China releases New-type Energy Storage Technology Development Roadmap (2025-2035)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the New-type Energy Storage Technology Development Roadmap (2025-2035) on Wednesday at the main forum of the World Energy Storage Conference 2025, providing guidance and reference for further promoting high-quality industrial development and high-level industrial security.

This roadmap focuses on five key subfields: electrochemical energy storage, mechanical energy storage, electromagnetic energy storage, cold thermal energy storage, and hydrogen storage. It outlines key products, essential materials and components, as well as development goals for various fields leading up to 2035.

"From a national perspective, the roadmap systematically evaluates the development status of different technology industrial chains. On the enterprise level, it also presents specific indicators for product development and outlines future development direction," said Zhang Yanli, associate researcher at the Equipment Industry Development Center of the MIIT.

Currently, the country's new-type energy storage technologies are developing rapidly, with a surge of innovative achievements emerging.

A newly released energy storage system in China is the world's first to achieve zero degradation over five years and can be mass-produced on a large scale. It boasts a storage capacity of 6.25 megawatt-hours (MWh) of high energy within a single 20-foot container, with energy density increased by 30 percent.

Meanwhile, the application scenarios for new technologies are also continuously expanding. At present, Shanghai's Mingdong Container Terminal, a key hub for global trade, is undergoing new energy transformation of fuel equipment.

"Custom battery packs have been specifically developed, featuring an electrophoretic powder coating and painting process on the battery housing, making them fully capable of withstanding the high-salinity and high-humidity environment of the port," said Zhou Gong, product engineer at China's CATL, the world's largest battery maker.

In the first half of this year, the country's installed capacity of new-type energy storage had reached 94.91 million kilowatts, representing an increase of approximately 29 percent compared to the end of 2024.

China releases New-type Energy Storage Technology Development Roadmap (2025-2035)

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing said Tuesday that China is willing to collaborate with all parties to ensure nuclear energy better supports the development and prosperity of all nations.

Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during the second Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris which he attended as Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative.

Zhang said China has always adhered to a sensible, coordinated, and balanced nuclear security strategy proposed by President Xi and has made concrete contributions to promoting the global development of nuclear energy.

China is willing to work with all parties to jointly implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, and promote nuclear energy innovation-driven development, safety foundation building, industrial collaboration and win-win cooperation, so that nuclear energy can better benefit the development and prosperity of all countries, he said.

Zhang noted that China stands ready to join hands with all parties to make new contributions in building a clean, beautiful and sustainable world and a community with a shared future for humanity.

Heads of state, government leaders and senior representatives from over 30 countries, as well as heads of relevant international organizations, attended the summit and issued a joint statement titled "Safe and affordable nuclear energy for all."

Chinese vice premier calls for global nuclear cooperation