Zhang Chunsheng.
Wang Renkun.
Representatives from the team for installation and commissioning of large hydro-generator units.
The National Engineer Awards ceremony took place in Beijing on Jan 19. A total of 81 individuals were honored with the title of "National Outstanding Engineer," and 50 teams were awarded the title of "National Outstanding Engineer Team," including two individuals and one team from POWERCHINA.
They are Zhang Chunsheng, Wang Renkun and the team for the installation and commissioning of large hydro-generator units. The outstanding performance required to receive such awards places POWERCHINA at the forefront among Chinese central enterprises.
Zhang Chunsheng has dedicated 38 years to hydropower design research and engineering practice. He has led the design and construction of 22 large-scale hydropower projects, including the world's second-largest – the Baihetan Hydropower Station, and the world's deepest – the Jinpin II Hydropower Station, accounting for 11.05 percent of the national installed capacity.
He has received numerous prizes and honors, such as National Science and Technology Progress Second-place Prizes, special prizes for provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological progress, a National Engineering Master, and the National May 1st Labor Medal.
Wang Renkun currently serves as the Director of the National Energy High-Performance Concrete Dam Sub-center and Large Underground Engineering Sub-center.
He was also awarded countless prizes, including four National Science and Technology Progress Second-place Prizes, numerous provincial and ministerial-level awards for scientific and technological progress and engineering design, and the National May 1st Labor Medal.
The team for the installation and commissioning of large hydro-generator units is dedicated to technical breakthroughs and innovations in the installation of hydro-generator units in hydropower stations.
The team has participated in the construction of more than 20 large-scale hydroelectric projects. Notably, their involvement in projects such as Liujiaxia, Longyangxia, Three Gorges, and Xiangjiaba featured the installation of the largest hydro-generator units in China at that time. The team also undertook the construction of the Kaplan-type hydro-generator units at the Shuikou Hydropower Station, which was the largest in Asia at the time.
