The Division of Low-Carbon Science and Engineering (DLCSE), also known as the "Low-Carbon Institute," serves as a premier research hub dedicated to pioneering global scientific frontiers, addressing China’s national "Carbon neutrality" strategic goals, and driving the green energy revolution. Guided by a dual-engine philosophy of "Frontier Academic Exploration" and "Industrial Transformation," the Division is committed to uncovering energy-conversion mechanisms at the atomic scale and developing internationally competitive low-carbon technologies and equipment, thereby providing "SCUT Solutions" for global energy development and climate governance. DLCSE enjoys an eminent reputation in the global academic community, boasting a specialized faculty of 14 senior experts, including 10 Professors (7 of whom are National High-Level  Young Talents) and 4 Associate Professors.

 Core Research Areas

•  High-Efficiency Electrochemical Energy Storage: Focusing on interfacial electrochemical mechanisms and large-scale manufacturing technologies for high-energy-density power batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and solid-state batteries.

•  Next-Generation Photovoltaic Materials & Optoelectronic Conversion: Deepening research into high-efficiency perovskite solar cells and the long-term stability and commercial application of their modules.

•  Low-Carbon Energy Electrocatalysis & Green Hydrogen: Overcoming energy barrier bottlenecks through atomic-level precision control of catalysts for hydrogen energy conversion, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS), and low/high-temperature fuel cells.

•  Environmental Functional Materials & Carbon Neutrality: Investigating surface/interface defect engineering of catalytic materials and deep decarbonization technologies for the synergistic treatment of industrial exhaust and wastewater.

 Academic Excellence

 Leveraging the high-standard platform of the School of Environment and Energy, the Division has spearheaded numerous National Key R&D Programs, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects, and high-level international collaborations. DLCSE has achieved world-class breakthroughs in atomic-scale catalytic mechanisms and novel energy devices, with representative findings published in prestigious international journals including Nature, Science, Nature Energy, Nature Catalysis, and Nature Water.