Towngas and China Resources Gas sign strategic cooperation agreement Jointly establish Low-Carbon Smart Gas Joint Innovation Centre

November 18, 2025 -- The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and China Resources Gas Investment (China) Co., Ltd. (China Resources Gas) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the 27th China Hi-Tech Fair to jointly establish a Low-Carbon Smart Gas Joint Innovation Centre, leveraging Towngas’ Technology Application Centre. The collaboration will focus on technology research and development and ecosystem building along the entire gas industry value chain, in support of the low-carbon and smart transformation of the natural gas sector under the national 15th Five-Year Plan.

The signing ceremony was held in Shenzhen in the presence of municipal government officials. Representatives attending included Mr Edmund Yeung Lui-ming, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Towngas, Mr Zhou Jun, Head of the Technology Application Centre at Towngas, and Mr Jiang Hougui, Vice President of China Resources Gas.

Partnership focuses on two key technology areas
The partnership will concentrate on two main technology areas, with artificial intelligence and green transition at its core themes through a series of joint R&D projects.

In artificial intelligence for gas-related imaging, the two companies will draw on their respective operating environments and data resources to develop practical applications and common technical standards. They will take the lead in developing a national-level natural gas quality dataset.

In natural gas–hydrogen blending, the partners will deepen joint research and standard-setting. They plan to co-develop core process technology packages for hydrogen blending in gas networks, and to promote the formulation of relevant national standards and pricing mechanisms optimisation, helping to unlock the potential of the clean energy market.

Results Delivery and Talent Development
The cooperation is designed to cover the full chain from R&D to application. Innovation outcomes will first be rolled out in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and key cities nationwide. Using Towngas’ Technology Application Centre and its postdoctoral innovation practice base, the companies will nurture talent with both technical and operational expertise.

Towngas and China Resources Gas will also bring companies across the industry value chain into the initiative, forming an ecosystem that connects research with real-world deployment.

The TERA-Award Smart Energy Innovation Competition, organised by Full Vision Capital, will continue to serve as a platform to attract technology solutions and drive commercialisation.

Looking ahead, Towngas and China Resources Gas will further strengthen their long-term strategic partnership and deepen multi-dimensional cooperation in the field of smart gas. Through joint technological research, co-creation of application scenarios and co-building of ecosystems, the two sides aim to promote high-quality development of the industry and contribute to the national energy strategy under the 15th Five-Year Plan.

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