CATL’s 5MWh EnerD series liquid-cooled energy storage prefabricated cabin system has successfully achieved the world’s first mass production delivery; the largest grid-side independent station-type water-cooling system electrochemical energy storage power station in China to date has been put into commercial use at Xiapu; CATL and Zhongcheng Dayou signed a 10 billion-level energy storage cooperation strategic agreement; the construction of a number of major energy storage projects under construction such as the CATL Fujian Gigawatt-level Xiapu Energy Storage Phase II and the Costa South Project has accelerated… Since this year, the world has Ningde, the largest polymer lithium-ion battery production base, has accelerated on the new track of trillion-level electrochemical energy storage.
The reporter learned that the 2023 World Energy Storage Conference, jointly sponsored by the Ningde Municipal People’s Government, the Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and the Equipment Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, will be held in Ningde from November 8 to 10. At that time, from A group of domestic and foreign heavyweight guests, including representatives of international organizations in the global new energy-related fields, academicians and experts, industry organizations, research institutions, and representatives of leading enterprises in the industry chain, gathered together to gather global technology, intelligence, capital and other element resources to promote global storage. High-quality development of the energy industry focuses on intelligent empowerment.
Lithium battery new energy characteristic town pocket park landscape
So, why is the first World Energy Storage Conference held in Ningde? Our reporter will take you to find out.
The world’s largest lithium battery new energy industry base
Launch Ningde services and cultivate industrial highlands
In recent years, Ningde City has always kept in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping’s earnest instructions to “carry out more big projects, embrace more ‘golden dolls’, and accelerate leap-forward development”, and has always insisted on optimizing the business environment as a “top project” , taking the launch of “Ningde Service” as a golden sign, through the establishment of the “one enterprise, one policy, one dedicated class” working mechanism, the introduction of “Several Measures to Create an Upgraded Version of “Ningde Service” and other policies, and the establishment of a city-wide integrated government service platform and small and medium-sized enterprises Credit financing platform, comprehensively launch the digital empowerment “131″ project and other measures to effectively create a “warm” policy environment, a “satisfying” production environment and a “caring” government environment.
During the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, the state has successively introduced plans and policies to support the development of new energy vehicles, and promulgated a “white list” for power batteries. The Ningde Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have seized the opportunity to vigorously support the transformation and development of consumer battery companies and incubate the Ningde Times Company , seize the new track of power batteries. To improve services, establish a lithium battery new energy industry development headquarters headed by the main leaders of the municipal party committee and municipal government, build a flat management organization, and implement “daily reporting, “Weekly coordination, ten-day analysis, and monthly reporting” ensure that leading projects are completed and put into production as scheduled and achieve results.
Talent is the core of industrial competitiveness. “We have thoroughly implemented the ‘Sanduao Talents’ strategy to strengthen the city in the new era, built a new ’1+3+N’ talent policy system, built more than 400 innovation platform carriers of various types, introduced and cultivated more than 12,000 high-level talents, There are more than 42,000 skilled talents.” said the person in charge of Ningde City’s new energy industry work class.
CATL 21C Laboratory
It is worth mentioning that CATL has also relied on leading companies such as CATL to build the country’s only national engineering research center for electrochemical energy storage technology and China Fujian Energy Device Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory (CATL 21C Innovation Laboratory) and other high-energy The first-level scientific and technological innovation platform brings together more than 18,000 scientific and technological R&D personnel, including national high-level talents, academic leaders and high-end industrial talents, to lay a solid foundation for the innovative development of the energy storage industry.
Since 2017, Ningde has issued its first lithium battery industry policy – “Ningde City’s Seven Measures to Promote the Development of Lithium Battery New Energy Industry”, which focuses on supporting the implementation of industrial chain projects in terms of land use concessions and equipment subsidies. When attracting investment, we take the initiative and go north to Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, and to the south to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Dongguan, aiming to accurately attract leading companies in the industry chain. For the first batch of 32 industrial chain enterprises to be settled in 2017, we will reverse the project construction progress, determine the key nodes of the construction, formulate a project task list, and clarify the relevant responsible units and responsible persons. During the project construction, we will simultaneously promote water and electricity For the construction of basic supporting facilities such as road networks, we will integrate administrative resources, implement pre-examination and simulation deduction methods, and realize the simultaneous commissioning of industrial chain projects and supporting water, electricity and road networks.
CATL showcases energy storage UPS solutions at the International Energy Storage Exhibition
In recent years, in order to further complete the industrial chain, our city has worked with third-party think tanks and leading enterprises to analyze missing links, sort out demand lists, determine key points for supplementing the chain, compile an “industrial map”, and visualize and accurately navigate the implementation and agglomeration of key projects in the industrial chain. develop. So far, more than 80 industrial chain companies have been attracted, including Shanshan, Xiatungsten, Zhuogao, Qingmei, Tianci, and Sikeqi, covering key main materials such as cathodes, anodes, separators, electrolytes, copper foils, and aluminum foils, as well as Intelligent manufacturing and structural parts are extended and matched to form a full industry chain technology layout of “materials-process-equipment-cell-module-battery pack-battery management system (BMS)-battery recycling and dismantling-material recycling” to effectively protect the industry The supply chain is safe and stable.
“CATINGDE SERVICE” gave birth to “CATINGDE SPEED”. In just over ten years, Ningde has developed into the world’s largest polymer lithium-ion battery production base. It has outstanding first-mover advantages in the field of electrochemical energy storage and has established itself as a “Ningde landmark” in the global new energy battery industry.
Regarding the new energy storage track, the relevant person in charge of Ningde City’s new energy industry class said that they will do their best to provide policy support, use demonstration projects to drive the accelerated application of new energy storage in various fields, and create “energy storage batteries-key components-systems” —Application” complete industrial chain, promoting Ningde to become a leading city in the demonstration application of energy storage industry.
CATL battery cell production line
Adhere to innovation-driven and establish industrial landmarks
Today, Ningde has a total production capacity of 330GWh of new energy batteries under construction and in production, including energy storage, forming a complete industry chain cluster. The market share of energy storage batteries has ranked first in the world for two consecutive years. In 2022, there will be 63 industrial enterprises in the lithium battery new energy industry with an output value of 275.6 billion yuan, accounting for 23% of the national output value of the same industry. Ningde was selected as one of the first batch of national industrial chain supply chain ecosystem construction pilot cities, and Ningde power battery cluster was selected as a national Advanced manufacturing cluster.
CATL module production line
Behind industry leadership, there must be leadership in core technologies. In recent years, CATL has released innovative battery products such as sodium-ion batteries, Kirin batteries, Shenxing superchargeable batteries, and condensed matter batteries. CATL has always attached great importance to R&D investment and gathered cutting-edge talents. It currently has more than 18,000 R&D personnel, including 264 PhDs and 2,852 masters. On this basis, we attach great importance to the research and development of products, technologies, and processes, covering materials research and development, product research and development, engineering design, test analysis, intelligent manufacturing, information systems, project management and other fields. The company improves research and development efficiency through digital research and development methods, and continuously Promote material and material system innovation, system structure innovation, and green extreme manufacturing innovation, and the overall R&D and technological innovation capabilities are in a leading position in the industry.
CATL battery cell production line
As of June 30, 2023, the company had 6,821 domestic patents and 1,415 overseas patents, and was applying for a total of 13,803 domestic and overseas patents. CATL is committed to building a leading extreme manufacturing system and owns the only two “lighthouse factories” in the global lithium battery industry. Focusing on product quality, production efficiency, safety and other aspects, we strive to improve manufacturing capabilities, use advanced analysis, digital twin simulation, 5G and edge computing/cloud computing and other technologies to innovatively promote process and design intelligence, and continuously improve the production and manufacturing system. Upgrade and iterate. Ningde Times has mastered the five core technologies of lithium batteries: true safety, long life, high specific energy, intelligent temperature control, and intelligent management.
The reporter saw at the CATL 21C Innovation Laboratory (hereinafter referred to as the “Lab”) project site that a modern building with a strong sense of science and technology stood on the seaside. Up to now, the 1# and 2# engineering buildings, canteens and supporting suites have been put into use; the 1# R&D building, dormitory building and office building in the North Block have been put into use. The laboratory was established in 2019, benchmarking against world-class laboratories, with a total investment of 3.3 billion yuan and an area of approximately 270 acres. The laboratory will lay out three main research directions: new energy storage material chemical systems, new energy storage system design and engineering, and new energy storage system application scenarios, and four major support areas: advanced materials and devices, advanced methods and equipment, industrial construction systems, and energy policy think tanks. direction, forming a full-chain research model of “cutting-edge basic research – applied basic research – industrial technology research – industrial transformation” to solve a series of “stuck” technical problems.
Relying on the strong engineering research and development capabilities of CATL, the laboratory focuses on research on cutting-edge basic issues in the field of energy storage and conversion, and is committed to becoming an innovation highland and technology leader in the global new energy field. The short- and medium-term research direction of the laboratory focuses on the research and development of next-generation batteries such as metallic lithium batteries, all-solid-state batteries, and sodium-ion batteries. At the same time, it will also extensively deploy the development of lithium-ion battery reliability models, non-destructive testing technology development, etc., which are closely related to commercial applications. technology development.
Innovation leads industrial development. On October 19, CATL released its third quarterly report for 2023. In the first three quarters, it achieved total operating income of 294.68 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 40.1%. According to SNE Research data, from January to August 2023, CATL’s global power battery usage market share continued to rank first in the world, and its overseas share increased steadily. Among them, Europe’s share reached 34.9%, a year-on-year increase of 8.1 percentage points, ranking first in the global mainstream Recognition among car companies continues to increase, overseas fixed points have made further breakthroughs, and the leading position of Ningde’s lithium battery new energy industry represented by CATL has been further consolidated.
Regarding innovation in the energy storage market, CATL has always maintained its leading position. In June 2021, the Industrial Development Promotion Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized a meeting in Ningde to review the “Development and Application of 100MWh New Lithium Battery Scale Energy Storage Technology” project of the national key research and development plan “Smart Grid Technology and Equipment” led by CATL Conduct comprehensive performance evaluations. This project has conquered the core technology of special batteries with ultra-long cycle life of 12,000 times and high safety for energy storage, and mastered system integration technologies such as unified regulation and battery energy management of large-scale energy storage power stations. The relevant results have been successfully applied to the 30MW/ The 108MWh energy storage power station has become a new benchmark for hundreds of megawatt-hour energy storage power stations in the world.
Fuding era
Focus on the energy storage track and think about the future together with “lithium”
The reporter came to the State Grid Times Xiapu Energy Storage Power Station located in Yuyangli Village, Changchun Town, Xiapu. This station consists of 250,000 cells, 160 converters, 80 sets of cell management systems, 20 transformers and 1 set of energy management systems. The huge system operates safely and stably. This year, it successfully completed the grid connection test and put it into operation. The energy storage power station can provide 200,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity during peak power consumption periods every day, meeting the low-carbon life needs of 100,000 residents.
The country’s first dedicated high-speed battery replacement line for electric heavy trucks
Xiapu Energy Storage Power Station is like a super-large-capacity “power bank”. When the power grid’s power consumption is low, it uses wind energy, solar energy and other renewable energy sources to generate electricity to charge the battery, and converts the electrical energy into chemical energy and stores it in the battery; when the power grid’s power consumption peaks During this period, the chemical energy stored in the battery is converted into electrical energy, participating in the peak and frequency regulation of the power grid, playing the role of peak shaving and valley filling, and improving the new energy consumption capacity.
As the largest single-scale energy storage benchmark project in the country, it was successfully put into operation, marking Ningde’s “far ahead” development trend in the new energy storage track. In recent years, with the care and support of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, relying on the world’s leading lithium battery new energy industry foundation and leading companies such as CATL, Ningde has actively laid out new tracks for the energy storage industry. Up to now, the market share of energy storage batteries has continued to rise. Ranked first in the world for two years, in 2022, the city’s energy storage battery shipments will be 53GWh, with a market share of 43.4%.
Energy storage is a key part of the energy revolution and electric power transformation, and CATL has always been committed to providing first-class energy storage solutions to the world. The independently developed safe, efficient and economical electrochemical energy storage system is widely adapted to the fields of power generation, power grids and electricity consumption, helping to optimize the energy structure, strengthen power system security and reduce energy usage costs. Driven by the Ningde era, projects such as the country’s first standardized optical storage charging and inspection intelligent overcharging station and the country’s first heavy truck battery swapping high-speed trunk line (Ningde-Xiamen) have been put into operation. Ningde and even Fujian have always been fast in the development of the energy storage industry. step.
Optical storage charging and inspection smart charging station
At major energy storage exhibitions in the world, CATL has become one of the most watched companies. The liquid cooling solution developed by it has the characteristics of high safety, long life and high integration. The UPS solution has the advantages of high safety, high reliability and high agility. The base station solution also has the advantages of small size, light weight, high safety and long life. , flexible system configuration and other characteristics, it is favored by the market. The production and application research and development of CATL energy storage products have achieved full coverage from power supply side energy storage solutions to transmission and distribution side energy storage solutions to user-side energy storage solutions.
As of the end of July 2023, CATL has completed grid-connected commissioning of 500 projects around the world, including multiple large-scale energy storage projects exceeding GWh per unit. Especially in the second half of last year, two GWh optical storage projects in the United States participated by CATL respectively adopted CATL’s latest high-efficiency energy storage containers and outdoor water-cooled electrical cabinet solutions, which solved the local peak power regulation needs and provided global green energy. Contribute to transformation. CATL hopes to use safe and innovative energy storage solutions to improve the stability and reliability of renewable energy power generation, expand the proportion of renewable energy utilization, optimize the energy structure, and help achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.
Globally, the grid-connected scale of electrochemical energy storage is expected to increase from 60GWh in 2022 to more than 400GWh in 2030; the delivery scale will increase from 122GWh to more than 450GWh (data source). In this regard, our city has increased its energy storage industry layout, and the explosive growth of electrochemical energy storage is already visible. The development of our city’s energy storage industry not only has technical advantages, but also pays great attention to the upstream and downstream of the energy storage industry during project implementation. Projects, Runzhi Software (BMS), Nebula Electronic Technology (PCS), State Grid Times (grid side), Times Energy Storage (energy storage technology services), Times Costar (home energy storage), Jixinguang Storage, Charging and Inspection, etc. A number of energy storage upstream and downstream industry chain projects are being implemented one after another. Currently, negotiations are underway to connect a joint venture between a central enterprise and CATL for an energy storage integration project.
With “lithium” in mind, energy storage for the future. Ningde holds the 2023 World Energy Storage Conference. This is not only an important measure to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and help achieve “carbon neutrality and carbon peak”, it is also conducive to attracting and gathering global resources, building and improving the industrial ecology, and creating a “carbon-neutral carbon peak” for Ningde. The “World-class Energy Storage City” and “National New Energy and New Materials Industry Core Area” play an important role in promoting the development.
Post time: Jan-11-2024