China Energy 2020 ‘Yuanchuang Cup’ Innovation Contest Concludes

China Energy 2020 “Yuanchuang Cup” Innovation Contest recently concluded in Beijing.

The contest aimed to provide a platform for career development of the company’s employees and inspire their passion for innovation, so as to inject endless momentum into the company’s innovation-driven, high-quality development. Starting in August 2020, this contest lasted for three months and consisted of preliminary review, semi-finals and finals. Its jury was comprised of experts from Tsinghua University, North China Electric Power University, Beijing Jiaotong University and CCTEG China Coal Research Institute as well as relevant departments of China Energy. Participating project teams gave PPT presentations to introduce their respective projects, and then the jury gave scores. Eventually, China Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.’s “R&D of coal liquefaction residue extraction and separation technology and its integrated utilization” and Guodian Technology & Environment Group Co., Ltd.’s “Research and application of large-MW lightweight wind turbines to reduce prices of wind power to the level of coal-fired power” won First Prize. Three projects including Zhunneng Group’s “Research and application of new-type ANFO explosives” won Second Prize, and five projects including Longyuan Power’s “Development of effectiveness assessment and malfunction diagnosis and precaution system for wind turbines in operation at wind farms” won Third Prize. Besides, 10 projects including Sichuan Dadu River Electric Power Co., Ltd.’s “Virtual reservoir dispatch operator” were granted Excellence Awards. The principal designers for projects winning First Prize were entitled to apply for the title of chief engineers from China Energy.

The contest was sponsored by the Science and Technology Department and the Trade Union of China Energy Investment Corporation, and organized by Guodian Technology & Environment Group Co., Ltd. (Guodian Tech) with the assistance of Guodian Tech Engineering Co., Ltd. Entries included 197 innovation projects from 61 subsidiaries of China Energy, covering the eight fields of coal mining, coal-fired power, hydropower, new energy, transportation, coal-to-liquid chemicals, industrial technology and environmental protection, and integrated projects.