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Press Release 丨 April 6, 2017

ENERGY STORAGE CHINA 2017

China International Exhibition Center, Beijing

March 29 - 31, 2017

Energy Storage China 2017 concluded successfully in Beijing!

Energy Storage China 2017 (ESC) - organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

and supported by China Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial Technology

Innovation concluded successfully in China International Exhibition Center, Beijing during

March 29 - 31, 2017.

Energy storage is widely used in the electric power system industry and is the key for power

generation, transmission, distribution and to integrate renewable energy. Energy storage is

a cornerstone to build a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy system. China

has now become the world's largest and most active investor and financier for new energy

and renewable energy technologies as the country experiences rapid development in wide

varieties of complementary and distributed energy systems – a change which sparks

excitement from domestic and foreign exhibitors. ESC 2017 collocated with China

International Clean Energy Expo & China Clean Power Summit (CEEC) to achieve a

professional platform fueled by international participation. The joint exhibition area spanned

over 30,000 square meters and attracted more than 500 leading domestic and foreign

enterprises from 21 countries and regions, including TÜV Group, ESSO, GCC Alliance Inc.,

GK, NRW.INVEST China, Xuji Group, NARI Group, CLOU, Three Gorges Group, RENON,

Trina Solar, KSTAR, AEROSPACE POWER, SIEMENS, GE, Titan, Nengrui, MIDWEST,

Yong Lian, Growatt, SAJ, GoodWe, LONTEN, Beijing Zenith Technologies. ESC 2017 and

CEEC together attracted more than 30,000 professional visitors, industry experts, members

from the energy department and other corporate executives. Visitors came in order to

gather insights on the newest developments of the clean energy and energy storage

industry chain in China.

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During the exhibition, experts from the international energy industry networked closely with

exhibitors.

The 7 panel sessions of ESC 2017 themed “The Next Generation Energy System” focused

on the following topics: “Latest Energy Storage Policies and Markets”, “Innovation and

Applications of Energy Storage in the Power Distribution Reform”, “Energy Storage &

Electric Vehicles”, “Global Energy Market Update”, “Advanced Energy Storage

Technologies”, “Micro Grid and Energy Storage Innovation Technologies”, “Integrated

Utilization of Energy Storage Systems and Micro Grid Photovoltaic / Thermal Power

Generation / Wind Energy”, “Energy Business Models and Financial Services”. More than

120 domestic and international speakers were invited to discuss on the topics with high

attention, attracting some 600 participants to attend the conference. More than 50 key

medias made a live report on the event on site.

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Mr. Shi Dinghuan, the Former Counselor of the State Council & Chairman of Chinese

Renewable Energy Society, expressed from a global perspective that the newly installed

capacity in the renewable energy sector has exceeded that of traditional fossil energy. He

sees the start of a new era in renewable energy becoming the main source of energy.

"Innovation driven energy storage is particularly important, such as application model

innovation, business model innovation, innovation in the management of the political

systems, as well as policy innovation" Mr. Shi stated, also he expressed his thanks to the

organizer, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. for building an excellent conference and

exhibition platform to promote the international exchanges and cooperation!

Mr. Zhu Jinping, President of Energy and Water Price Professional Committee under the

Price Association of China, said during his speech at the opening ceremony of the summit,

that the national energy development plan of "13th Five-Year" has been fully implemented

and that multi energy harmonizing is also steadily advancing. The energy storage industry

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has been included in the main agenda as well as the urgent task to solve the problem of

how to establish a scientific and reasonable compensation mechanism for energy storage

and how to promote the rapid development of the energy storage industry.

Mr. Wang Zhongmin, President of China Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial

Technology Innovation, addressed enthusiastically in his speech that, “as supporter and

partner of the summit, I sincerely welcome the arrival of everyone on behalf of China

Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial Technology Innovation.”

Mr. Heiko M. Stutzinger, Deputy General Manager, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

and Board of Directors, German Energy Storage Association, welcomed participants at the

beginning of the summit.

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Mr. Urban Windelen, Executive Director of BVES German Energy Storage Association and

keynote speaker, addressed the summit, themed “Energy Storage Technology and Energy

Transformation in Germany - Latest Policy and Market”, stating that there exists 60,000

residential energy storage systems in Germany while a number of new systems are to be

implemented. These new systems combined photovoltaic and energy storage which make

an increasing number of companies enter the market. Germany's home heating industry is

one of the fastest growing energy industries and now a major part of Germany's energy

transformation process. Overall, the total market in Germany is growing and there will be

more business opportunities in the future.

Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance & President,

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Customized Energy Solutions (India), gave a detailed explanation on "Indian Energy

Storage Policy Analysis and Market Update". He expressed "The situation in India is the

same as in China. Although the scale of power in Indian is ten years behind of China, the

whole power generation in India is huge, with a total installed capacity of 305GW and a

great demand for power transmission and distribution. At present, the energy storage

market in India has both opportunities and challenges I hope to cooperate with China to

create win-win scenarios".

TÜV Rheinland Group was the key technical support agency in attendance. Mr. Li Weichun,

General Manager of TÜV Rheinland Group, Greater China, gave a speech themed as "ESS

Smarten your Green Energy". He expressed "energy storage is the key to high permeability

for new energy and the development of new energy depends on the types of roles which

can be played for the energy storage. At this stage, there are many problems to be solved

for the energy storage, such as security, network and other issues, which are all important

aspects in front of us".

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The ceremony to celebrate the first issue of "China Smart Energy Industry Development

Report 2016" was held during the Opening Ceremony and Plenary at Energy Storage

China 2017. The "Smart Energy Industry Development Report" is the annual summary of

China's smart energy industry, and offers a comprehensive analysis on the status and

achievements of the development of smart energy in China, aiming to continuously promote

the development of China's energy revolution and smart energy industry. Mr. Wang

Zhongmin, President of China Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial Technology

Innovation, Ms. Zhu Xinyuan, Deputy Secretary General of Organizing Committee of SNEC

PV Power Expo, Mr. Mao Xiang, Excecutive Secretary-General of Zhongguancun Energy

Internet Expert Alliance and Mr. Zhu Jinping, President of Energy and Water Price

Professional Committee under the Price Association of China went up onto the platform

together to inaugurate the first issue of the Report.

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As China’s linkage to the World of Energy Storage (WOES), Energy Storage China has

become a major force in the energy storage industry and simultaneously helps China's

energy storage industry to meet international standards. ESC allows enterprises to

understand global trends by providing a face to face platform for policy makers, planners,

grid managers, and the world's largest power companies to network. ESC’s professional

audience, participants and exhibitors can utilize this platform to realize the

commercialization of energy storage technology.

The next edition of Energy Storage China will be held on March 26-28, 2018 in Beijing

again collocated with Clean Energy Expo China!

For more information, please visit www.escexpo.cn

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Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Established in 2009, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (MDS) is a subsidiary of Messe

Düsseldorf GmbH, one of the world’s top 5 exhibition organizers. MDS is committed to introducing

world’s top trade fairs to China and to providing Chinese and international customers with superior

exhibition services. MDS successfully stages more than 20 leading trade fairs and conferences in

China, covering the industries of printing, packaging, wire and tube, plastics, renewable energy,

medical devices, retail, safety and health, wine and spirits and caravanning. MDS runs branch offices

in Shanghai and Beijing, with a workforce of some 70 full-time employees. The worldwide outbound

exhibition business (trade shows in Düsseldorf, Germany and other leading Messe Düsseldorf Global

Shows) is organized by Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. (MDC), serving Chinese exhibitors and visitors

with superior customer service from its Hong Kong branch office. Find out more at www.mds.cn