Introduction
There are currently 15 full-time personnel, including 2 professors, 10 associate professors, 3 technology leaders of the “333 Project” in Jiangsu Province, 1 technology leader of the “Jiangsu six talent peaks project”, and 2 talents of the “Double Innovation Plan” in Jiangsu Province.
The institute has been focused on the field of new energy, with about 20 years of research history in the theory and application of solar energy and biomass energy. Scientific research works on high value conversion of biomass, green energy storage materials, solar PV materials, solar photovoltaic/thermal technology, solar photochemical conversion, key materials for lithium-ion batteries have been conducted. More than 40 projects including the National Natural Science Foundation Project, the Sub Project of National Key R&D Plan, the Project of Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation, and the Jiangsu university scientific and technological achievements transformation project, have been completed by the institute with a research funding of over 3 million yuan.

Research field
● Carbon sequestration technology by microalgae
● New technology for carbon neutrality and carbon emission reduction (high value conversion of biomass)
● Hydrothermal conversion of biomass to produce biocrude and biochar
● Photovoltaic Materials
● Solar full spectrum utilization
● Heat and mass transfer in growth of silicon crystal materials for solar PV cells
● Solar photochemical conversion
● Key materials for lithium-ion batteries
● Low-grade thermal power generation

Representative Research
The research team has published over a hundred high-level journal papers, including Bioresource Technology, Energy Conversion and Management, Applied Energy, Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Fuel, etc. Over 20 invention patents have been authorized, and 2 Science and Technology Progress Awards of the Ministry of Education and 3 other Science and Technology Progress Awards in provincial and ministerial level have been achieved.

Typical Cases of Applications
The technology of high value conversion of biomass, technology for improvement in growth of silicon crystal materials for solar PV cells, solar PV/T and low-grade thermal power generation have established the prototypes. We keep cooperating with 
BAIC (Zhenjiang), Taihu Boiler Company, Suntech Wuxi Company, Changzhou Yijing Photoelectric Technology Company, and so on.

● Project of National Natural Science Foundation (Biomass field): No. 51306078, No. 51676091, No. 52176189, No. 52106091, No. 52206252, No. 52106091, No. 52206254, No. 52206251.
● Project of National Natural Science Foundation (Solar energy field): No. 51306077, No. 51776091, No.21706104, No.51806081, No.51206069.

Our people

	Shuang Wang Deputy Dean Jiangsu Outstanding Youth Fund; Jiangsu Qinglan Project for Young and Middle-aged Leading Scholar, Technology leader of the “333 project” Professor/PhD Advisor		Xinyue Han Director Young Core Instructor of UJS Professor/PhD Advisor
	Yongqiang Feng Deputy Director Technology leader of the “333 project” Associate Professor/Master Advisor		Xiang Li Deputy Director Technology leader of the “333 project” Associate Professor/Master Advisor
	Xinlin Liu Deputy Director Young Core Instructor of UJS Associate Professor/ Master Advisor		Lu Liu Deputy Director Associate Professor/Master Advisor
	Wenjia Su Associate Professor/Master Advisor		Zhixiang Xu Associate Professor/Master Advisor
	Yamin Hu Associate Professor/Master Advisor		Lili Qian Doctor of Double Innovation Plan Associate Professor/Master Advisor
	Huiqin Wang Associate Professor/Master Advisor		Hao Chen Lecturer/Master Advisor
	Sirong He Doctor of Double Innovation Plan Lecturer/Master Advisor		Sivakumar Esakkimuthu Associate Professor
	Bin Cao Postdoctoral Researcher