The 2025 Jiangsu Frontier Technology R&D Program list has just been released. The project “Key Technologies for Next-Generation Ultra-High-Temperature Molten-Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems,” submitted by CSTA governing member Jinagsu Feiyue Maching and Pumps Group CO.,LTD (Jinagsu Feiyue Group), has been officially approved and will receive RMB 5 million in provincial funding. This marks the first time that Jingjiang City has secured a grant under the provincial Frontier Technology R&D Program.
Jinagsu Feiyue Group is a leading domestic supplier of molten-salt pumps for the concentrating solar-thermal, petrochemical, and metallurgical industries, a pace-setter in high-temperature fluid-handling equipment, a contributor to national industry standards, a National High-Tech Enterprise, and a Jiangsu “Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative” enterprise. The Jingjiang Science and Technology Bureau has been actively implementing the city’s “Future-Proofing Industry” strategy, helping Feiyue connect with research partners such as the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Jiangsu University, and Xi’an Jiaotong University, extending its traditional molten-salt pump portfolio into next-generation energy-storage systems.
The newly funded project is jointly undertaken by Jinagsu Feiyue Group with Beijing University of Technology, the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangsu University, and other leading academic institutions. The consortium will address four critical areas: ultra-high-temperature molten-salt media and specialty metals that withstand both extreme heat and corrosion; high-efficiency molten-salt storage tanks and integrated pump systems; key component manufacturing technologies; and techno-economic evaluations. The expected outcome is a 650 °C, 12-hour-duration thermal-storage demonstration system. Once commercialized, the technology can be widely deployed in wind-solar hybrid plants, coal-fired load-following, and industrial energy-saving and carbon-reduction applications, providing powerful next-generation storage support for China’s high-penetration renewable-energy targets.