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Sino-German Forum on Green Feedstock and Functionalized Materials Held at SARI

Sino-German Forum on Green Feedstock and Functionalized Materials was held at SARI from October 10th to 12th 2016.


  Sino-German Forum on Green Feedstock and Functionalized Materials was held at SARI from October 10th to 12th 2016. This workshop was hosted by Sun Yuhan, Vice President of SARI. Mr. Fu Xiangsheng, Vice Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation and Prof. Ralf B. Wehrspohn, Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS made opening speeches. Fu Xiangsheng emphasized: International S&T cooperation is playing a more and more important role. Green feedstock and functionalized materials is a key area of China’s future development, so it has great potential in China. Prof. Ralf B. Wehrspohn hoped this workshop would help scientists and representatives from the industry understand each other better and find cooperation possibilities.
  This workshop focused on green feedstock and functionalized materials. Prof. He Ming, Director of Shanghai Key Laboratory for Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes and Prof. Ding Kuiling, Director of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS made keynote speeches on Chemistry and Energy Sustainability and Atom-economy Transformation of CO2 respectively. Scientists from Fraunhofer IWMS, SARI, ShanghaiTech University and Lu’an Group introduced their work on electrocatalysts, biorefinery processes, chemical utilizations of CO2 and lignite feedstock and had heated discussion with attendees on topics of mutual interest.
  The workshop is initiated by Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) and China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF). Over fifty representatives from industry partners BASF, Clariant, Covestro, China National Petroleum Corporation, Huayi Group, Wison, YangMei Chemical, Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Group, Shandong Jining Development Zone, etc. attended the workshop.
  Group Photo (Image by SARI)

2016-10-13 more+

Group Air Liquide Visited SARI

June 21-22 2016, Senior Scientific Director of Group Air Liquide Dr. Regis Reau led a delegation to visit Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS).


  June 21-22 2016, Senior Scientific Director of Group Air Liquide Dr. Regis Reau led a delegation to visit Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS). Vice President of SARI Prof. Sun Yuhan received and held a meeting with the delegation.  
  Prof. Sun introduced research areas and progress of CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion and Engineering. Dr. Andres Ochs, Director of Frankfurt Research & Technology Center gave an overall introduction of Air Liguide, especially the research layout in catalyst development. Researchers from both sides held a heated discussion in key technologies and solutions in low-carbon energy development. Dr. Regis Reau thought highly of SARI’s research team and innovative platform and hoped to forge collaboration in the future. The Two parties exchanged ideas on possible cooperation areas and reached the common ground to make joint efforts in the conversion and utilization development of small molecules. 
   
  Meeting 
   
  Group Photo 

2016-06-28 more+

Chief Editor of Nature Energy Visited SARI

On June 23, 2016, Chief Editor of Nature EnergyDr. Nicky Dean visited Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS).


  On June 23, 2016, Chief Editor of Nature EnergyDr. Nicky Dean visited Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS).  
  Vice President of SARI Prof. Sun Yuhan received him and made a presentation on De-carbon strategy of clean energy, in which Prof. Sun illustrated SARI’s research layout featuring frontier research and technology integration, as well as domestic and international cooperation in low-carbon energy area. Dr. Nicky gave a brief introduction of Nature Energy and felt impressed by SARI’s work on providing solutions to national and international sustainabledevelopment.  
  Dr. Nicky also visited CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion and Engineering and Carbon Data and Evaluation Research Center after the meeting, and exchanged ideas on thesis publishing and technology transfer with the research team.  
   
  Discussion 
   
  Lab Tour 
    

2016-06-28 more+

SARI and Shell Continue Strategic Cooperation in Energy and Environment Frontier Technology

Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) and Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (Shell) signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement on April 6, 2016 in Shanghai to continue the frontier science collaboration. The two parties will continue the work on providing solutions for future energy security by combining research, education and industry.

Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) and Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (Shell) signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement on April 6, 2016 in Shanghai to continue the frontier science collaboration. The two parties will continue the work on providing solutions for future energy security by combining research, education and industry. 
   
  President of SARI and Shell CTO signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement (Image by SARI)  
  Under the agreement, Shell will continue to provide funding to support SARI and certain institutes and universities of CAS in energy and environment frontier technology focus areas such as Hybrid Energy Systems, Carbon Capture and Utilization or Storage, and New Materials.   
  The partnership started in April 2012. Under the Phase I Agreement, around 30 projects from 6 CAS institutes and universities in Shanghai, Beijing, Shanxi and Wuhan were funded, among which the project CO2 dry reforming and 1st generation of mixed alcohol synthesis from syngas have gone into demo stage successfully and won silver award in the 17th China International Industry Fair in 2015. 
  "The flexible platform Shell and SARI established, which puts both public property and market into consideration, will help to realize the sharing of science and technology resources and promote innovation synergy,” remarked Mr. Fu Guoqing, chief technology officer of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality. “Shell-SARI cooperation mode is well practicing the interactive and joint action mechanism of industry-university-research institution, and is surely echoing the construction of Zhangjiang Science and Technology City in Pudong,” remarked confidently by Mr. Zhu Zhiyuan, President of CAS Shanghai Branch.

2016-04-07 more+

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.


  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. 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.


  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+