On the morning of September 29th, Prof. Manfred Christian Wirsum, Director of Power Plant Technology and Steam and Gas Turbine Research Institute of RWTH Aachen Universityvisited our school. President Xu Guangwen met with Prof. Manfred Christian Wirsum in Conference Room Two in the university headquarter building. The two sides discussed academic issues including the mixed use of hydrogen and pyrolysis gas for automobile power, and other matters such as cooperation in personnel training, recommending young scholars to apply for the German “Humboldt Fund”.
After the meeting, Prof. Manfred Christian Wirsum delivered a lecture on the energy revolution to the teachers and postgraduates of relevant majors in the 8th conference room. In the lecture, the professor first gave a brief introduction to the city Aachen and RWTH Aachen University in Germany. The professor elaborated on the important role of hydrogen in the future energy supply. He pointed out that the energy revolution in the last century involved the application and development of electricity, steam, gas and other energy sources. What we are experiencing now is the second energy revolution. Global warming has made it necessary to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In the context, the demand for clean energy and renewable energy will increase in the future. Subsequently, the professor comprehensively interpreted and explained the role of hydrogen, the concept of hydrogen in energy supply systems, the production of hydrogen, the storage and transportation of hydrogen, the use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines, and the synthesis of hydrogen fuel.
Prof. Manfred Christian Wirsum is also the Chief Technical Adviser for Alstom in the field of energy, power transmission and distribution. Having long been engaged in research on steam turbines, gas turbines, power generation technology and power generation processes, his research team is in the lead in the world. The institute has close cooperation with dozens of internationally renowned companies such as Siemens and Hitachi.
