We have delivered 8 GWh of battery capacity, 5 GWh in 2022 alone, to projects including photovoltaics, agrivoltaics, stand-alone energy storage plants, and commercial and industrial customers.
Below is a selection of recent HiTHIUM projects:
1. Photovoltaics
Project outline
Location: Gansu Province, China
Application: Providing storage at grid-connected solar power plant
Product: 280 Ah Cells
Partner: Chint
Numbers
Capacity / output: 80 MWh / 40 MW
Annual power generation of 416 million kWh
Details
Through this renewable energy plus storage plant, the local district in Gansu Province has achieved cost reductions for consumers in the region and secured the stability of the power supply. The project saves the equivalent annually of ca. 140.000 tons of standard coal, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 414.000 tons per year, sulphur dioxide emissions by 12.500 tons, and nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 6.000 tons. The plant additionally saves significant water resources and reduces solid particle emissions.
2. Agrivoltaics
Project outline
Location: Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Application: Providing storage at solar power plant
Products: 300.000 kW photovoltaics, a 220 KV booster station, battery storage system
Partner: TBEA Co. Ltd.
Numbers
Capacity / output: 156 MWh / 78 MW
Average annual power generation of more than 611 million kWh
Details
Located in Inner Mongolia along the Yellow River, this agrivoltaic plant with BESS enables power generation above the land and mechanised planting on the surface, reducing surface evaporation, improving land salinisation, and significantly increasing the value of the land use. The project deploys advanced technology components including high-efficiency inverters, large-capacity energy storage, and a smart O&M system, along with cutting-edge agricultural practices.
3. Photovoltaics
Project outline
Location: Bangxi, Baisha, Hainan, China
Application: Photovoltaic power generation + energy storage project with the largest capacity in Baisha
Product: 280 Ah Cells
Partner: CGN
Numbers
Capacity: 100 MW
Annual energy generation of 128 million kWh
Details
Set 75 meters above sea level on the southern island of Hainan, and with a 100 MW capacity, this is the largest capacity PV and ESS project in the Baisha region. The plant is expected to produce ca. 128 million kWh of clean electricity for the local grid per year, saving around 41.600 tons of standard coal annually. The emissions reductions each year will amount to 127.500 tons of carbon dioxide, 4.000 tons of sulphur dioxide emissions, and 2.000 tons of nitrogen oxide.
4. Energy Storage
Project outline
Location: Zhongwei City, Ningxia Province, China
Application: stand-alone energy storage power station (the largest one in China).
Products: 58 energy storage units of 3,45 MW / 6,88 MWh in 4 energy storage arrays of 50 MW / 100 MWh.
Partner: Ningxia Jiaxu New Energy Technology Co., LTD
Numbers
Capacity / output: 400 MWh / 200 MW
Annual energy generation of 1,33 billion kWh
Details
The largest stand-alone storage power station in China, supplied with HiTHIUM battery products, is set in an industrial park in Zhongwei City in Ningxia. The plant’s containers feature HiTHIUM’s liquid-cooling solution: close to the heat source, providing a uniform temperature and low energy consumption, liquid-cooling is more suitable for outdoor environment than air-cooling. Here, it can achieve a high level of long-term reliability and stability for the energy storage units, reducing the floor area for this power station by 35% and enabling flexible O&M.
Also the first shared energy storage power station in Ningxia, the plant stabilizes the energy supply for local residents. The site can store up to 400.000 kWh of electricity on a single charge.
5. Energy Storage
Project outline
Location: Wuhua County, Meizhou Province, China
Application: Grid-side stand-alone energy storage project.
Product: 280 Ah Cells
Partner: CSG
Numbers
Capacity / output: 140 MWh / 70 MW
Expected annual energy generation of 81 million kWh
Details
Delivering an annual CO2 emissions savings of 45.000 tons, the largest stand-alone storage power station in southern China.
The Meizhou Baohu Energy Storage Power Station is located in an industrial park and is the first grid-side, stand-alone energy storage project with over 100 MWh on the China Southern Power Grid.
HiTHIUM’s immersion liquid-cooling technology realizes an iterative upgrade of electrochemical energy storage safety, with a 50% increase in battery heat dissipation efficiency compared to typical methods. It allows a temperature rise of no more than 5 degrees Celsius for battery operation, with a difference of no more than 2 degrees Celsius between batteries. This ensures that batteries operate within the optimal temperature range, prolongs their service life, and improves the safety performance of the energy storage power station.
6. Large-scale Energy Storage
Project outline
Location: Wuzhong City, Ningxia, China
Application: Plant provides shared services for multiple new power generation stations in the region.
Product: 280 Ah Cells
Partner: CGN
Numbers
Capacity / output: 200 MWh / 100 MW
Details
This project is located in Litong District, Wuzhong City, and provides peak shaving, frequency regulation, and other services shared by multiple new power production stations in the region. It can effectively smooth out power generation fluctuations, significantly reduce power abandonment rates, and safeguard operation of the power system.
7. C&I Storage
Project outline
Location: Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
Application: C&I power consumption
Products: HiTHIUM 280 Ah cells, battery management system (BMS), PCS, 10 KV step-up transformer, EMS, fire protection system, and temperature control system. Additionally, non-walk-in, containerized and highly integrated design isolates the battery from the electrical system.
Partner: Zhuhai Dongchen Weiye New Energy Co. LTD
Numbers
Capacity / output: 21.5 MWh / 7,5 MW
Details
The largest C&I storage project in Guangdong Province and the first in Zhuhai, the plant stores power during low hours, supplying it during peak hours. It saves the C&I customer on electricity costs and serves as a backup power source, continuously supplying power to important load lines. The batteries thus facilitate the stability of industrial production.
8. C&I Storage
Project outline
Location: Henan Province, China
Purpose / applications: C&I user-side energy storage project
Product/s: 280 Ah Cells
Partner: PowerChina
Numbers
Capacity / output: 14,9 MWh / 5 MW
Details
The largest C&I-side storage project in Henan Province and the province’s first large-scale user-side storage project, this plant for Puyang Longfeng Paper Co. features the coordination of power sources, grid, load, and energy storage. Through data collection and analysis of energy consumption in the company’s factory and office buildings, the project offers a set of adaptive smart energy management solutions to allow for peak-shaving, more efficient allocation of resources, and a real-time response to changes in the electricity market.
9. Photovoltaics
Project outline
Location: Tongliang, Chongqing, China
Application: PV plant with energy storage
Product: Two sets of 480 kW / 860 kWh energy storage devices
Partner: Chongqing Qinglan Industrial Co., LTD
Numbers
Capacity/output: 3 MWh / 1,68 MW
Annual energy generation of 276.000 kWh
Details
This PV plus storage plant for Chongqing Qinglan Industrial Co. was built jointly by HiTHIUM and the State Grid Tongliang Power Supply Company, with HiTHIUM providing the energy storage systems and complete project solution. It’s the first C&I-side PV and storage project in Tongliang. The energy storage area is equipped with two sets of storage devices, which are charged once a day at ‘valley’ and ‘flat’ times and then discharged at top and peak times, achieving peak shaving. With 400 kW of rooftop PV capacity on the parking garage and also ground-mounted on land around the substation, along with energy storage, the plant eases the impact on the grid of high power demand by prioritizing the consumption of solar energy.
10. Photovoltaics
Project outline
Location: Tongliang District, Chongqing, China
Application: PV + energy storage
Numbers
Capacity/output: 3,65 MWh / 2,04 MW
Annual energy generation of 1,1 million kWh
Details
As the largest mountain solar power plant in Chongqing, this plant has 2.800 PV panels with a 1,5 MW capacity. The plant provides the nearby town with more than 1,1 million kWh of power annually, while the energy storage system stabilizes the supply.