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2020年10月28日，中关村储能产业技术联盟（CNESA）与美国保险商实验室（ULSE）签订储能领域标准合作协议，共同推进中美双方储能标准的交流与合作。协议签署后双方开展了一系列合作活动。近期ULSE与全球合作伙伴开展对话交流，联盟也接受了采访。以下是采访报道。
We recently spoke with Liu Wei, Secretary General of our MOU partner organization, the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA), on how our organizations are collaborating on standards solutions to help improve safety, security, and sustainability internationally in the energy storage industry. Read the full interview below:
我们最近与我们的MOU合作伙伴中关村储能产业技术联盟（CNESA）秘书长刘为进行了交谈，讨论了我们的组织如何在标准解决方案方面进行合作，以帮助提高储能行业的国际安全性、安全性和可持续性。下面请看完整访谈：
Q: Could you briefly introduce the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) and the organization’s mission and vision?
Q：您能简单介绍一下中关村储能产业技术联盟（CNESA）以及该组织的使命和愿景吗？
Liu Wei: The China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) is a grade 5A China Social Organization and China’s first nonprofit organization dedicated to the international energy storage industry. CNESA is committed to the healthy development of the energy storage industry through positive influence of government policy and promotion of energy storage applications.
刘为：中关村储能产业技术联盟（CNESA）是中国社会组织5A级社团，是中国第一个专注在储能领域的非营利性国际行业组织。CNESA致力于通过影响政府政策的制定和储能应用的推广促进储能产业的健康有序发展。
CNESA’s membership body includes 480 exceptional domestic and international organizations involved in all aspects of the energy storage industry, from technology manufacturers, renewable energy corporations, relevant research institutes, and more. CNESA partners with government bodies to develop strategies for industry development, determine directions for medium-and long-term industry growth, consolidate efforts to establish a market mechanism, and many other projects that play a crucial role in advancing the energy storage industry in China and abroad.
CNESA聚集了优秀的储能技术厂商、新能源产业公司、电力系统以及相关领域的科研院所和高校，覆盖储能全产业链各参与方，会前会员机构累计480+。CNESA在协同政府主管部门研究制定中国储能产业发展战略、倡导产业发展模式、确定中远期产业发展重点方向、整合产业力量推动建立产业机制等工作中，发挥着举足轻重的先锋作用。
CNESA’s market research department provides a variety of services including our Global Energy Storage Database, Energy Storage Industry Tracking, special research reports, consultation services, and our annual Energy Storage Industry White Paper. You can learn more about CNESA and see some of our original research at our official website.
CNESA的市场研究部门可以提供各种服务，包括我们的全球储能数据库、储能行业跟踪、定制研究报告、咨询服务以及我们的储能产业研究白皮书。您可以在我们的官方网站上了解更多关于CNESA的信息，并查看我们的一些原始研究。
Q: Why did CNESA decide to become an MOU partner with UL Standards & Engagement?
Q：为什么CNESA决定成为UL Standards & Engagement MOU合作伙伴？
Liu Wei: Safety is critical to the development of energy storage. Especially in recent years, energy storage accidents have attracted social attention. Since 2018, CNESA has become an association standard pilot unit authorized by the Standardization Administration of China, and safety is the focus of the CNESA's standardization work.
刘为：安全对储能的发展至关重要。特别是近年来，储能事故引起了社会的关注。自2018年以来，CNESA已成为中国标准化管理局授权的协会标准试点单位，安全是CNESA标准化工作的重点。
UL Standards & Engagement is an internationally renowned safety standard-setting organization. Energy storage-related standards such as UL 9540, UL 9540A, and UL 1973 have been widely recognized by the energy storage industry.
UL Standards & Engagement是一家国际知名的安全标准制定机构。储能相关标准如UL 9540、UL 9540A和UL 1973已被储能行业广泛认可。
CNESA and UL Standards & Engagement have established energy storage standard cooperation to promote energy storage safety research and international exchanges, formulate relevant standards more scientifically, and lay a safe foundation for the development of the energy storage industry.
CNESA和UL Standards & Engagement 建立储能标准合作关系，以促进储能安全研究和国际交流，更科学地制定相关标准，为储能行业的发展奠定安全基础。
Q: Which UL Standards & Engagement resources do you find beneficial?
Q：您认为UL Standards & Engagement哪些资源更具价值？
Liu Wei: UL Standards & Engagement has a history of more than 100 years, has formulated a large number of safety standards, and has very valuable experience in safety standard formulation. UL Standards & Engagement has relevant instructions and training for UL standards stakeholders, allowing participants to quickly understand the procedures and ways of participating in the UL standards development process.
刘为：UL Standards & Engagement已经有100多年的历史，制定了大量的安全标准，在安全标准制定方面具有非常宝贵的经验。UL Standards & Engagement为UL标准利益相关者提供了相关指导和培训，使参与者能够快速了解参与UL标准开发过程的程序和方式。
UL Standards & Engagement’s online Collaborative Standards Development System (CSDS) platform enables participants to understand the UL standards development process, put forward relevant opinions and suggestions on the standard, and participate in the voting of the standard.
UL Standards & Engagement的在线协作标准开发系统（CSDS）平台使参与者能够了解UL标准开发过程，就标准提出相关意见和建议，并参与标准投票。
UL Standards & Engagement also has relevant webinars for specific standards instructions and discussions. These all help interested experts to participate and understand the standard. In the future, CNESA also hopes to jointly organize energy storage-related webinars and other activities with UL Standards & Engagement to strengthen the understanding between China and the United States.
UL Standards & Engagement还为特定标准说明和讨论举办了相关的网络研讨会，这些都有助于感兴趣的专家参与并理解标准。未来，CNESA还希望与UL Standards & Engagement共同举办与储能相关的网络研讨会和其他活动，以加强中美之间的理解。
Q: What is the positive impact of your organization’s association with UL Standards & Engagement when it comes to adoption and adaption of safety standards?
Q：在安全标准的采用和调整方面，贵组织与UL Standards & Engagement的联系有何积极影响？
Liu Wei: At present, the standards cooperation between CNESA and UL Standards & Engagement in energy storage safety is in the exploratory stage. CNESA and UL Standards & Engagement set up the UL Energy Storage Standard China Workgroup and recommended relevant Chinese experts to participate in UL Standards & Engagement technical committees. On the other hand, with the support of experts such as the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science of the University of Science and Technology of China, CNESA is transforming the UL 9540A test method standard into the CNESA standard.
刘为：目前，CNESA与UL Standards & Engagement在储能安全方面的标准合作处于探索阶段。CNESA和UL Standards & Engagement成立了UL储能标准中国工作组，并推荐相关中国专家参加UL标准与承诺技术委员会。另一方面，在中国科学技术大学火灾科学国家重点实验室等专家的支持下，CNESA正在将UL 9540A测试方法标准转化为CNESA标准。
On the afternoon of Oct. 31, 2021, CNESA, the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science of University of Science and Technology of China, and UL Standards & Engagement jointly held a webinar on energy storage accident analysis and safety countermeasures. At the meeting, Chinese and foreign experts introduced the typical energy storage accidents and experience in China and the United States. The webinar was highly successful and got a great response.
2021年10月31日下午，CNESA、中国科学技术大学火灾科学国家重点实验室和UL Standards&Engagement联合举办了储能事故分析与安全对策网络研讨会。会上，中外专家介绍了中美两国典型的储能事故和经验。这次网络研讨会非常成功，得到了很大的反响。
It is believed that in the future, with the support of both parties and relevant experts, the energy storage industry will be able to develop more safely.
相信在未来，在双方和相关专家的支持下，储能行业将能够更加安全地发展。
Q: Can you highlight any achievements that have emerged from this association? How do you see this association evolving in the coming years?
Q：您能强调一下这个协会取得的成就吗？你如何看待这个协会在未来几年的发展？
Liu Wei: The China Energy Storage Alliance is committed to the healthy development of the energy storage industry through positive influence of government policy and promotion of energy storage applications. With the rapid development of China's energy storage industry, CNESA has also made greater achievements. It plays a great influence in the development of policy promotion and standard formulation of China's energy storage industry. In the process of energy storage industry development, CNESA is actively carrying out the construction of energy storage association standards, improving the energy storage standard system, and safety standard system. CNESA has issued a number of standards and is actively preparing a number of new standards under preparation. At different development stages of the energy storage industry, it plays an essential role in promoting the solution of key problems encountered in industry development, such as industrial safety problems.
刘为：中关村储能产业技术联盟致力于通过影响政府政策的制定和储能应用的推广促进储能产业的健康有序发展。随着中国储能产业的快速发展，CNESA也取得了更大的成就。在储能行业发展过程中，CNESA正在积极开展储能协会标准建设，完善储能标准体系和安全标准体系。CNESA已经发布了一系列标准，并正在积极编制一系列新标准。在储能行业的不同发展阶段，它在推动解决行业发展中遇到的关键问题方面发挥着至关重要的作用。
In the future, CNESA will play a more significant role in the development of the industry. It will promote policy development, build industrial mechanisms, formulate association standards according to development needs, integrate industry resources, and play an influential role as the hub of the industry platform.
未来，CNESA将在该行业的发展中发挥更重要的作用。它将促进政策制定，构建产业机制，根据发展需要制定协会标准，整合行业资源，并作为行业平台的枢纽发挥有影响力的作用。
Q: How important is diversity and inclusion in standards development? What is your take on the role of women in standards development?
Q：标准制定中的多样性和包容性有多重要？你对女性在标准制定中的作用有何看法？
Liu Wei: In the development of the energy storage industry and the formulation of industry standards, diversity and inclusiveness have been driving its development. Diversification is particularly conducive to the progress of standardization. Standardization means integrating different requirements and challenges into one standard document. Therefore, the more diversified the input, the more we can promote high-quality innovation and development. The diversification of standards makes it suitable for more upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry, while inclusiveness enables enterprises to promote their development through participation.
刘为：在储能行业的发展和储能标准的制定过程中，多样性和包容性一直在推动其发展。多样化特别有利于标准化的进展。标准化意味着将不同的要求和挑战整合到一个标准文档中。因此，投入越多元，越能推动高质量创新发展。标准的多样化使其适用于行业中更多的上下游企业，而包容性使企业能够通过参与促进其发展。
In the male-dominated energy storage industry, the members of the China Energy Storage Alliance group have increased diversity efforts. For example, various project participants are women. Women have a distinct perspective, which can bring different perspectives and promote innovative development in standard setting. Inclusive and gender-diversified approaches play an influential role in standardization.
储能行业中，男性占多数，中国储能联盟集团的成员加大了多元化努力。例如，各种项目参与者都有女性。女性有着独特的视角，可以带来不同的观点，促进标准制定方面的创新发展。包容性和性别多样化的方法在标准化方面发挥着重要作用。
Q: UL Standards & Engagement recently launched a new brand and identity, expanding its scope to include both standards and engagement. Have you seen or heard about this, and do you have any initial reactions?
Q：UL Standards & Engagement最近推出了一个新的品牌和标识，将其范围扩大到包括标准和参与。您了解这件事吗？对此您有什么看法？
Liu Wei: We saw news that the UL enterprise is now divided into UL Research Institutes, UL Standards & Engagement, and UL Solutions. By separating R&D and standards, UL Standards & Engagement can maintain the neutrality of standards in the future, attract more institutions and experts to participate, and jointly create globally recognized safety standards.
刘为：我们注意到，UL企业现在分为UL Research Institutes、UL Standards & Engagement和UL Solutions。通过将研发和标准分开，UL Standards & Engagement可以在未来保持标准的中立性，吸引更多机构和专家参与，并共同创建全球公认的安全标准。