The 3rd MI Green Power Innovation Conference & Applied Energy Symposium and Forum: Renewable Energy Matrix Summary Highlights

The 3^rd MI Green Power Innovation Conference & Applied Energy Symposium and Forum: Renewable Energy Matrix, with the theme “The 10th Anniversary of Mission Innovation: A New Era of Green Power”, was held in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China, on 29-31 October, 2025. The conference was hosted by the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS), co-hosted by Mission Innovation Chinese Secretariat, Green Powered Future Mission Coalition and Applied Energy Innovation Institute. Over 400 participants from more than 13 countries attended the conference, including senior representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero of the UK, MI Secretariat, MI Technical Advisory Group, Green Powered Future Mission (GPFM) Coalition, and the Yancheng Municipal People's Government, as well as experts from Brazil, Chile, China, Indonesia, Italy, Netherland, Poland (online), Singapore, South Africa (online), Spain, United Kingdom, United States, and Uzbekistan.

During the Plenary, Congfeng Qi, Deputy Mayor of Yancheng Municipal People's Government delivered the opening remark. Xiao Wang, Deputy Director of Department of International Cooperation of Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China; Stefania Crotta, Director of Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security of Italy; Anna Stephenson, Deputy Director of Department for Energy Security & Net Zero of the UK; and Eleanor Webster, MI Secretariat Head delivered opening remarks via video.

This conference focused on global green power innovation cooperation and energy transition pathways, featuring in-depth exchanges and discussions on topics including strategic insights into China's zero-carbon energy transition, collaborative innovation in power system transformation, and international cooperation to jointly advance energy transition.

It's worth recalling that the GPFM has released 4 GPFM Insight Reports of Innovation Priorities, which are Synergistic Technology for Utility-Scale Solar PV Plant and Eco-Environment, Solution on Key Issues for Distributed IRE Systems at the Edge of Power Grid, Tools and Solutions to Increase the Grid Flexibility, and AI-Driven Renewable Energy Innovation. These reports bring together the contributions of more than 40 experts from 6 countries.

Meanwhile, the Conference facilitated the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) between IEECAS and the Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Centre of Spain, IEECAS and the Universidade Federal Fluminense of Brazil, as well as a Collaboration Agreement between IEECAS and the Research Center for Energy Conversion and Conservation, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia.

The Plenary also witnessed the launching ceremony for Yancheng to join the MI Urban Transition Mission with Congfeng Qi, Deputy Mayor of Yancheng and Giorgia Rambelli, Director of MI Urban Transitions Mission. Yancheng will be dedicated to the green city transition as a pilot city, facilitating the global green transition.

Beside the Plenary, the conference featured 10 technical panels focusing on different cutting-edge technical directions, including Green Power for Cities Transition, High-Tower Wind Energy, Efficiency Limits of Solar Cells, Eco-Friendly Wind & Solar Power Station, Technologies for Direct Current Generation from Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Power, Offshore Photovoltaics, AI-Empowered Green Power, Flexibility of Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems, and Integrated Green Offshore Energy Technology. These events fully demonstrated the broad prospects and diverse pathways for green energy innovation.

During the conference, participants visited the Green & Low-Carbon Demonstration Zone at the Jiangsu Coastal Renewable Energy Technology Innovation Center, where they inspected research facilities including prototype models of new composite wind turbine generators and high-power power electronics laboratories.

Centered on the theme “10^th Anniversary of Mission Innovation：A New Era of Green Power,” the conference highlighted the latest advancements in renewable energy technologies achieved by participating nations under the Innovation Mission framework. It featured in-depth discussions on future development trends and provided crucial insights and direction for the technological roadmap and strategic pathways toward achieving green power development goals by 2030.