China launches first AI analysis platform for energy storage

China launched the first artificial intelligence (AI) platform for data analysis in the energy storage industry on Monday.

Based on AI autonomous learning and big data analysis, the homegrown platform can detect defects and hazards in various types of new energy storage equipment remotely and in real-time, and then automatically generate maintenance plans to handle them promptly.

The AI platform has now been integrated into eight new energy storage power stations in Guangdong, Yunnan, Hainan and other regions, with over 2.3 million data collection points.

During a one-year trial, the platform reduced equipment failure rate at these eight power stations by 34 percent and raised the total amount of new energy they distributed by about 30 percent.

Economic experts and the secretary general of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on Tuesday called for strengthening multilateralism, as they stressed that cooperation between nations continues to serve their common interests.

They made the appeal at a press conference at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026, which opened on Tuesday in Boao, in south China's Hainan Province, and will run until Friday.

"We believe that under the current circumstances, multilateralism, economic globalization and the process of sustainable development still hold strong vitality. Openness, cooperation and win-win development remain the most in line with the common interests of all parties," said Zhang Jun, secretary general of the BFA.

Experts said Asia's economic growth remains robust, showcasing its role as the world's primary growth engine.

"Last year's forecast predicted that Asia's overall economic growth would reach 4.5 percent, higher than the previous year. In fact, based on data available to date, Asia's economic growth rate reached 4.7 percent," said Zhang Yuyan, director at the Institute of World Economics and Politics, part of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Some analysts stressed that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Asia still faces many cross-border challenges, especially the fragility of supply chains, which has become critical in the current unstable global environment.

"We should see that amid the integrated development of artificial intelligence in the region, we still face many cross-border challenges, mainly in areas such as data security, privacy protection, diverging technical standards, and vulnerability of supply chains. Against the backdrop of unstable global geopolitical situation, the fragility of supply chains deserves particular attention," said Lydia Chen, Partner at the Deloitte China Research.

This year's BFA, themed "Shaping a Shared Future: New Dynamics, New Opportunities, New Cooperation," features four core topics and more than 50 sub-forums, roundtables and dialogue sessions.

Founded in 2001, the BFA has grown into a key platform for addressing Asian issues and strengthening cooperation both within the region and globally.