Campus Digest

University organises workshop on Hong Kong’s electricity future

13 Jun 2014

The School of Business and Hong Kong Energy Studies Centre coorganised a workshop entitled “Hong Kong’s Electricity Future: Balancing Reliability, Environment and Cost” on Tuesday (10 June). Over 10 of the world’s leading energy experts and scholars gathered to explore the choices Hong Kong faces as it shapes its electricity future. The discussions took place under four spectrums – “natural gas”, “renewable energy”, “smart grid” and “carbon trading”. 

The workshop was hosted by Professor Woo Chi-keung, Head of the Department of Economics, and Professor Larry Chow, Director of Hong Kong Energy Studies Centre. Officiating at the opening ceremony were Ms Christine Loh, Under Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR Government, Mr Edmund Leung, Former Chairman of the Energy Advisory Committee, HKSAR Government, and Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and Professor Rick Wong, Vice-President (Research and Development), HKBU. 

Speakers and experts who participated in the workshop included:Professor James Smith, Cary M Maguire Chair in Oil and Gas Management, SMU Cox School of Business, Senior Fellow, United States Association of Energy Economics, and Editor,The Energy Journal;Professor Adonis Yatchew, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto, and Editor-in-Chief,The Energy Journal; Dr Wang Jianhui, Computational Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory, and Editor,IEEE Transactions on Power SystemsandIEEE Transactions on Smart Grid;Dr Chen Yihsu, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced, and Editor,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems; MrJoseph Law, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd, MrTC Yee, Hongkong Electric Co, Ltd, DrCW Tso, City University of Hong Kong, MrJacobus Ngai, IEEE HK PES Chapter, DrWilliam Yu, World Green Organisation, and DrVictor Hung, Hong Kong Consumer Council.