On May 27, 2024, Professor Huaqiang Chu from the School of Energy and Environment at Anhui University of Technology was invited to deliver an academic lecture titled "Advances in Low-Carbon Energy Utilization and Thermal Management Research" in Room 1517 of the Institute for Energy Research. The event was hosted by Professor He Zhixia. A number of teachers and students from the Energy Research Institute and the School of Energy and Power Engineering attended this lecture.