New Energy Storage Highlights: March 17-19, 2025

Corporate Strategic Cooperation

1. ZhiGuang Energy and HaiChen Energy Sign 15GWh Cell Procurement Agreement
   Date: March 17, 2025
   Details: Guangzhou ZhiGuang Energy has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Xiamen HaiChen Energy for the 2025-2026 period, planning to procure a total of 15GWh of cell products. The two companies will deepen collaboration in areas such as energy storage system research and development and supply chain coordination, exploring global pathways for low-carbon energy transition. This cooperation will effectively secure ZhiGuang Energy’s production capacity needs in commercial energy storage and grid-side energy storage, further consolidating its market position in comprehensive energy services.

Technological Innovations

1. HuaJian New Energy Develops Centralized Energy Storage Thermal Management System
   Date: March 17, 2025
   Details: HuaJian New Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. has received a patent from the National Intellectual Property Administration for a “Centralized Energy Storage Thermal Management System.” This system utilizes a cooling module and dual cooling circuit design to achieve collaborative heat dissipation among multiple energy storage modules, ensuring safe battery operation while reducing the overall volume by over 20%. This technological breakthrough offers an innovative solution for the compact layout of large-scale energy storage power stations.
2. Guangdong ChangNeng Launches Efficient Battery Cooling Device
   Date: March 18, 2025
   Details: Guangdong ChangNeng Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. has been granted a patent for a “New Energy Storage Battery Cooling Device.” This device features a multi-layer heat spreader structure that rapidly conducts internal heat from the battery pack to its outer shell, combined with an external cooling solution, which improves overall cooling efficiency by 30%. This technology is suitable for commercial energy storage and electric vehicles, ensuring the safe operation of high energy density batteries.
3. DeRun New Energy Releases Modular Home Energy Storage Device
   Date: March 18, 2025
   Details: DeRun New Energy (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. has been authorized a patent for a “Stackable Modular Home Energy Storage Device.” This device uses a guiding limit structure design for quick stacking between modules, supporting flexible expansion to over 10kWh capacity. It features an intelligent temperature control system, making it adaptable to various scenarios such as home photovoltaics and grid backup, providing a convenient solution for the proliferation of distributed energy storage.
4. State Grid Develops Energy Storage Operation Monitoring System
   Date: March 18, 2025
   Details: The State Grid Comprehensive Energy Service Group has applied for a patent for a “New Energy Storage Operation Monitoring and Analysis Method Based on Multiple Application Scenarios.” This system integrates multi-dimensional data such as grid status and battery health, using AI algorithms to achieve dynamic assessment and optimization of energy storage system performance, enhancing operational efficiency by over 15% and providing technical support for the scale application of grid-side energy storage.

Project Progress and Market Dynamics

1. Nantong Port Completes First International Shipment of Lithium Battery Energy Storage Cabinets
   Date: March 17, 2025
   Details: Nantong Tonghai Container Terminal successfully shipped its first lithium battery energy storage cabinet to Nagoya Port, Japan. The shipment, valued at over 20 million yuan, was transported by China Foreign Trade Transportation (Hong Kong) Co. To ensure safe transport, the Nantong Maritime Bureau innovatively implemented a dual-track “Regulation + Service” mechanism and developed a special emergency plan to promote standardized transportation of new energy goods. This breakthrough marks the port’s logistics transformation towards greener and higher value-added operations.
2. Xinjiang’s Energy Storage Capacity Exceeds 10 Million Kilowatts
   Date: March 18, 2025
   Details: The installed capacity of new energy in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has surpassed 100 million kilowatts, with supporting energy storage capacity reaching 9.777 million kilowatts (32.663 million kWh), ranking among the top in the country. More than 200 energy storage stations, including the Woneng Shijianfang, have been built in the region, utilizing diverse technological routes such as lithium iron phosphate, vanadium flow, and compressed air. Through integrated operation of “source, grid, load, and storage,” Xinjiang has improved new energy utilization by 3.6%, with annual adjustment electricity exceeding 4.4 billion kilowatt-hours.
3. Anhui Shijiaheli Accelerates 5GWh Energy Storage Project
   Date: March 18, 2025
   Details: Anhui Shijiaheli New Energy Co., Ltd. has completed 70% of the engineering work for its annual 5GWh lithium battery energy storage system project, which is expected to commence production in June. The total investment for the project is 1.36 billion yuan, and once completed, it will establish production capacity across the entire industry chain, including energy storage PACK, PCS, and energy storage cabinets, with an expected annual revenue of 3.5 billion yuan. This project will effectively address the new energy consumption needs in East China, supporting the energy transition in the Yangtze River Delta region.
4. JianTou Energy’s Energy Storage Project Capacity Exceeds 110MW
   Date: March 18, 2025
   Details: JianTou Energy’s Xingtai independent energy storage project (110MW) and the Korin user-side energy storage project (2.2MW) are both operating stably. The company is exploring market-oriented trading and ancillary service revenues through its “new energy + energy storage” model. Currently, the proportion of the company’s energy storage business has risen to 12%, and its price-to-book ratio of 0.97 is among the lowest in the industry, garnering significant market attention for its comprehensive energy service capabilities.

Industry Events and Policy Direction

1. SiGe New Energy Hosts Global Supplier Conference
   Date: March 17, 2025
   Details: SiGe New Energy held the “Together, Go Further” supplier conference in Shanghai, attended by over 100 partners. The meeting focused on topics such as photovoltaic storage technology innovation and supply chain collaboration, recognizing outstanding suppliers for 2024. As a leading global provider of integrated distributed energy storage solutions, SiGe achieved over 100 million USD in revenue in 2024, with products distributed across more than 60 countries. This conference aims to build a more resilient global supply chain system.
2. Local Energy Storage Subsidy Policies Intensify
   Date: March 17-18, 2025
   Details: A coastal city in Guangdong has introduced a subsidy of 300 yuan per kilowatt-hour for commercial energy storage projects (capped at 2 million yuan) to encourage peak-shaving and valley-filling on the user side. A major new energy province in the west has implemented operational subsidies for energy storage projects, ensuring long-term profitability for energy storage stations. This combination of policies is accelerating the formation of national energy storage industry clusters, with expected new installations exceeding 20 million kilowatts in 2025.

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