On September 12, 2025, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration issued a notice on the "Action Plan for Large-Scale Construction of New-Type Energy Storage (2025–2027)," explicitly listing solid-state batteries as a key technology for development and promoting their large-scale growth through technological breakthroughs, demonstration applications, and standard establishment. The policy aims to achieve large-scale application of semi-solid-state batteries and finalize the technology for all-solid-state batteries by 2027, helping to boost new-type ESS installations to over 180 million kW and drive direct investment of approximately 250 billion yuan.

Recently, there have been new developments regarding lithium mine projects in Brazil. The Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) has publicly stated that the advancement of local lithium mining has encountered issues such as insufficient consultation with communities and inadequate environmental risk assessments.

[NCM sulfide electrolyte/Ag@C] NCM, sulfide electrolyte, and Ag@C respectively represent the positive electrode material, electrolyte, and negative electrode structure in solid-state batteries. Their combination is one of the core directions in the current research and development of high-energy-density batteries.

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Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco and SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, are close to finalizing a landmark partnership to jointly extract lithium from the Atacama salt flats.