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Press Release 丨 April 6, 2017
ENERGY STORAGE CHINA 2017
China International Exhibition Center, Beijing
March 29 - 31, 2017
Energy Storage China 2017 concluded successfully in Beijing!
Energy Storage China 2017 (ESC) - organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
and supported by China Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial Technology
Innovation concluded successfully in China International Exhibition Center, Beijing during
March 29 - 31, 2017.
Energy storage is widely used in the electric power system industry and is the key for power
generation, transmission, distribution and to integrate renewable energy. Energy storage is
a cornerstone to build a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy system. China
has now become the world's largest and most active investor and financier for new energy
and renewable energy technologies as the country experiences rapid development in wide
varieties of complementary and distributed energy systems – a change which sparks
excitement from domestic and foreign exhibitors. ESC 2017 collocated with China
International Clean Energy Expo & China Clean Power Summit (CEEC) to achieve a
professional platform fueled by international participation. The joint exhibition area spanned
over 30,000 square meters and attracted more than 500 leading domestic and foreign
enterprises from 21 countries and regions, including TÜV Group, ESSO, GCC Alliance Inc.,
GK, NRW.INVEST China, Xuji Group, NARI Group, CLOU, Three Gorges Group, RENON,
Trina Solar, KSTAR, AEROSPACE POWER, SIEMENS, GE, Titan, Nengrui, MIDWEST,
Yong Lian, Growatt, SAJ, GoodWe, LONTEN, Beijing Zenith Technologies. ESC 2017 and
CEEC together attracted more than 30,000 professional visitors, industry experts, members
from the energy department and other corporate executives. Visitors came in order to
gather insights on the newest developments of the clean energy and energy storage
industry chain in China.
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During the exhibition, experts from the international energy industry networked closely with
exhibitors.
The 7 panel sessions of ESC 2017 themed “The Next Generation Energy System” focused
on the following topics: “Latest Energy Storage Policies and Markets”, “Innovation and
Applications of Energy Storage in the Power Distribution Reform”, “Energy Storage &
Electric Vehicles”, “Global Energy Market Update”, “Advanced Energy Storage
Technologies”, “Micro Grid and Energy Storage Innovation Technologies”, “Integrated
Utilization of Energy Storage Systems and Micro Grid Photovoltaic / Thermal Power
Generation / Wind Energy”, “Energy Business Models and Financial Services”. More than
120 domestic and international speakers were invited to discuss on the topics with high
attention, attracting some 600 participants to attend the conference. More than 50 key
medias made a live report on the event on site.
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Mr. Shi Dinghuan, the Former Counselor of the State Council & Chairman of Chinese
Renewable Energy Society, expressed from a global perspective that the newly installed
capacity in the renewable energy sector has exceeded that of traditional fossil energy. He
sees the start of a new era in renewable energy becoming the main source of energy.
"Innovation driven energy storage is particularly important, such as application model
innovation, business model innovation, innovation in the management of the political
systems, as well as policy innovation" Mr. Shi stated, also he expressed his thanks to the
organizer, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. for building an excellent conference and
exhibition platform to promote the international exchanges and cooperation!
Mr. Zhu Jinping, President of Energy and Water Price Professional Committee under the
Price Association of China, said during his speech at the opening ceremony of the summit,
that the national energy development plan of "13th Five-Year" has been fully implemented
and that multi energy harmonizing is also steadily advancing. The energy storage industry
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has been included in the main agenda as well as the urgent task to solve the problem of
how to establish a scientific and reasonable compensation mechanism for energy storage
and how to promote the rapid development of the energy storage industry.
Mr. Wang Zhongmin, President of China Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial
Technology Innovation, addressed enthusiastically in his speech that, “as supporter and
partner of the summit, I sincerely welcome the arrival of everyone on behalf of China
Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial Technology Innovation.”
Mr. Heiko M. Stutzinger, Deputy General Manager, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
and Board of Directors, German Energy Storage Association, welcomed participants at the
beginning of the summit.
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Mr. Urban Windelen, Executive Director of BVES German Energy Storage Association and
keynote speaker, addressed the summit, themed “Energy Storage Technology and Energy
Transformation in Germany - Latest Policy and Market”, stating that there exists 60,000
residential energy storage systems in Germany while a number of new systems are to be
implemented. These new systems combined photovoltaic and energy storage which make
an increasing number of companies enter the market. Germany's home heating industry is
one of the fastest growing energy industries and now a major part of Germany's energy
transformation process. Overall, the total market in Germany is growing and there will be
more business opportunities in the future.
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance & President,
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Customized Energy Solutions (India), gave a detailed explanation on "Indian Energy
Storage Policy Analysis and Market Update". He expressed "The situation in India is the
same as in China. Although the scale of power in Indian is ten years behind of China, the
whole power generation in India is huge, with a total installed capacity of 305GW and a
great demand for power transmission and distribution. At present, the energy storage
market in India has both opportunities and challenges I hope to cooperate with China to
create win-win scenarios".
TÜV Rheinland Group was the key technical support agency in attendance. Mr. Li Weichun,
General Manager of TÜV Rheinland Group, Greater China, gave a speech themed as "ESS
Smarten your Green Energy". He expressed "energy storage is the key to high permeability
for new energy and the development of new energy depends on the types of roles which
can be played for the energy storage. At this stage, there are many problems to be solved
for the energy storage, such as security, network and other issues, which are all important
aspects in front of us".
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The ceremony to celebrate the first issue of "China Smart Energy Industry Development
Report 2016" was held during the Opening Ceremony and Plenary at Energy Storage
China 2017. The "Smart Energy Industry Development Report" is the annual summary of
China's smart energy industry, and offers a comprehensive analysis on the status and
achievements of the development of smart energy in China, aiming to continuously promote
the development of China's energy revolution and smart energy industry. Mr. Wang
Zhongmin, President of China Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial Technology
Innovation, Ms. Zhu Xinyuan, Deputy Secretary General of Organizing Committee of SNEC
PV Power Expo, Mr. Mao Xiang, Excecutive Secretary-General of Zhongguancun Energy
Internet Expert Alliance and Mr. Zhu Jinping, President of Energy and Water Price
Professional Committee under the Price Association of China went up onto the platform
together to inaugurate the first issue of the Report.
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As China’s linkage to the World of Energy Storage (WOES), Energy Storage China has
become a major force in the energy storage industry and simultaneously helps China's
energy storage industry to meet international standards. ESC allows enterprises to
understand global trends by providing a face to face platform for policy makers, planners,
grid managers, and the world's largest power companies to network. ESC’s professional
audience, participants and exhibitors can utilize this platform to realize the
commercialization of energy storage technology.
The next edition of Energy Storage China will be held on March 26-28, 2018 in Beijing
again collocated with Clean Energy Expo China!
For more information, please visit www.escexpo.cn
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Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Established in 2009, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (MDS) is a subsidiary of Messe
Düsseldorf GmbH, one of the world’s top 5 exhibition organizers. MDS is committed to introducing
world’s top trade fairs to China and to providing Chinese and international customers with superior
exhibition services. MDS successfully stages more than 20 leading trade fairs and conferences in
China, covering the industries of printing, packaging, wire and tube, plastics, renewable energy,
medical devices, retail, safety and health, wine and spirits and caravanning. MDS runs branch offices
in Shanghai and Beijing, with a workforce of some 70 full-time employees. The worldwide outbound
exhibition business (trade shows in Düsseldorf, Germany and other leading Messe Düsseldorf Global
Shows) is organized by Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. (MDC), serving Chinese exhibitors and visitors
with superior customer service from its Hong Kong branch office. Find out more at www.mds.cn