Recently, a leading energy storage technology company in China officially announced that it has successfully won a large-scale energy storage system order with a scale of 500MWh in the European region. This order covers the research and delivery of energy storage battery packs, PCS converters, and overall control systems, which will be used for a power grid side energy storage project in a European country. It is expected to be fully connected to the grid in the second quarter of 2025, and after being put into use, it can meet the daily electricity peak shaving needs of about 120000 households in the local area, helping it achieve the climate goal of "55% renewable energy by 2030".

According to the person in charge of the company's overseas business, the acquisition of this order was not accidental, but based on the long-term layout in the European market in the early stage. As early as 2019, the company established a research and development center in Germany to customize energy storage solutions for the frequency characteristics and climate conditions of the European power grid. Previously, it had delivered three energy storage projects totaling over 800MWh, accumulating a good reputation for high stability and low operation and maintenance costs. In the technical solution for this 500MWh order, a liquid cooled temperature control system was specially adopted, which can control the temperature fluctuation of the energy storage battery within ± 2 ℃. Compared with the traditional air cooling solution, the battery cycle life is extended by 20%, and the operating energy consumption is reduced by 15%, perfectly adapting to the strict technical standards of energy storage systems in Europe.

From a market perspective, this order also reflects the continued rise in energy storage demand in Europe. Affected by factors such as accelerated energy structure transformation and intensified fluctuations in grid load caused by extreme weather, many European countries have recently introduced energy storage subsidy policies. In the first half of 2024 alone, the total scale of publicly tendered energy storage projects in Europe has exceeded 3GWh, with grid side and commercial side energy storage accounting for over 70%. The Chinese company's winning bid not only further consolidates its market share in the European energy storage market, but also marks an upgrade of China's energy storage technology from "product export" to "solution output". In addition to hardware delivery, the company will also provide customers with a 10-year operation and maintenance service, including remote monitoring, battery health management and other value-added services. This is also one of its key advantages in defeating local European companies in the bidding.

It is worth noting that in order to ensure efficient delivery of orders, the enterprise has launched a supply chain collaboration mechanism. Domestic production bases will prioritize the allocation of lithium iron phosphate battery production capacity, while collaborating with local logistics companies in Europe to establish a "door-to-door" transportation channel to ensure that core equipment is delivered to the project site within 12 weeks. In addition, the company also plans to establish an after-sales service center in Spain, equipped with more than 20 professional technical personnel, to provide 7 × 24-hour technical support to European customers, further shortening the response time.Editor/Bian Wenjun