69 Organizations Collaborate to Accelerate Global Energy Transition: Qingdao Initiative on Global Standardization and Co-innovation of Direct-Current User-side Voltage Class Released

On July 9, the Second Parallel Session of 2025 Qingdao Forum on International Standardization: Standardization of New Energy and Direct-Current Diversified Applications was successfully held, during which eight significant deliverables, including the Qingdao Initiative on Global Standardization and Co-innovation of Direct-Current User-side Voltage Class, were released.

The Qingdao Initiative on Global Standardization and Co-innovation of Direct-Current User-side Voltage Class released

This session concentrated on addressing new energy transformation challenges through international collaboration. Hosted by Qingdao Municipal People's Government with support from China Certification & Inspection Group and organized by institutions including China Quality Certification Centre, it brought together over 300 representatives from relevant governmental departments, domestic and international standardization organizations, industry associations, conformity assessment bodies, as well as enterprises in the energy and manufacturing sectors, encompassing stakeholders from government, academia, industry, research, and end-users.

At the event, 69 organizations jointly launched the Qingdao Initiative on Global Standardization and Co-innovation of Direct-Current User-side Voltage Class ("the Initiative" for short). Sun Yuyou, Deputy General Manager of China Certification & Inspection Group, announced the initiative on behalf of the participating institutions. The Initiative calls on global industry players, standardization bodies and governmental agencies to strengthen collaboration for building an open, synergistic, and efficient global direct-current (DC) ecosystem. It proposes to co-develop an international standards framework, establish a global mutual recognition mechanism for DC-side testing and certification, form an "Alliance for Direct-Current User-side Standardization and Innovation", and create integrated "standards-innovation-industry" demonstration projects. 

The first listing for "Sino-German DC100" direct-current applications in China released

Additionally, the session unveiled the Industry and Technology Development Report of LVDC in China (2025), announced the first listing for "Sino-German DC100" direct-current applications in China, and presented a series of achievements in deepened standards and conformity assessment cooperation. It launched the Research on the Integrated Development of Standards, Testing, and Certification for DC End-use Products in Next Generation Energy Systems; and awarded certificates to "Zero Carbon" Pioneer Demonstration Projects in Shandong Province. At the same time, industry experts were invited to deliver thematic presentations on reflections and practices regarding standards, DC technologies and low-carbon initiatives.

The Second Parallel Session of 2025 Qingdao Forum on International Standardization: Standardization of New Energy and Direct-Current Diversified Applications  

This parallel session established an exchange platform featuring "policy-driven initiatives, cross-sector collaboration, international cooperation, and standards-based support", facilitating the evolution of DC innovation from "isolated breakthroughs" to "systematic advancement", thereby injecting robust momentum into the development of DC technologies and accelerating the global green energy transition.

(Text/Photo: China Quality Certification Centre)