Sepcial Session

Special Session 4

New Energy and Clean Power: Conversion, Utilization and Storage
“新能源与清洁电力能源转换、利用与储存”

Driven by carbon neutrality goals, new power systems with renewable energy as the mainstay are being built at an accelerated pace, and energy storage technologies have become a core link in ensuring flexible and reliable system operation. On the generation side, the strong stochastic and fluctuating nature of high-penetration wind and solar power makes efficient renewable energy generation and power forecasting technologies the essential cornerstone for secure system operation. Building on this, the efficient conversion, diversified utilization, and storage of renewable energy directly determine the accommodation level and utilization efficiency of renewable resources. The development of advanced storage technologies—including novel electrochemical batteries, compressed air energy storage, flywheel energy storage, and long-duration thermal storage—provides critical flexibility resources for smoothing fluctuations and peak shaving. On the other hand, with the deep coupling of electricity, heat, and gas networks, unified analysis and coordinated control of multi-energy power systems become necessary conditions for ensuring overall stability. At the regional level, the safe, economical, and low-carbon coordinated operation can be realized through multi-energy complementarity and optimal dispatch of multi-energy systems, offering a key pathway for deep decarbonization in the evolution of new power systems.

在碳中和目标驱动下，以新能源为主体的新型电力系统加速构建，储能技术成为保障系统灵活可靠运行的核心环节。在发电侧，高比例风电、光伏的强随机波动特性，使得新能源高效发电与功率预测技术成为系统安全运行的重要基石。在此基础上，新能源的高效转换、多元化利用与储存技术，直接决定了可再生能源的消纳水平和利用效率。新型电化学储能、压缩空气储能、飞轮储能、长时储热等先进储能技术的发展，则为平抑波动、削峰填谷提供了关键的灵活性资源。另一方面，随着电、热、气等多能源深度耦合，多能源电力系统的统一分析与协调控制，成为保障整体稳定的必要条件。在区域层面，通过多能互补与多能源系统优化调度，实现安全、经济、低碳的协同运行，为新型电力系统发展提供深度脱碳的关键路径。

This special session focuses on the core challenges in each of the above links. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

- Renewable energy generation and power forecasting | 新能源发电与功率预测
- Renewable energy conversion, utilization, and storage | 新能源转换利用与储存
- Advanced energy storage equipment and energy management | 新型储能设备及能量管理
- Analysis and control of multi-energy power systems | 多能源电力系统分析与控制
- Optimal dispatch of regional multi-energy systems | 区域多能源系统优化调度 

We sincerely invite experts and scholars in related fields to share the latest theories, technological breakthroughs, and application practices, jointly promoting the integrated development of new power systems and energy storage technologies.  

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Chair: Dr. Hao Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

Dr. Hao Zhang, Associate Research Fellow and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary integration of electrical engineering and energy science, centering on cutting-edge areas including photovoltaic/concentrated solar power generation, coupled thermal-grid utilization, novel energy storage, and solar fuel synthesis for renewable energy utilization and grid integration. He has published over 40 SCI-indexed journal papers, holds a Google Scholar H-index of 20, and has filed or been granted more than 10 national invention patents. He also serves as a reviewer and guest editor for multiple international journals.

 

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