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Why is China promoting energy storage at the 2025 two sessions?

The buzzword “energy storage” at the 2025 Two Sessions underscores China’s strategic focus on building a resilient, sustainable, and diverse energy system, contributing new efforts to a sustainable global future. The country’s progress in new-type energy storage highlights how innovation can drive both economic and environmental progress worldwide.

Will China build a new energy storage system?

Technicians inspect wind farm operations in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in May 2023. WANG ZHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY China has been stepping up construction of new energy storage in recent years to build a new power system in the country amid its green energy transition, said authority.

What is China's new energy storage plan?

The plan said that the new-energy storage industry is a key source of support for advancing the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse and promoting the efficient development and utilization of new-energy resources. By 2027, China aims to cultivate three to five leading enterprises in the ecosystem.

Why is new energy storage important?

New energy storage is an important foundation for building a new power system in China, enjoying the advantages of fast response, flexible configuration and short construction periods. "We believe that its (new energy storage) installed capacity is going to surge and will see rapid development in the sector," Chen said.

What is new energy storage?

With the world's largest station for iron-chromium flow battery starting a test run of 168 hours on Tuesday, the country has taken a step further in advancing new energy storage. New energy storage refers to energy storage using new technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries, liquid flow batteries, compressed air and mechanical energy.

Will China's new energy storage sector grow in 2024?

BEIJING — China's new energy storage sector saw rapid growth in 2024, with installed capacity surpassing 70 million kilowatts, said an official with the National Energy Administration.