Shandong Energy’s “Large-Scale Coal Gasification and Coal-Based New Materials Engineering Research Center” was inaugurated

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The “Large-Scale Coal Gasification and Coal-Based New Materials ** Engineering Research Center” of Shandong Energy was inaugurated. Author/Source: Yankuang Chemical Industry. Date: March 24, 2022. Clicks: 42. On the morning of March 23, the “Large-Scale Coal Gasification and Coal-Based New Materials ** Engineering Research Center” of Shandong Energy Group, along with its Shanghai and Qingdao branches, were inaugurated at Lunan Chemical Company. This marks the fact that the former “Water-Coal Slurry Gasification and Coal Chemical Industry ** Engineering Research Center” has managed to survive the optimization and integration process of engineering research centers and engineering laboratories carried out by the National Development and Reform Commission, and is now part of a new management framework, thereby demonstrating the “strength” of this engineering research center. Li Wei, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shandong Energy Group, unveiled the plaque for the center. Li Wei demanded that the **Engineering Research Center should take the inauguration as an opportunity to actively align itself with strategic needs, develop its unique strengths, pursue innovation while adhering to fundamental principles, and enhance the innovation capacity and basic research capabilities of the coal chemical industry, so as to make positive contributions to achieving the goals of \"carbon peak\" and \"carbon neutrality\". It is necessary to focus on the core business of the energy group, and by collaborating with universities and research institutions, effectively address the pain points and difficulties faced on-site by the enterprise, thereby breaking through a number of bottlenecks that hinder its development. Li Wei emphasized that developing the high-end coal chemical industry is a strategic decision made by the Party and the government, based on the characteristics of China’s energy and resource endowments, to drive the transformation and upgrading of coal consumption and ensure resource security. It is necessary to conscientiously fulfill the mission of achieving high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology, further deepen industry-university-research collaborations, and strive to make breakthroughs and achieve tangible results in the research, development, and practical application of key core technologies. Introduction to the Engineering Research Center for Large-Scale Coal Gasification and Coal-Based New Materials. The Engineering Research Center for Large-Scale Coal Gasification and Coal-Based New Materials originated from the Engineering Research Center for Water-Coal Slurry Gasification and Coal Chemicals; it was the first such engineering research center established in China with the support of an enterprise, and it was also among the first national technology transfer demonstration institutions designated by the Ministry of Science and Technology. The Large-Scale Coal Gasification and Coal-Based New Materials **Engineering Research Center of Shandong Energy Group, which has entered a new phase of development, will, in line with the overall principles of high-end development, diversification, and low-carbon operations, as well as regional cooperation and integration with oil-related industries, strive to become a world-class base for the research and development of technologies for clean coal conversion, as well as a site for demonstrating such technologies in industrial applications. It will also serve as a hub for training engineering innovators.