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National training course on underground energy storage opens in Shandong
A national training course on underground energy storage opened on November 9 in Tai’an, Shandong province.
It brings together workers in energy storage, geology, geophysical exploration and underground engineering from across China.
The course focuses on how to explore and use underground spaces for energy storage.
Shandong has substantial salt deposits and stable geological structures, which officials say offer good conditions for storage in underground salt caverns.
As renewable energy grows, energy storage can help use more clean power and keep the electricity system stable.
Shandong has been exploring salt-cavern storage and developed a research platform and technical methods for assessing underground caverns.
Organizers say the course will support skills development and technical exchange to help advance the sector.
A national advanced training course on underground-space exploration and use for deep underground energy storage opened in Tai’an, Shandong, on November 9.
The course aims to strengthen the workforce and improve its ability to address practical engineering challenges.
Participants work in fields including energy storage engineering, deep underground engineering, geology, geophysical exploration and underground-space use.
Officials said Shandong’s salt resources and stable geological structures offer favorable conditions for developing salt-cavern energy storage.
- Who
- The course brought together workers in energy storage engineering, deep underground engineering, geology, geophysical exploration and underground-space use.
- What
- A national advanced training course on key technologies for exploring and using underground space for deep energy storage opened.
- When
- November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Tai’an, Shandong province, China.
- Why
- It aims to strengthen the deep underground energy-storage workforce and improve participants’ ability to solve engineering problems.
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Shandong’s installed non-fossil power capacity reached 147 million kilowatts, or 55.8% of its total installed power capacity.
The national advanced training course opened in Tai’an.
- Course location
- Tai’an, Shandong
- Opening date
- November 9, 2026
- Non-fossil power capacity
- 147 million kilowatts by the end of October 2026
- Share of total installed power capacity
- 55.8% by the end of October 2026
- National training courses in Shandong
- 36 during the 14th Five-Year Plan period
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What people are saying
The core of using underground space for deep energy storage is to understand the resources, clarify ownership boundaries and uphold the safety bottom line.
New energy storage is becoming a key part of building a new power system.
We hope all participants will take an active part in discussions and turn the results of the training into practical outcomes that advance deep underground energy storage.