Yulin Zhongke Clean Energy Innovation Research Institute is a new-type research institution jointly established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Shaanxi Provincial Government, and the Yulin Municipal Government. It was officially registered in June 2022 and is positioned as a regional high-level scientific and technological innovation platform serving China’s national “dual-carbon” strategy and energy revolution requirements. It serves as a core supporting force for Shaanxi Province’s Qin Chuang Yuan Innovation-Driven Platform and the Yulin Energy Revolution Innovation Demonstration Zone.  

The institute focuses on key clean energy directions, including clean and efficient coal utilization, coupled conversion of renewable energy, carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and multi-energy integration systems. Its activities span applied fundamental research, breakthroughs in key technologies, pilot-scale verification, technology transfer and industrial incubation, with an emphasis on supporting the green and low-carbon transformation of the northern Shaanxi energy and chemical industry base.  

Leveraging the technological and talent advantages of CAS-affiliated institutions—such as the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics—the institute has established experimental platforms in clean coal technologies, green hydrogen and energy storage, and CO₂ resource utilization. It possesses CMA-certified testing capabilities for coal-based chemical composition analysis and catalyst performance evaluation, and has obtained ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification.  

The institute leads multiple key R&D projects funded by Shaanxi Province and subtopics under CAS’s Strategic Priority Research Program. It participates in drafting the construction plan for Yulin’s national demonstration city for modern energy economy and supports preliminary technical feasibility studies for hundred-thousand-ton-scale CCUS demonstration projects implemented in Yulin by China Energy Group and Yanchang Petroleum Group. It has also co-established a “Clean Energy Joint Laboratory” with Yulin University.  

Currently, the institute is advancing construction of an integrated pilot-scale base for wind, solar, hydrogen, and energy storage, and is engaging in cross-regional technical collaboration with energy research institutions in Ordos, Taiyuan, and other locations. It offers diversified cooperation models—including technology R&D, pilot-scale verification, standard formulation, technical consultation, joint laboratory establishment, and technology transfer—to energy enterprises, local governments, research institutes, and upstream and downstream entities across the industrial chain.