On 30 September 2025, a team led by Dr. Weisong Wen of the Department of Aeronautics and Civil Aviation at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) held a successful meeting in Zhuhai with China Southern Power Grid Southern Offshore Wind Power Joint Development Co., Ltd. The meeting marked a significant step forward in discussions on a joint laboratory research project.
The meeting with China Southern Power Grid Southern Offshore Wind Power Joint Development Co., Ltd. in Zhuhai.
The collaboration centres on the “UAV-based Blade and Tower Inspection” project under the Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Marine Infrastructure. The project aims to develop efficient drone-based technologies for inspecting offshore wind turbines. The Hong Kong research efforts are led by Principal Investigator Dr. Weisong Wen, in partnership with his Guangdong counterpart, Lin Jinghua of China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.
The collaboration also aims to jointly publish at least two academic papers, apply for one or more invention patents and cultivate postgraduate talent.