China is turbocharging its green energy ambitions, with new-type energy storage capacity projected to hit 370 gigawatts by 2030, according to the Energy Storage Industry Research White Paper 2026 released at a Beijing expo this week. 🌱⚡
From 0 to Hero: Storage Growth Explodes
The report reveals China added 66 GW of new storage capacity in 2025 – a 51.9% jump from 2024. Total capacity hit 136 GW by end-2025, up 84% year-on-year and 40 times higher than levels at the close of the 13th Five-Year Plan period.
Longer Power, Cleaner Future 🔋
As renewables like wind and solar dominate grids, demand grows for extended storage. "By 2030, average storage duration will rise from 2.58 to 3.47 hours," predicts Chen Haisheng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ engineering thermophysics institute.
Game-Changer for Green Transition
Experts call energy storage the "revolutionary key" to decarbonization. Liu Yafang, former deputy director-general of China’s National Energy Administration, told CGTN last year: "New energy can’t enter markets without storage – it’s the bridge to profitability." 💡
With storage tech evolving faster than a TikTok trend, China’s 2030 targets could supercharge global climate efforts. 🌏✨
