Confirmed! Former UN Under-Secretary-General Erik Solheim Will Attend the China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference for the Third Consecutive Year

2025-02-20

As one of the top three global events in the PV and energy storage sector, the 2025 the 8th China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference, themed "With PV & Energy Storage, Building an Intelligent Future", will be grandly held in Chengdu, China, from November 17 to 20 this year. According to the organizing committee, Erik Solheim, former UN Under-Secretary-General, Chairman of the BRI International Green Development Coalition, and Co-Chairman of the Europe-Asia Center, will participate in this international PV and energy storage event for the third year in a row. During the conference, Under-Secretary-General Solheim will engage in discussions with global leaders and representatives from the entire industry chain on the latest trends in the global PV and energy storage industry to empower a new future of global green and low-carbon development.

Under-Secretary-General Solheim attended and delivered a speech at the 2023

The 6th China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference

Under-Secretary-General Solheim gave an interview to the media group during the 2024

The 7th China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference

Erik Solheim, former UN Under-Secretary-General, Chairman of the BRI International Green Development Coalition, and Co-Chairman of the Europe-Asia Center, is a renowned global leader in environment and development, and served as the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme from 2016 to 2018. While serving as Norway’s Minister of International Development from 2005 to 2012 and Minister of the Environment from 2007 to 2012, he championed the implementation of significant environmental legislation in Norway, namely the Nature Diversity Act. Norway closely collaborated with countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, and Guyana to launch the International Climate and Forest Initiative, laying the groundwork for the United Nations' greenhouse gas reduction program. For his contributions to climate and environmental issues, he received the "Champion of the Earth" award from the United Nations Environment Programme and was recognized as a "Hero of the Environment" by Time Magazine.

Under-Secretary-General Solheim delivered a speech at the 2024

The 7th China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference

Under-Secretary-General Solheim has attended the China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference in Chengdu for two consecutive years, garnering significant attention from various sectors for his insightful perspectives. During his address at the 2024 The 7th China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference, he emphasized that China should be proud of its high productivity in the fields of solar energy, EVs, and cells, and it is such a high yield that meets the requirements of people all over the world. He praised China's PV industry as an extraordinary boon that China has bestowed upon all of humanity, bringing immeasurable benefits to the world, and stated that the global green transition is inseparable from China's contributions. In 2023 alone, China's green production capacity accounted for two-thirds of the world's total. The price of solar energy has dropped by 90%. While countries like the U.S., Germany, Japan, and India have also made contributions, no other country has played such a crucial role in this development as China. This is a huge contribution to the world. He highly acknowledged the crucial role of China's PV sector in the global sustainable development process and provided a fresh international perspective for a scientific and rational analysis of the growth of China's PV industry.

Under-Secretary-General Solheim praised the outstanding contribution of China's PV industry at the 2024

The 7th China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference

As an active platform for promoting the sustainable development of China's PV and energy storage industries through international exchange and cooperation, the China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference has successfully held seven consecutive sessions since 2018. It has become one of the top three international events in the energy storage sector in the country and even globally, following the SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai and the Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany.

The 2025 the 8th China International PV and Energy Storage Industry Conference will be grandly held on November 17-20, 2025 in Chengdu, China, under the theme "With PV & Energy Storage, Building an Intelligent Future". It will focus on showcasing new products, technologies, achievements, and trends across the global PV and energy storage and other new energy industry chains.