Successful Hosting of the 2025 New Energy Storage Products and Cutting-edge Technology Exploration Salon
On March 3, 2025, the SME Branch of the China Electricity Council, in collaboration with Polar Star Power Network, held the “2025 New Energy Storage Products and Cutting-edge Technology Exploration Salon” in Hangzhou. This event focused on the iterative upgrades and industrial practices of energy storage and its associated technologies, facilitating in-depth discussions on the pathways for high-quality development in the energy storage sector.
The salon was attended by notable leaders including Zhang Wenjian, Vice President and Secretary-General of the SME Branch of the China Electricity Council, Zhou Quan, President of Polar Star, and Chen Chen, Editor-in-Chief. Over 30 industry experts and representatives from 16 organizations participated, including the State Energy Group Zhejiang Branch, China Datang Group Zhejiang Branch, Zhejiang Energy Smart Industry Park, Mengneng Group, BYD, and others.
The event featured three main segments: keynote speeches, Q&A sessions, and discussions. These segments provided a thorough analysis of the development history, technological pathways, and key technologies in the energy storage industry, while also addressing current hot topics and technological innovations.
Hosted by Zhou Dahu, Director of the Membership Department of the SME Branch, he emphasized the branch’s commitment to “developing members, serving members, and leading the industry” and elaborated on the significance and goals of promoting new products and technologies in 2025.
In his opening remarks, Zhou Quan reflected on the SME Branch’s dedication to serving its members and leading the industry, highlighting Polar Star’s advantages in “media, recruitment, and training” to foster collaborative innovation across the industry.
During the theme sharing segment, Hong Bing, Chief Engineer of Ninghai Power Plant of the State Energy Group Zhejiang Branch, presented on “Electrochemical Energy Storage Auxiliary Coal Machine Frequency Adjustment Engineering Demonstration and Multi-energy Complementation Research,” sharing practical experiences from the Ninghai Power Plant.
BYD showcased its innovative blade battery and the globally pioneering CTS (Cell-to-System) super integration technology, which significantly enhances system integration and introduces the Vcts (volume ratio of cells to system) metric, promoting healthy growth in the energy storage sector.
Wu Xingming, Marketing Director of Zhejiang Xingchen New Energy, introduced their all-vanadium flow energy storage system, characterized by safety, efficiency, agility, and reliability, boasting a lifespan of up to 25 years with 25,000 cycles and zero degradation in charge-discharge capacity.
Liu Yahui, Marketing Director of Xiamen New Energy, discussed the “Cost Optimization Model for Commercial Energy Storage,” transitioning from low prices to reconstructing high-value in the commercial energy storage market.
Li Zhiqiang, Technical Director of Hangzhou Xie Neng Technology, presented a new generation of active balancing BMS solutions, which optimize active balancing technology by reducing size and costs, effectively addressing battery consistency issues while improving efficiency and lifespan of energy storage systems.
Guo Shaofeng, Marketing Director of Zhongchun Guoneng, highlighted the “Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology and Industrialization Process,” showcasing their self-developed 100MW advanced compressed air energy storage system with efficiencies exceeding 70%, emphasizing its environmental friendliness, low cost, and long lifespan. Their 300MW compressed air energy storage demonstration project successfully connected to the grid in April 2024.
Li Weijie, Chief Engineer of Beijing Guodian Guangyu, introduced “Safe and Reliable New Energy Storage Integration Equipment,” setting new benchmarks for intrinsic safety in energy storage systems through modular design and multi-level protection systems. He Jie, Chairman of Anhui Aerospace Lian’an, presented on “Thermal Runaway Suppression Solutions for Electrochemical Energy Storage PACK,” offering full-scene protective pathways using multi-layer barrier technologies and intelligent warning systems.
During the discussion segment on “Virtual Power Plants + Energy Storage,” Yu Penglei, General Manager of Hong Kui Intelligent Technology, proposed a user-side energy storage aggregation model for participation in the electricity spot market. Sun Guo, Energy Storage Director of Baobi New Energy, shared investment cases for “Integrated Solar Energy and Storage Parks,” stimulating in-depth discussions on revenue models and peak-valley arbitrage strategies.
Participants engaged in extensive discussions regarding the diverse pathways of current energy storage technologies, safety issues, and applications of virtual power plants in energy storage scenarios. In his concluding remarks, Zhang Shengyong, Secretary-General of the SME Branch, pointed out that the energy storage industry is undergoing a new cyclical transformation, facing numerous challenges including the need for breakthroughs in key technologies, further reductions in system costs, exploration of business models, and optimization of lifecycle management.
He emphasized that new energy storage has transitioned from “technical validation” to a critical phase of “scale application,” urging the acceleration of the construction of a “technology-standard-market” collaborative ecosystem to unlock the potential for value across multiple scenarios. The branch will continue to build platforms for industry-academia-research collaboration to facilitate the integration of small and medium-sized enterprises into the broader energy storage ecosystem.
