en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission recently issued the "Notice on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Grid-Side Independent New Energy Storage in Our Province," clarifying that the new regulations apply to independent new energy storage projects that directly serve the safe operation of the power system and are not attached to new energy projects. For existing energy storage facilities built alongside new energy projects, they are allowed to be converted into grid-side independent energy storage after completing technical upgrades and meeting independent storage technical conditions and safety standards, in order to improve equipment utilization efficiency. However, converted projects will not be included in the subsequent capacity electricity price compensation scope.
The Energy Administration of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region issued the "Notice on Reorganizing the Application for the 2026 Independent New Energy Storage Construction Project List." Energy authorities of each league and city must submit their regional new energy storage construction list to the Autonomous Region Energy Administration by July 20, 2026. In principle, the installed capacity of a single energy storage station should not be less than 200 MW/800 MWh, and the grid connection voltage level should not exceed 220 kV. The notice encourages leagues and cities to plan long-duration energy storage stations with durations of 4 to 8 hours, and prioritizes supporting independent new energy storage stations using technical routes such as compressed air, all-vanadium redox flow, and sodium-ion batteries. Projects included in the autonomous region's construction list should be built in one phase, without arbitrary splitting of construction scale or duration, nor phased construction.
The Tianjin Municipal Development and Reform Commission published a public notice on projects proposed for inclusion in Tianjin's 2026 wind and photovoltaic power development and construction plan. A total of 23 projects are proposed, with a combined scale of 2.53 GW. Among them, there are 9 photovoltaic projects with a total scale of 1.22 GW, and 14 wind power projects with a total scale of 1.31 GW. In terms of owner distribution, Huaneng, China Green Development Group, and CHN Energy each obtained a scale of over 200 MW; followed by China South-to-North Water Diversion, China Resources Power, State Power Investment Corporation, Tianjin Energy Investment, and PowerChina, each obtaining a scale of over 100 MW.
Pylon Technologies has officially signed strategic cooperation memorandums of understanding with several companies deeply rooted in intelligent energy management, including Meteocontrol from Germany, ComAp from the Czech Republic, Eniris from Belgium, and DEIF from Denmark. Leveraging Pylon Technologies' energy storage technology and market presence, along with the partners' technical expertise in energy management systems, the parties will jointly create one-stop energy storage solutions for global customers.
Renewable energy developer RES Australia announced that its planned Bunyip North battery energy storage system in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, has passed environmental assessment under the country's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The energy storage system has a capacity of 400 MW/2400 MWh, with a construction and commissioning period estimated at 24 months. It is planned to commence commercial operation by mid-2029, with a peak construction workforce of approximately 75 people.
The results of Australia's eighth Capacity Investment Scheme tender for energy storage were announced. A total of 15 energy storage projects were secured in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia, with a total scale of approximately 4.2 GW/16.1 GWh and an average duration of 4 hours. This round actually received as many as 73 bids, with a bid capacity of 76.4 GWh, nearly five times the tender demand. Consequently, the CIS launched a tenth tender, aiming to add another 4 GW/16 GWh of energy storage, with the new round's bid deadline set for August 18, 2026.
The European Commission convened energy ministers from multiple EU countries, energy storage developers, and equipment manufacturers to jointly sign the EU's first tripartite cooperation agreement on energy storage. Twenty-two EU member states made commitments to energy storage development targets for the next two years, collectively planning to add 30 to 35 GW of new energy storage installed capacity. Data indicates that the EU will need approximately 200 GW of energy storage capacity by 2030, while the capacity installed at the beginning of this year was around 55 GW.
The UK's Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) announced the first list of projects shortlisted for the long-duration energy storage "cap and floor" mechanism. A total of 16 energy storage projects were selected, with a total installed capacity of 7.6 GW and durations ranging from 8 to 22 hours. The shortlisted projects encompass various technical routes, with lithium-ion battery energy storage systems and pumped storage hydroelectric facilities accounting for the vast majority. Additionally, there are 2 projects using compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems, and one project utilizing a hybrid deployment of all-vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB). These projects were selected from 77 candidate projects (totaling 27 GW) announced in September 2025, and the final shortlisted installed capacity has reached the top end of the guidance range (2.7~7.7 GW) set by Ofgem for the first round.
The annual production base project for 50,000 tons of high-compaction lithium iron phosphate by Shanxi Youanshi New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has commenced construction in the Datong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Datong City, Shanxi Province. This project is the first phase of the company's planned annual production base for 100,000 tons of high-compaction lithium iron phosphate cathode material, with a total planned investment of approximately 250 million yuan. Upon completion and reaching full capacity, it will form an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of fourth-generation high-compaction lithium iron phosphate.
Within the lithium battery industrial park in Shehong Economic Development Zone, Sichuan Province, the first phase of the annual 100,000-ton ferrous oxalate project by Funeng New Energy Materials has commenced trial production. The first phase of the project covers an area of approximately 100.04 mu, with a total investment of 560 million yuan. Upon completion and operation, the park will gain an additional annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of ferrous oxalate and create over 500 jobs, with an estimated annual output value exceeding 500 million yuan.
The 200 MW/400 MWh grid-side independent energy storage station in Dagang Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, has completed its filing. The project is invested and constructed by Guangdong Energy Group Xinjiang Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 424 million yuan. It will use lithium iron phosphate batteries or other electrochemical energy storage systems of equivalent energy, and will be applied in the Guangdong power ancillary service market, providing services such as peak shaving, frequency regulation, and capacity leasing.
Longyuan Power issued a related party transaction announcement, stating that the company plans to acquire a 49% equity stake in Guoneng Badain Jaran (Gansu) Energy Development and Investment Co., Ltd., held by its controlling shareholder CHN Energy, for 24.6317 million yuan. Upon completion of the transaction, the target company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Longyuan Power, fully controlling the development rights for a national-level new energy base planned with 11 GW of wind and solar power and supporting 5.6 GWh of energy storage.
The 50 MW/200 MWh independent energy storage project in the Shanghai Songjiang Bonded Area, invested and constructed by Shanghai Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. (SEPDI), has been officially energized and achieved full-capacity grid connection, becoming the first benchmark project to be officially connected to the grid among Shanghai's first batch of independent energy storage station construction plans for 2026. The project is a concrete implementation of the strategic cooperation agreement between PowerChina and the Shanghai Municipal Government and Songjiang District Government, and is also the first independent energy storage project invested and constructed in cooperation between SEPDI and PowerChina East China Investment Co., Ltd.
The first "photoelectric collaborative intelligent computing center" in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, has officially broken ground at Zhongtian Technology. This intelligent computing center focuses on the trinity of "light, electricity, and computing," deeply integrating Zhongtian Technology's self-developed optoelectronic technology. The project will be equipped on a large scale with ultra-low latency interconnection products such as 400G/800G/1.6T high-speed optical modules, MPO fiber optic connectors, and hollow-core fiber optic cables. For power supply and distribution, it will use self-developed power modules and polypropylene insulated cables, with a designed PUE superior to the industry average. It will simultaneously build a "solar-storage linkage" clean energy supply system. The project plans to complete civil construction by the end of 2026, with the first phase officially commencing operation by mid-2027.
The 42.5 MW lithium-ion battery and supercapacitor hybrid energy storage project in Xiangyuan County, Shanxi Province, has entered the grid-connection commissioning phase. The project has a total investment of 206 million yuan and is one of the first batch of "source-grid-load-storage" integrated demonstration projects and the first batch of "new energy + energy storage pilot demonstration projects" in Shanxi Province. The lithium-ion battery installed capacity is 32.5 MW/130 MWh, and the supercapacitor installed capacity is 10 MW/0.083 MWh.
EVE Energy has officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with GSPARX, the new energy platform under Malaysia's national energy company, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). The two parties will jointly implement a landmark large-scale solar-plus-storage project in Malaysia. The project has an overall planned installed capacity of 40 MWp, to be advanced in two phases: the first phase of 25 MWp has been signed and is expected to be connected to the grid and commence operation on October 15, 2026; the second phase of 15 MWp will follow in an orderly manner. The project will utilize EVE Energy's Mr.Big Family series products.
The second phase of the Sigenergy Nantong Smart Energy Center, and the new energy storage system structural components project jointly invested by Sigenergy and Xianghua Hardware, have broken ground in the Su-Xi-Tong Science and Technology Industrial Park. The total investment for the second phase of the Sigenergy Nantong Smart Energy Center is 1 billion yuan. Upon full completion, the total area of the Nantong Phase I and II bases will be nearly 400,000 square meters. The jointly invested energy storage structural components project, which started construction simultaneously, covers an area of 170,000 square meters and is expected to have an annual output value exceeding 1 billion yuan.
Shanghai Pylon Technologies Co., Ltd. has reached a strategic cooperation with Beijing Xiangrui Jinying New Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. The two parties have finalized a 400 MWh independent energy storage station project and signed a framework agreement for 2 GWh of large-capacity batteries. Based on the existing energy storage projects and battery procurement framework, the parties will simultaneously advance the construction of PACK production lines, the development of containerized energy storage integration capabilities, the joint development of next-generation energy storage products, and share channel resources in the national energy storage market.
Ganfeng Lithium Group issued an announcement stating that the capital increase and share expansion of its controlled subsidiary, Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Battery Technology Co., Ltd., has been fully completed, introducing a total of 2 billion yuan in external investment. The relevant industrial and commercial change procedures have been finalized. Ganfeng Lithium holds a 64.52% equity stake in Ganfeng Lithium Battery, maintaining its controlling position. The completion of this financing will provide funds for the expansion and R&D of Ganfeng Lithium Battery's core businesses, including power batteries, energy storage, and solid-state batteries.
Guangzhou Rongjie Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has officially signed a 3 GWh cooperation agreement with Indian energy storage integrator Lineage Power Systems Pvt Ltd. According to the agreement, Rongjie Energy will supply Lineage Power with a total of 3 GWh of 314 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery cells and related accessories for its large-scale storage and commercial & industrial storage projects, covering the Indian and international markets.
