Since its establishment, Gree Electric has been taking "an enterprise without innovation is an enterprise without soul" as its motto, devoting itself to technological innovation, and taking mastering the core technology of air conditioning as its foundation. Gree Electric invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to build a unique technology research and development system, set up a research and development team of more than 5,000 professionals, including foreign experts, and established three basic research institutions: Refrigeration Technology Research Institute, Electromechanical Technology Research Institute and Household Appliance Technology Research Institute, with more than 300 national laboratories.
In terms of technology research and development, Gree never sets a threshold, and tries to invest as much as possible when needed. It is the enterprise with the highest technology investment cost in China air-conditioning industry. According to statistics, only 20 1 1 year, Gree Electric invested more than 3 billion yuan in technology research and development.
At present, Gree Electric has accumulated more than 6,000 patents at home and abroad, including more than 300 invention patents/kloc-0. It is the enterprise with the most patented technology in China air-conditioning industry, and it is also the only enterprise that is not restricted by foreign technology.