The “Seminar on applications and development of advanced ceramic materials in energy industry”, which was sponsored by Shanghai Ceramic Society, was held on June 9th in Shanghai. About 50 representatives coming from enterprises in different areas of China and some research institutes and universities in Shanghai attended this seminar. The chairman of Shanghai Ceramic Society Mr. Chen Lidong made a brief speech and presided over the seminar. Total of 7 specialists presented their research reports, namely: “Present status of research and trend of development of photovoltaic materials”, “Progress of commercialization of technology of solid oxide fuel cell”, “The technology of materials for the mass energy storage system”, “Technology of SiC power device and its market”, “The problems and challenges of development of car power battery”, “Industrialization of high performance thin film solar cells and applications of building integrated photovoltaic”, and “Recent development of ultrafine grinding equipment and application of advanced ceramic materials”. The participants discussed with the lecturers in the seminar and after that they visited the “2013 International Exhibition of Advanced Ceramic Industry”.