The International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE) 2013 opened in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Oct 24.

The International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE) 2013, jointly organized by the Chinese Society of Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy and State Key Lab of Coal Combustion at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, opened in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Oct 24.

More than 300 energy experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from countries and regions including the United States, Japan, the EU, Australia, South Africa, Thailand, Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates and China are attending the three-day academic conference on the world's energy problems.

Professor Zheng Chuguang, from the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, gave a speech on the development of oxy-fuel combustion technology in China, and said that solving the issue of cost is a top priority.

George Saxon, vice-president of Conco Systems Inc, headquartered in Verona, US, presented a report on the topic of Energy Engineer to Shape the Future. He said that the company's research and innovation are of great significance for the future and already contribute to reducing costs and improving efficiency.

Professor Didier Mayer from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France, spoke about "Wind Energy R&D Line Based on the Global Renewable Energy Status", and Professor Yasuo Koizumi of Shinshu University in Japan and Li Chun-Zhu of Curtin University of Technology in Australia also gave speeches at the conference.

The academic seminars are expected to cover topics including steam generators, heat exchangers, cooling systems, steam turbines, generators and auxiliary equipment, plant operations and maintenance, wind energy, solar energy, and geothermal energy.

In addition, the participants will discuss the most advanced academic research around the world, the latest progress and development trends in the various fields. The conference has attracted 232 academic papers, with 176 papers from China, and 56 from abroad.

Edited by Niva Whyman and Le Qin