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YANCHENG, China, Nov. 23, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

On November 21, the 2023 China-Europe Forum on Offshore New Energy Development

took place in Yancheng, Jiangsu. The forum, themed "Strengthen China-Europe

cooperation on offshore renewables for a shared green future," the forum

consists of the main forum on 21st morning including opening remarks, release

and signing ceremony and keynote speeches, 6 sub-forums on 21st afternoon

focusing on Offshore Wind and Solar, Energy Storage, Hydrogen, Building of a

New Power Industry, Green Electricity & Renewables Certificate, and Zero-carbon

Industrial Park respectively.

Offshore renewables play a pivotal role in the realm of renewable energy, and

its development stands as one of the key paths to combat climate change,

expedite energy transition, and ensure energy security. In recent years, the

integrated development of offshore wind, offshore solar and marine energy has

become a new trend, while advanced technologies and innovative models including

offshore hydrogen production and energy island developing rapidly.

The opening ceremony was attended by Ren Jingdong, Deputy Director of the

National Energy Administration; Zhou Bin, Secretary of the CPC Yancheng

Municipal Committee; Wang Bin, General Manager of Power Construction

Corporation of China; Marjo Crompvoets, Consul General from the Consulate

General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai; Lise Nordgaard, Consul

General from the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai; and Miguel

Montoya, Vice Chairman of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Fu

Cong, the Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU and Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary, addressed the conference via video. Zhang Mingkang, Mayor

of Yancheng, presided over the opening ceremony, according to Yancheng

Municipal People's Government.

After the opening ceremony, the forum released significant outcomes, including

the "2023 Yancheng Declaration of the China-Europe Forum on Offshore New Energy

Development," "Public Solicitation of Technical Solutions for Offshore

Photovoltaics, Offshore Energy Islands, and High Proportion Application of New

Energy," and the "Comparison Analysis and Cooperation Potential Study of Key

Technologies and Industrial Chains of Floating Offshore Wind Power in China and

Europe." Twenty-five major projects were signed, with a total amount reaching

29.48 billion yuan, injecting new impetus into the further advancement of

technological innovation and industrial upgrading in offshore new energy and

deepening pragmatic China-Europe cooperation.

Source: Yancheng Municipal People's Government

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