【Industry Briefs】 Energy Storage Intelligence Summary (May 20, 2025)

Tags: #CATL #EnergyStorage #Partnership

CATL’s subsidiary, Shandong Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., has officially commissioned its energy storage and power battery production base in Yanzhou District, Jining City. This marks CATL’s first production base in northern China and its largest planned capacity in the region. The base will be constructed in three phases, with Phase 1 now operational at a total scale of 60GWh.

Tags: #arge_energy_storage

JinkoSolar Energy Storage recently signed a pan-European SunGiga system distribution cooperation memorandum with long-standing distributor SolarToday and entered a strategic agreement with Bulgarian energy company Filkab to jointly advance "dual-track energy storage" deployments. These efforts aim to strengthen regional market influence and accelerate Europe’s transition to a greener energy system.

Tags: #LiquidCooling #EnergyStorage_Standards #EnergyStorage_Factory

On May 18, the EPC project for Konya’s first 1GWh energy storage lithium battery pack production line, funded by Imas Makina Sanayi A.Ş. and co-built by Red Sun New Energy, was fully launched. The project adopts fully independent technologies from China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), setting a new benchmark for Chinese technological integration overseas.

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Spain’s Turbo Energy has launched Sunbox Industry, a new AI-driven large-scale energy storage solution for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. The modular and scalable system ranges from 100 kW/172 kWh to 3 MW/15 MWh, offering intelligent energy management capabilities.

Tags:#EnergyStorage_Standards #Energy_Policy

Data from the China Electricity Council reveals that Q1 2025 saw 59 new electrochemical energy storage stations added nationwide, with a total capacity of 2.55GW/5.72GWh—marking a year-on-year decline of 10.63%, the first negative growth in three years. Standalone energy storage and new energy-paired storage projects accounted for over 80% of capacity, while average daily utilization rose to 47%.

Tags:#EnergyStorage_Construction 

The Zhejiang Jinyi user-side energy storage project recently commenced construction in Jiangdong Town, Jinyi New District. With a total investment of 350 million yuan and spanning 17.7 mu (1.18 hectares), it is Zhejiang’s first state-owned dual-core energy storage project combining electrical and water-based thermal storage. Upon completion, it will deliver peak shaving, emergency power supply, and green energy trading solutions to help enterprises reduce energy costs.

Tags: #tariff

Virginia’s governor signed a new law mandating Dominion Energy to propose a 450MW virtual power plant (VPP) pilot project by year-end. The initiative will assess grid capacity needs, peak service capabilities, and peak-shaving strategies, incorporating 450MW of aggregated distributed energy resources across multiple regions in Virginia.

Tags: #EnergyStorage_System

The Victorian government has expedited ACEnergy’s 770MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Little River through its development facilitation program. Once operational, the BESS will power over 121,000 households during peak demand periods.

Tags: #UPS

Anhui Feizhi Internet Technology Co., Ltd. has unveiled an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) featuring a monitoring system. The design includes slide rails and sliding seats to facilitate maintenance by smoothly extending the battery rack. Stability during maintenance is ensured via a locking mechanism between sliders and fixed blocks.

Tags: #PV_Storage

Yulin Zhiyou Yunke New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has developed a photovoltaic energy storage cabinet with enhanced thermal management. The cabinet integrates ventilation grooves, air cylinders, airbags, and movable plunger rods. Heat-induced airbag expansion drives the plunger to adjust ventilation area, improving heat dissipation and ensuring stable operation.