The Partners

Project Coordination on the German Side:

• Geography Department of the University of Heidelberg:
  • Dr. Thomas Sterr (Project Coordinator)
• Institut für Umweltwirtschaftsanalysen (IUWA) Heidelberg e.V.:
  • Dipl. Vw. Sha XIA (Sino-German Coordinator)

---

Project Management on the Chinese Side:

• Xinjiang Department of Science and Technology (XJDOST) und Xinjiang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS):
  • Prof. Dr. ZHANG Xiaolei, General Director (Scientific Advisor)
• Xinjiang Department of Environmental Protection (XJDEP):
  • DULIHONG ABUDUERXUN, General Director (Senior Advisor)
  • ZHAO Chenglin, Assistant Counsel (Senior Advisor)
• Xinjiang Academy of Environmental Protection Sciences (XJAEPS):
• • AHATI Jiaerheng, General Director (Project Coordinator on the Chinese Side)
  • ZHANG Ming, Vice General Director (Coordinator of the Chinese Partner Projects)
  • Dr. ZHAO Chenxi, Vice Genereal Director (Coordinator)
  • JIAO Jian (Director of the Chinese Contact Bureau) 

---

Political guidance and assistance on the Chinese side:

Patronages:

• The People's Government of the Uyghur Autonomous Region Xinjiang:
  • Dr. JIN Nuo, Vice President, responsible for research and education
    
  • ERKEN-TUNIYAZ, Vice President, responsible for the environment
    
• The People's Government of the City of Urumqi:
  • LI Hongbin, Deputy Mayor
    
  • FAN Xinhe, Deputy Mayor, responsible for urban planning and the environment
    
  • Dr. SONG Yajun, Deputy Mayor, responsible for urban management
    
• Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) of PR China (Beijing):
  • Prof. ZHAO Hualin, Director of the Department Pollution Prevention and Control
  • TU Ruihe, Department International Cooperation

---

Scientific Collaboration:

• Xinjiang Department of Science and Technology (XJDOST)
  • Dr. DONG Ping, Department Head, International Cooperation
• Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of CAS:
  • Dr. LEI Jun

---

Economic Cooperation:

• Xinjiang Department of Commerce (XJDOC):
  • JU Xia, Department Head for Regional Cooperation
    
• Xinjiang Commission on the Economy and Information:
  • BAI Hua, Advisor, Department for Planning and Investment
    

---

Partners in the Task Groups Water, Materials und Energy:

Task Group Water:

• Geography Department of the University of Heidelberg:
  • Prof. Dr. Olaf Bubenzer, Director (Task Group Leader)
  • Dr. Katharina Fricke (Hydrological Modelling)
  • M.Sc. Yuan YAO (GIS, Datenbases, Decision Support System)
• Institute of Environmental Physics of the University of Heidelberg:
  • Prof. Dr. Kurt Roth, Director (Task Group Leader)
  • Dr. Patrick Klenk (measurement of soil moisture)
• Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of CAS:
  • Prof. ZHANG Jiebin, Research Fellow (Arbeitsgruppenleiter)
  • Prof. Dr. ZHOU Kefa, Research Fellow
• Xinjiang University of Agriculture:
  • Prof. JIANG Huifang, College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering
• Water Authority Urumqi:
  • WANG Ying, Vice General Director
  • WU Yunyun, Engineer
• XJAEPS:
  • LV Rensheng, Researcher

---

Task Group Materials:

• IUWA Heidelberg e.V.:  
  • Prof. Dr. D. Günter Liesegang, Management Board (Task Group Leader)
  • Dr. Thomas Sterr, Management Board (resource efficiency, eco-industrial parks, stakeholder networks)
  • Dr. Werner Krause, Managing Director (industrial waste management, software development)
  • Dr. Oliver Assmann (industrial waste management, environmental controlling)
  • M. Sc. Bin GUO (material flow management, eco-industrial parks)
• Miguel-Soft:
  • Michael Seyboth, Managing Director (software development, programming ©Waste Manager)
• Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) of the City of Urumqi:
  • ZHANG Xinyou, General Director (Task Group Leader)
• XJAEPS:
  • JIAO Jian, Department Head of research management (and the Bureau for International Cooperation)
  • FU Erdeng, Director of the Cleaner Production Centre
  • GAO Qingguo, Researcher
• EPB of Midong District:
  • YIN Guixing, Department for General Affairs
    
• Midong Chemical Industrial Park, Urumqi:
  • LIU Enrui, Vice General Director of the Administrative Commission
    

---

Task Group Energy:

• Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung (IFEU) Heidelberg GmbH:
  • Biol. Bernd Franke, Scientific Director (Task Group Leader)
  • Dipl. Ing. (FH) Hans Hertle (energy efficiency in buildings, urban energy planning)
  • M. Sc. Biol. Cassandra Derreza-Greeven (eco-balances and material flow analysis)
  • Dipl. Ing. (FH) Mirjam Busch (eco-balances and material flow analysis)
  • Dipl. Ing. Li NIU (energy efficiency in buildings)
  • Dipl. Vw. Jianfeng CHEN (energy efficiency in buildings)
  • Dr. Keke WEI (modelling of energy networks, analysis of electricity sectors)
• Office for Environmental Protection, Trade Control and Energy of the City of Heidelberg:
  • Dr. Hans-Wolf Zirkwitz, Amtsleiter
  • Dipl. Ing. Alexander Krohn
• CULTUREBRIDGE Architects Grünstadt/Beijing:
  • Dipl.-Ing. Christian Hennecke, Managing Director
    
• Passive House Institute Darmstadt:
  • Dr. Berthold Kaufmann, Senior Scientist
• XJAEPS:
  • AHATI Jiaerheng, General Director (Task Group Leader)
• Construction Committee (CC), Urumqi:
  • DING Xuefeng,Vice General Director
    
  • PENG Xiaoyan, Head of Department for Science and Technology
    
• Xinjiang Architecture Design Institute:
  • Prof. LIU Ming, Deputy Chief Engineer
• Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical:
  • WANG Lijuan, Director of the Environment Centre
    
• Dacheng Industrial:
  • TANG Hengzhi, President

---

Partnership for Cooperation in Education:

 School Echange Programme on Energy Efficiency:

• Internationale Gesamtschule (IGH) Heidelberg:
  • Margrit KNAPP-MEIMBERG, Teacher and Environmental Officer
    
• Urumqi Middle School No. 8
  • HUI Dong,Lehrer, Teacher
    

---

 Partnership on Vocational Training:

• SRH Hochschule Heidelberg:
  • Prof. Dr. Udo WEIS, School of Engineering and Architecture
• Xinjiang Chemical Engineering School:
  • LV Guohui, Rector
  • Abulizi ZAIDING, Prorector, Party Secretary
    
  • Gulinuer MAIMAITI, Prorector

---

Stakeholders from the Business World
(Companies, Associations und Networks):

• Umweltkompetenzzentrum Rhein-Neckar (UKOM) e.V., Prof. Dr. D. Günter LIESEGANG, Managing Director
  
• Metropol-Region Rhein-Neckar GmbH, Bernd KAPPENSTEIN, Director Energy and Environment
  
• Technologiepark Heidelberg, Dr. André DOMIN, Managing Director
  
• ProMinent Dosiertechnik GmbH, Mario BERGEMANN, Executive Director Asia
• IUWA GmbH, Dr. Thomas STERR / Michael SEYBOTH, Managing Director
  
• Miguel Soft, Michael SEYBOTH, Managing Director
  
• Geomer GmbH, Hartmut GÜNDRA, Managing Director
  
• Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical, WANG Hongxin, President
• Xinjiang Huatai Heavy Chemical, HAO Jiangtao, Chief Engineer
• Xinjiang Dacheng Industrial, TANG Hengzhi, President
• Xinjiang Xinye Chemical Engineering, LIU Kui, President
  
• Xinjiang Kefa Environmental Resources, YANG Guiping, President
• Xinjing MME Switch, WANG Jianyou, President
  

---

Project Advisory Board:

• Stefan DALLINGER, Mayor of the Rhein-Neckar District
• Prof. Dr. h.c. Viktor DULGER, Senior Manager ProMinent Dosiertechnik GmbH, Heidelberg
• Prof. Dr. Bernhard EITEL, Rector der University of Heidelberg
• Edgar ENDRUKAITIS, GIZ Berlin, Business and Biodiversity Initiative
• Dr. Eckart WÜRZNER, Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Heidelberg
• Prof. Dr. ZHANG Xiaolei, General Director of the XJDOST, General Director of the Xinjiang Branch of CAS.
• Prof. ZHAO Hualin, Director of the Department for Pollution Prevention and Control of the MEP, PR China
• Prof. ZHAO Miaogen, Deputy Director of the German side of the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion (SGCRP)