【Streaming Sept. 25】Li Feng in Conversation with Feng Yuchuan of QingTao Energy | With New Energy in the Spotlight, How to View Innovation and Development in the Power Battery Sector
Going live this Sunday at 10 a.m. sharp.

This Sunday, September 25 at 10:00 AM, the second episode of the FreeS Fund Dialogue · Environmental Protection and Carbon Neutrality Series — "The New Energy Boom: Innovation and Development in the Power Battery Sector" — will go live. Feng Yuchuan, founder and chairman of QingTao Energy, will join Li Feng, founding partner of FreeS Fund, for a wide-ranging conversation on the present and future of power batteries.
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What They'll Discuss
Getting Straight to It
- How should we understand the relationship between the new energy battery industry and carbon neutrality, from both technological and industrial perspectives?
- What are the key differences between liquid and solid-state batteries?
- Are new energy batteries truly more environmentally friendly?
A Different Angle
- What kinds of new energy batteries are less prone to catching fire at high temperatures?
- Is proprietary equipment innovation indispensable within a materials innovation system?
- How can vehicle driving range be improved from a power battery perspective?
Looking Ahead
- What further developments might we see in materials for the power battery industry?
- Will China become a leader in solid-state energy batteries?
- Will materials development become a critical foundation for future societal progress?
How to Watch
Channels Livestream
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- On 36Kr's livestream page, via "Future Live Room."
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About the Guest
Dr. Feng Yuchuan is the founder and chairman of QingTao Energy. He serves as an executive committee member of the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce and a standing committee member of the Suzhou Municipal Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association. He earned his master's degree from Tsinghua University, where he studied under Academician Nan Cewen, and in 2018 began pursuing Tsinghua's inaugural Doctor of Engineering in Innovation Leadership program. With over a decade of experience in lithium-ion battery research and commercialization, he holds more than 100 authorized invention patents. He has been recognized as a Jiangsu Province Dual-Innovation Talent, a Jiangsu "Youth Dual-Innovation Elite," a Gusu Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Talent, and a Kunshan "Leading Talent," and was named one of Fortune magazine's "40 Under 40 China Business Elite" in 2021.
Further Reading
Understanding Carbon Emissions to Map the Path to Carbon Neutrality | FreeS Research
How We Think About Green Investing | FreeS Research
How Should We View Biotech Opportunities Over the Next Decade? | FreeS Fund Dialogue
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