The 2024 Global Energy Transition Conference, held in Beijing’s Future Science City from September 7th to 9th, brought together industry leaders and experts to discuss the future of energy development with a focus on green transformation. This high-profile event, now in its sixth year, was held in the Energy Valley of the Future Science City, a designated hub for advanced energy industries.
The conference, themed “Transformative Development and a Green Future,” featured an opening ceremony, a main forum, nine thematic subforums, a concluding session, exhibitions, and various activities. The main forum saw top experts from various fields deliver keynote speeches on crucial topics such as energy development and security, green and low-carbon energy transition, carbon reduction, low-carbon technologies, digital technologies, and international energy cooperation.
The nine thematic subforums delved into critical hotspots related to comprehensive green transformation and the development of new quality productive forces in the energy sector. Notably, the 2024 Energy Valley Construction Development Conference, hosted by the Changping District Government, focused on the high-quality construction and development of the Energy Valley. It brought together directors of research institutes affiliated with state-owned enterprises, university presidents, entrepreneurs, scientists, and think tank representatives who have established their operations in the Future Science City.
The conference saw the release of several important reports, including the Report on the Progress of China’s Energy Revolution: Energy System Revolution (2024), the 2024 Beijing Future Science City Energy Valley Industrial Development White Paper, and A Collection of Excellent Project Samples in Integrated Smart Energy (2024). The Beijing New-Type Energy Storage Demonstration Zone and the Beijing Future Science City Digital Power Innovation Center were also inaugurated during the event.
The concluding session, which inaugurated the Future Science City Energy Week, saw the Development Research Center of the State Council release its annual research topics, while the Changping District Government unveiled 20 application scenarios, including dispersed power generation systems such as photovoltaic generation, commercial and industrial energy storage, supercharging stations, and hydrogen refueling stations.
The exhibition segment of the conference showcased both indoor and outdoor displays, with a focus on industry-specific segments and “immersive” scene designs to facilitate better interaction among participating companies, experts, and other attendees.
The Energy Valley in the Future Science City is tasked with building a globally influential technology innovation hub for the energy sector and spearheading the development of advanced energy industries in Beijing. It possesses outstanding advantages in promoting the development of advanced energy industries, including innovation abilities, comprehensive factors, favorable policies, and full-fledged facilities. Changping District aims to build the Future Science City into a new energy technological innovation hub, as well as a pilot area for green and sustainable development. The Energy Valley is envisioned as a new symbol of China’s dual-carbon strategy, contributing significantly to Beijing’s efforts in forming an international science and technology innovation center.
