CITES - Hong Kong, China 2026：
2026 Conference on Innovation and Technologies of Energy Storage(CITES 2026)
Hong Kong, China | July 23 to 25, 2026
https://cites2026.org/

With the “dual carbon” goals becoming a global consensus, renewable energy sources (wind and solar) are being integrated into power grids at an unprecedented pace. However, their intermittency and variability pose significant challenges to the safe, stable, and efficient operation of power systems. Energy storage, as a key technology to address temporal and spatial energy imbalances, has become a strategic pillar of the energy transition.
Currently, the energy storage industry is experiencing a “diversified and multi-point breakthrough” pattern: lithium-ion batteries continue to reduce costs and improve performance; long-duration storage technologies such as flow batteries, compressed air, flywheels, and thermal storage are accelerating commercialization; and hydrogen storage, as a seasonal storage solution, is attracting growing attention. Meanwhile, new models such as virtual power plants, integrated source-grid-load-storage systems, and shared energy storage are emerging. Nevertheless, the industry faces common challenges including core technology breakthroughs, incomplete safety and standard systems, unclear business models, and international market barriers.
Against this backdrop, this global energy storage conference aims to bring together leading scholars, industry leaders, policymakers, and investors to analyze industry trends, showcase cutting-edge achievements, address development bottlenecks, and promote cross-sector collaboration. The goal is to advance the energy storage industry from “scale development” to “high-quality, safe, and efficient” growth, contributing knowledge and solutions toward building a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient modern energy system.
2026 Conference on Innovation and Technologies of Energy Storage(CITES 2026) is organized by City University of Hong Kong, technically sponsored by IEEE Hong Kong Section, supported by JC STEM Lab of Future Energy Systems, Global Chinese Power & Energy Society, Hong Kong Association for Advanced Scientific Research(HKAASR), Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers(HKSME) and Asia Pacific Institute of Science and Engineering(APISE), media supported by ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. The conference will be held in Hong Kong, China from July 23 to 25, 2026. The theme of CITES 2026 is “Diversified Energy Storage Innovation and System Synergy”.

●Publication & Indexing
1) All the accepted and presented papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to conference IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements. The publisher will submit articles to Engineering Village, Scopus, Web of Science and other databases for review and indexing after publication.
2) Selected papers with great extension will be recommended to publish in International Journal.
#CITES 2026 is listed on IEEE conference list. (ISBN: 979-8-3195-4382-0)

●Call for Papers-topics
Track 1: Advanced Energy Storage Technologies and Materials Innovation
Track 2: Energy Storage System Integration and Intelligent Management
Track 3: Grid Integration Applications, Market Mechanisms, and Policy
Track 4: Diversified Application Scenarios and Cross-Sector Integration
Track 5: Circular Economy and Sustainable Development
More: https://cites2026.org/Cfp.html

●Submission Method
Please submit your paper through submission system
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CITES2026

If you have any question about submission:
cites@hkaasr.org

●Submission Note
1)Manuscripts must be written in English;
2) The manuscript should be written in accordance with the standard of template;
3) The paper should be no less than 5 pages and no longer than 10 pages;
4) Plagiarism is prohibited;
5) Duplicate submission is prohibited.

●Important Dates
Full paper submission deadline: Mar. 25, 2026
Notification of acceptance: Apr. 25, 2026
Registration deadline: May 25, 2026

●Contact
Conference Secretary：Ms. Aileen Zhao
General：+852-30506862（Hong Kong）
Phone：19102815802
E-mail：cites@hkaasr.org
WeChat：19102815802
Website：https://cites2026.org/