Director Tang Guangfu Leads a Visit to China Three Gorges Corporation

On February 12th, Tang Guangfu, Director of Huairou Laboratory and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, led a delegation to visit Liu Weiping, Chairman of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG). They held an in-depth discussion on expanding cooperation, strengthening innovation in renewable energy technology, and advancing the construction of a next-generation energy system. Wang Xinwei, Vice General Manager of CTG, Fang Li, Deputy Secretary-General of Huairou Laboratory, and Dong Anyou, Assistant to the Director, also participated in the meeting.

Director Tang expressed his gratitude for CTG's long-standing support and provided an overview of Huairou Laboratory's mission, institutional mechanisms, research paradigms, and overall development since it was founded over three years ago. He emphasized the need to accelerate the establishment of operational rules for jointly-built research institutions and further solidify the foundation for cooperation between the two sides. He also highlighted the need for continued collaboration in areas such as commercialization of the Laboratory’s research achievements, participation in major national science and technology projects, and the construction of major national infrastructure projects, with the aim of jointly fostering strategic technological strength in renewable energy.

Chairman Liu Weiping welcomed Tang Guangfu and his delegation and expressed his gratitude for the assistance that Huairou Laboratory has provided over the years. He stated that the two sides should leverage the advantages of the Laboratory's institutional mechanisms and CTG's application scenarios, aiming for closer cooperation with Huairou Laboratory in areas such as national task planning, the development of operational rules for joint research institutions, high-level talent training, and the commercialization of research outcomes, and hoping for greater joint contributions to China’s green and low-carbon energy transformation.

Key leaders from relevant departments and units of CTG, as well as relevant department heads from Huairou Laboratory, attended the meeting.