Recently, the Seminar on Advanced Energy Technology Strategy under the 863 Program was held in Harbin. After summarizing the initial achievements in the field of advanced energy technology, the Seminar extensively discussed a wide variety of topics, including the feature of the technology development, strategy and key direction during the 12th Five Year Plan period, as well as positioning and management mechanism of the 863 Program. Experts proposed valuable opinions and suggestions on improving the work in this field.