海辰储能吴祖钰受邀与英国首相进行会面

据新华社报道，1月29日上午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见来华进行正式访问的英国首相斯塔默。习近平主席在会见时表示，互信是国与国关系行稳致远的基础。双方要拓展教育、医疗、金融、服务业互利合作，开展人工智能、生物科学、新能源和低碳技术等领域联合研究和产业转化。

2026中英企业家委员会会议

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同日下午，国务院总理李强同英国首相斯塔默共同出席中英企业家委员会会议闭幕式并分别致辞。中英两国110余位企业和机构代表参会，海辰储能吴祖钰受邀出席。

海辰储能吴祖钰受邀出席

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李强总理指出，两国企业可围绕贸易、创新、三方合作和人文交流四个方面发力。在创新领域，双方应重点在清洁能源、人工智能、生物医药等产业把握先机，打造发展新引擎。

斯塔默首相表示，此次率团访华旨在深入了解中国、拓展合作机遇。英方愿与中方发展全面战略伙伴关系，深化贸易、投资、科技等各领域合作，并鼓励两国企业积极对接，惠及双方人民。

中英商务论坛

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1月30日上午，中国贸促会与英国政府在北京联合举办中英商务论坛。邀请了中英政府代表和商协会、企业负责人进行深入政企交流对话，推动落实两国领导人达成的重要共识，巩固工商机制化合作，探讨相关领域的具体合作意向。

英国首相斯塔默会见吴祖钰

论坛期间，英国首相斯塔默会见吴祖钰，双方就相关储能合作事宜进行交流。

1月30日，英国政府官网在新闻公告中提到：“在能源领域，海辰储能的投资将达2亿英镑，并在储能领域创造300个高质量就业岗位。这将助力英国构建储能能力，并提供令电网更加可靠、经济更具竞争力的相关技术支持。海辰储能是全球领先的储能制造商之一。”

当前，随着全球能源转型加速推进，储能已成为各国能源政策和产业发展的重点方向之一。中英双方在政府层面保持沟通的同时，企业间在市场化框架下开展交流合作，有利于整合双方互补优势，共同推动全球清洁能源事业的可持续发展。

As reported by Xinhua News, on the morning of January 29, President Xi Jinping met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was in China on an official visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. President Xi noted that mutual trust serves as the cornerstone for the stable and long-term development of state-to-state relations. Both sides should expand mutually beneficial cooperation in education, healthcare, finance and services, and conduct joint research and technology commercialization in such fields as artificial intelligence, biological sciences, new energy and low-carbon technologies.

On the same afternoon, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer jointly attended the closing ceremony of the China-UK Business Council meeting and delivered speeches respectively. More than 110 representatives of enterprises and institutions from both China and the UK participated in the meeting, Wu Zuyu from Hithium, who was invited to attend.

Premier Li Qiang stated that enterprises from the two countries could focus on four key areas: trade, innovation, trilateral cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges. In the field of innovation, both sides should prioritize seizing opportunities in industries such as clean energy, artificial intelligence, and biopharmaceuticals, thereby fostering new engines for development.

Prime Minister Starmer stated that leading this delegation to China aims to gain a deeper understanding of the country and expand opportunities for cooperation. The UK is willing to develop a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, deepen cooperation across various fields such as trade, investment, and technology, and encourage active engagement between businesses of both nations to benefit their peoples.

As a corporate representative in the long-duration energy storage sector, Wu Zuyu, Founder and Chairman of Hithium, attended the meeting upon invitation. He listened to the speeches delivered by leaders from both China and the UK, gaining insights into the spirit of bilateral cooperation as well as the collaborative prospects and policy directions in areas such as clean energy development.

Against this backdrop, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the UK government jointly held the China-UK Business Forum in Beijing on the morning of January 30. The forum invited representatives from the Chinese and British governments, as well as leaders from business associations and enterprises, to engage in in-depth public-private dialogue. This aimed to promote the implementation of the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen institutionalized business cooperation, and explore specific collaborative intentions in relevant fields.

During the forum, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Wu Zuyu, and the two sides exchanged views on matters related to energy storage cooperation.

On January 30, the UK government stated in a news announcement on its official website that, in energy,  Hithium's investment will bring £200 million and 300 high-quality jobs in energy storage, building the UK's sovereign capability and providing technologies that will make its grid more reliable and its economy stronger.  Hithium is one of the world's leading energy storage manufacturers.

Currently, as the global energy transition accelerates, energy storage has become a key focus in national energy policies and industrial development worldwide. While maintaining government-level dialogue, China and the UK are also fostering market-based exchanges and cooperation between enterprises. This approach helps integrate their complementary strengths and jointly advance the sustainable development of the global clean energy sector.