The YD-EMSC 2025 Summer Seminar of the Yangtze River Delta Energy Management System Alliance, the fourth edition of this annual event, was successfully held on June 7-8, 2025. Organized by Professor Mo-Yuen Chow of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the seminar focused on the latest advancements in energy management systems, bringing together leading experts and scholars to engage in meaningful discussions on industry developments.
The Yangtze Delta Energy Management Systems Consortium (YD-EMSC) is a collaborative effort comprising five distinguished universities in the Yangtze Delta region: Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT), South East University (SEU), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Zhejiang University (ZJU), and Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT).
Key highlights of the seminar included:
- Industrial Perspective on EMS: Experts from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Guodian Nanzi Automation, NR Electric, and CATL shared practical insights and innovations in energy management.
- Academic Perspectives on EMS: Leading scholars, including Professor Cao Xianghui from Southeast University and Professor Guo Fanghong from Zhejiang University of Technology, presented cutting-edge research and explored future trends in energy management systems.
- Alliance Strategy Discussion: The YD-EMSC Alliance outlined strategic goals for future research collaborations, industry influence, and member growth, shaping the long-term development of EMS in the region.
- Talent Development: A dedicated session on the career paths and development opportunities for young professionals in EMS featured global academic leaders offering valuable guidance and insights.
The workshop fostered cross-industry collaboration, academic research, and talent development, reinforcing the commitment to advancing energy management system innovation in the Yangtze River Delta region.
A Vision for a Resilient Energy Future:
YD-EMSC’s mission is to pioneer distributed and collaborative technologies for reconfigurable, reliable, scalable, and resilient energy management systems of evolving networked microgrids, particularly in contexts of disaster relief and emergent dynamic adhoc power systems.
With a total of twenty-eight dedicated faculty members, YD-EMSC is set to make significant strides in the field of energy management systems.
Campus directors:
NJUPT: Yue Dong (岳东) Professor, Dean of Automation/AI college, IEEE Fellow
SEU: Cao Xianghui ( 曹 向 辉 ) Professor in Automation department
SJTU: Chow Mo-Yuen (周武元) Professor in JI, Director of ASPS research center in GIFT, IEEE Fellow
ZJU Power Electronics: Ma Hao (⻢皓) Professor in Electrical Engineering department
ZJU Systems and Control: Chen Jiming (陈积明) Professor, Vice-chancellor of ZJUT, IEEE Fellow
ZJUT: Guo Fanghong (郭方洪) Associate Professor, Director of Automation Department
Campus coordinators:
NJUPT: Zhang Huaipin ( 张 怀 品 ) Associate research professor, Institute of Advanced Technology
SEU: Yang Chaoqun (杨超群) Associate research professor, Department of Automation
SJTU: Li Yiyan (李亦言) Assistant professor, College of Smart Energy
ZJU: Deng Ruilong (邓瑞⻰) Research Professor, Dean Assistant of Control Science & Engineering Department
ZJUT: Guo Fanghong (郭方洪) Associate Professor, Director of Automation Department
