[Policy Update] Beijing Authorities Jointly Issue Measures to Promote Standardized EV Battery Recycling

📰 News Highlight

On September 22, 2026, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, and the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau jointly issued the "Several Measures of Beijing Municipality on Encouraging the Standardized and Healthy Development of Spent Power Battery Recycling and Utilization Enterprises".

⚙️ Core Components

1.       Substantial Financial and Tax Incentives: The Measures offer municipal fixed-asset investment subsidies of up to 30% of project investment for qualifying comprehensive utilization demonstration projects.

2.       Cross-Regional Synergy and Carbon Standards: The policy outlines 20 concrete measures spanning pilot testing, standardized collection networks, and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei industrial synergy.

💡 Key Takeaways

1.       Accelerating Regional Industrial Capacity: Strong fiscal subsidies and VAT relief significantly reduce operational costs for advanced battery recyclers, directly incentivizing the deployment of high-efficiency hydrometallurgical recycling.

2.       Institutionalizing Battery Carbon Footprint Tracking: The focus on green power trading and lifecycle carbon footprint accounting ensures that recycled battery materials maintain a low embedded carbon profile.

[Market Update] China-Led International Standard on Decentralized Multi-Energy Systems Officially Released by IEC

Recently, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) officially published the international standard “Decentralized Multi-Energy Systems — Part 1: General Requirements” led by China.

💡 Key Takeaways

1.       Global Unified Blueprint for Multi-Energy Coordination: The standard establishes the first comprehensive international definitions, typical architecture, and standardization roadmap for decentralized multi-energy systems.

2.       Benchmarking Global Integrated Energy Deployment: Incorporating representative engineering cases worldwide, the standard provides an authoritative, replicable reference for global integrated energy projects.

[Carbon Market] 

During September 21 – September 24, the total transaction volume of Carbon Emission Allowances (CEA) in the Chinese National Carbon Market reached 7,537,924 tons, with a total transaction value of USD 105,615,637.68. The highest price was USD 14.23/ton, and the lowest price was USD 13.92/ton. For bulk agreement transactions, the volume was 5,168,280 tons, with a transaction value of USD 71,982,707.13.