Against the backdrop of the global response to climate change and the accelerated green transition of energy systems, building a new power system dominated by renewable energy and exploring scientifically feasible pathways to carbon neutrality have become urgent tasks for the international community. With the large-scale integration of volatile renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, power systems face brand-new challenges in safe and stable operation, cross-regional coordination, and flexible regulation. Meanwhile, as countries successively propose carbon neutrality goals to drive deep decarbonization in energy, industry, transportation, and other sectors, there is an urgent need for breakthrough progress in technological innovation, policy mechanisms, market design, and system planning.

The rapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, Internet of Things, advanced energy storage, and digital grids has provided critical support for the integration of high-proportion renewable energy and created possibilities for connecting the collaborative pathways of energy, power, and carbon management systems. How to achieve efficient consumption of renewable energy, enhance grid resilience and intelligence, build a new energy system with multi-energy complementation and supply-demand interaction, and coordinate technology, market, and policy innovation are core issues of common concern to the global academia, industry, and policymakers.

To promote international exchange and cooperation in the fields of renewable energy integration, power system transition, and carbon neutrality strategies, and to drive interdisciplinary and cross-industry innovation and knowledge sharing, the International Conference on Renewable Integration and Carbon Neutrality Pathways (ICRICNP) was established. This conference aims to gather global research institutions, power enterprises, policymakers, and technology pioneers to share frontier research results, innovative practices, and policy insights on topics such as renewable energy integration technology, flexible grid control, carbon metering and trading, multi-energy system planning, digital empowerment, and international experience comparison, jointly exploring the transition pathways and cooperation opportunities for energy systems facing carbon neutrality.

All accepted papers of this conference will be officially published by Taylor & Francis Group. All published papers will be recommended for indexing in internationally renowned databases such as EI Compendex and Scopus, and will be included upon passing the database review.