Recently, colleges and universities and enterprises from China and Morocco signed the Agreement on Co-operation in Building China-Morocco Joint Laboratory for Green Energy and Advanced Materials. The interested parties will cooperate in green energy technology, advanced materials research and development, high-end equipment development, among others, and collaborate to carry out cutting-edge key technology research and high-quality personnel training.

Xi'an University of Science and Technology (XUST), Huadian Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and Huadian Lanco signed an agreement with Morocco's Chouaib Doukkali University and inaugurated the Huadian (Morocco) Engineering and Technology Centre for Green Energy and Advanced Materials.

Reportedly, the joint lab aims to deepen the scientific and technological cooperation between China and Africa in the field of green energy and advanced materials. The joint lab will focus on key technologies in the fields of solar energy, wind energy, energy storage and hydrogen energy, thermal power generation, etc., with a view to realizing the intelligent perception of green energy systems and promoting industrial development and technological progress in this field.

At the same time, the parties concerned are committed to making the engineering technology center an international first-class green energy and advanced materials innovation consortium, a high-level talent training base, and a base for China-Africa international innovation and intellectual cooperation.

"This cooperation will inject new vitality into the development of green energy and advanced materials in Morocco, as well as set a new model for China-Africa scientific and technological cooperation," Zhao Yingjiu, Chief Engineer of Huadian Heavy Industries and Chairman of Huadian Lanco, said.

Professor Abdelwahed HAJJAJI of Chouaib Doukkali University also said in an interview that they have been committed to cooperating with the Chinese side in the fields of science and technology, energy and education, and will continue to work together to promote scientific and technological innovations in the fields of green energy and advanced materials with the establishment of the Engineering and Technology Centre and the Joint Laboratory.