Trade fairs in Shanghai: Environment & Energy

OCT

28–30

2026

in 27 days

Date unconfirmed

Aquatech China — Water Technology

亚洲水技术展览会

Shanghai · SNIECAnnual

Sector pickSelling into ChinaEnvironment & Energy

International

4 / 5

Schedule: From a Chinese industry schedule — confirm with the organiser before booking

Why it matters

The Chinese edition of Amsterdam's Aquatech, so the organisation and technical framing will be familiar to a European water company. Complements IE expo: Aquatech is water-specific where IE expo spans water, waste, air and soil.

Who is in the room

Municipal water utilities, industrial water buyers, engineering contractors

Good fit for

Water and wastewater treatment technology suppliers
Pump, membrane and instrumentation makers
Water engineering consultancies

Watch out

Municipal water procurement in China effectively requires a local partner or licensee. Come to find one rather than to close a sale.

Organiser

RAI Amsterdam / Aquatech network

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APR

20–22

2027

in about 7 months

IE expo China — Environmental Technology

中国环博会

Shanghai · SNIECAnnual

Sector pickSelling into ChinaDates confirmedEnvironment & Energy

International

4 / 5

Why it matters

The Asian edition of IFAT and now the second-largest environmental fair in the world, covering water, waste, air and soil. Buyers are municipal utilities and industrial environmental departments — long cycles, but policy-driven budgets that are genuinely open to foreign technology.

Floor space

193,000 m²

Who is in the room

Municipal utilities, industrial EHS buyers, engineering contractors

Good fit for

Water and wastewater technology suppliers
Air-treatment and monitoring equipment makers
Environmental engineering consultancies

Note

Public-sector procurement means local partnership is usually mandatory, not optional. Come looking for a partner, not a purchase order.

Organiser

Messe München & MM-SH, with China Environmental Science Society

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JUN

2–4

2027

in about 8 months

SNEC PV+ES — Photovoltaic & Energy Storage · 20th edition

SNEC 国际太阳能光伏与储能大会暨展览会

Shanghai · NECC HongqiaoAnnual

Sector pickBoth directionsDates confirmedEnvironment & EnergyElectronics & Photonics

International

5 / 5

Schedule: Co-located with SNEC ES+ (energy storage and battery) and the SMART E smart-energy conference across the same dates

Why it matters

The largest solar and storage event in the world — 380,000 sqm, 3,000+ exhibitors, and genuinely global attendance because China dominates the supply chain. If you are a European developer, EPC or utility, this is where you meet every module, inverter and battery supplier in one place. If you sell equipment or materials into that chain, your customers are all here too.

Floor space

380,000 m²

Exhibitors

3,000+

Visitors

500,000+

Who is in the room

Project developers, EPCs, utilities, equipment and materials buyers, investors

Good fit for

Project developers and EPCs sourcing modules and storage
Manufacturing equipment and materials suppliers
Inverter, BOS and grid technology firms

Note

Vast and exhausting. Decide before you go whether you are there to buy, to sell, or to raise money — trying to do all three achieves none.

Organiser

Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association, CRES, Shanghai New Energy Industry Association

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Trade fairs in Shanghai: Environment & Energy

Aquatech China — Water Technology

Why it matters

Who is in the room

Good fit for

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IE expo China — Environmental Technology

Why it matters

Who is in the room

Good fit for

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SNEC PV+ES — Photovoltaic & Energy Storage · 20th edition

Why it matters

Who is in the room

Good fit for

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