Executive Vice Chairman
Mr. Xiaohui Zhao, General Manager of Science and Technology Innovation Center of Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., ltd. (NWEPDI) of China Power Engineering Consulting Group
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Mr. Haoyi Wang, Director of the Onshore Energy Department of the New Energy Research Institute of Hydropower and Water Conservancy Planning and Design Institute
Mr. Luping Liu, Professor-level senior engineer and senior second-level economist at Zhongnan Survey and Design Institute of China Power Construction Group
Mr. Luping Liuholds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Management from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is a Professor-level Senior Engineer, Senior Economist, and one of Leading Talent of the Shenzhen. He has served in key leadership roles, including Deputy Dean at PowerChina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation Limited; Deputy General Manager, and Director of the Science and Technology Committee at CGN New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.; Executive Deputy Director of the National Energy Solar Thermal Power R&D Center; Member of the Energy Systems Committee of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering; Review Expert for the China Association for Science and Technology’s Science and Technology Talent Awards; and Vice Chairman of the 5th Council of the National Solar Thermal Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance. He has been awarded over twenty honors, including the Grand Prize, First Prize, and Third Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress at the provincial/ministerial level, as well as municipal-level Scientific and Technological Progress awards.
With over 40 years of experience in the clean energy sector, Liu Luping is a seasoned expert and strategic manager in China’s solar thermal power industry. His expertise spans technical R&D, planning and design, investment management, and international operations. Committed to advancing clean energy innovation and industrial upgrading, he champions the dual-drive approach of "technology + capital" to propel the large-scale development of solar thermal power in China. He spearheaded the construction of China’s first batch of solar thermal demonstration projects, notably the CGN Delingha 50MW Solar Thermal Power Plant, which achieved the country’s first grid-connected power generation and commercial operation in the sector.
He has led multiple national and international initiatives, including serving as Principal Investigator for the Ministry of Science and Technology’s 863 Program project “Research and Demonstration of a Trough Collector and Power Generation System Experimental Platform” and the National Energy Administration’s innovation project “Solar Thermal Power Technology R&D Capacity Building.” He also chaired the Expert Group for the Intergovernmental International Science and Technology Cooperation Key Project “Performance Testing and Lifetime Evaluation of Solar Thermal Power Systems and Key Components,” and acted as Chief Convener for the IEC International Standard “Code of Solar Field Performance Test for Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Power Plants.”
Prof. Gang Xiao, Professor of Zhejiang University, Deputy Director of the Institute of Thermal Energy
Prof. Gang Xiao is the Vice Dean of School of Energy Engineeringat Zhejiang University, theVice Chairman of China Solar Thermal Allianceand the subject editor ofApplied Thermal Engineering (IF 5.295). Prof.Xiao has been engaged in teaching and scientific research on solar thermal power generationfor more than 10 years, including high-temperature thermal chemical heat storage, Brayton cycle and integrated energy system. Hehas developed a MWthsolar tower demonstration platform in Hangzhou City forresearch and teaching.
Prof.Xiao is/wasawardedan Outstanding Youth Fund of Zhejiang Province, 5 National Natural Science Foundations,aNational Key R & D Plan project and etc. As the first inventor, he has 6 American patents, 3 Japanese patents, 45 Chinese patents and 11 software copyright.He has published more than 100 papers asthe first/corresponding author and edited a textbook of 'Solar Energy', whichwas adopted by more than 40 universities and enterprises and won the prize of high-quality textbook for energy and power majors in China Electric Power Education Association.Prof. Xiaoisalso one of the main drafters in formulating two national standards of 'Technical Requirements for Absorbers in Tower Solar Thermal Power Plants' and 'Detection Methods for Absorbers in Tower Solar Thermal Power Plants'.
Prof. Xiao has won aScience and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Education, an Excellent Youth Science and Technology Talent Awardof the China Renewable Energy Society, and an Excellent Youth Talent Award of the China Electric Power Science and Technology.
Mr.Duojin Fan, General Manager of Lanzhou Dacheng Technology Co., Ltd.
Mrs. Jianyu Kou, Senior Engineer,Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager in Inner Mongolia Electric Power Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Mrs. Jianyu Kou,Senior Engineer,Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager in Inner Mongolia Electric Power Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd.She has been deeply involved in the energy field for more than 30 years. With the ability of "technical innovation+engineering practice+standardization", she is proficient in the technical routes of trough, tower and linear Fresnel in the field of research and development of thermal power generation technology.Put forward innovatively a multi-energy complementary systematic solution of "photothermal+photovoltaic+energy storage" to promote the application of photothermal and traditional energy coupling power generation technology.
while also playing a key role in a major project under the National Key Research and Technology Development Program. Obtained one first prize and four third prizes for the Autonomous Region’s Science and Technology Progress Award, as well as one second prize and two third prizes for the China Electric Power Construction Science and Technology Progress Award.moreover, she holds three invention patents and three utility model patents. she has actively participated in the development of over ten international, national, and industry standards.Furthermore, she has been honored with prestigious titles such as "Outstanding Contribution Expert" and "Grassland Talent" by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, alongside the distinction of "Master of Power Industry Survey and Design".
