Hydropower and Renewable Energies: Powering a Sustainable Future with Storage and Renewables
暫譯: 水力發電與可再生能源：以儲能與可再生能源驅動可持續未來

Prof. Yaan Hu, is Chief Engineer of Nanjing Institute of Water Resources Science, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Transportation and National Energy Administration. He is also an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is an expert in the field of inland waterway transportation engineering. With a career dedicated to the research of navigational hydraulics and hydroengineering, Prof. Hu Yaan has led and completed over 100 significant projects. These include national key research and development programs, initiatives funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and various large-scale scientific and technological projects in water conservancy, hydropower, and water transportation engineering. His work is internationally recognized for its originality and significant impact. Prof. Hu Yaan's contributions have been crucial in addressing complex hydraulic technical challenges in major hydropower stations such as Jinping and Baihetan. His research achievements have earned him three second prizes in national scientific and technological progress, one second prize in national technological invention, and numerous first and special prizes at provincial and ministerial levels. He holds 56 invention patents and has been instrumental in authoring 16 industry standards. His accolades include the First National Innovation Prize, the 13th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize, and the Third Outstanding Engineer Prize. Additionally, he is a recipient of the State Council Government Special Allowance, highlighting his remarkable contributions to engineering and his influential role in advancing the field of inland water transport engineering in China and internationally.

Mr. Marc Sas is a senior international expert with over 45 years of experience in coastal, port and marine engineering. He is an experienced project manager having managed and advised numerous port and marine projects around the world related to his field of expertise. Throughout the years Marc also gained significant experience in dredging and ship navigation studies. He graduated as a civil engineer at the university of Leuven in 1979. During his stay at the Hydraulics Laboratory of the university of Leuven he studied hydropower plants in Bolivia (reservoir sedimentation and waterhammer).
He joined IMDC in 1985 and was involved in dredging, marine and sedimentation studies for more than 35 years. As a specialist in hydrodynamic and cohesive sediment transport modelling he conducted a number of studies for the development of the port of Antwerp. He was in charge of numerous field measurement campaigns in Belgium and abroad to collect metocean data for dredging and marine studies. He has built up a wide experience in environmental aspects of dredging, especially turbidity around dredging activities. He was in charge of many projects, dealing with the design of marine infrastructure: breakwaters, coastal defences, intakes, outfalls, landfalls of offshore pipelines and offshore windfarms.

Prof. Feng Jin, a Yangtze River Scholars Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at Tsinghua University, specializes in dam engineering and concrete technology. Since 2000, he has focused on Rock-Filled Concrete (RFC) technology, which has been applied in over 200 projects, including 150 RFC dams in China. He has published over 300 technical papers, including 100 in English journals. He led the development of Chinese standards for RFC and coordinated an ICOLD bulletin on RFC dams. His contributions have earned him multiple national awards, including three Second Class Prizes of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award.

Mr. Sheng'an Zheng was elected as Executive Vice President and Secretary General of China Society for Hydropower Engineering (CSHE) by the end of 2022. Prior to joining CSHE, he has been serving as President of POWERCHINA Chengdu Engineering Cooperation Ltd, Assistant General Manager of POWERCHINA and President of China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI) from 2001-2021. He is a well-known hydropower expert in China and enjoys special government allowance from the State Council. He has been long-term engaged in hydropower engineering design, scientific research and management and gained many experience and achievements. He directed and participated design and technical breakthrough for many large hydropower stations, such as Xiluodu Hydropower Station in Jinsha River, Pubugou Hydropower Station in Dadu River and Jinping I Hydropower Station. He directed planning and research on the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) on Renewable Energy Development (2021-2025).

Dr. Gensheng Zhao is Professor and Senior Engineer from Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (China) and Researcher of Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands). He completed his PhD project in Hydraulic Engineering and obtained PhD degree in Delft University of Technology in 2014. Since 2019, Dr. Zhao has been working as the managing director of the Joint Research Center of Water Science and Engineering (State Level) to coordinate/ explore the international projects and collaborations in the field of water science and engineering in the world.

教授胡雅安是南京水利科學研究所的首席工程師，隸屬於水利部、交通部及國家能源局。他同時也是中國工程院的院士，專精於內河水運工程領域。胡教授致力於航行水力學和水工工程的研究，領導並完成了超過100個重要項目，包括國家重點研發計畫、中國國家自然科學基金資助的計畫，以及各種大型水利、水電和水運工程的科技專案。他的工作在國際上因其創新性和重大影響而受到認可。胡雅安教授的貢獻對於解決如金平和白鶴灘等大型水電站的複雜水力技術挑戰至關重要。他的研究成果使他獲得了三項國家科技進步二等獎、一項國家技術發明二等獎，以及多項省部級的一等獎和特等獎。他擁有56項發明專利，並在制定16項行業標準方面發揮了重要作用。他的榮譽包括全國創新獎、第三屆光華工程科學技術獎和第三屆優秀工程師獎。此外，他還獲得了國務院政府特殊津貼，突顯了他在工程領域的卓越貢獻及其在推動中國及國際內河水運工程領域的影響力。

馬克·薩斯先生是一位資深國際專家，擁有超過45年的海岸、港口和海洋工程經驗。他是一位經驗豐富的專案經理，曾在全球範圍內管理和諮詢多個與其專業領域相關的港口和海洋專案。多年來，馬克還在疏浚和船舶導航研究方面積累了豐富的經驗。他於1979年在魯汶大學獲得土木工程學位。在魯汶大學的水力實驗室期間，他研究了玻利維亞的水電站（蓄水池沉積和水錘現象）。他於1985年加入IMDC，參與了超過35年的疏浚、海洋和沉積研究。作為水動力學和凝聚沉積物運輸建模的專家，他為安特衛普港的發展進行了多項研究。他負責在比利時及國外進行多次現場測量活動，以收集疏浚和海洋研究所需的氣象海洋數據。他在疏浚的環境影響方面積累了豐富的經驗，特別是在疏浚活動周圍的渾濁度問題上。他負責多個涉及海洋基礎設施設計的專案，包括防波堤、海岸防護、進水口、排水口、海底管道的陸地接入點和海上風電場。

金峰教授是長江學者特聘教授及清華大學水利工程系主任，專注於大壩工程和混凝土技術。自2000年以來，他專注於岩填混凝土（RFC）技術，該技術已應用於超過200個專案，包括中國的150座RFC大壩。他發表了超過300篇技術論文，其中100篇在英語期刊上。他主導了中國RFC標準的制定，並協調了一份有關RFC大壩的ICOLD公報。他的貢獻使他獲得了多項國家獎項，包括三項國家科技進步二等獎。

鄭勝安先生於2022年底當選中國水電工程學會（CSHE）執行副會長兼秘書長。在加入CSHE之前，他曾擔任中國電力建設集團成都工程公司總裁、POWERCHINA助理總經理及中國可再生能源工程研究院（CREEI）總裁（2001-2021）。他是中國知名的水電專家，享有國務院特殊政府津貼。他長期從事水電工程設計、科學研究和管理，積累了豐富的經驗和成就。他指導並參與了多個大型水電站的設計和技術突破，如金沙江的西羅渡水電站、大渡河的普布沟水電站和金平一號水電站。他還指導了2021-2025年可再生能源發展的第十四個五年計畫（FYP）的規劃和研究。

趙根生博士是南京水利科學研究院的教授和高級工程師，同時也是荷蘭代爾夫特科技大學的研究員。他於2014年在代爾夫特科技大學完成水利工程的博士項目並獲得博士學位。自2019年以來，趙博士擔任國家級水科學與工程聯合研究中心的常務董事，負責協調和探索全球水科學與工程領域的國際專案和合作。