The State Council has approved the 2026 World Power Battery Conference, to be
hosted by the Sichuan provincial government in Yibin on Sept. 3-4.
Market-focused programming includes eight themed sessions on industry policy,
frontier technologies, innovative applications, new energy storage and battery
recycling. Organizers will publish a Power Battery Industry Development Index
(2026), a Power Battery Technology Roadmap and a package of 2026 sector
innovation technology results.