Qingdao Leads Energy Storage Technology in China
Qingdao has paid much attention to the energy storage technology in last decade. The Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Technology Institute (QIESTI), co-founded by the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Qingdao Municipal Government in Feb of 2014, is such a good example to demonstrate the leapfrog development of energy storage technology in the coastal city.
The 3rd Qingdao Energy Storage Technology Forum & 2nd China Summit Forum on Solid Battery Technology and Materials Genome Method was held in Qingdao on Sept 18-19. This annual seminar was co-organized by the Division of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the QIBEBT of CAS, the Institute of Physics of CAS, and the Chinese Ceramic Society, and strongly supported by QIESTI.
The co-chairmen of the forums were CHEN Liquan and CHEN Yong, members of CAE. PENG Hui (Deputy Director of QIBEBT) and WU Xuyong (Deputy Director of Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau) delivered welcome messages.
Totally 28 invited speakers from domestic top universities, institutes, and industries delivered talks in the fields of novel electrolyte materials, lithium anode protection, solid batteries, theoretical approaches, characterization techniques and materials genome method, etc. Over 360 academic and industrial representatives gathered in the largest annual event on R&D of solid battery technology in China. The two-day forum included a high-profile academic forum, an academic exchange, and a forum for youth scholars. During the conference, Prof. NAN Cewen (member of CAS), JIAN Xigao (member of CAE) and LI Hong gave plenary lectures on solid lithium battery and related future development.
The reliable solid battery is still a key goal for energy storage technology, which inspires us to continue making scientific and technological breakthroughs. This symposium would promote the cooperation between universities, institutes and industries in the field and push the R&D of solid-state batteries in China. More importantly, Qingdao will become a key lead in the energy storage industry chain in the country in the near future.
Contact:
Prof. CUI Guanglei
Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: cuigl@qibebt.ac.cn
