UM, CEM, DFE establish joint laboratory

The University of Macau (UM), Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM), and Dongfang Electronics Corporation (DFE) held a ceremony to sign a cooperation agreement and unveil the plaque for their ‘Joint Laboratory of Digital Intelligence Empowered New Power Distribution Technology’ today (13 September). The joint laboratory aims to enhance the exchange and application of power distribution technology in Macao, support the transformation of the power sector in Macao, facilitate Macao’s development into a smart city, and contribute to the country’s ‘dual carbon’ goals.

Yonghua Song, rector of UM; Bernie Leong, chairman of the executive committee of CEM; and Fang Zhengji, chairman of DFE, signed the cooperation agreement. Following this, Song, Leong, Fang, together with Ma Shaodan, associate director of the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City at UM; Zhang Jian, executive director of the executive committee of CEM; and Xie Jianguo, general manager of Yantai Dongfang Weston Electric Co., Ltd., officially inaugurated the joint laboratory.

According to representatives of the three parties, the joint laboratory will enable them to leverage their respective strengths to conduct high-impact research in the field of digital and intelligent power distribution technology, and promote the application of related research results. Serving as a model of science and technology collaboration between Macao and mainland China under the ‘one country, two systems’ policy, UM, CEM, and DFE will utilise the joint laboratory to foster deeper industry-academia integration, and contribute to the innovative development of the energy and power sectors in Macao, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the country. Through the joint laboratory, the three parties also aim to cultivate high-calibre research talent for Macao and continuously inject new impetus into the city’s power sector.