2025 International Digital Energy Expo Concludes in Shenzhen, Showcasing Global Innovations and Collaborations

The 2025 International Digital Energy Exhibition concluded successfully at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center after four days, themed “Deep AI Energy, Creating the Future with Data.” This international event attracted over 2,000 companies from more than 50 countries, showcasing over 300 cutting-edge technologies. The exhibition created an innovative ecological platform covering 50,000 square meters, focusing on the entire energy chain from generation to consumption.

According to preliminary statistics, the event attracted more than 30,000 professional visitors from both domestic and international markets, resulting in a transaction volume exceeding 100 million RMB and intended orders surpassing 480 million RMB. During the exhibition, a series of activities took place, including the opening ceremony, a main forum, seven themed exhibition areas, an international trade zone, and a heavy truck section. This not only showcased technological breakthroughs and applications in the digital energy sector but also facilitated deep collaboration among global energy companies, highlighting Shenzhen’s role as a leader in the digital energy landscape.

The exhibition was characterized by its “full chain coverage and multi-stakeholder participation.” It established a complete cycle of “technology demonstration, idea exchange, and path exploration” through various segments, including the opening ceremony, the main forum, and parallel discussions. During the opening ceremony, the 2025 Shenzhen Digital Energy White Paper was released, outlining the implementation path for building a global digital energy pioneer city. The plan focuses on six major directions: “source, grid, load, storage, data, and carbon” and aims to create three city-level landmarks: the world’s first Supercharging City 2.0, an integrated power charging and storage network, and a virtual power plant management cloud platform. This initiative seeks to build four major centers, cultivate top 100 leading enterprises, and provide ten major solutions, facilitating a three-tier leap for Shenzhen’s digital energy technologies, products, and models.

Yang Kun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Executive Vice Chairman of the China Electric Power Enterprise Federation, emphasized that the deep integration of digital technology and the energy revolution is becoming a new engine for global economic growth. The Chinese electricity sector is providing solid support for the development of a new power system through digital investments and the establishment of standard systems.

The main forum, held on the afternoon of September 18, titled “Digital Transformation Driving High-Quality Development of Energy,” gathered authoritative experts and corporate leaders from around the globe. Currently, Shenzhen is integrating digital technologies such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence into various energy sectors, providing a practical model for global urban energy transformation. Zhao Tianshou, Director of the Carbon Neutral Energy Research Institute at Southern University of Science and Technology, proposed solutions to the issues of wind and solar power curtailment, leveraging all-vanadium redox battery technology combined with AI to break cost barriers. International guests like Csaba Novak, President of the Hungarian Renewable Energy Association, and Filipe Santos Costa, former Chairman of the Portuguese Agency for Investment and Trade Promotion, shared experiences from Europe’s energy transition and expressed a strong desire to collaborate with Chinese enterprises.

Smart technologies are the core drivers for solving the “impossible triangle” of energy challenges, requiring enhanced collaboration on standards, data sharing, and financial innovation. In a roundtable discussion, representatives from companies such as China General Nuclear Power Group, China Resources Power, Shenzhen Energy, and Siemens Energy reached a consensus on the opportunities and challenges facing digital energy in the global energy transition. The exhibition also featured seven parallel forums covering a range of hot topics, including the construction of digital energy industry ecosystems, innovations in energy internet, core component research and development, new energy storage technologies, AI-enabled smart energy, vehicle-grid integration, and the resilience of power systems and cities. Companies like Huawei, BYD, and XINWANGDA presented their latest technological achievements, offering practical and replicable solutions for the industry.

The seven themed exhibition areas showcased the integration achievements of the digital energy industry chain from the perspectives of “source, grid, load, and storage.” In the AI-enabled exhibition area, Huawei and XINWANGDA showcased AI energy forecasting and operational optimization algorithms to enhance energy management efficiency. The clean and low-carbon exhibition area displayed CCUS technologies and carbon asset management tools, providing technical pathways for carbon neutrality. The international enterprise exhibition area brought together global energy technology giants, serving as a window for the exchange of cutting-edge technologies.

A key segment of the exhibition was the heavy truck area, which focused on leading the green logistics revolution. This section showcased breakthroughs in new energy heavy trucks regarding lightweight design, safety, intelligence, and all-scenario services, providing a “Shenzhen solution” for the green transformation of logistics. Seven key companies, including BYD and Skyworth Auto, participated, featuring nearly ten new energy heavy trucks. BYD presented its T31 series of new energy heavy trucks, which includes dump trucks and concrete mixers. This series is equipped with a drive motor with a maximum power of 390 kW and a lithium iron phosphate battery with a capacity of 444.36 kWh, achieving a range of 270 km under working conditions, sufficient for daily operational demands, with DC charging taking only two hours. The trucks also passed rigorous tests for waterproofing, wading depth, and climbing ability, making them suitable for complex engineering scenarios, while their luxurious interiors and smart configurations enhance operational convenience, establishing them as benchmark products in the urban construction vehicle sector.

Skyworth Auto focused on regulatory and cost challenges, exhibiting lightweight urban construction vehicles compliant with national overload regulations. Its integrated 350-degree electric charging and battery swapping version weighs just 16.5 tons, at least one ton lighter than similar products in the industry. The innovative “separation of vehicle and battery” sales model allows users to purchase only the non-powered chassis and lease the battery, significantly reducing initial financial burdens. The battery swapping model facilitates centralized charging at night and daytime usage, saving time and space costs, and has already expanded to markets in Indonesia, Africa, and Europe. Meanwhile, Dazhong Hongde showcased its disruptive technology that reconstructs power supply models with its independently developed “smart mobile charging and storage vehicle.” This product is the first of its kind listed in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s catalog, covering power outputs from 500 kWh to 2 megawatts and supporting a maximum discharge power of 500 kW, capable of simultaneously charging 4 to 8 electric vehicles. With a 500 kWh capacity, it can meet the energy needs of dozens of cars. “Our goal is for each mobile charging and storage vehicle to become a ‘city energy node,’ forming a ‘ubiquitous power IoT’ with fixed supercharging stations and home energy storage,” stated a relevant official.

The international trade coordination area yielded fruitful results, establishing a long-term mechanism for global energy cooperation. Transitioning from “displaying exhibits” to “implementing transactions,” and from “sharing experiences” to “building ecosystems,” this area became the core hub for global energy collaboration. It attracted over 200 international professional buyers from 50 countries and regions, filling four matchmaking sessions. Through precise matching using big data and face-to-face discussions, it promoted technology introduction, product exports, project cooperation, and talent exchanges, achieving practical outcomes in transforming exhibitors into partners and exhibits into products. Preliminary statistics indicate multiple cooperation intentions were reached on technology exports, equipment procurement, and joint project development. For example, Indian company gm jnnouahon ltd plans to procure $12 million worth of BESS from LEOCH, while Italian company Green VEHICCES SRL intends to purchase yacht battery packs from BYD and ZTE, totaling around $11 million. A Bangladeshi company, Fast Cyben Network, requires 16 sets of solar strong charge solutions, with an estimated procurement amount of $2 million, having already established preliminary cooperation with Shandong Electric Engineering and plans to visit its factory in the next phase.

In terms of experience exchange, an international thematic forum was held concurrently, where domestic and foreign guests explored transformation paths together. Giuseppe D’Alessandro, Director of the International Energy Department of EEMAXX in Italy, introduced European decarbonization practices, mentioning that Italy is constructing dedicated data centers to integrate renewable energy and green hydrogen data while promoting decarbonization in refining plants and expressing a desire for technical collaboration with Chinese enterprises. Maya Kukushkina, Chief Technology Officer of Siemens Energy’s Global Innovation Division, expressed a willingness to collaborate with Chinese companies to create a joint “technology breakthrough – ecosystem building” consortium to address global issues such as grid stability and energy storage efficiency. Meanwhile, Chinese enterprises are accelerating their transition from being “technology followers” to “rule makers,” with Huawei’s “digital energy full-stack solution” and the European project experience of Yuanxin Energy Storage being recognized as “replicable Chinese solutions” by multiple countries.

Notably, the exhibition is fostering a shift in global energy cooperation from “short-term interaction” to “normalization of ecosystems.” On September 20, during the Shenzhen city promotion conference for the 2025 International Digital Energy Exhibition, the organizers proposed to establish an “International Digital Energy Industry Alliance” in 2026, with a core partner selected from each region. This initiative received responses from several countries, including Hungary, Portugal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Former European Parliament member and former Vice President of the Hungarian National Assembly, István Ujhelyi, stated, “The alliance will prevent ‘cooperation from stopping after the exhibition concludes,’ allowing for more stable and in-depth cooperation between China, Hungary, and Central and Eastern Europe.” The same day, a matchmaking meeting for the Hungarian business delegation (Shenzhen) facilitated in-depth exchanges between Shenzhen companies like Skyworth Solar, Ground Iron, and Yuanxin Energy Storage with the Hungarian government and business delegation. During the promotion event, the Arab Renewable Energy Commission, the Central African Republic Chamber of Commerce, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Chamber of Commerce signed strategic cooperation agreements with the Shenzhen Business Association, clarifying specific pathways for resource matching, technical exchanges, and project implementation.

The exhibition showcased Shenzhen’s leadership and injected “Chinese momentum” into the global energy transition. As the first mega-city in the world to fully electrify public transport, Shenzhen has built a new energy infrastructure pattern where the number of supercharging stations exceeds traditional gas stations. The Virtual Power Plant 3.0 platform utilizes AI scheduling to enhance the efficiency of clean energy absorption to industry-leading levels, providing a “Shenzhen model” for energy transition in densely populated urban areas. The successful hosting of this exhibition further solidifies Shenzhen’s position as a global pioneer in digital energy, underscoring China’s leading role in global energy transformation.

The success of the digital energy exhibition also attracted significant attention from numerous authoritative media outlets, with over a hundred media sources, including industry media, online platforms, and new media, providing extensive coverage and generating widespread interest both domestically and internationally. From technological innovation to industrial collaboration, and from urban practices to global cooperation, the 2025 International Digital Energy Exhibition is not only an industry event but also a “thought source” and “cooperation incubator” driving the global energy transition. In the future, Shenzhen will continue to advance initiatives like the “Supercharging City 2.0” and “integrated power charging and storage network,” guided by the 2025 Shenzhen Digital Energy White Paper. Chinese digital energy companies will deeply engage in global energy governance, collaborating with countries worldwide to promote technological innovation, industrial collaboration, and ecosystem building, thus injecting strong momentum for constructing a community with a shared future for mankind and achieving global sustainable development.