The fourth "China-UK Ministerial Energy Dialogue" was held in London, UK from October 18 to 21, and the Hydropower General Institute of Power China and the British Renewable Energy Office jointly signed the "Sino-UK Offshore Wind Power Industry Cooperation Steering Committee Cooperation Agreement".
The National Energy Administration of China and the Department of Energy and Climate of the United Kingdom renewed the Memorandum of Understanding on energy cooperation, and relevant enterprises and institutions signed five cooperation agreements in the fields of offshore wind power and civil nuclear power. At a time when the diplomatic relations between China and the UK have entered a golden era, this energy dialogue will bring the energy cooperation between the two countries to a new climax. The dialogue was co-hosted by the National Energy Administration of China and the Department of Energy and Climate Change of the United Kingdom. Delegations participated in four sub-forums on energy reform, nuclear energy, wind power and new energy technologies. At the offshore wind sub-forum, Zhu Ming, Deputy Director of the New Energy Department of the National Energy Administration and Michael Luter, Director of the Clean Energy Department of the UK Department of Energy and Climate attended and delivered a speech. Yi Yuechun, Vice president of the Hydropower General Institute, made a keynote speech, introducing in detail the development of offshore wind power in China and the trend, opportunities and challenges of cost reduction.
The two sides have jointly established the China-UK offshore wind Power Industry Cooperation Steering Committee. In the next step, the two sides will, under the guidance of the energy authorities of the two countries, take the cooperation agreement as the framework basis to accelerate the development of the wind power industry, comprehensively and practically promote the cooperation between the China-UK offshore wind power industry, and open up huge investment opportunities for the industry.