On November 12, the "2026 New Energy Industry Ecology Conference and the 18th Wuxi International New Energy Exhibition" opened at the Taihu International Expo Center in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Zhu Gongshan, chairman of Xiexin Group , was invited to address the opening ceremony of the conference.
Zhu Gongshan said that at present, the global new energy industry is facing a new round of profound changes. The competition of new energy industry is moving from the competition of single product and single link to the systematic competition of energy, computing power, materials, manufacturing and application scenarios. "We must grasp this trend, reconstruct the stock, increase the increment, promote the industry from material economics to value economics of the whole industrial chain, from scale advantage to new quality advantage and ecological compound advantage.". This is not only a new space for the development of new energy industry, but also an important opportunity for China's new energy enterprises represented by Wuxi to participate in a new round of global industrial competition.

The picture is from the official micro-blog
of GCL Group. The following is Zhu Gongshan's speech:
On the shore of Taihu Lake, all the talents come together. It is a great pleasure to meet you again in Wuxi for the appointment of new energy. Eighteen sessions of CREC, eighteen years of glorious flowers in spring and solid fruits in autumn, witnessed the magnificent course of China's new energy industry from initial exploration to global leadership, and also witnessed the brilliant chapter of Wuxi and the new energy industry growing together and achieving each other. The theme of this conference is "Intelligent Energy Carbon and Green Chain Future", which conforms to the changes of the times and responds to the needs of the industry. Here, on behalf of the Global Green Energy Council, the Global Energy Storage and Battery Council, the Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association and GCL Group, I would like to extend warm congratulations on the grand opening of the conference! I would like to express my sincere thanks to leaders at all levels and friends from all walks of life who have long cared about and supported the development of new energy industry!
Wuxi is a city that understands manufacturing, emphasizes innovation and has industrial feelings. It is also an important witness and promoter of the growth of China's new energy industry. From photovoltaic materials, core equipment to energy storage systems, from traditional manufacturing advantages to intelligent manufacturing upgrades, Wuxi has formed a new energy industry ecology with distinctive features and close coordination. A large number of excellent new energy enterprises such as Vision Energy , Central, Pioneer Intelligence and Otway have emerged . In the field of new energy intelligent equipment industry, it has gathered a large number of leading industrial chain entities, specialized and new enterprises, as well as specialized and new "Little Giant" enterprises, and the market share of lithium power equipment and photovoltaic equipment ranks first in the world. Relevant achievements fully prove that Wuxi not only has excellent new energy manufacturing enterprises, but also has the ability to turn leading technologies into differentiated products and solutions, and to promote them to the global industry. The charm of Wuxi lies in the thickness of manufacturing, the sharpness of innovation, and the characteristics of generations of industrialists who dare to be the first and innovate for change. I believe that with the care and promotion of the new leadership led by Secretary Jiang Feng and Mayor Cai Jianfeng, Wuxi will surely breed more industrial innovations and achieve more new energy enterprises with global competitiveness.
CREC has gone through 18 sessions and has become an important platform for the global new energy industry to exchange ideas, display innovation and link resources. From photovoltaic, wind power to energy storage, hydrogen energy, from green manufacturing to zero-carbon applications, the conference has always been in line with the industry and the times. This conference focuses on "AI + Energy" and "Computing and Electricity Synergy", and carries out exchanges around the frontier areas of ESG value, green capital, optical storage integration, zero carbon park, China-EU cooperation, green power and green computing. We also hope that colleagues in the global industry can use this platform to deepen technological exchanges, expand market cooperation, jointly promote the transformation of innovative achievements, industrial chain synergy and the value of green rights and interests, so that CREC can become an important link to connect global wisdom, pool industrial strength and create a green future.
At present, the global new energy industry is ushering in a new round of profound changes. With the accelerated breakthrough of artificial intelligence, the demand for computing power continues to rise, and electricity is becoming the core infrastructure for the development of digital economy; energy storage is accelerating from supporting technology to an important support for the power system; advanced materials continue to break through, promoting the continuous improvement of energy efficiency and industrial value. In this process, materials determine industrial performance, systems determine energy efficiency, and scenarios determine value realization. The competition of new energy industry is moving from the competition of single product and single link to the systematic competition of energy, computing power, materials, manufacturing and application scenarios. We must grasp this trend, reconstruct the stock, increase the increment, promote the industry from material economics to value economics of the whole industrial chain, from scale advantage to new quality advantage and ecological compound advantage. This is not only a new space for the development of new energy industry, but also an important opportunity for China's new energy enterprises represented by Wuxi to participate in a new round of global industrial competition.
Dear leaders and colleagues, the 18th CREC is still in its prime today after 18 years of trials and hardships; the tide of Taihu Lake is still the same, and the new energy industry has been renewed. Xiexin, rooted in southern Jiangsu and growing up in the Yangtze River Delta, has a deep industrial relationship with this hot land, and has always been grateful for the long-term concern and support of the Wuxi Municipal Committee and the Municipal Government. We cherish the industrial foundation of Wuxi and are more optimistic about the innovation vitality here. Facing the future, Xiexin is willing to continue to cultivate Wuxi, give full play to its comprehensive advantages in energy, materials, science and technology, digital intelligence and brand, deepen cooperation in virtual power plants , computing integration, zero-carbon parks, energy intellectualization and other fields, explore new paradigms and seek new development. Finally, I wish this conference a complete success! Thank you all!
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