Serving major national strategies and local economic development, we focus on key technological breakthroughs in the fields of marine energy and intelligent construction, and aims to promote the industrial application of scientific and technological achievements.

l Major Research Directions

1) Efficient development of ocean clean energy

2) Intelligent construction and smart operation & maintenance

3) Smart and green development of ports and waterways

4) Happy Rivers and Lakes and Smart Water Management

5) Low-carbon (zero-carbon) smart parks

l Major Sci-Tech Innovation Platforms

1) Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Clean Energy Development and Utilization (jointly established with China Three Gorges Corporation)

2) Tianjin Binhai Laboratory of Smart Green Energy (jointly established with the Administrative Commission of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area)

3) Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Clean Energy, Tianjin University of Technology

4) Institute of Ocean Energy and Intelligent Construction, Tianjin University of Technology

5) Research Center for Port and Waterway Development and Engineering Technology, Tianjin University of Technology

    As of September 2025, the School (Institute) had undertaken 97 research projects of various types, with total contracted research funding of RMB 157 million. These included 41 government-funded research projects, securing government funding of RMB 10.2173 million. The School (Institute) has won one Second Prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award as the primary completing unit, and nine provincial/ministerial-level science and technology awards as a participating unit.