Professor Xiaoze Du obtained his doctorate from Tsinghua University in 2000. He currently holds the positions of professor, doctoral supervisor, and distinguished professor of the Ministry of Education at North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) and Lanzhou University of Technology. Additionally, he serves as the dean of the School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering at NCEPU. Professor Du concurrently holds several key roles, including deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering, executive director of the China Renewable Energy Society and its Energy Storage Committee, member of the Heat and Mass Transfer Committee of the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, and executive director of the Beijing Thermophysics and Energy Engineering Society. His research focuses on intensified heat transfer, energy efficiency in thermal power generation, solar and renewable energy power generation, energy storage materials and technologies, multi-energy complementary integrated energy systems, hydrogen energy, and fuel cells.