On March 31, 2014, the Hunan Zhuzhou National High-tech Industrial Development Zone Administrative Committee signed a contract with the professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the vice chairman of the Hubei Society of Automotive Engineers, and the former expert of the MIT Sloan Automotive Laboratory Professor Chen Guohua. The R&D team with Professor Chen Guohua as the core invests in the Institute of Engine and Automotive Electronics in the “China Power Valley†independent innovation park and promotes the industrialization of research results. Zhu Ancheng, Secretary of the Zhuzhou Municipal Party Committee, attended the signing ceremony and delivered a speech.
The project plans to invest 150 million yuan, and the initial scale of R&D personnel is 200 people. It will gradually develop into the largest automotive R&D platform in the central region with more than 2,000 professional technology talents. The Institute will focus on new energy-efficient and low-emission engines and their devices, focusing on key technologies such as modern engine development systems, lean-burn engines, dual-fuel injection engines, HCCI engines, hybrid engines, and engine management systems (EMS). The field made innovative progress. In order to promote the industrialization of scientific research results, the company will invest 910 million yuan in the future, adopt the “1+5†approach, and rely on research institutes to establish five companies, such as vehicle exhaust purification, automotive electronics, engines, and hybrid technology centers, to develop new types of products. The transformation of manufacturing, marketing and technical services, and related technological achievements will focus on changing the status quo of China’s engine core technologies that rely on foreign institutions for a long time, and will strive to build a nationally leading and world-class base for R&D and achievement transformation of automotive engines and electronic products.
“We have used Power Valley as the headquarters for R&D and production and will soon start construction. Two products will soon be industrialized and bring benefits.†Chen Guohua said that it is necessary to pass research on the new engine power and automotive electronics technologies. , Master core technologies, develop world-class products with independent intellectual property rights, and promote our country to become a powerful automobile country from a large automobile country. When excited, Chen Guohua also wrote a poem: Xiangjiang clear blue water, Zhuzhou spring breeze; today singing power Valley, Mingyuan Chinese dream.
He Anjie expressed his congratulations on the signing of the project on behalf of the municipal party committee and the municipal government. He said that the automobile industry is a key industry that Zhuzhou has fostered. The research project has settled in the Power Valley, which has strengthened our strong strength in scientific research and independent innovation and laid a solid foundation for the development of Power Valley. We hope to further deepen strategic cooperation, speed up project construction, and promote the industrialization of scientific research achievements. The relevant functional departments and high-tech zones in the city must provide strong support, create a good environment, provide quality services, ensure the successful completion of the project, and achieve production efficiency.
Vice Mayor He Jianbo issued letters of appointment for Chen Guohua, Fang Tieqin and Yang Jing. Chen Guohua was appointed as a member of the “China Power Valley†expert advisory committee, and Fang Tieqin and Yang Jing were appointed as members of the “China Power Valley†talent and project review committee.
City leaders Xie Gaojin and Li Zhi attended the signing ceremony.