Some reports on the World Power Battery Conference held in Sichuan:
I. Basic information of the conference:
- The 2024 World Power Battery Conference opened in Yibin, Sichuan on September 1. With the theme of "New Quality Power, Creating a Green Future", the United Arab Emirates is invited as the guest of honor. The World Power Battery Conference is China's first grand event in the power battery industry. It was held in Sichuan in 2022 and has been successfully held for two years.
II. Contents of special conferences:
- Global top 10 power battery enterprises' international development roundtable: Held on August 31, it brought together more than 70 representatives from leading domestic and foreign new energy vehicle enterprises, global top 10 power battery enterprises and advantageous enterprises in the global power battery industry chain. It deepened domestic and foreign cooperation in the new energy industry and contributed to promoting the development of the global green industry and building a new pattern of open cooperation.
- International high-quality development special conference on power battery industry chain: Held on September 1, the "Power Battery Industry Development Index (2024)" reflecting the dynamic changes and annual progress of the global power battery industry was released. This index is divided into three dimensions: global index, Chinese index, and enterprise index. With a global perspective, it can more scientifically, objectively and systematically reflect the development trend of the industry.
- Global advanced battery forward-looking technology special conference: Held on the afternoon of September 1, the atmosphere at the scene was enthusiastic. This conference is known as the "forward-looking technology weathervane of the global power battery field" because it gathers top global resources and focuses on the latest breakthroughs and key issues of cutting-edge technologies. At the conference, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor of Peking University Wei-Nan E's keynote speech on "AI Helps the New Quality Development of Battery Material Technology" showed the application prospects of AI technology in the battery field.
- New energy storage industry development special conference: Yibin is considered to be building a new highland of China's energy storage industry. With the global carbon neutrality and energy transformation process advancing, the new energy storage industry ushers in development opportunities. Some experts said that the global energy storage market value is expected to reach as high as 3 trillion yuan in 2030. The global energy storage industry is developing rapidly. The United States, China, and Europe will be the largest incremental markets, accounting for more than 80% in total.
III. Achievements and impacts of the conference:
- Achievement release: A series of achievements such as "Research and Trend Outlook of Advanced Battery Forward-looking Technologies", "Analysis of Key Resources and Supply Chain of Power Batteries", "Carbon Footprint and Green Recycling of Power Batteries", and "Patent Navigation Report of Power Batteries" were released at the special conferences. In addition, the "Framework Agreement on Quality Improvement Docking Service for Power Battery Enterprises" was signed, laying a foundation for the high-quality development of the power battery industry chain.
- Promotion of industrial development: The conference showcased new technologies and new concepts in the power battery industry. For example, all-solid-state batteries and new energy storage have become hot topics, leading the industry to open up new tracks and new business forms through technological innovation.
- Witness of urban industrial development: Taking Yibin as an example, the data shows that the output value of its power batteries has rapidly grown from less than 2 billion yuan in 2020 to a 100-billion-level industrial cluster in 2023. In 2023, Yibin's power battery sales accounted for more than 90% of the province's and more than 15% of the country's. Power batteries have become a new business card on a par with liquor. Moreover, Yibin is also laying out new technologies and new routes such as solid-state batteries, and accelerating the attraction and cultivation of new energy storage, electric ships, etc., and extending the industrial chain.
- Industry development trend: The conference conveyed the latest trend of the power battery industry in the second half. Including seeking new increments from new applications and new scenarios under the mismatch of supply and demand; with serious "involution", manufacturers call for moving from "involution" to "expansion abroad", that is, seeking development through going overseas; the energy density of lithium-ion batteries is approaching the limit, and a hundred flowers are blooming in new generation battery technologies. They even begin to seek breakthroughs in combination with AI technology.