Asian Energy Studies Centre and Department of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University are spearheading the Hong Kong Solar Partnership to provide a platform for collaboration and community engagement among Hong Kong solar stakeholders.

Objectives

• Facilitate dialogue among stakeholders and the co-production of possible solutions (e.g. workshops);
• Try new ways of public engagement (e.g. visual arts, online solar map, Living Laboratories etc.);
• Enhance civic empowerment (e.g. peer learning, real-time information sharing, benchmarking); and
• Share good practice and experiences (e.g. web based platform).

Structure

Partners and Partnering Organisations

(Note: We are actively inviting more partners among industrial practitioners, academics, civil society and non-local collaborators, and anticipate to see more names added to this list in the near future.)

How many solar panels can be installed on your building? How much electricity will they generate annually? How much they cost and how much they save? Hong Kong Solar Map helps Hong Kong residents answer these questions and many more!

Hong Kong Solar Map was developed through a collaboration between Hong Kong Baptist University, WWF-HK, and Greenpeace. The map is the first of its kind in the Greater China region.

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Solar research projects

Title: Engaging the Community to Develop a Model for Sustainable Energy Futures: A Case Study of Two Prospective Solar Communities in Hong Kong
Funding Body: Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office’s Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Project Period: September 2018 – August 2019
Investigators: D. Mah (HKBU), K. Lo (HKBU), Q. Zhou (HKBU), M. Leung (CityU), R. Chung (HKU), W. Law (HKU), M. Wolfram (Sungkyunkwan University), F. Yeung (Greenpeace)

Title: Solar Schools in Hong Kong – Potentials and Challenges
Funding Body: Greenpeace East Asia
Project Period: February – December 2018
Investigators: D. Mah (HKBU), M. H. Chan (HKBU), M. Leung (CityU)

Solar publications

Journal Papers

Mah, D. N.-y., Wang, G., Lo, K., Leung, M. K. H., Hills, P., & Lo, A. Y. (2018). Barriers and policy enablers for solar photovoltaics (PV) in cities: Perspectives of potential adopters in Hong Kong. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 92, 921-936. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.041

Lo, K., Mah, D. N.-y., Wang, G., Leung, M. K. H., Lo, A. Y., & Hills, P. (2018). Barriers to adopting solar photovoltaic systems in Hong Kong. Energy & Environment. doi:10.1177/0958305X18757402

Solar schools, households and communities

We will develop a collection of international case studies of urban solar good practice to share on our website and our guidebook, showcasing various examples of school and community solarisation.

The solar support teams will respond to specific enquiries from fellow community members and schools, share document templates for solar adoption.

Solar Communities Support Team

• The Solar Communities Support Team will consist of around 5 residents of prospective solar communities experienced in installing household solar.
• They will take turns to answer enquiries from other residents interested in adopting solar.
• They will share templates of application documentations.

Solar Schools Support Team

• The Solar Schools Support Team will consist of a group of around 5 teachers who are experienced in installing solar in school premises.
• This team will take turns to answer enquiries from other schools interested in adopting solar.
• They will also share templates of application documentations.

In 2015/16 school year, Hong Kong has 1,078 schools, including 572 primary schools and 506 secondary schools. Schools have a significant potential to install solar panels system in some empty areas, such as roof and car park cover, in order to facilitate the development of solar energy in Hong Kong.

Why go solar?

1.  STEM education
2. Save electric fee
3. Gain capital return for maintainence
4. Green education
5. protect the environment
6. Commitment to a sustainable community

Solar Harvest Project

In early 2019, the Hong Kong government has expanded its Feed-in-Tariff to schools and non-governmental organisations are eligible to join such a plan. This project is called Solar Harvest-Solar Energy Support Scheme for Schools & Welfare Non-Governmental Organisations. The Electrical & Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) offers a one-stop service that includes:

1.  Technical assessments
2.  Site visits
3.  Designing
4.  Installing the solar energy facility

The programme will cover all expenses of the solar system, including installation, technical assessments and site visit fee for eligible schools.

Click the link below to find out more about solar schools.

Solar for Schools Solar for Youth: https://hksssy.wordpress.com/