From March 21 to 23, the 10th National Conference on Solid-State Batteries was held in Tianjin, bringing together experts and scholars to discuss advances in the science, technology, and industrialization of solid-state batteries. The conference also served as a collaborative innovation platform that promotes deeper industry-academia-research integration, providing academic support and technological pathways for the high-quality development of the future energy sector.

The conference was attended by prominent scholars and industry leaders, including Gao Ruiping, President of the Chinese Ceramic Society; Zhou Yu, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology; Wu Yicheng, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Tianjin University of Technology; Cheng Huiming, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Honorary Chair of the Conference, and researcher at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Honorary Chair of the Conference, Director of the Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, and Executive Vice President of Nankai University; Chai Liyuan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Tianjin University; Ouyang Minggao and Li Jinghong, both academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professors at Tsinghua University; Wang Chengshan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Tianjin University; Sun Xueliang, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Ningbo Oriental Institute of Technology; Chen Yongsheng, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at Nankai University; Qiao Shizhang, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and professor at the University of Adelaide; Wen Zhaoyin, Chair of the Conference, Chairman of the Solid-State Ionics Branch, Chinese Ceramic Society and researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jin Zhanping, Secretary-General of the Chinese Ceramic Society; Li Hong, Chair of the Conference and researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yang Quanhong, Chair of the Conference and professor at Tianjin University; Cheng Fangyi, Chair of the Conference and Dean of the College of Chemistry, Nankai University; and Fan Xiaobin, Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University.

In his remarks, Chen Jun noted that Nankai University has long been committed to advancing research in new energy batteries under its mission of “Knowing China and Serving China”. He emphasized that solid-state batteries represent a key direction for next-generation energy storage and power batteries, and are critical to advancing China’s carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals and fostering new quality productive forces in the energy sector. He added that the university will continue to leverage its disciplinary strengths and research platforms to promote further breakthroughs in solid-state battery development.

During the keynote session, leading scholars including Ouyang Minggao, Sun Xueliang, Chen Jun, Li Jinghong, Qiao Shizhang, Kang Feiyu (professor at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School), Yang Yong (professor at Xiamen University), Wen Zhaoyin, Huang Yunhui (professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Li Hong, Hu Wenbin (professor at Tianjin University), Hu Yongsheng (researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), and Zhang Qiang (professor at Tsinghua University) delivered presentations titled: “Research Progress on Stability Issues in All-Solid-State Batteries,” “Recent Progress in Novel Halide-based All-Solid-State Batteries,” “Polymer-Based High-Energy-Density Solid-State Lithium Batteries,” “Current Status and Trends in the New Energy Storage Industry,” “Materials Innovation for Secondary Batteries,” “Solid-State Batteries and Approaches to Constructing Their Key Materials,” “Modification of High-Specific-Energy Cathode Materials for All-Solid-State Batteries,” “Progress in the Development of Solid-State Battery Materials,” “Interface Regulation and In Situ Characterization of Solid-State Batteries,” “From Hybrid Solid-Liquid to All-Solid-State: Progress in In Situ Solidification Research and Development,” “High-Energy, High-Safety Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries,” “Research Progress in Solid-State Sodium Batteries”, and “Recent Advances in Polymer Batteries Enabled by Lithium-Bond Chemistry”. Those presentations provided systematic insights into scientific mechanisms, technical challenges, characterization techniques, industrial pathways, and future trends.

The conference also featured three parallel forums. Participants, including experts, early-career researchers, and industry representatives, engaged in discussions on key topics such as sulfide electrolytes, oxide electrolytes, polymer electrolytes, and halide electrolytes; silicon-based and lithium metal anodes; interface engineering; in situ techniques; equipment and large-scale manufacturing; and standardization systems.

（Edited and translated by Nankai News Team.)