Be Prepared for the Rainy Days
Under the influence of global warming, autumn in Hong Kong may become warmer and warmer. It is possible that the season will eventually be replaced by an extended period of hot weather. The number of tropical cyclones and heavy rainfall
CUHK Cross-institutional Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Project Developing High-performing and Energy-saving Microgrids for Field Implementation
In 2013 – 14, CUHK was awarded HK$ 60.33 million by the “Theme-based Research Scheme” of the University Grant Council of the Hong Kong Government for the 5-year project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization”
Chinese Academy of Sciences Earth System Model (CAS-ESM) and Its Climate Sensitivity
Speaker: Professor Minghua ZHANG Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences View Poster
Workshop on Frontiers of Tropical Meteorology cum 11th Meeting of the World Meteorological Organization Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research
The Workshop on Frontiers of Tropical Meteorology cum 11th Meeting of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research (WGTMR), hosted by the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), was held from 21 to 23 September
Temporal and Spatial Scaling of Rain and Rain Clusters: Critical Phenomena?
Speaker: Dr. Kevin CHEUNG Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University View Poster
Consumption-based Accounting and the Trade-Carbon Emissions Nexus
Speaker: Professor Brantley LIDDLE Senior Research Fellow, Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore View Poster
Accounting for Natural Capital in Agriculture
Speaker: Professor Tihomir ANCEV Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney View Poster
CUHK’s Sustainable and Anti-seismic Earth House Won International Architectural House Award
The One University One Village (1U1V) team, led by Prof. Edward NG, Yao Ling Sun Professor of Architecture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has built a prototype house for an aged couple in Yunnan to provide villagers
The Fallout from Trump’s Paris Accord Withdrawal CUHK experts discuss its ramifications
When Prof. Gabriel Lau, AXA Professor of Geography and Resource Management at CUHK, heard about the US would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, his first concern falls on the possible impacts on the morale of the climate
Smaller but Larger Battery with record-high energy density opens up eco-friendly energy storage system
Scientists have been making efforts in advancing the energy storage technology, especially on the electrochemical front. Redox Flow Battery (RFB) plays an important role in large-scale energy storage applications, especially for electric cars, due to its high security