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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.

What is new-type energy storage?

This year, “new-type energy storage” has emerged as a buzzword. Unlike traditional energy, new energy sources typically fluctuate with natural conditions. Advanced storage solutions can store excess power during peak generation and release it when needed, enabling greater reliance on renewables as a primary energy source.

Does China's energy storage capacity exceed pumped storage capacity?

China's installed capacity of new-type energy storage exceeded that of pumped storage for the first time at the end of 2024, according to a recent data release by China Energy Storage Alliance.

Can China unlock a new economic growth frontier in new-type energy storage?

Building on its leadership in electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar panels, China is now poised to unlock a new economic growth frontier in new-type energy storage. The rapid expansion of clean energy capacity in China has presented the key challenge of green energy storage, which has prompted a surge of innovative solutions.

How is energy stored in China?

In the eastern Chinese city of Changzhou, Jiangsu, air compressed to over 120 atmospheres in salt caverns 1,000 meters underground is used for energy storage. The heat generated is transferred to thermal oil and then the electricity is regenerated on command.

Why should you invest in China's Energy Storage Solutions?

As the world’s largest supplier of green technologies and the leading investor in overseas renewable projects, China’s energy storage solutions offer new hope to power-deficient regions worldwide, whether due to geographical challenges, limited infrastructure capacity, or conflict.