture.The two parties will conduct in-depth cooperation in the following three key areas: Materials and technologies for CO2 capture by adsorption, Thermochemical utilization of waste biomass, Hydrothermal utilization of biomass and lignite. 
   
  Signing Ceremony 

2015-09-24 more+