10月22日下午，合肥综合性国家科学中心能源研究院、安徽理工大学高等研究院（合肥）正式签约落户庐阳。此举意味着，两大研究院将牵手庐阳区聚焦能源领域新技术，集聚高水平人才队伍，合力打造能源领域“航母级”研究平台。

On the afternoon of October 22, Institute of Energy of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center and the Institute of Advanced Research of Anhui University of Science & Technology (Hefei) formally signed a contract to settle in Luyang.

10月9日上午，白银集团、合肥金星机电科技、能源研究院共建“有色金属智能制造关键共性技术协同创新中心”正式成立。白银市副市长贾汝昌，白银集团党委书记、董事长王普公，合肥金星机电科技发展有限公司董事长吴华峰，合肥综合性国家科学中心能源研究院院长李建刚院士为协同创新中心揭牌，省工信厅副厅长王海峰出席揭牌仪式并讲话。

On the morning of October 9, the "Collaborative Innovation Center for Key Generic Technologies in Non-ferrous Metal Intelligent Manufacturing" jointly built by Baiyin group, Hefei Goldstar Electromechanical Technology and Institute of Energy jointly was established officially.

On the afternoon of September 12, the Jianghuai Online Economic Forum of the World Manufacturing Convention held the the Forum on the Integrative Development of Yangtze River with the theme of "deepening the innovation chain and industrial chain to synergistically enable integrated high-quality development". Governor Li Guoying delivered a speech, and Vice Governor Zhang Shuguang presided over the forum. Academician Li Jiangang, President of Institute of Energy, was invited to attend the forum.