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The research team led by Qi Lu at Peking University has made breakthrough progress in the development of sulfide electrolytes. According to the “White Paper on the Development of China’s Solid Electrolyte Industry (2025)” jointly released by research institutions EVTank and IIVE Economic Research Institute, along with the China Battery Industry Research Institute on April 14, 2025, at 14:45:52, the industrialization of solid-state batteries presents the greatest market opportunity for upstream materials, particularly for core solid electrolytes. The data shows that in 2024, global shipments of solid electrolytes amounted to approximately 0.17 million tons, with the majority coming from the Chinese market. As full-solid-state batteries move toward industrialization, the share of sulfide electrolytes in shipments will gradually increase. It is estimated that by 2030, sulfide electrolytes will account for 29.5% of total electrolyte shipments, with a market share of 65% among those used in full-solid-state batteries. Recently, Professor Qi Lu from Peking University and president of the Zhongguancun New Battery Technology Innovation Alliance led his research team to make a significant breakthrough in the field of solid-state batteries. The team successfully developed manganese-based multi-component composite metal oxide cathode materials as well as advanced lithium batteries using sulfide electrolytes for energy storage (including solid-state energy storage batteries). This research achievement, which took 14 years and involved hundreds of experiments, indicates that China has reached an internationally advanced level in the technology of solid-state lithium batteries for energy storage. 14 years of effort to create a breakthrough: Overcoming technical barriers at the material level. Since 2012, Professor Lu has led a research and development team from Peking University. Building on the lithium batteries that were first used in electric buses during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the team has spent over a decade working hard on research and innovation. They focused on breaking through two key technologies: manganese-based multi-component composite metal oxide cathode materials and sulfide electrolytes. Through independent innovation, they established a comprehensive intellectual property framework, and successfully developed new, advanced lithium batteries as well as solid-state lithium battery systems for energy storage. Through its own intellectual property system, this technology completely solves the global problems associated with traditional liquid lithium batteries, such as their flammability, explosiveness, and poor performance at low temperatures; it can still operate stably in extreme conditions of -50°C. It has now been widely applied in industrial equipment, electric vehicles, and household appliances in regions such as Inner Mongolia. **The inauguration ceremony of the Qilu Laboratory took place in 2024. Professor Qilu’s team founded Siina New Materials Technology (**) Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Siina New Materials), and together with China Power Construction Anhui Branch, they established the “**Qilu Laboratory”. The team is working together to develop a complete industrial chain: securing manganese ore resources in Gansu and other regions ； Establish production bases for cathode materials and sulfide electrolytes in Hainan and Inner Mongolia ； Establish production bases for solid-state energy storage batteries in Beijing, Hubei, Shandong and other regions, thereby creating a complete industrial chain that spans mineral extraction, material research and development, to battery manufacturing. Broad market prospects: Targeting a market worth hundreds of billions. By 2025, solid-state lithium batteries for new energy storage will be able to enter mass production following pilot tests in the **Qi Lu Laboratory; these products will be 3 to 5 years ahead of their competitors, allowing them to quickly capture market share thanks to their technical advantages. At the same time, customized energy storage solutions can be developed to meet the needs and application scenarios of different customers, thereby addressing the personalized requirements of various client groups. Mass production of sulfide electrolysis is imminent! The Qilu team has made breakthrough progress in the research and development of solid-state batteries. In addition, this product boasts market competitive advantages including being the only one in the world to achieve mass production of sulfide electrolytes ； Scarcity technical barriers (patents covering materials, processes, and equipment) ； Autonomous pricing power (costs 30% lower than those of Japanese and Korean competitors) ； Monopolistic market window period (3–5 years) ； Own sales markets and sales channels, etc. To date, Siina New Materials has established partnerships with 20 leading enterprises including **Energy Group and Mengdian Group**, and is targeting the market of 1 billion people without access to electricity along the Belt and Road initiative in Africa. It is predicted that this technology will be able to capture 50% of the domestic high-end energy storage market within the next 3 years, driving an industrial chain value of over 100 billion yuan. This innovative achievement by Professor Qi Lu’s team not only demonstrates China’s innovation capabilities in the field of new energy materials, but also contributes solutions rooted in Chinese wisdom to the global energy transition.