Over the last few years China has taken a leading position in the efforts to develop renewable energy technologies.

With unprecedented speed, Chinese leaders and authorities have adopted a number of new laws, regulations and economic incentives to implement energy efficiency in the nation’s energy strategy. In the global race to optimize clean energy progress, the country is now the world’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines and solar panels – and is pushing equally hard to improve energy efficiency and to optimize its energy structure so that it can be favorable for environment, economy and society.

Directly from Shanghai, the NEREC organizers are proud to introduce to the podium two prominent key note speakers. Ms. Gao Xiaomei, Vice Chairwoman of Shanghai Committee of CPPCC and Vice Chairwoman of Shanghai Association of Science will present an exciting overview of Chinese policy and objectives on renewable energy. On the convention’s second day, Mr. Yuan Qinghai, Director of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization, will tell the story of Shanghai’s rapid development and application of new energy technologies such as wind power, solar energy, nuclear power, new energy vehicles and other clean energy technologies.

The Chinese solution
As a manifestation of China’s targeted efforts to invest in clean energy projects, Shanghai high-speed rail station early this summer installed a massive solar power system. As the world’s largest stand-alone integrated photo voltaic, the 6.68 megawatt system covers an area of 73,000 square yards, using not less than 20,000 solar panels. Following the success of the Shanghai pilot project, China’s Ministry of railways has said they will push for more solar powered rail stations.

Solar power has also made its mark at the Shanghai World Expo. Said to be the world’s largest rooftop with a solar energy system, generating 2.8 million kilowatt-hours per year, the Theme Pavilion, has impressed million of visitors, in addition to the fact that half of the energy at the expo area comes from clean and sustainable sources.

Following the Renewable Energy Law of 2005, China’s rapidly growing renewable industry has accelerated significantly, with power generation from wind and solar photo voltaic systems as booming drivers of economic growth in many regions in China – meeting local energy needs, and creating large numbers of jobs. Intensively focusing on its renewable energy strategy, China is well ahead to become a future leader in a low-carbon world – even by some experts characterized to be the world’s first green superpower.