The 2026 World Energy Storage Conference ran 14–16 in Ningde, Fujian. Participants said China's energy-storage sector is shifting from scale leadership to a systematized phase of overseas expansion, focusing on whole-station solutions, IP protection and full-lifecycle O&M. UNIDO deputy director Zou Ciyong said in a video address that global new battery storage capacity additions in 2025 reached 108 GW, up about 40% YoY, and that new storage technologies are moving from demonstration to scaled de

The 2026 World Energy Storage Conference ran 14–16 in Ningde, Fujian. Participants said China's energy-storage sector is shifting from scale leadership to a systematized phase of overseas expansion, focusing on whole-station solutions, IP protection and full-lifecycle O&M. UNIDO deputy director Zou Ciyong said in a video address that global new battery storage capacity additions in 2025 reached 108 GW, up about 40% YoY, and that new storage technologies are moving from demonstration to scaled deployment. IRENA Coalition for Action director Irina Stefanova said 2025 global battery-storage additions were roughly 307 GWh, with China accounting for 56% of annual additions.