Driven by the global energy transition and the goal of "carbon neutrality," power batteries—serving as the core enabler in fields such as new-energy vehicles, energy-storage systems, and smart grids—are accelerating the development of the green energy revolution. With advances in technology and industrial upgrades, the application scenarios for power batteries have expanded beyond the traditional automotive sector to encompass a diversified ecosystem including industrial energy storage, the low-altitude economy, intelligent robotics, smart cities, and the circular economy.
As the “Capital of China’s Power Battery Industry,” Yibin City plays a vital role in the development of the power battery industry. It will proactively assume its responsibilities, promote cross-sector integration and synergistic development across the power battery industrial chain and diversified application scenarios, turning isolated points into pearls, stringing pearls into chains, and assembling chains into clusters.
As a concurrent event of the World Battery Conference, the Power Battery Application Ecology Exhibition, with strong support from relevant authorities and all sectors of society, centers on the theme of “New Vision, New Ecosystem, New Opportunities.” Focusing on the entire value chain—from material innovation and intelligent manufacturing to scenario reconstruction and circular recycling—it aims to build a closed-loop ecosystem spanning from laboratory research to commercialization. The exhibition serves as a global platform for showcasing, exchanging ideas, and fostering collaboration within the power battery industry chain, driving technological innovation, integrating resources, and jointly developing a robust ecosystem, thereby promoting high-quality growth in the power battery industry and related sectors.
▎ Past Editions Review
With the approval of the State Council, the “2022 World Battery Industry Conference,” hosted by the People’s Government of Sichuan Province and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was successfully held from July 21 to 23, 2022, in Yibin, Sichuan. This conference marks the first specialized exhibition and convention on power batteries approved by the Chinese government, and it is also China’s sole platform for aggregating the entire value chain of the power battery industry. The inaugural conference attracted over 900 guests from 16 countries and regions, resulting in the signing of 48 projects worth nearly 100 billion yuan. It also saw the release of achievements such as the “Global Top 12 Power Battery Companies” list, the awarding of plaques to the Sichuan Province Power Battery Industry Innovation Center and the Sichuan Province New Energy Vehicle Advanced Power Technology Innovation Center, and the launch of the construction of a special town dedicated to power batteries. Concurrent with the conference, the exhibition drew 287 global companies specializing in power batteries and new-energy vehicles—including 23 Fortune Global 500 firms and 26 of the world’s top 30 new-energy vehicle manufacturers—showcasing more than 100 new technologies and over 140 new-energy vehicle models. In 2023, the conference significantly expanded in scale: the number of attendees surged to over 1,700, with 64 projects signed totaling 106.3 billion yuan. More than 10 key outcomes were released, including the “Power Battery Industry Development Index.” The exhibition area reached 55,000 square meters, drawing 338 participating companies eager to showcase their innovations. For the first time, cutting-edge technologies such as solid-state batteries and large-scale AI models were featured. The number of on-site visitors exceeded 100,000, while online viewership surpassed 27 million. In 2024, the conference was accompanied by the “Green and Low-Carbon Mobility Exhibition on Power Batteries,” attracting international exhibitors from the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Japan, France, the United States, Singapore, and other countries. The event brought together Chinese and foreign guests, leading academicians and experts, and major industry players, resulting in the signing of 137 projects worth a total of 95.25 billion yuan. The event received extensive coverage from mainstream media outlets such as CCTV and garnered high praise from all sectors of society. Over the past three consecutive conferences, a total of 249 projects have been signed, with a combined value approaching 300 billion yuan. More than 340 technological achievements related to power batteries and associated fields have been released, and over 300 new-energy vehicle models have been showcased. These efforts have successfully propelled Yibin to become the “Power Battery Capital,” earning widespread recognition within the industry as a global benchmark for power battery technology and a comprehensive platform for the entire industry chain, thereby significantly enhancing Sichuan’s—and China’s—prominence in the global new-energy industry landscape.
▎ Exhibition Value
Long-term goal: To build “1+3” Platform.
1 Creating a New Brand Image as the “World’s Power Battery Capital”
3 Actively build a professional and authoritative platform for the power battery industry exhibition and display that is “China’s No. 1 and world-class,” leveraging exhibitions and conventions to drive the clustering of related industries in the region.
Actively build the most influential international exchange and cooperation platform for the power battery industry in China, leveraging results showcases and industry networking to promote the healthy development of the sector.
Actively build the most forward-looking power battery industry ecosystem innovation platform in China, bringing together resources from government, academia, research institutions, industry, finance, investment, and media to promote the development of a new ecosystem for the power battery industry.
▎ Exhibition scale
The exhibition is expected to exceed in scale. 50,000 square meter, 100,000+ The audience attended the scene.
▎ Exhibition Area Planning
Based on the segmented fields and application scenarios across the entire power battery industry chain, a total of [number] are planned. Ten Large professional exhibition area.
▎ Exhibition Scope
Power batteries and materials
• Lithium iron phosphate batteries, lithium cobalt oxide batteries, lithium manganese oxide batteries, ternary material power batteries, solid-state batteries, fuel cells, sodium-ion batteries, and more
• Battery Management System (BMS), battery separators, cathode materials, anode materials, electrolytes and additives, conductive materials, basic lithium salts, surface treatments, structural components, copper foil, aluminum foil, and more
• Battery recycling, material regeneration technologies and equipment
New Energy Vehicles and Key Components
• Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs, including solar-powered vehicles) • Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, range-extended hybrid electric vehicles • Fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs), hydrogen-powered vehicles, magnetic-propulsion vehicles, and others • Electric vehicle DC motors, AC asynchronous motors, permanent magnet synchronous motors, switched reluctance motors, and related materials, etc. • Motor control and drive systems, vehicle-level control systems, power electronic devices, IGBT power modules, inverters, power supply modules, central control modules, signal detection modules, intelligent cockpits, and related equipment, etc.
Power battery equipment manufacturing
• Front-end equipment: vacuum mixer, coating machine, calender, slitting machine, etc. • Mid-range equipment: winding machines, stacking machines, cell-in-shell machines, electrolyte injection machines, sealing and welding machines, etc. • Backend equipment: cell capacity grading and testing, aging screening, system integration, etc. • Other smart manufacturing solutions, smart logistics solutions, and more
Photovoltaics, energy storage, charging and battery swapping, and industrial services
• Photovoltaic technology, energy storage technologies and materials, energy storage equipment and components, energy storage systems, and EPC engineering, etc. • Charging piles, chargers, battery swap stations, battery swap cabinets, distribution cabinets, battery charging and swapping systems and battery management systems, power supply solutions for charging stations, comprehensive solutions for battery swap stations, charging stations—smart grid solutions, charging facilities for parking lots, smart monitoring
• Power battery testing, inspection, and repair equipment, etc.
Power battery application scenarios
• Drones, eVTOL aircraft, helicopters, general aviation aircraft, cargo drones, airships, low-altitude aerial vehicles, electric aviation, humanoid robots, service robots, industrial robots, power tools, large-scale models, electric vessels, and more.
Other
• Higher education institutions, research organizations, industry associations, insurance and banking financial institutions, as well as related consulting firms and industry media. • Other related enterprises and institutions upstream and downstream in the industrial chain
▎ Exhibition revenue
01 Build an ecosystem
While comprehensively showcasing the company’s latest technologies and products, we will engage in face-to-face communication and exchange with government agencies, industry organizations, and companies across the value chain, thereby building a value chain, network of relationships, and ecosystem for both the expo and the company itself.
02 Precise Invitation
We invite professionals from related fields to attend the exhibition, including senior executives and procurement personnel from upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, investors, specialized buyers, R&D staff, and others, to facilitate supply-demand matching and collaboration.
03 Roadshow Experience
Invite exhibitors to conduct roadshows in the event’s activity area, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and products to the audience, and organize cooperating media outlets to provide on-site coverage and live broadcasts.
04 Promotion and Marketing
In terms of media promotion, the conference will invite over 100 mainstream media outlets from across the country, automotive industry media, local party newspapers, social media platforms, financial and economic media, and industry insiders.
Well-known self-media platforms and others will provide comprehensive, multi-faceted coverage and reporting on the exhibition.
05 Test Ride Experience
Exhibitors are invited to bring their new-energy vehicle models to the “Smart Electric Drive Appointment” new-energy vehicle intelligent driving experience event held during the exhibition, allowing guests and visitors to personally experience and appreciate the superior performance of these vehicles, thereby enhancing brand exposure for participating companies.
06 Automobile Consumption
Bringing together the latest and most comprehensive lineup of best-selling models, we’ve created a multi-dimensional consumer environment that makes it easy to browse, select, purchase, and trade in vehicles—drawing residents from neighboring cities to Yibin.
By purchasing vehicles, we will establish a new automotive consumption hub in southern Sichuan and even the broader southwest region (including Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and other provinces). We’ll offer consumers the most attractive discounts available in the region during the same period, thereby boosting consumer spending, driving up car sales, and fostering sustained growth in the automotive market.
▎ Past Key Exhibitors (Partial excerpt; rankings are not in any particular order)