ICENSS-2025

From May 26 to 28, 2025, the 4th International Conference on Energy Storage and Saving (ICENSS 2025), co-hosted by Sorbonne University and Xi'an Jiaotong University, was successfully held in Paris, France.

Prof. Laurent Royon and Prof. Xiaofeng Guo from Sorbonne University, together with Prof. Qiuwang Wang from Xi'an Jiaotong University who also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Energy Storage and Saving (English Edition), acted as the Conference Chairs.

Prof. Yaling He, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, took the role of Chair of the International Scientific and Advisory Committee of the conference. Prof. Neven Duic from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and Prof. Peixue Jiang, Member of CAS and Professor at Tsinghua University, served as Co-Chairs of the Committee.

Approximately 150 experts and scholars from across the globe gathered to conduct indepth exchanges focusing on thermal chemical energy storage, phase change energy storage, molten salt energy storage, and data center cooling and energy conservation, so as to further deepen and expand multilateral cooperation in these fields.

Eight distinguished scientists delivered plenary keynote speeches at the conference, including Prof. Wenquan Tao, Member of CAS and Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University; Prof. Lingai Luo, Senior Researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS); Prof. Björn Palm from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden; Prof. Antonio Cisternino from the University of Pisa, Italy; and Prof. Bo Gao, Deputy Director of the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS.

A roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence and data center energy consumption, featuring Academician Wenquan Tao and Professor Antonio Cisternino, was held in parallel with the conference. Co-organized by Circle U. (the European University Alliance), the forum attracted over 200 experts from nine European universities including Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, King’s College London, University of Vienna and University of Oslo to attend online, generating an enthusiastic response.

During the conference, the 5th Editorial Board Meeting of Energy Storage and Saving (English Edition) was held simultaneously in a hybrid (online-offline) format. The Editor-in-Chief, editorial board members, young editorial board members, and the publisher Ke Ai engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as the planning of the 5th International Conference on Energy Storage and Saving and the journal’s future development strategy.