After one year's development, Low Carbon Energy Conversion Technology Center (LCECTC), which was jointly established by SARI and Lu' an Mining Industry Group Co., Ltd, successfully completed its experiment platform of the first phrase.

On July 26, 2011, Prof. Yury Gogotsi, Director of A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute and Distinguished University Professor and Trustee Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

On July 20, 2011, a delegation from ShenHua Group Co., Ltd., led by Mr. WU Xiuzhang, Associate Chief Engineer and President of China ShenHua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co., Ltd., visited SARI and its Low Carbon Energy Conversion Technology Center.

On July 15 and 16, 2011, Shanxi Lu' An Mining (Group) Co. Ltd. (Lu' An Group) visited SARI and the Low Carbon Energy Conversion Technology Center, which is jointly established by Lu' An Group and SARI.

On July 8, 2011, a delegation of middle and high level leadership and researchers from Institute of Coal Chemistry (ICC), Chinese Academy of Sciences visited SARI. A symposium was held between the two parties, hosted by Prof. SUN Yuhan, Vice President of SARI.

SARI, Shell and Lu’An Signed Joint Research Agreement Novel “dry reforming” technology to produce syngas from methane and CO2.

On May 31st, 2011, Mr. LIN Zhongqin, Executive Deputy President of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Mr. WU Dan, Deputy President of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Mr. LIU Muqun, Director of Fiance Department and leaders from 211 project & 985 project, Human Resourses Department, Industry Research Institute and Science Research Institute, etc attended the meeting.

On May 30th 2011, a delegation from TOTAL General Management, led by Gilles COCHEVELOU, visited Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI).

On May 17, 2011, a delegation from the world’s premier measurement company Agilent Technologies, led by Non-executive Chairman James G. Cullen and President and Chief Executive Officer William P. Sullivan, paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

On May 12th 2011, a delegation led by Prof. Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of University of London (UCL) and Prof GUO Zhengxiao, Pro-Provost of UCL, visited SARI. Prof. FENG Songlin, President of SARI, received and held a meeting with the delegation.

On the afternoon of May 11th, Ms. LIU Yandong, member of Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor, inspected SARI.

On April 29th 2011, Prof. ZHAO Jianlong, Deputy Managing Director of Shanghai Research Center for Wireless Communications (WiCO), visited Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI).