Gansu Electric Power Investment Group and Lanzhou University Signed an Agreement to Jointly Establish a Research Institute, Focusing on Collaborative Innovation in Areas Such as Hydrogen Energy Cultivation

On December 2, the unveiling ceremony of the "New-Type Energy Technology Innovation Research Institute" jointly established by Gansu Electric Power Investment Group and Lanzhou University, along with the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation framework agreement, was grandly held at Lanzhou University. Yang Yongping, President of Lanzhou University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Pu Peiwen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Gansu Electric Power Investment Group, jointly unveiled the "Research Institute" and delivered speeches. Lu Jiqing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Gansu Electric Power Investment Group, and Wang Wei, Vice President of Lanzhou University, signed the strategic cooperation framework agreement on behalf of both parties.

Yang Yongping welcomed the visit of Pu Peiwen and his delegation and expressed gratitude for the long-term strong support from Gansu Electric Power Investment Group. He emphasized that Lanzhou University is actively advancing the construction of high-level advanced research institutes, focusing on strategic, forward-looking, and original scientific research in fields such as new materials, new energy, information technology, and ecological environmental protection. As a pillar of the province's energy strategy, Gansu Electric Power Investment Group possesses industrial advantages and practical experience in areas like the construction of new-type power systems and the development of clean energy, which highly aligns with the disciplinary, talent, and scientific research strengths of Lanzhou University. This cooperation is the result of thorough prior consultations and precise alignment between the two parties. In the future, with the "New-Type Energy Technology Innovation Research Institute" as the core platform, they will focus on breaking through key core technologies in areas such as energy and power, hydrogen energy cultivation, and integration of electricity and computing, engaging in deep collaboration in scientific research, talent cultivation, and platform co-construction. Together, they will cultivate high-level scientific research teams and industry think tanks, aiming to build a first-class energy and power technology innovation platform in China.

Pu Peiwen stated that Gansu Electric Power Investment Group actively implements major national decisions and deployments related to energy security, green development, and the "dual carbon" strategy, and has mature cases and market-oriented transformation experience in areas such as power project construction, R&D of large-scale power models, and development of high-value scenarios. Lanzhou University possesses top-tier scientific research teams and continuous innovation capabilities, which meet the urgent needs of the group to overcome development bottlenecks and achieve transformation and upgrading. The joint establishment of the "New-Type Energy Technology Innovation Research Institute" by both parties achieves deep coupling between the "research end" and the "industry end." It not only provides intellectual support for Gansu Electric Power Investment Group to seize the technological high ground but also better promotes the value transformation of Lanzhou University's scientific research achievements, establishing a collaborative innovation ecosystem of "university research + enterprise industry" and setting an example for university-enterprise cooperation in the new era. In the future, as various cooperation measures are implemented and take effect, it is expected to yield a batch of influential original achievements and industrialisation technologies, promoting the innovation research institute to become a first-class new energy science and technology innovation highland in China.

It is reported that the jointly established "New-Type Energy Technology Innovation Research Institute" by both parties will have the vision of building a first-class energy and power technology innovation platform in China and the goal of solving "bottleneck" problems in industrial cultivation. It will focus on cutting-edge fields such as the construction of new-type power systems, hydrogen energy industry layout, integration of digital intelligence and innovation, and scientific research talent cultivation. By jointly tackling key core technologies, bridging the "research-industry-talent" collaborative chain, and integrating the university's scientific and technological innovation capabilities with the enterprise's market application advantages, we have achieved deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, effectively promoting the accelerated transformation and application of major scientific and technological achievements with independent intellectual property rights, contributing the combined strength of the university and enterprise to the realization of the national "dual carbon" goals and the development of Gansu's energy sector.

After the ceremony, both parties visited the Lanzhou University History Museum and learned about the construction progress of the Hydrogen Energy and Low-Carbon Center. Responsible persons from relevant colleges and departments of Lanzhou University, as well as Xiang Tao, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Gansu Electric Investment Group, along with responsible persons from related departments, participated in the activity.