“Beijing–Changzhi Cooperation” Case Appears on the United Nations Website
Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the 2025 case stories of the WIPO GREEN City Acceleration Project. Among them, a case recommended by the Bluetech Clean Air Alliance (BCAA)—the Beijing pilot result titled “Green technology cooperation between Beijing Heracles Novel Technology Co., Ltd. (Heracles) and Shanxi Jiecheng CNC Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. (Jiecheng CNC) from Changzhi”—has been officially included and published on the WIPO GREEN website, where it is showcased globally. The case highlights how the two companies successfully established a green technology cooperation partnership through the program.
Image of the WIPO GREEN website featuring the case story titled “Clean Power on the Move: Transforming Industrial Energy Storage in China.”
To support the revitalization and development of China’s old revolutionary base areas, Beijing and Changzhi City established a paired cooperation mechanism and jointly released the “Beijing–Changzhi Cooperation Work Plan (2022–2030).” Through the platform created by this Beijing–Changzhi cooperation framework, the WIPO GREEN Beijing pilot program expanded to Changzhi in 2025, introducing Beijing’s advanced green technologies to inject new momentum into the green and low-carbon development of Changzhi.
In February 2025, the flagship acceleration event of the Beijing pilot—the Bluetech Carbon Neutrality Pioneers Award Ceremony—was held in Changzhi. The event was hosted by the Changzhi Municipal People’s Government and jointly organized by the Bluetech Clean Air Alliance and the Shangdang District People's Government, Changzhi City. During the event, Changzhi Mayor Chen Xiangyang stated that Changzhi would actively participate in the WIPO GREEN China City Acceleration Project, guide more enterprises toward intelligent and green transformation, and promote the implementation of additional green technologies and green industries in the region.
The competition invited representatives from more than forty leading green technology enterprises to Changzhi to connect with local companies that had technological needs. During this process, the Bluetech Clean Air Alliance identified a demand from Jiecheng CNC for green technology related to mobile energy storage modules. The alliance then matched this need with the high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell technology developed by Heracles, a winning company from the competition. The alliance organized a series of exchange meetings, technical discussions, and company visits to facilitate the partnership, building an efficient bridge for cooperation between the two companies. The two sides subsequently signed a framework cooperation agreement and are currently exploring further implementation plans.
Beijing’s Innovation Strength in Green Technology
As the capital of China, Beijing is also one of the country’s most important centers of innovation. In 2024, Beijing recorded 200,000 granted patents, and the cumulative number of valid invention patents in the city reached 660,000. The number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people reached 159.81, while the annual number of international applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) reached 12,088.
Many of Beijing’s inventions and innovations are concentrated in key green technology fields such as new energy, energy conservation, ecological environmental protection, and resource recycling. By September 2025, the number of valid green technology invention patents in Beijing had reached 67,000, with an average annual growth rate of 14.6 percent.
At a WIPO GREEN acceleration event in Beijing, Zhou Liquan, Deputy Director of the Beijing Intellectual Property Office, explained that Beijing actively participates in green technology cooperation within the WIPO framework. Working together with organizations such as the Bluetech Clean Air Alliance, the city has promoted the implementation of the WIPO GREEN City Acceleration Project in Beijing and organized initiatives such as green technology intellectual property strategy acceleration camps. These activities support Beijing’s innovative enterprises in leveraging WIPO’s global service system to expand their international intellectual property layout, producing significant results.
Beijing as the First Global WIPO GREEN City Pilot
Beijing became the first city pilot globally under the United Nations WIPO GREEN City Acceleration Project. Since the launch of the cooperation in 2021, and with the support of the Beijing Municipal Government and the WIPO China Office, the Bluetech Clean Air Alliance has served as the executing organization responsible for implementing the pilot program. Over more than four years of work, the Beijing pilot has become one of the most successful examples within the WIPO GREEN acceleration initiative.
Because of the strong outcomes achieved in Beijing, many other regions—including Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou, and Hainan—have expressed interest in participating in the program.
Expanding the “Beijing–Changzhi Model”
Tonny, Director&chairman of the Bluetech Clean Air Alliance and National Coordinator of the WIPO GREEN China City Acceleration Project, explained that as the first city pilot, Beijing has continuously explored and innovated new working models and activities within the program. The successful matching of Beijing Heracles and Shanxi Jiecheng CNC represents an extension of the Beijing pilot’s influence. It demonstrates how Beijing’s green innovation resources can be precisely connected with the industrial needs of Changzhi city, providing a replicable “Beijing–Changzhi model” for green industrial upgrading in old revolutionary regions. The collaboration also represents an important exploration of regional green cooperation under the WIPO GREEN City Acceleration Project.
More information in Chinese：https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CxghfubQte0gzIaDdHT8dw
