When the energy storage industry officially entered the country’s emerging pillar industry, marking its entry from the key driving force of energy transformation into a new stage of large-scale, market-oriented high-quality development, the global energy storage industry once again focused on Beijing. The 14th Energy Storage International Summit and Exhibition ESIE 2026, sponsored by Zhongguancun Energy Storage Industry Technology Alliance, China Energy Research Association and Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was successfully concluded in Beijing Capital International Convention and Exhibition Center on April 3, 2026.
with the theme of “scenario innovation value reconstruction global win-win”, this summit brought together more than 800 exhibitors from domestic and foreign energy storage industry chain and attracted audiences from nearly more than 90 countries and regions around the world to the scene, leaders of domestic and foreign energy authorities, authoritative power experts from scientific research institutes, power grid companies and power generation groups, as well as business elites from all aspects of the energy storage industry chain gathered in ESIE 2026. A total of 243846 professional audiences were received during the whole exhibition period. only the official online live broadcast of the opening ceremony exceeded 5.98 million. was reported by more than 100 party and central media and industry media such as people’s daily, Xinhua news agency, CCTV news, CCTV finance and economics, Xinhuanet, etc.
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government, industry, education and research gathered
to participate in the opening ceremony
At the opening ceremony, Liu Deshun, Chief Engineer of the National Energy Administration and Director of the Department of Energy Conservation and Technology and Equipment, Shi Yubo, Chairman of the China Energy Research Association, Wu Guogang, Second Inspector of the Electronic Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Party Member of the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Deputy Director Zhao Yunlong, Chief Engineer of State Grid Co., Ltd., Shi Yubo, Chairman of China Energy Research Association, Academician Liu Zhongmin, Dalian Institute professor Sun Shigang, Chief Engineer of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. Li Jianshe, Chairman of Zhongguancun Energy Storage Industry Technology Alliance, Chen Haisheng, Director of Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cui Jian, President of Xiamen Kehua Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xu Qingqing, Vice President of Sunshine Power Co., Ltd. and President of Energy Storage Division, and Wang Yichao, Deputy General Manager of Xinyuan Zhichu Energy Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd., delivered keynote speeches. Leaders of local government departments, national energy storage technology industry-education integration innovation platform, more than 40 international authoritative organizations and institutions, representatives of embassies of more than 30 countries in China, and more than 100 leaders of power grid companies and power generation groups gathered at the scene.
ribbon-cutting ceremony was held by Chen Haisheng, chairman of Zhongguancun energy storage industry technology alliance and director of Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tang Yuan, deputy general manager of CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xu Qingqing, vice president and president of energy storage division of sunshine power supply Co., Ltd. Yang Rui, chairman of Shuangdeng Group Co., and general manager of vision energy storage market and Vision Energy Co., Ltd. Zheng Hanbo, Huang Feng, President of Chuneng New Energy Co., Ltd., Xiao Lina, Executive President of Energy Storage Business Department of Ningde Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Dai Jincheng, General Manager of Energy Storage Business Department of Guoxuan High-tech Co., Ltd., and Liu Liang, Deputy General Manager of Energy Storage Business Department of Ruipu Lanjun Marketing Center, jointly completed.
ESIE international partners Liu Wei, vice chairman and secretary general of Zhongguancun energy storage industry technology alliance, Gallegos Diana, director of California energy storage alliance, Clerens Patrick, secretary general of European energy storage alliance, Rangooni Justin, chairman and CEO of Canadian energy storage alliance, Julia Souder, CEO of long-term energy storage council, and Mao Yunlong, secretary general of Australian new energy association, as well as the representative of the Spanish energy storage technology platform, the head of the battery and applied chemistry field (ITE)Mayte Gil six international authorities to jointly complete.
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peak of thought collision
academician leads the definition frontier
academician leads the top scholars: Seven academicians led the 9th Energy Storage Frontier Technology Conference. Yang Yusheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Li Liye, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Cheng Huiming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ouyang Minggao, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhao Tianshou, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chen Yongsheng, academician of the British Royal Academy of Engineering, Ding Yulong, and Zhang Zhentao, researcher of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, frontier Technology Conference 9 The field focuses on advanced energy storage materials, batteries, hydrogen energy, long-term energy storage, short-term high-frequency energy storage, grid-type energy storage, energy storage design and system integration, safety and standards and other hot areas, and comprehensively interprets the development status and future trends of various technical routes.
Leader Dialogue, Pulse Industry: Pulse: The high-end dialogue of energy storage leaders was presided over by Yue Fen, deputy secretary-general of Zhongguancun Energy Storage Industry Technology Alliance. Yu Zhenhua, founder and executive vice chairman of Zhongguancun Energy Storage Industry Technology Alliance, Yang Rui, chairman of Shuangdeng Group Co., Ltd., Tian Qingjun, senior vice president of Vision Energy Co., Ltd., Wang Shicheng, chairman of Beijing Suoying Electric Technology Co., Ltd., Huang Feng, president of Chuneng New Energy Co., Ltd., and CTO Wang Fuqing of Kelu Electronics Group, 7 industry leaders, jointly discussed the industrial opportunities and challenges under “new orientation, new cycle and new growth.
Closed-door meetings linked to thematic forums: energy storage leaders closed-door meeting, international long-term energy storage (LDES) seminar and other 5 closed-door discussions, new energy storage and power market forum, energy storage AIDC collaborative development forum, regional characteristic market forum and other 30 theme forums and 6 industrial ecological salons, focusing on energy storage policy trends, technology research and development, market mechanisms, diversified application scenarios and other industry hotspots, more than 400 leaders from national energy authorities, power grid companies, power generation groups, colleges and universities, and leading enterprises are invited to answer questions for the industry.
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driving global links
promoting international cooperation
frontier international forum linkage closed-door discussion: International frontier forums and closed-door seminars such as the Global Energy Storage Market Development and Trend Forum, the Global Energy Storage Operators’ Conference, and the International Long-term Energy Storage Thematic Side Meeting (Closed-door Seminar), specially invited Xiong Minfeng, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department of the National Energy Administration, and core representatives of international authoritative institutions and organizations such as IRENA and the World Bank, the cutting-edge practices and development trends in policy framework, market mechanism, technology path and cross-border collaboration in various regions are systematically analyzed.
precision international business docking meeting: attracted more than 100 installers, developers, distributors and EPC representatives from Europe, America, southeast Asia and other regions. through efficient “one-on-one” negotiations, a number of cooperation intentions have been substantially promoted, helping Chinese energy storage enterprises to accurately develop overseas markets.
International mission: organize representatives of overseas institutions such as the world bank, Constellation, ESIG energy system integration group, MaxxWatt, LISICKY INVESTMENT CONSULTING, NECREAT, MAPYE, EPC, energy system integrators and traders to visit xinyuan intellectual storage and jinfeng science and technology to carry out in-depth exchanges on energy storage technology and the integration and development of AI and energy storage.
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The exhibition scale is unprecedented
The ecological and technological panorama is blooming
The whole industry chain giants are gathered: The exhibition area has exceeded 160000 square meters, more than 800 brands such as Zhuzhou Institute, Sunshine Power Supply, Shuangdeng Stock, Vision, Chuneng New Energy, Ruipulanjun, Guoxuan High Tech, Kehua Digital Energy, Xinyuan Zhichu, Suoying Electric, Zhiguang Electric, Kelu Electronics, Lixingneng, Zhongchuang Xinhang, Yiwei Lithium Energy, BYD, Haibo Sichuang, Xinwanda, etc. all appeared, covering the entire industrial chain from materials, batteries, BMS/PCS/EMS, temperature control and fire fighting, components to system integration, EPC design, development and operation, and intelligent operation and maintenance.
150 Energy Storage New Product Global Launch: Ningde Times, Haichen Energy Storage, Yiwei Lithium Energy, BYD, Ruipu Lanjun, Yuanjing, Xinwanda and other enterprises have released 500Ah, 600Ah and even 700Ah deliverable large batteries. Shuangdeng, Nandu Power Supply, Trina Energy Storage, Xinyuan Zhichu and Jingke Energy have released system solutions for AIDC (Artificial Intelligence Data Center) scenarios; kehua Digital Energy, Sunshine Power, Suoying Electric, Nanrui Jibao, Hemai and others have launched a new generation of network-type PCS products. Dalian Rongke, China Storage National Energy, Current Times, Candela and others have brought innovative achievements in multiple technical routes such as liquid flow battery and compressed air energy storage.
Joint Exhibition of Five National Energy Storage, Production and Education Integration Platforms: Xi’an Jiaotong University, Tianjin University, North China Electric Power University, Harbin Institute of Technology, China University of Petroleum (Beijing) five national energy storage technology industry-education integration innovation platform, join hands with Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Zhejiang University, Peking University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences More than 20 scientific research institutes and universities including the Institute made a concentrated appearance, highlighting the collaborative innovation power of industry, university and research.
1 industry award: the 10th International Energy Storage Innovation Competition was officially released and awarded, establish an innovative model of energy storage technology and application, fully reflect the concentration of the industry, and map the global competitiveness of Chinese enterprises!
Two results were published: The Energy Storage Industry Research White Paper 2026 and the Flow Battery Energy Storage Industry Research White Paper 2025 are all available.
authoritative list announced:CNESA Datalink 2025 China energy storage enterprise series list released, objectively reflecting the industry competition pattern.
Self-regulatory convention signed:14 industry leaders jointly completed the signing ceremony of the Industry Self-Regulation Convention on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Energy Storage Industry in the New Era.
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thanks and outlook
the successful holding of the 14th international energy storage summit and exhibition ESIE 2026 fully demonstrates the great power of energy storage as a national emerging pillar industry in technological breakthrough, commercial innovation and global ecological construction. We sincerely thank all exhibitors, partners, speakers, media reporters and professional audiences around the world for their support and enthusiastic participation. Energy storage industry is in the ascendant, the global win-win future can be expected.
let’s look forward to the next grand gathering and work together to promote the high-quality development of the energy storage industry, to contribute more to the global energy green transition.
