Recently, the Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission announced the 2025 list of newly recognized Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Centers. Among them, the “Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Marine Energy Materials and Technology,” led by Ocean University of China, and the “Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Marine Special Carbon Fiber Composites,” in which the university participated, have both been officially approved.
The Marine Energy Materials and Technology Center, jointly established by Ocean University of China, Qingdao Haier New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Guoxuan Battery Co., Ltd., targets major needs in deep-sea energy self-sufficiency, green hydrogen production and utilization, and integrated seawater desalination and energy storage. Its research focuses on four key directions: offshore equipment power supply, marine hydrogen production and storage, marine photovoltaic desalination, and ocean-based energy storage. By combining the university’s strengths in frontier materials research, corrosion protection, and energy conversion with the industrial expertise of its corporate partners in photovoltaics, energy storage, and power batteries, the center aims to establish a full innovation chain spanning “fundamental research–materials design–equipment development–field demonstration.” This integration will accelerate the engineering application and industrialization of scientific achievements, enhancing Shandong’s competitiveness in marine energy materials.
The Marine Special Carbon Fiber Composites Center, jointly established by Shandong Guotai Dacheng Technology Co., Ltd. and Ocean University of China, is dedicated to overcoming key technological challenges for high-performance carbon fiber composites in extreme marine environments. Focusing on the engineering application of T800-grade and above carbon fiber composites, the center leverages a deeply integrated industry–academia–research innovation mechanism, combining the university’s strengths in fundamental research with the enterprise’s engineering and application capabilities. The center will also build a world-class marine environment simulation platform capable of reproducing complex conditions such as deep-sea high pressure and salt spray corrosion. This platform will provide critical material support for marine resource development and the upgrading of marine engineering equipment, driving the high-quality development of China’s carbon fiber industry and contributing to the nation’s maritime strength.
In recent years, the School of Materials Science and Engineering has continuously strengthened platform development in response to national strategic needs, and now hosts multiple research platforms at the national, ministerial, provincial, and municipal levels. The recognition of these two centers represents an important milestone for advancing technological innovation in marine energy and composite materials, and will further support the high-quality development of Shandong’s marine economy.
Contributors: Jin Kai, Dong Bohua
