New Trends in the 2025 Energy Storage Exhibition: Policy Shifts and Technological Breakthroughs

I. Exhibition Overview: Record-Breaking Scale and Influence
• Key Statistics: The 13th Energy Storage International Summit & Exhibition (ESIE2025) covered 160,000 square meters, attracting nearly 800 exhibitors, 4,000+ industry chain enterprises, and over 200,000 attendees. The event featured 50+ conferences and 100+ product launches.
• Theme Focus: Centered on "Digital Intelligence Empowers Industry Transformation, Energy Storage Reshapes Energy Landscape," it highlighted China’s role in accelerating global energy transition through cutting-edge technologies.

II. Policy Shift: From Mandatory Requirements to Market-Driven Mechanisms
1. Policy Updates
◦ Key Document: The NDRC and National Energy Administration issued the Notice on Deepening Market-Oriented Reform of New Energy Feed-in Tariffs to Promote High-Quality Development (No. 136 [2025]), removing energy storage as a mandatory precondition for new energy project approvals.
◦ Core Change: Energy storage deployment transitions from administrative mandates to market-driven decisions, allowing flexibility based on economic viability.
2. Marketization Initiatives
◦ Provincial Pilots: Guangdong and Shandong provinces enabled energy storage participation in electricity spot and ancillary service markets, boosting daily revenue for independent storage stations by 30%.
◦ Regulatory Support: The National Energy Agency emphasized advancing electricity spot markets and refining pricing mechanisms, while MIIT pledged to guide battery technology upgrades and promote integrated "renewables + storage" models.
3. Industry Impact
◦ Revenue streams expanded to include peak-valley arbitrage, ancillary services, and black-start capabilities, shifting focus from hardware costs to comprehensive value creation.

III. Technological Innovations: Intelligence and Large Capacity Redefine Value
1. AI-Powered Energy Storage Systems
◦ Envision Energy’s EN 8 Pro: The world’s first AI-enabled