The 18th National College Students Social Practice and Science Contest on Energy Saving and Emission Reduction recently concluded with impressive results. The university earned one Grand Prize, five First Prizes in the main competition track, one Gold Award in the industry track, and the Outstanding Organization Award, totaling 19 awards—setting a new record for the university and securing 4th place nationally in overall performance.

Guided by the Teaching Advisory Board for Energy and Power Engineering under China’s Ministry of Education and organized by the National Committee for the Competition, the event focused on the theme “Energy Conservation, Emission Reduction, and Green Energy.”

Award Highlights

The university is committed to integrating innovation and entrepreneurship education into its talent development programs. By prioritizing student growth, the university leverages top-tier competitions to enhance academic excellence and support “Double First-Class” initiatives. Through academic contests and scientific innovation programs, the institution ensures comprehensive undergraduate involvement in research and practice, significantly boosting students’ innovative and practical skills.

The competition also recognized the National Outstanding Undergraduate Paper (Designs) in Energy and Power Engineering. Two award-winning projects from the university were:

“Research on Atmospheric Water Harvesting via Corona Ion Wind-Enhanced Condensation”
By CHEN Li, supervised by TIAN Ye

“Aerodynamic Performance Analysis and Rapid Prediction Method for Scaled Compressors”
By WU Zexi, supervised by LIU Chen

Award-Winning Projects

Main Track – Grand Prize:

An integrated high-efficiency, low-energy hydrogen storage and supply system

Main Track – First Prizes:

A dual mechanical-thermal solution for high-voltage power line de-icing

An electric purification and nitrogen-fixing cyclic device for small heating boilers

A high-efficiency ice storage system for snow parks using concentrated photoelectric-thermal refrigeration

An ion wind-enhanced condensation device to reduce non-condensable gases

A UAV hydrogen fuel cell system with multi-source cooperative gas supply

Industry Track – Gold Award:

A long-life, low-energy ultrafiltration membrane system for wastewater treatment on offshore oil platforms