On July 17, the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) held the sixth executive council meeting of the fourth term in Changzhou, Jiangsu. Attending the meeting were Yu Zhenhua, Executive Vice Chairman of CNESA; Liu Wei, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of CNESA; Wang Shicheng, Vice Chairman of CNESA and Chairman of Soaring Electric; Ni Lili, President of Trina Solar’s Global Solar Product; Yang Rui, Chairman of Shuangdeng Group; Tian Qingjun, President of Envision Energy; Tang Yuanyuan, Party Secretary and General Manager of the Comprehensive Energy Division of CRRC Zhuzhou Institute; Cui Jian, President of Kehua Digital Energy; Su Wei from China Southern Power Grid Technology; Liu Mingyi, Director of the Energy Storage Technology Department at China Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute; Yin Feijun, General Manager of the Global Energy Storage Business in Huawei Digital Power’s Smart PV division; Yu Jianhua, Vice President of Domestic Marketing Center at Narada Power; as well as representatives from executive council member units including Sungrow, HyperStrong, CATL, BYD, Sineng Electric, XYZ Storage, Alpha ESS, Rongke Power, among others. Attending as observers were Wang Qingsong, Supervisor of the Board of Supervisors and Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, and Jin Chengri, General Manager of Beijing Nego Automation Co., Ltd.
The meeting was chaired by Liu Wei, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General. The executive council members listened to the work report for the first half of 2025 and the work plan for the second half, and held discussions and reviews on council proposals and adjustments to the executive council membership.
(Photo: Yu Zhenhua, Executive Vice Chairman of the China Energy Storage Alliance)
Executive Vice Chairman Yu Zhenhua stated that the energy storage industry is currently at a critical development stage, and leading enterprises must unite efforts to jointly address the challenges facing the industry. The Alliance will play the role of a bridge, leveraging the strength of enterprises to promote the healthy development of the industry, transitioning from cooperation to coordinated breakthroughs.
(Photo: Gao Jiqing, Co-President of Trina Solar)
As the organizer of this executive council meeting, Gao Jiqing, Co-President of Trina Solar, warmly welcomed all attending executive council members and emphasized that the energy storage industry must uphold the safety bottom line, be supported by technological innovation, and plan for the future through the expansion of application scenarios, stimulating vitality along the industry chain through cross-sector collaboration.
(Photo: Liu Wei, Secretary-General of the China Energy Storage Alliance)
Secretary-General Liu Wei reported to the executive council on the Alliance's work in the first half of 2025 and the planning for the second half. In the first half of the year, the Alliance supported multiple ministries and commissions in assessing the impact of "Document No. 136", researching the compensation mechanism for storage capacity, and contributing to the industry’s 15th Five-Year Plan, among various think tank support initiatives. It also provided services to local governments in policy revision and industry layout planning; released multiple research outcomes such as the "2025 Energy Storage Industry White Paper"; established monthly and quarterly data release mechanisms; successfully held the 13th International Energy Storage Summit and Exhibition; initiated four new group standard projects and completed several energy storage station safety assessments. In the second half of the year, the Alliance will continue to provide necessary support to ministries and commissions, establish closer collaboration models with member enterprises, deepen research on energy storage application scenarios, assist enterprises in business layout, identify high-value scenarios, expand overseas markets, and deploy cutting-edge technologies. Events such as the Western Energy Storage Forum and the Sodium-Ion Battery Forum are in preparation; efforts to improve industry data statistics and strengthen industrial service capabilities will continue.
During the proposal discussion session, the Vice Chairmen engaged in in-depth discussions on how the Alliance can further enhance its leadership in the industry, uphold industrial safety baselines, and strengthen industry self-discipline. They also discussed the guiding role of leading enterprises. In particular, they shared insights and suggestions on core issues such as the current domestic and international energy storage market trends, the healthy development of the industrial chain ecosystem, and energy storage safety. The discussions helped build consensus and pointed the way forward for the Alliance’s related initiatives.
The convening of this meeting clarified the core direction for the Alliance’s work in the second half of the year. The Alliance will implement related initiatives based on the consensus and resolutions of the meeting, efficiently promoting the high-quality development of the energy storage industry and contributing to China’s energy transition and green development.