2010/11 Environmental Paper Award Results

1. BACKGROUND

1.1 This Award is established in memory of the late Ir Peter H K Chan, a past Chairman of HKIE’s Environmental Division.

2. OBJECTIVE

2.1 The primary objective of the Award is to recognize engineers’ efforts in any environmental research and projects in which environmental pollution control and sustainable development, such as reduction of greenhouse gas emission, use of renewable energy, minimization of energy consumption in buildings, carbon audit and management, waste recovery and recycling, solid waste management, water and wastewater treatment, and environmental impact assessment are fully considered and properly addressed. This Award is intended to encourage widespread emergence of environmentally sound projects.

3. REPORT

Result of 2010/11 Environmental Paper Award

Champion Prize

Paper title: Green Treatment of Marine Mud for In-situ Backfilling

First Runner-up (Two awards)

1. Paper title: Production of High Surface Area Activated Carbons from Waste Bamboo Scaffolding
2. Paper title: Towards A Sustainable Reclamation for Hong Kong

Outstanding Papers “Certificate of Merit” (Six awards)

1. Paper title: Operation Experience of & Maintenance Strategy for the First Commercial-Scale Wind Turbine in Hong Kong
2. Paper title: Go Greener-Thin-firm Photovoltaic System at Lamma Power Station
3. Paper title: Recent Development of Solar Cooling in Hong Kong
4. Paper title: A Review of Overseas and Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Policy for Low Carbon Buildings in the Urban Environment
5. Paper title: Sustainable Development of Former Landfill Sites: The Hong Kong Experience
6. Paper title: Green and sustainable initiatives exist Universities in Hong Kong