The 12th (2026) International Energy Storage and Battery (Shanghai) Exhibition was successfully held, gathering technological innovation to empower the green transformation of the global new energy storage industry

1、 Basic official information of the exhibition (authoritative disclosure, completely truthful content)

1. Full name of the exhibitionSNEC ES+12th (2026) International Energy Storage and Battery (Shanghai) Conference and Exhibition
2. Event DateFrom June 3rd to June 5th, 2026, the daily opening hours are from 9:00-16:30 (the closing time on the last day will be advanced to 15:00)
3. venueShanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center (No. 333 Songze Avenue, Qingpu District, Shanghai)
4. Expo theme Vigorously promote the development of new energy storage and accelerate the green and low-carbon innovation of the new generation of power equipment
5. OrganizerGlobal Green Energy Council, Global Energy Storage and Battery Council (preparatory), Asia Pacific New Energy Industry Association, European Energy Storage Industry Association, China Electric Power Construction Enterprise Association, Shanghai Federation of Industrial Economics, Shanghai New Energy Industry Association, SNEC Photovoltaic Hydrogen Storage Industry Alliance
6. Co organizers and supporting unitsMajor domestic power grid companies, power design institutes, upstream and downstream associations in the energy storage industry, and official institutions in the new energy industry of multiple overseas countries

2、 The overall exhibition scale of this year's exhibition

1. The total exhibition area of this exhibition reaches 60000 square meters, which is 15% larger than the previous exhibition. It further expands the exhibition space of the two sub areas of long-term energy storage and energy storage safety, adapting to the high-speed development needs of the industry.
2. A total of 600 high-quality energy storage and battery industry chain enterprises from around the world participated in the exhibition, covering the entire industry chain of upstream raw materials, midstream battery cell and battery manufacturing, downstream energy storage system integration, and energy storage supporting equipment. Top domestic energy storage enterprises, well-known battery manufacturers from overseas Japan, South Korea, and Europe all attended the exhibition.
3. The three-day exhibition has received a total of 150000 professional visitors, including power grid operation and maintenance units, new energy power station investors, industrial and commercial energy storage project parties, overseas buyers, university research teams, and industry investment and financing institutions. The proportion of professional visitors exceeds 92%, and the accuracy of commercial and trade docking continues to improve.

3、 Layout of the four core exhibition areas and key exhibited products

1. Electrochemical Energy Storage and Power Battery Exhibition AreaAs the core exhibition area of this year's exhibition, the focus is on showcasing high-capacity lithium iron phosphate energy storage cells, mass-produced sodium ion battery cells, dual-purpose power storage batteries, and prototype products of semi-solid state batteries. The exhibition focuses on solving industry pain points such as high cost and poor low-temperature performance of lithium batteries, and multiple mass-produced sodium ion battery products have achieved on-site debut.
2. Long term energy storage technology zoneFocusing on the popular long-term energy storage track in the current industry, this exhibition showcases all vanadium liquid flow energy storage systems, compressed air energy storage supporting equipment, flywheel energy storage equipment, and hydrogen energy storage coupling systems to make up for the industry's shortcomings in adapting short-term energy storage to grid peak shaving. It is also a differentiated exhibition area for this year's exhibition.
3. Energy Storage Safety and Fire Protection Supporting Exhibition AreaIn response to the safety issues of thermal runaway in energy storage power plants, a dedicated fire warning system for energy storage, aerosol automatic fire extinguishing devices, battery thermal management systems, and cabin level safety protection boxes were exhibited. In compliance with the latest safety regulations for energy storage power plants in China, multiple compliant safety equipment were obtained and bulk procurement intentions were obtained from on-site power grid enterprises.
4. Distributed energy storage and integrated photovoltaic storage and charging exhibition areaFocusing on terminal products such as household energy storage, industrial and commercial energy storage, and charging pile energy storage integrated machines, it is suitable for civilian and commercial scenarios such as household photovoltaic matching, park microgrids, and high-speed service area energy storage and replenishment, meeting the needs of the distributed new energy popularization market.

4、 Simultaneous supporting summit forums and special docking activities

1. Main Forum: 2026 International Energy Storage and Battery Industry ConferenceGathering domestic and foreign academicians, power grid experts, and technical leaders of leading enterprises, interpreting the latest policies on new energy storage in China and the new regulations on global energy storage import and export trade, analyzing the energy storage installed capacity and battery price trends from 2026 to 2027, and publishing the annual global energy storage industry white paper.
2. Six major segmented parallel forumsSetting up forums for the industrialization of sodium ion batteries, summits on the application of long-term energy storage technology, forums on risk prevention and control of energy storage going global, seminars on energy storage thermal safety technology, forums on the recycling and utilization of power batteries, and supply-demand docking meetings for overseas energy storage projects, targeting the pain points of industry chain segmentation.
3. Special commercial activitiesThe organizing committee held a total of 42 one-on-one procurement matchmaking sessions, overseas buyer negotiation sessions, and new technology and product launch events to assist small and medium-sized energy storage supporting enterprises in connecting with high-quality orders from home and abroad. The total amount of intention to sign contracts at the three-day exhibition exceeded 3.2 billion yuan.

5、 Core highlights of the industry at this exhibition

1. Sodium ion batteries have fully entered the stage of mass production display: compared to previous exhibitions that mainly focused on sample display, more than 20 companies exhibited mass-produced versions of sodium ion energy storage batteries this year. The energy density and cycle life have been greatly improved, and the cost advantage has been highlighted, marking the official entry of sodium ion batteries into the eve of large-scale commercial use.
2. Chinese and foreign technologies are benchmarked on the same stage, and international attributes are upgraded: overseas energy storage procurement groups from Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and other regions are invited to attend the exhibition. Overseas enterprises bring European standard energy storage system solutions, and domestic and foreign manufacturers conduct technical exchanges around the differences between energy storage national standards and European standards, helping domestic energy storage products to go global and develop in compliance.
3. The heat of the power battery recycling track is rising: With the arrival of the peak period of power battery retirement, this exhibition has added a special area for battery recycling and dismantling equipment, as well as hierarchical utilization energy storage systems, to fully display the closed-loop battery recycling industry chain, which is in line with the policy orientation of resource recycling under the dual carbon goal.
4. Full scene energy storage solutions have become mainstream: Enterprises are no longer solely showcasing battery cell products, but are launching integrated solutions for source, grid, load, and storage, covering all scenarios of energy storage in the power grid, industrial and commercial energy storage, household energy storage, and vehicle energy storage, in line with the current trend of integrated development of energy storage systems.

6、 Exhibition industry value and authoritative views on site

1. Policy Implementation Connection Platform: This exhibition is synchronized with the latest access policies for new energy storage from the National Energy Administration, helping industry chain enterprises quickly adapt to the new bidding standards for domestic energy storage projects and promoting seamless connection between policy and industry ends.
2. Technological iteration indicator: The exhibition focuses on presenting the most cutting-edge landing technologies in the current energy storage industry, abandoning laboratory conceptual products. All exhibited technologies have industrialization landing conditions, truly reflecting the current situation of the domestic energy storage industry's transformation from technology research and development to large-scale commercial use.
3. Overseas Going Global Empowerment Platform: In response to recent issues such as overseas energy storage trade barriers and tariff adjustments, forum experts have provided targeted compliance recommendations for going global, helping domestic energy storage enterprises avoid international trade risks and consolidate China's leading position in global energy storage product exports.

7、 Exhibition Summary and Next Preview

1. The 12th International Energy Storage and Battery (Shanghai) Exhibition, which lasted for three days, came to a successful conclusion. The exhibition fully presented the four major development trends of low-carbon, long-term, safe, and integrated global energy storage industry, effectively bridging the information gap, supply and demand gap, and technological gap in the upstream and downstream of the energy storage industry chain.
2. The organizing committee announced on site that the 13th International Energy Storage and Battery (Shanghai) Exhibition will continue to be held at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center from June 2-4, 2027. The next exhibition will add two special zones for hydrogen energy storage coupling and virtual power plants, further improving the exhibition layout of the integrated photohydrogen storage industry.