Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Accelerates Breakthroughs in New Energy Technologies

[Solid-State Battery: EcoPro BM Forms All-Solid-State Battery Team Covering the Full "Raw Material-Material-Battery Cell" Chain, Targeting Commercialization by 2027] On August 26, 2026, EcoPro BM held a kick-off meeting in Gyeonggi Province, officially forming an "all-solid-state battery team" covering the full "raw material-material-battery cell" chain. The project is led by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and EcoPro BM was selected in early August, along with four other enterprises, as a third-phase "super subcontractor" company. Team participants include the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Hanyang University, and others. EcoPro BM plans to develop sulphide-based solid electrolytes based on high-purity lithium sulphide, with the goal of commercializing sulphide-based all-solid-state batteries by 2027. Reported by Yonhap News Agency and other South Korean media on August 31.

Di Intersolar South America di Brasil (25-27 Agustus), sekitar 20 perusahaan penyimpanan energi asal Tiongkok ikut serta dalam pameran. Chuneng New Energy menandatangani perjanjian dengan empat mitra, termasuk nota kesepahaman dengan Intermepro dari Argentina serta ION Energy dan JSN Energia dari Brasil, ditambah kesepakatan kerangka kerja sel 1,5 GWh dengan Windey Energy untuk memasok sel bagi pabrik penyimpanan luar negeri pertamanya di Bahia, Brasil. Dengan jaringan listrik yang rapuh, tingkat pembatasan energi sebesar 20,6%, dan harga listrik perumahan tertinggi kedua di dunia, Brasil akan meluncurkan tender penyimpanan nasional terbesar di Amerika Latin (sekitar 18 GW pada putaran pertama) pada Desember 2026, menarik CATL, Trina, Hithium, CLOU, Gotion, dan Great Power untuk memperluas kehadiran lokal.

Pada 30 Agustus, Xibei Power menandatangani proyek basis produksi baterai ion natrium berkinerja tinggi di Zona Teknologi Tinggi Zigong, Sichuan, dengan total investasi 250 juta yuan. Setelah selesai, kapasitas tahunannya mencapai 0,5 GWh dan diperkirakan menghasilkan penjualan tahunan 500 juta yuan, dengan perluasan bertahap menuju kapasitas jangka panjang 10 GWh.