Research themes

Climate change caused by global warming is one of the greatest threats to humankind. To mitigate the catastrophic consequence of climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be reduced and reach net zero by 2050 to limit the global temperature increase to less than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. 

The JWSE has world leading expertise in energy, water, materials, sensors, communication, digitalisation, etc., enabling us to make an important contribution to empower our society to reach net zero.

Our vision is to tackle these challenges through the exploration of low/zero carbon energy sources, the development of new materials and processes, the innovations of efficient energy technologies, and the digitalisation of our energy systems. 

Our colleagues are at the forefront of innovations of next generation heat pump technology, geothermal energy, decentralised and low-carbon water treatment, and space solar power generation, to name a few.