On July 16th, a significant piece of news for the global energy storage sector broke: the proposal for the world's first international standard for supercapacitors used in electrical energy storage, put forward by China, was successfully established at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). This landmark progress has received support from countries such as Germany, Japan, and Finland, which not only demonstrates China's international discourse power in this technical field but also injects strong impetus into the standardized development of the global energy storage supercapacitor industry.
As one of the key technologies in the field of new energy storage, supercapacitors, with their excellent electrical characteristics, ultra-long cycle life, good environmental adaptability, and high safety and stability, have shown irreplaceable advantages in the field of electrical energy storage. Especially in scenarios such as power frequency modulation, suppressing power fluctuations, and improving power quality, their performance far surpasses that of traditional energy storage equipment, and they are even regarded by the industry as a potential technology that is expected to partially replace lithium-ion batteries in the future.
China has long been at the forefront of the world in the research, development, and application of supercapacitor technology. At present, China has built the world's first 5MW supercapacitor thermal storage frequency modulation demonstration project and the world's largest 16MW all-supercapacitor energy storage frequency modulation demonstration project. These benchmarking projects have laid a solid foundation for the maturity and promotion of the technology. According to statistics, the global installed capacity of supercapacitors for energy storage has exceeded 1GW and is growing at a rapid pace. It is expected that by 2030, this scale will reach 5GW to 10GW, with a broad market prospect.
The international standard led by China this time is not without basis. The proposal closely combines the technical route and application status of supercapacitors in the field of electrical energy storage, in-depth analysis of the gaps and deficiencies of existing international standards in this field, and puts forward targeted planning suggestions for future standards. The formulation and implementation of the standard will effectively regulate the entire industrial chain links such as product research and development, production, and application, promote technological innovation and 成果转化，and drive the global energy storage supercapacitor industry towards higher quality and more sustainable development.
It is worth noting that the successful establishment of this international standard marks China's leap from technological leadership to standard leadership in the field of energy storage supercapacitors, forming a closed loop of the entire industrial chain including research and development, production, and application. This will not only strongly support the in-depth implementation of China's "dual carbon" strategy, provide key technical guarantees for the construction of a new power system, but also contribute Chinese wisdom and Chinese standardization solutions to the global future energy storage market, helping to achieve global energy transformation and sustainable development goals.
With the advancement of the formulation of this international standard, the global energy storage supercapacitor industry will usher in a more standardized and coordinated development environment, injecting new vitality into the energy revolution and green development.