LDES Expo Shanghai

LDES Expo 2026 is presented as the 15th Shanghai International Long Duration Energy Storage and Flow Battery Exhibition, held alongside the 4th Flow Battery Technology Development Conference. The event is scheduled for June 3–5, 2026 in Shanghai at the Shanghai New International Expo Center and is positioned as a professional B2B platform that connects technology development, product showcasing and market expansion across the long-duration storage value chain. The official narrative highlights that long-duration storage is becoming a key enabling condition for large-scale renewable deployment and grid stability as energy systems move toward low-carbon operation. In practical procurement terms, this means the exhibition is most relevant for stakeholders who need to compare technologies not only on headline performance but on deployability: safety behavior, scalability, lifecycle cost, and system integration readiness. By combining exhibition and conference programming, the event is structured to support deeper technical exchange and faster partner screening, enabling visitors to translate market interest into actionable next steps such as technology evaluation, pilot planning and supply chain qualification.

The event scope is built around both flow batteries and the broader category of long-duration energy storage, reflecting an industry reality where multiple technical routes compete and co-exist depending on application needs. The official content emphasizes the perceived advantages of flow batteries in safety, scalability and cycle life, and places them within a wider long-duration landscape that includes lithium-based storage, sodium batteries, lead-carbon, compressed air, pumped hydro, gravity storage, molten salt and hydrogen-related approaches. This focus matters for buyers because long-duration storage procurement is application-led: grid support, renewable integration, peak shifting and resilience requirements determine which technology pathways are viable, and many projects require careful balancing of safety, site constraints, operating profile and economic model. The exhibition and conference setting supports technology-to-application discussion rather than generic marketing, allowing visitors to evaluate system-level questions such as balance-of-plant design, integration boundaries, performance over long duty cycles, and the practical conditions for bankability and scale.

LDES Expo is structured to convene participants across the deployment chain: technology developers and equipment manufacturers, system integrators and EPC stakeholders, component and material suppliers, and end-users or project owners seeking reliable long-duration storage solutions. This mix is commercially significant because long-duration projects require multi-party coordination: technology choice must align with engineering feasibility, supply chain capability, commissioning readiness and long-term O&M commitments. The event format supports this coordination by creating a meeting environment where buyers can engage with upstream component providers and downstream system solution partners in the same visit, which is particularly valuable for flow batteries where system performance depends on both core electrochemical components and supporting equipment. For suppliers, the show offers access to high-intent project audiences; for buyers, it improves procurement efficiency by enabling side-by-side comparisons and earlier technical due diligence, reducing the risk of selecting solutions that cannot be scaled or serviced reliably.

The exhibition scope is described in detail and covers the full flow battery system and its critical parts, including stacks and electrodes, membranes, electrolytes, bipolar plates, heat exchangers, electrolyte tanks, pumps and valves, piping and sealing materials. It also includes supporting system equipment such as inverters, battery management systems, energy management systems, containerized solutions, electrical equipment and monitoring facilities. The scope extends further into manufacturing and industrialization, highlighting R&D design tools, simulation software, automated assembly lines, laser welding, testing and inspection equipment and intelligent factory solutions. Finally, it covers the broader application layer of long-duration storage across multiple technologies, along with service categories such as testing and certification, investment and financing, industrial parks and research institutions. For procurement teams, this breadth is practical because it enables a system-level sourcing approach: evaluating not only the storage technology itself but also the manufacturing capability, quality control discipline, and the supply chain completeness needed for repeatable deployment.

LDES Expo 2026 is scheduled at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in Shanghai with a three-day exhibition window from June 3 to June 5, 2026. The event information also provides operational timing, including registration and build-up on June 1–2, and daily opening hours indicating full-day access on June 3–4 and a shorter closing day on June 5. For professional visitors and exhibitors, this schedule structure supports effective planning: technical teams can allocate time for deep supplier conversations during full days and use the final day for confirming shortlists and next steps. In energy storage procurement, where technical evaluation and risk assessment are central, clear scheduling improves meeting density and helps convert attendance into concrete outputs such as technical alignment, preliminary commercial terms and post-show follow-up plans.

LDES Expo is positioned as part of an “industry chain ecosystem” approach where exhibition and conference programming are integrated to support both market development and technical exchange. This organizer model is commercially relevant because long-duration storage projects require credibility and depth: buyers need more than product claims; they need deployment references, performance assumptions, safety logic, and clarity on how systems will be engineered and maintained. A combined exhibition-and-conference format typically improves decision quality by enabling structured discussion and reducing information asymmetry between suppliers and buyers. For participants, the practical indicator of organizer effectiveness is whether the event accelerates tangible progress: partner selection, pilot project planning, sourcing of critical components and services, and alignment on the commercial and technical conditions required to move from concept to deployment.