We have strong and independent R&D capabilities and adhere to the R&D strategy in pursuit of advanced technology. We are committed to independent R&D and we adhere to the approach of technology development and application through introduction, digestion, study and re-creation as well as industry-academia research. We have formed two value chain consists of environmental protection energy-saving engineering and technology R&D service. Based on technique improvement and advanced technology, our industrial system has been gradually formed.

Our R&D team possesses considerable relevant industry experience and has established a well-structured technology development platform. Since our inception, we have been committed to developing new technologies and products, upgrading or improving existing technologies, meeting the changing market requirements and introducing advanced technologies into China. With our breadth of relevant industry experience, a deep understanding of power plants’ needs in China, and through our continued innovation and improvement of advanced technologies, we have accomplished significant achievements in R&D. Our independently-developed advanced technologies —“ZFD flue gas pollution control technology” — Green Island flue gas treatment integrated with various flue gas pollution control technologies, successfully applied to Nanshan Group Yili Power Plant, Shangxi Yuguang BOT Project, Shanghai Petrochemical Project and Hebei Jinxi Steel Project. Our technology enables us to achieve the efficiency of SO₂ removal, denitrification and dust removal emission of 99.8%, 98% and 1 mg/m³, respectively exceeding the national technology requirements of “ultra-low emission”. Many projects, such as in Taishan, Daihai, Shangdu, Ninghai, Waigaoqiao, Beicang, Chaohu, Kaifeng, Beijiang, Xinyang, Hanchuan and Liuheng won the honor of “China Power  Quality Engineering Award”, “National Quality Project Award”, “Luban Prize” and “National Important Environmental  Protection Practical Technology Demonstration Award”.

 To continue to improve our competitiveness, we have gradually transformed our business model from stand-alone desulfurization and denitrification services to coordinated treatment business named “Green Island” for coal-fired power plants. We provide to our customers with the integrated solution “Flue Gas Green Island”, which applies our advanced proprietary flue gas pollution control technology focusing on flexible combination, high efficiency, energy-saving, coordinated treatment and ultra-clean emission. At present, we have established track records of construction and operation of several “ultra-low emission” Green Island projects. Meanwhile, we are well prepared to introduce other technologies for treatment of flue gas pollutions, including those in relation to SO₃, mercury and metallic oxide.

We have established an enterprise technology center and a post-doctoral research station, both of which are recognized by the Beijing Municipality Government. We and our projects were also awarded by the Zhongguancun Science Park as the “Zhongguancun Science Park Innovative Pilot Enterprise”, “Zhongguancun Science Park Standardization Pilot Unit” and “Zhongguancun Major Project in R&D and industrialization of Key Technology and Equipment regarding SCR Flue Gas Denitrification”. We have establish a full working condition simulator training base, a physical model flow field laboratory, a seawater desulfurization thermal experimental platform and an R&D test platform, which have enabled us to achieve continuous technological innovation and upgrading. We own 41 registered trademarks, 103 patents and 6 computer software copyrights in the PRC, and own 2 patents outside the PRC. We are currently applying for 8 patents and will continue to apply for new patent rights in the PRC for the products and technologies we develop. Further, we own other intellectual property such as non-registered know-how, trade secrets, proprietary technologies and other procedures and processes. Meanwhile, we have proactively participated in the preparation of relevant national and industry standards, laying solid foundation for us to maintain leadership and further expand into new business. We have established 4 national standards and 6 industry standards either as chief or as participating editor.

Our technical strengths are highly recognized by the State as well as the industry and our projects have been awarded for their quality and safety. We are among the first batch of national high-tech enterprises, and have been recognized as a key high-tech enterprise in 2014. In addition, we have obtained environmental engineering design qualification (Level A), environmental protection engineering contractor qualification (1^st Class) and enterprise ecological construction and environmental engineering consulting qualification (Level A), all of which have laid a solid foundation for us to maintain industry leadership and further expand into new businesses. Furthermore, thanks to our strong strengths in technology and effective quality control measures, we have maintained the record of nil safety accident for our completed projects, enabling us to receive recognition from the State for safety work.

We proactively seek technology development and research collaboration with world-renowned multinational companies as well as domestic and overseas research institutes. In recent years, to introduce advanced technology from abroad, we establish strategic partnerships with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (China) Co., Ltd, Nara Power Co., Ltd of South Korea and Nrgtek Inc. and The Chemithon Corporation of the United States in respect of introduction of new technology and cooperative development. Meanwhile, in order to further enhance our R&D capabilities, we have entered into extensive research cooperation with Tsinghua University, Nankai University and other famous universities. We have entered into a joint tehchnology licensing cooperation framework agreement with Sinopec Fushan Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, pursuant to which we will cooperate in join technology licensing to achieve “ulra-low emission” in the fields of petroleum and petrochemicals, oil field, power and coal chemicals, so as to develop and enhance our R&D capabilities in environmental protection and energy conservation technology for petroleum, chemicals and other industries.

Recently, leveraging the environmental protection development opportunities, especially the policy trend of “third-party treatment” of environmental pollution advocated by the State, Beijing Boqi expanded its business from power industry to non-power fields (including steel, petrochemical, metallurgical, coal chemical industry, etc), as well as further improved the proportion of concession operation and O&M business. Meanwhile, Beijing Boqi enter the fields of industrial sewage treatment, solid waste treatment and disposal, soil pollution restoration, energy conservation and environmental protection through technical cooperation, strategic cooperation, investment, merger and acquisition.

In the future, we will enhance our core competitiveness and contribute to the pollution prevention and control and energy conservation in China and around the world. We are committed to becoming a world-class environmental industrial group and integrated environmental solutions service provider.