On August 20, "Guangdong Smart Power Engineering Technology Research Center" reported by CR Power Technology Research Institute was officially recognized as Guangdong Province Engineering Technology Research Center by Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology. Among the units under the governance of CR Power, this is the first provincial R&D platform for science and technology innovation that has been accredited by the competent authority of the government. Such accreditation is of great significance, both in promoting the company's management of scientific research and development and in enhancing social image and corporate recognition.

Guangdong Province Engineering Technology Research Center will focus on services such as intelligent power generation, technical service and product innovation, while integrating "Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, Mobile Internet and Smart City Technology" to provide efficient and high-quality services to the customers, and to strive to forge a professional team proficient in specialization, powerful in R&D and foremost in skills. The center endeavors to build advanced technology product and service platform in the power industry for enterprises by practices such as launching high-end project research and development, vigorously promoting industry-university-research cooperation, scientific and technological exchanges and high-level talent cultivation. Guangdong Province Engineering Technology Research Center has 40 R&D specialists, 90% of whom are graduate students. It has brought in a 6-member external expert team represented by Academician Liu Jizhen, top in academic level and R&D capabilities in the professional field, competent in the development and implementation of high-complexity projects.

In the future, CR Power Technology Research Institute will make good use of the advantages yielded by the platform of Guangdong Province Engineering Technology Research Center, invest more in R&D, boost the construction of science and research based innovation system, strive to make technological breakthroughs and launch cooperation in industry, university, research and application, accelerate the transformation of achievements from scientific and technological progress and talent cultivation, and make greater contributions to technological innovation and high-quality development of power energy sector.