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Shanghai Electric's Innovations at CIIF 2025

Shanghai Electric, a global leader in industrial and energy equipment manufacturing, marked its participation in the 25th China International Industry Fair (CIIF 2025) with a focus on enhancing the resilience of the global energy supply and industrial supply chain through advanced innovations. Held from September 23 to September 27, 2025, in Shanghai, the exhibition showcased cutting-edge solutions across various sectors, emphasizing the company’s commitment to sustainable energy and smart manufacturing.

Theme: "Never Stop the Evolution"

The theme of this year’s exhibition underlines Shanghai Electric's dedication to accelerating the transition towards a clean and smart industrial ecosystem. In a climate characterized by increasing demands for energy security and decarbonization, the company showcased diverse technological advancements aimed at improving the supply chain’s resilience.

Industry-Leading Innovations

Shanghai Electric presented a range of high-end, green technologies targeting seven key sectors: energy, industry, motors, components, healthcare, environmental protection, and HVAC systems. Notably, the company garnered four CIIF Energy Awards and two CIIF Industrial Automation Awards, positioning itself as the most awarded exhibitor of the year. Highlights from the event included:

• - Hualong One Pressurized Water Reactor Components: Presentation of advanced equipment for the core of Hualong One reactors and the development of large forged parts.
• - Next-Gen Ultra-Supercritical Steam Turbines: Such turbines demonstrate significant peak shaving capabilities, providing enhanced efficiency.
• - High Power Gas Turbines: Featuring 300 MW turbines that utilize hydrogen blends, promoting a cleaner energy source.
• - Vanadium-Iron Liquid Flow Battery Storage System: This innovative energy storage solution, demonstrating unique capabilities, was a key highlight at the fair.
• - Smart Manufacturing Algorithms: These algorithms enhance the maintenance and operational efficiency of complex energy equipment.
• - Spirit Python Climbing Robot: A new development designed to optimize inspection processes in industrial applications.

As China’s sole supplier of High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) equipment, Shanghai Electric showcased models of its Hualong One and Guohe One reactors, highlighting the company's robust capabilities in manufacturing next-generation primary nuclear equipment.

Contributions to Clean Energy Initiatives

Since 2000, Shanghai Electric has been integral to the "Artificial Sun" nuclear fusion project, establishing itself as a leading supplier of comprehensive core equipment for nuclear reactor systems. At CIIF 2025, the company displayed critical components of reactor systems, such as vacuum chambers and thermal shields, showcasing China’s independent innovation capabilities in controlled nuclear fusion technology.

Furthermore, the company unveiled its green methanol production project, integrating wind energy with biomass, which stands as China’s first large-scale green methanol initiative certified under EU’s ISCC standard. This project contributes to decarbonization in challenging sectors like aviation and shipping.

Additionally, Shanghai Electric is bolstering its supply chains and advancing smart manufacturing, delivering integrated solutions across various sectors including manufacturing, chemicals, metallurgy, smart cities, and industrial parks. The introduction of high-precision grinding centers for aerospace components further illustrates its commitment to enhancing global supply chain versatility in high-end manufacturing.

Leveraging its diverse industrial portfolio and cross-sector synergies, Shanghai Electric has established a comprehensive industrial chain ecosystem for robotics, which includes robotic bodies, applications, key components, and foundational manufacturing equipment. This ecosystem is designed to provide resilient and cost-effective automation solutions for global industrial operators.

Heritage Meets Innovation

Highlighting the intersection of history and innovation, Shanghai Electric also featured a special exhibition titled "Century of Power," showcasing historical artifacts including the first steam turbine measuring instrument of 6000 kW in China. This reflects the company’s engineering legacy and reliability, which remains foundational in executing large-scale projects globally.

Forward-Looking Perspective

Moving forward, Shanghai Electric aims to continue driving synergistic evolution in energy and industry by refining and modernizing its core technologies towards a future characterized by "boundary-less industrial innovation and intelligent manufacturing." With a focus on quality development driven by new productive forces, the company aspires to propel Shanghai and China’s new industrialization through innovation-led growth, tangible advancements, and high-end transformation.