The strategic window for long-term energy storage is now open. 

For the "15-16" period, new energy storage is shifting from "installation-based" to "value creation", and long-duration storage has become a key component for supporting the grid integration of high proportions of renewable energy. Industry data shows that the new installed capacity of vanadium redox flow batteries will increase by more than 130% year-on-year in 2025, and it is expected that the cumulative installed capacity worldwide will exceed 120 GWh by 2030. In early 2026, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration first included new energy storage in the capacity price system, and the economic logic of long-duration storage has undergone a fundamental revaluation. Against this backdrop, Xingchen New Energy uses vanadium redox flow as its technical foundation, collaborates with the "liquid-lithium synergy" intelligent mixed storage architecture and AI intelligent operation, and is committed to building an energy storage asset closed loop covering multiple time scales. 

Five major directions are focused on anchoring the core proposition of industrialization. 

The sub-conference focused on the key "hurdles" in the process of liquid flow battery from laboratory research to large-scale application, setting five discussion directions: technological breakthroughs, material innovations, capital perspectives, system control, and mixed storage collaboration. 

In terms of technological breakthroughs and industrialization, the experts present at the meeting pointed out that improving the performance of the fuel cell stack, standardizing manufacturing processes, and optimizing supply chain costs are the key challenges for the industry to enter large-scale applications. Material innovation is regarded as the fundamental driving force for cost reduction and efficiency improvement - Xingchen New Energy, in collaboration with research institutions such as Central South University, has been continuously promoting core material iterations such as electrolyte modification and bipolar plate flow channel design, providing the underlying support for the significant increase in battery energy efficiency and utilization rate. 

From a capital perspective, representatives from professional investment institutions shared the investment logic for the long-term energy storage sector. They believed that the vertical integration strategy and product consistency capabilities of technology-driven enterprises are the core variables for weathering economic cycles. 

In the direction of system control and integrated storage coordination, experts from universities and the industry respectively presented the latest achievements in energy storage invocation optimization, grid-forming solutions, and the coordinated scheduling of multiple energy storage technologies. The grid-forming all-vanadium liquid flow energy storage is considered to have unique technical advantages in the new power system, while the intelligent upgrade of the EMS platform makes it possible to maximize the asset value in the "liquid + lithium" mixed storage scenario. 

The synergy of industry, academia and research jointly strive for a long-term breakthrough. 

This sub-conference not only brought together the technical and industrial teams of Xingchen New Energy, but also attracted in-depth participation from core enterprises in the industry chain. Multiple parties agreed that the industrialization of flow batteries has entered the "ecological battle" stage - a single technological breakthrough is insufficient to drive the overall situation; only by integrating the entire chain of materials, fuel cells, systems, control, operation and capital can the economic and reliable long-term energy storage be truly achieved. 

On the day of the event, the guests also visited the Star Energy Smart Energy Center, where they had the opportunity to gain a firsthand understanding of the company's overall layout in areas such as the research and development of all-vanadium liquid flow power stacks, intelligent operation and maintenance, and AI energy management platforms. 

As an important part of the first Star Energy New Ecology Day, on the 27th, the sub-event presented a high-density exchange of ideas to the industry. On May 29th, the main event will be held in Shaoxing in succession, exploring new topics from more dimensions such as energy storage operation and power trading. At that time, the strategic signing of ecological partners and significant achievements will be announced simultaneously, jointly promoting the transition of energy storage from equipment to assets and from single-point capabilities to ecological synergy. 

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