The 2025 China Wind Energy New Year Tea Party will be held in Beijing

On January 11, the 2025 China Wind Energy New Year Tea Party was held in Beijing, where more than 800 people from government departments, industry associations, wind power industry chains, universities and research institutes gathered together to review the innovative achievements and highlight moments of the past year, talk about the high-quality development of China's wind power industry, and pay tribute to those who have made outstanding contributions to the wind power industry.

Discover the beauty and gather the majestic power to forge ahead

The annual Spring Festival tea party has become an important platform for wind energy people to make annual summaries and discuss future development. Looking back at 2024, China's cumulative installed wind power capacity will exceed 500 million kilowatts, and it is destined to be a milestone year for continuous breakthroughs in technological innovation, industrial and supply chain construction, and international market development.

Qin Haiyan, Secretary-General of the Wind Energy Committee (CWEA) of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society, gave a nearly 100-minute keynote speech, with three chapters: "Discovering the Beauty - Looking Back at the Road to the Future, Striving to Become a Glory on Its Own", "Growing Inward - Insight into the Law of the Wind, Only by Knowing the Law of the Wind, Can We Flourish All the Way" and "Moving Forward Firmly - Only by Seeing the Future, Will We Have the Future", systematically reviewed the development in 2024, analyzed the current challenges, and looked forward to the future trend, covering the policy system, installed capacity, three major markets, New technologies and new products, industrial chain and supply chain construction, solving the problem of "involution" competition and quality accidents, internationalization, spot market, zero-carbon industrial park, artificial intelligence, future installation forecast, etc. In 2024, China's new grid-connected wind power capacity will exceed 80 million kilowatts, and the cumulative grid-connected installed capacity will exceed 500 million kilowatts. Wind power occupies an increasingly important position in both the power supply structure and the power consumption structure, and its economic and social value is further highlighted. At the same time, the wind power industry has achieved new breakthroughs in the research and development of large-capacity units and core components, the application of new materials, the construction of testing and verification systems, the construction, installation and operation and maintenance of ships, and exports. At present, the wind power industry is going through a cycle, and challenges and opportunities coexist. In the face of "involution" competition, quality accidents, and challenges brought about by the electricity spot market, the industry has worked together to deal with them; Internationalization, zero-carbon industrial parks, artificial intelligence, etc., have given unlimited possibilities for the development of wind power. China's wind power is entering a new era of 100 million kilowatts of new installed capacity per year.

The glimmer of light becomes a torch, paying tribute to the loveliest people of this era

The achievements are hard-won and inseparable from the hard work of all wind energy people. They sweat in their respective positions, measure the new height of China's wind power development with their youth, and light up the better life of thousands of households with green electricity. They are the "loveliest people" in the era of energy revolution and deserve honor and applause.

China's wind power can achieve today's achievements, pioneers have made great contributions. Their spirit and pioneering work have guided generations of wind energy people to forge ahead. This year's "China Wind Energy People, Outstanding Contributors" was awarded Bi Yaxiong, Vice Chairman of China Staff Technology Association, Honorary Chairman of the Electric Power Committee, Academician of the United Nations International Academy of Ecological Life Safety, former Deputy General Manager of the Three Gorges Corporation, and former Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Power Grid. He has long been committed to promoting the development of renewable energy, witnessed the rise of China's hydropower and offshore wind power in the world, led the implementation of a number of key technological breakthroughs and key project construction and development, and made every effort to promote the construction of new power systems.

The "China Wind Energy Talent Innovation Pioneer Award" selects representative projects with innovative products, technologies and models based on engineering projects, aiming to provide valuable experience for the industry, encourage the industry to continue to pursue excellence and innovation, and inject strong impetus into the development of wind power.

From enterprises to industries, the development of wind power requires extensive cohesion. Many domestic and foreign institutions play the role of think tanks, with profound professional attainments and keen market insight, for the government to formulate policies and plans, enterprises to establish strategies to make suggestions, and promote the government and enterprises to make scientific decisions; With the sustainable development of society as its own responsibility, we will strive to promote the response to global climate change and energy transition. The "China Wind Energy Industry High-quality Development Contribution Award" aims to recognize groups that have made important contributions in these aspects.

The "China Wind Energy People Industry Growth Power Award" aims to recognize wind energy people who have made important contributions to the promotion of industrial progress from the practical level. They are doers and the backbone of promoting the development of the industry. They actively promote the innovation of development and application models, and have the courage to seek breakthroughs in technological innovation, project construction, operation management, and application scenarios. From the perspective of industry construction and progress, they put forward valuable opinions and suggestions on the work of the government and industry associations.

In the development of the wind power industry, there is a group of people who play the role of "bridge". They actively participate in various conferences and activities, accurately connect enterprises with industry associations, build a multi-party interactive communication platform, and achieve efficient integration of resources. The "China Wind Energy People and Industry Outstanding Workers Unity and Endeavor Award" aims to commend wind energy people who have completed outstanding organizational management, communication and coordination, coordinated resources to organize high-quality activities, and promoted the construction of the industry.

The development of the wind power industry is inseparable from a good public opinion environment. Many outstanding media professionals uphold the principle of objectivity and fairness, use rigorous reports to let more people understand China's wind power development achievements, guide public opinion with rational voices, eliminate social misunderstanding and prejudice about wind power, and provide solid support for the development of the wind power industry. The "China Wind Energy Talent Outstanding Media Personality Award" aims to recognize media workers who actively advocate for the development of the wind power industry.

Young people are the backbone of China's wind power industry. Countless young wind energy people have their original intentions, relay and run in the direction of their predecessors' struggles, and pay silently in their respective positions, so that the development of wind power will eventually become a "prairie fire". The "China Wind Energy Young Pioneer Award" aims to recognize young talents who are not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, charge ahead, and continue to overcome difficulties with tenacity and ingenuity.

2025 marks the 5th anniversary of the dual carbon goals. In the face of this "proposition of the times", all wind energy people stick to their original intentions, stride forward, and strive to answer the "answer sheet of the times" with the spirit of time and seizing the day, and draw the power to change the world from the wind.