Top 20 energy and power engineering schools: Xi Jiaotong University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tianjin University, China University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, North China Electric Power University, Southeast University, Chongqing University, Dalian University of Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tongji University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Harbin Engineering University, East China University of Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Wuhan University.

20 12,' thermal energy and power engineering',' energy engineering and its automation',' energy power system and its automation' and' energy and resource engineering' were merged into' energy and power engineering'. Energy and power engineering includes two parts: one is energy,-? It's motivation. Energy refers to all kinds of resources that can be obtained directly or through processing and transformation, including coal, crude oil, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, biomass energy and so on. And other new and renewable energy sources. Motivation is to study how to transform all kinds of energy into the power we need.

Power technologies include many, such as boilers, internal combustion engines, aero-engines, refrigeration and related technologies. Simply put, the major of energy and power engineering studies how to convert energy safely, cleanly and efficiently, and apply them to generate electricity for people to use.

Energy is an important material basis for economic and social development. Energy and power engineering is directly related to the development of national economy and the level of people's living standards, so the employment rate of related majors is also at a high level for a long time. Before the adjustment of professional name, the employment rate of "Thermal Energy and Power Engineering" was in the range of 90%-95% for many years (according to the data of Sunshine College Entrance Examination Platform).