Establishment of CREIA

China’s 10^th Five-Year-Plan guidelines for national economic and social development indicate that energy development should apply the following principles: 1) take advantage of local resources, 2) optimize the energy mix, 3) use energy efficiency applications extensively, 4) enforce environmental protection, 5) actively develop wind, solar, biomass, and other new and renewable energy resources, and 6) promote energy conservation and comprehensive utilization technologies. For the purpose of addressing the environmental problems caused by our country’s energy structure, which predominantly relies on the coal, the Government places a priority on promoting the development and utilization of renewable energy resources and using the principle of sustainable economic and social development. In order to assist in promoting these objectives, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) was established in 2000 with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC). CREIA obtained legal registration as the Renewable Energy Professional Division of the China Comprehensive Resource Utilization Association from the Ministry of Civil Affairs on March 25, 2002. CREIA has attracted distinguished membership of more than 200 from industry, academics, organizations and individual experts.

Mission of CREIA

CREIA promotes the adoption of renewable energy advanced technologiesand actively advances the commercialization of the Chinese renewable energy.

Functions of CREIA

During its operation, CREIA established the following priority functions in order to maximize its services to members:

CREIA serves as a bridge between regulatory authorities, research institutes, and industry professionals, in order to provide a forum to discuss renewable energy development at the national level and subsequently advise the Government of China on strategic policy formulation.

CREIA acts as a window to bring together national and international project developers and investors. It promotes technology transfer and raises awareness of renewable energy investment opportunities through an online Investment Opportunity Facility and regional networking and training activities.

CREIA provides a network for its members from the Chinese renewable energy business community without access to communication within their sub-sectors, and provides a platform to voice their concerns collectively.