Beyond Lithium Summit 2026

Building India’s Multi-Chemistry Storage Future

NETRA – Net-zero Energy Transition Association presents the Beyond Lithium Summit 2026, a focused technology-to-application forum for India’s emerging multi-chemistry energy-storage ecosystem.

As India expands renewable-energy capacity, strengthens energy security, and prepares for long-duration storage requirements, the storage conversation must move beyond lithium-ion alone. The summit will bring together policymakers, researchers, technology developers, manufacturers, utilities, project developers, investors, and industry leaders to examine commercially viable, India-relevant non-lithium storage pathways.

The event will explore how alternative storage technologies can support grid resilience, renewable-energy integration, domestic manufacturing, critical-mineral security, and new commercial opportunities across the country.

Registration 

NETRA Members: Complimentary registration- https://forms.gle/Hu2sQf596sRE9GyH6

Non-NETRA Members: INR 20,000 + 18% taxes (25% early bird discount till 30th September 2026)

https://forms.gle/afQcH5K4zPPd9Mj99

Summit Objective

The Beyond Lithium Summit 2026 will assess the readiness, economics, deployment potential, and policy requirements of storage technologies beyond lithium-ion. It will connect technology development with real-world applications, pilot projects, manufacturing opportunities, supply chains, safety, standards, recycling, and long-duration energy-storage policy.

The summit will cover:

• Sodium-ion batteries
• Flow batteries, including vanadium redox technologies
• Iron- and zinc-based battery systems
• Aluminium-air technologies
• Solid-state and silicon-enhanced battery cells
• Pumped-hydro storage
• Compressed-air, thermal, mechanical, and other non-electrochemical storage technologies
• Long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications and policy

Conference Sessions

1. From Lithium Dominance to a Multi-Chemistry Approach

This opening session will examine the policy landscape, government R&D initiatives, global market status, and the bankability of non-lithium energy storage in India. It will also assess learnings from Indian pilot projects and the importance of a critical-minerals strategy to reduce import dependence.

2. Sodium-Ion Technology

The session will explore sodium-ion technology status, prototypes, pilot projects, global manufacturing developments, Indian localisation potential, and the pathways required to de-risk technology investments.

3. Flow Batteries

Focused on vanadium redox and other flow-battery technologies, this session will cover technology stability, current projects, grid applications, and the journey from pilot demonstration to commercial project pipeline.

4. Iron, Zinc-Based Batteries and Aluminium-Air Technologies

This discussion will focus on the role of start-ups, technology validation, performance guarantees, application-specific technology selection, C&I economics, supply chains, testing, and certification requirements.

5. Solid-State and Silicon-Enhanced Cells: From Lab to GWh

The session will assess cell-performance improvements, duration, capital cost, degradation, safety, emerging applications, technology-readiness levels, market readiness, and investment opportunities.

6. Non-Electrochemical Storage

This session will cover compressed-air energy storage, thermal storage, mechanical storage, pumped-hydro technologies, and their relevance for long-duration energy-storage requirements, grid applications, and DISCOMs.

Who Should Attend?

The summit is designed for stakeholders across the energy-storage value chain, including:

• Central and state policymakers, regulators, and government agencies
• Utilities, DISCOMs, grid operators, and transmission companies
• Renewable-energy developers and independent power producers
• BESS, long-duration storage, and infrastructure developers
• Battery manufacturers, component suppliers, recyclers, and technology companies
• EPC contractors, integrators, testing agencies, and O&M service providers
• Industrial and commercial energy consumers
• Start-ups, research institutions, academia, and think tanks
• Banks, investors, venture-capital firms, insurers, and financial advisors
• Consultants, industry associations, and sustainability professionals

Why Attend?

• Understand the opportunities and limitations of non-lithium storage technologies in the Indian market.
• Learn about technology readiness, performance, safety, cost, and commercial applications.
• Gain insights into India’s policy environment, standards, testing needs, and localisation opportunities.
• Identify potential collaboration opportunities in research, manufacturing, pilots, project development, finance, and supply chains.
• Network with decision-makers and experts shaping India’s long-duration and multi-chemistry storage future.

Contact

For registration, partnership opportunities, speaker participation, or general queries, please contact:

Debi Prasad Dash
Email: debi@netraglobal.org
Mobile: +91 9699719818

Tushar Kakade
Email: tushar@netraglobal.org
Mobile: +91 9404999270