China’s Energy Transition Shines at the European Smart Energy Expo

The 2025 European Smart Energy Exhibition, the largest energy event in Europe, recently concluded in Munich, Germany. Spanning over 200,000 square meters, the exhibition featured more than 2,700 exhibitors from 57 countries and attracted over 100,000 visitors from around the globe. Chinese new energy companies made a significant impact, emerging as a highlight of the event.

Exhibitors showcased cutting-edge technologies tailored for global green transformation, emphasizing digitalization, intelligence, and high capacity. These innovative energy products and technologies, which reflect China’s ingenuity, drew considerable attention against the backdrop of recent large-scale power outages in Europe, indicating their potential to secure a more prominent position in the European market.

China’s energy transition is invigorating Europe’s energy landscape.

Huawei Digital Energy: Accelerating the Development of New Power Systems with Comprehensive Networking

Huawei Digital Energy presented its smart solar storage products and solutions based on comprehensive networking at the exhibition. By showcasing advanced technological achievements and exemplary commercial applications, Huawei aims to support the construction of new power systems and promote the high-quality development of the global new energy industry.

In large-scale ground scenarios, Huawei’s intelligent string-type storage solutions offer four key advantages: comprehensive networking across the entire lifecycle, safety from chip to network, economic efficiency, and full-link digitization. This ensures that Huawei’s intelligent string-type storage can maintain stable networking across various State of Charge (SOC) conditions, grid environments, and future evolutions.

For commercial and industrial scenarios, Huawei’s LUNA2000-215kWh storage solution became a standout product at the event, promoting low-carbon transition across diverse industries.

In residential applications, Huawei launched its new household energy management solution, version 6.0, which enhances green electricity generation and intelligent consumption. The new residential storage product, LUNA S1-7kWh, provides a remarkable 40%+ increase in usable electricity compared to traditional solutions.

Huawei Digital Energy will continue to innovate technologically, leveraging the strengths of integrated digital technology (Bit), power electronics (Watt), thermal management (Heat), and energy management (Battery) to drive the acceleration of new power systems.

LONGi: Green Electricity and Hydrogen Technology Wins Two Awards

LONGi showcased its cutting-edge technology at the exhibition, launching a new wave of clean energy innovations in Europe.

Products such as the upgraded LONGi Hi-MO 9, the high-end LONGi EcoLife series modules, the “LONGi eHome” residential solar solution, the Hi-MO X10 anti-glare module, and LONGi BIPV products attracted attention from global customers and partners.

The LONGi Hi-MO 9 module, featuring a conversion efficiency of 24.8% and an impressive power output of 670W, utilizes a “zero shading” design that unlocks its full light absorption potential, significantly reducing the cost per kilowatt-hour for large ground-mounted power plants in Europe.

Additionally, the company received accolades for its BC technology white paper, EUPD’s “Top Photovoltaic Brand” award, and recognition for its record-breaking battery performance, becoming the only Chinese clean energy company to win two prestigious awards.

CRRC Zhuzhou Institute: Setting New Industry Standards with a 6.X MWh Energy Storage System

The CRRC Zhuzhou Institute’s booth featured a stunning 2-meter-long model demonstrating integrated wind-solar-storage-hydrogen solutions. This interactive display vividly illustrated the entire process from wind and solar energy generation to energy storage and green hydrogen production.

At the event, CRRC unveiled its 6.X MWh energy storage system, which boasts significant advantages in capacity, safety, and intelligent operation. The system’s energy density has increased by over 38%, with a single unit surpassing 6MWh and reducing power consumption by over 20%.

CRRC also showcased a 5MW energy storage unit equipped with intelligent smoke and temperature alarm systems, ensuring compatibility with its self-developed overseas liquid-cooled energy storage battery modules.

Haidian Technology: Empowering the Entire Energy Storage Lifecycle with AI

Haidian Technology demonstrated its commitment to integrating AI technology throughout the energy storage lifecycle at the exhibition. This includes planning, design, delivery, operation, and sustainable development.

The company showcased its AI ecosystem, illustrating how its AI cloud platform enables intelligent management of energy storage systems throughout their lifecycle. The AI operation assistant HyperGenie, equipped with over 200 repair case studies, offers intelligent decision-making capabilities through voice interaction, intelligent Q&A, and fault mapping connectivity, significantly improving operational efficiency.

Chuneng New Energy: Strategic Partnership with UK’s Immersa

Chuneng New Energy established a significant collaboration at the exhibition by signing a strategic cooperation agreement with the UK company Immersa for a 2.5GWh energy storage project, centered on Chuneng’s 5MWh battery module, the CORNEX M5.

The two companies plan to cooperate on energy storage projects over the next five years, focusing on product supply, after-sales service, and project development, thereby accelerating technological innovation and product diversification in the global energy storage market.

Sunshine Power: Showcasing New Commercial Liquid-Cooled Energy Storage System

Sunshine Power introduced its new commercial liquid-cooled energy storage system, PowerStack 255CS, at the exhibition. With a single machine capacity of 257kWh for 2 hours and 514kWh for 4 hours, this product achieves significant improvements in performance, economic efficiency, and safety standards.

In addition, the company has successfully deployed over 1,000 projects globally, including applications in metallurgy, automotive, textiles, and more.

Nandu Power: Energy Storage as the Core of Energy Systems

A representative from Nandu Power noted the trend at the exhibition highlighting that energy storage has shifted from being optional to essential within energy systems.

They presented the newly upgraded Center L Max 8.338MWh energy storage system, featuring a self-developed ultra-large capacity solid-state battery with significantly improved energy density and safety. This system has a capacity that exceeds traditional energy storage solutions, showcasing a 167% increase in energy density.

Goldwind Zero Carbon: Unveiling Two New Products

With the trend of large-scale energy storage development in Europe, Goldwind Zero Carbon introduced two new products aimed at addressing the challenges posed by large-capacity storage projects. The GoldConv A10000Pro-MV storage system offers a mid-voltage capacity of 10MVA and boasts compatibility with a range of battery cells.

Wotai Energy: Comprehensive Energy Storage Solutions

As a long-established player in the European energy storage market, Wotai Energy presented a comprehensive range of energy storage solutions at the exhibition, catering to diverse segment demands. They unveiled their upgraded 5MWh liquid-cooled energy storage system, providing innovative solutions for large-scale storage applications.

With Germany surpassing 100GW in installed photovoltaic systems and the European household storage demand continuing to surge, the Chinese new energy industry has demonstrated remarkable achievements at the 2025 European Smart Energy Exhibition. This participation is essential for developing a cost-effective, secure path toward global carbon neutrality.

As Marcus Elzesser, founder and CEO of the German Solar Promotion Company, stated, “Chinese enterprises play an irreplaceable role in driving Europe’s energy transition, providing cost-effective solutions while continuously advancing sustainable technologies.”