The GEM Green Industry (Wuhan) Innovation Research Institute coordinates the technical advancement, equipment advancement and industrialization of the recycling and cascade utilization of scrapped cars and power batteries. It has led the establishment of a national engineering research center for the recycling of scrapped cars (including new energy vehicles), achieved major technological breakthroughs, undertaken major tasks, and produced major innovation outcomes. By establishing an internationally styled and nationally competent green industry research institute, GEM has achieved innovative, environmentally-friendly and high-quality development and reached the world-leading capability in terms of the technological equipment and production line output for the full-lifecycle value chain of scrapped cars and new energy.

Its core research directions include: key technologies and equipment for green dismantling of scrapped vehicles, key technologies and equipment for metal sorting, key technologies and equipment for re-manufacturing from scrapped auto parts, key technologies and equipment for re-manufacturing from scrapped battery packs as well as electronic and electrical parts, the recycling technology and management system of valuable metal materials, the independent research and development of vehicle power battery system, and experimental research on the conventional performance, safety performance and reliability of batteries made of recycled materials.