About NICE: National Institute of Clean-and-low-carbon Energy (Hereinafter referred to as “NICE”) was established with approval and support from the government and the national leaders of China. It is a national research institute on energy with full support from Shenhua Group – the largest coal company in the world. Shenhua Group is an integrated energy conglomerate with its businesses extending from coal to power, railway, port and CTL & coal chemical, featuring its cross-regional, multi-industrial and diversified operations. NICE is also a pilot-plant to demonstrate the modern R&D Management system in China, and it is a combination of a company, universities and institutes, with the support from an enterprise to speed-up the innovation and technology deployment process. It is also a platform to facilitate the international collaboration and natural bridge to connect China with rest of the world on energy technologies.
關于NICE：北京低碳清潔能源研究所（簡稱NICE）是在中央政府和領導人支持下批準成立的。它是一個由神華集團管理的國家級研究機構。神華集團是目前世界上最大的煤炭生產企業，同時也是一個綜合性的能源企業，其業務涉及煤、電、鐵路、港口、煤制油化工，是一個跨區域、跨行業的多元化經營的企業。NICE也是一個中國進行研發管理體系試點的項目，它結合了產學研，在企業的支持下加速創新和技術開發的進程。NICE也為能源技術方面的國際合作提供了一個平臺，作為橋梁將中國與世界其他國家聯接起來。
Area of Focus of NICE: NICE will focus on research on developing and commercializing clean & low carbon energy technologies, studying on new energy strategies and technology roadmaps. Moreover, NICE will be a platform for attracting the international talents and innovators to solve one of the most difficult problems in this era.
NICE關注的領域：NICE將重點進行清潔低碳能源技術的開發和商業化，研究新能源戰略和技術路線圖。另外，NICE將成為一個吸引國際人才及創新者的平臺，以解決當代最困難的一個問題。
Research at NICE: NICE will focus on developing technologies in the following areas:
· Novel Routes for conversion and upgrading of Coal
· Emission reduction of coal power plants & IGCC
· CCS and CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
