Prof. Jizhong Zhu (IEEE Fellow)

South China University of Technology, China

Jizhong Zhu is a Professor of South China University of Technology, and National Distinguished Expert. He is an IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, IEEE PES Smart Building, Loads, Customer Systems Technical Committee member, Chair of IEEE SBLC Load Subcommittee, Chair of IEEE SBLC Asia-Pacific Working Group, IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Intelligent Power and Energy Systems Technical Committee member. He is also an Expert of IEEE 2030.9 Standard WG on Micro-grids, Expert of International Electrotechnical Commission WGs IEC SEG6, IEC TC22 AHG1, IEC TC22 AHG2, respectively, and Chair of IEEE Standard IEEE P2781 - Load Modeling and Simulation for Power Systems. Dr. Zhu has worked at ALSTOM Grid Inc. in Washington State, Howard University in Washington, D.C., the National University of Singapore, Brunel University in England, and Chongqing University in China. He was a Senior Principal Power Systems Engineer as well as a Fellow with ALSTOM Grid Inc., and an honorable advisory professor of Chongqing University. He has published six books as an author and co-author, as well as about two hundred papers in the international journals and conferences. His research interest is in the analysis, operation, planning and control of power systems, smart grid, power markets as well as applications of renewable energy.

Prof. Feng Gong

Southeast University, China

Associate Dean and Deputy Secretary of the School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University; Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. Main research directions include biomass energy storage materials, energy catalytic conversion, and zero-carbon fuel preparation. Has led projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China and topics of the National Key R&D Program. Has published over 100 high-level papers in journals such as Nature Communications and Advanced Materials, and was awarded the First Prize of the Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award.

Prof. Hanjun Sun

Nanjing Normal University, China

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Nanjing Normal University; National-level High-level Young Talent; Jiangsu Distinguished Professor. Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Postdoctoral Fellow at TU Dresden, Germany. Main research focuses on photo/electrocatalysis and enzyme-mimicking catalysis, dedicated to developing novel catalysts for efficient small-molecule conversion. Has led projects including the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars and the National Key R&D Program Young Scientist Project. Has published over 70 papers in journals such as Angew Chem and Adv Mater, with multiple achievements highlighted by international academic media, and holds multiple granted invention patents.

Prof. Jianlin Li

North China University of Technology, China

Li Jianlin is a Professor (Level II), doctoral supervisor, and postdoctoral co-supervisor. He is a national-level talent, a recipient of the Special Government Allowance of the State Council, and a Fellow of the China Electrotechnical Society. He has been listed among the world’s top 2% scientists in the “Career-long Scientific Impact Ranking” and recognized as a CNKI Highly Cited Scholar TOP 1%. He currently serves as the discipline leader of Electrical Engineering at North China University of Technology, Deputy Director of the National User-Side Energy Storage Center, Deputy Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technology for Power Systems, and holds several other professional positions.

He has long been engaged in research on large-scale energy storage technologies, with a particular focus on zero-carbon park planning, computing–electricity coordination, grid-forming energy storage, and integrated energy systems. He has successively led 2 projects under the National Key R&D Program of China, 4 projects under the National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program), 4 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and more than 10 major projects of State Grid Corporation of China. He has published over 200 SCI/EI-indexed papers, obtained more than 100 authorized invention patents, led the development of more than 30 industry standards, and received one Second Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award as well as more than 30 first-and second-prize awards at the provincial and ministerial levels.

Title: Analysis of Technology Trends and Typical Application Scenarios of New-Type Energy Storage During the 15th Five-Year Plan Period

Abstract:This report provides a systematic analysis of the positioning, technological pathways, typical application scenarios, and future trends of energy storage technologies in the context of the new power system. It first examines the challenges arising from the high penetration of renewable energy, including increased output variability, temporal and spatial mismatches between generation and load, reduced system inertia, and growing regulation requirements, and clarifies that the role of energy storage is evolving from simple “energy shifting” toward flexible regulation, stability support, and multi-energy coordination. It then compares major technological pathways, including lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, flow batteries, mechanical energy storage, flywheels and supercapacitors, hydrogen energy storage, and thermal energy storage, analyzing their response speed, storage duration, safety, service life, efficiency, and applicable scenarios. The report further focuses on integrated application scenarios such as computing–power coordination, zero-carbon parks, distribution-area energy storage, grid-forming energy storage, and electricity–hydrogen coupling, and discusses the role of energy storage in renewable energy accommodation, system stability, and cross-sector low-carbon coordination. Finally, it proposes that the selection of energy storage technologies should be driven by specific application scenarios, and that future development will move toward multi-technology integration, multi-timescale coordination, enhanced system security, and value creation.

Professor-Level Senior Engineer Feng Zhang

IEEE PCCC Outstanding Engineer, IET Fellow

State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company, Ltd., China

Leading Expert in Research and Engineering Application of Zero-Carbon Parks in China's Power Grid Sector; Benchmark Talent in Industrial Implementation of Zero-Carbon Energy and New-Type Power Systems. Currently serves as Chief Expert of the Zero-Carbon Park Special Committee of the China Association of Development Zones and Technical Guidance Expert for State Grid Comprehensive Energy National-Level Zero-Carbon Park Projects, concurrently serving as a Core Member of 8 National-Level Energy Industry Special Committees.