The International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection provides the largest and most successful forum in Asia for accessing to the most up-to-date and authoritative knowledge from both industrial and academic worlds, sharing best practice in this exciting field. The first ICEEP was successfully taken place in Hohhot during the period 23–24 June, 2012 the 2nd in Guilin, from 19 to 21 April 2013, the 3rd in Xi’An from April 26–28, the 4th in Guangzhou from June 3 to 4 and the 5th in Shenzhen from September 17 to 18. Following the success of the previous three conferences, the 6th ICEEP 2017, held in Zhuhai during June 29–30, 2017, was organized in five simultaneous tracks: Energy Science and Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering, Motivation, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Development and Utilization of Resources, and Civil, Architecture and Transportation. This conference received significant world-wide attention, as evidenced by contributions from around the world. The total number of submitted papers is 658 and 263 are accepted. All papers included in this collection had undergone the careful peer-review by the experts of international and domestic of China before it is selected for publications. Studies presented in this proceeding cover these topics: Development and Use of Solar Energy, Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Development and Utilization of Wind Energy, Energy Chemical Engineering and Processes, New Energy and Electric Vehicles, Engines and Technologies, Energy Equipment, Building and Construction Technologies, Energy-Saving Buildings, Civil Engineering, Environmental Materials and Processes, Environmental Chemistry and Technology, Environmental Bioresearch, Sound, Noise and Vibration Control, Environmental Safety and Health, Environmental Analysis, Modeling and Monitoring, Environmental Planning and Assessment, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Environmental Restoration Project, Pollution Control Project, Removal and Treatment Technologies, Waste Disposal and Recycling, Hydrology and Water Resources Research, Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, Forest Cultivation, Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control, Geographic Information Science, Cleaner Production Processes and Water Purification, Land Resources, Environment and Urban Planning, Architectural Environment, Environment and Eco-Planning, Materials and Processing Technology, Smart Grid Technology, High Voltage and Insulation Technology, Low-Carbon Concept, Energy Consumption and Energy Strategy, Energy Industry Development and Management, International Energy, Resource Demand and Supply, Environmental Protection and Economic Development, Economy Research: Environmental Case, Transportation, Urban and Regional Planning, Information Technology, Computer Applications and Mathematical Modeling, Management and Education etc.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank many people. First and foremost we want to express my deep appreciation to invited keynote speakers, invited session chairs, invited session organizers and reviewers for their efforts and kind help in this congress. Final thanks go to all authors and participants at ICEEP 2017 for helping to make it a productive and interactive meeting.

The Organizing Committee of ICEEP 2017