Chen Xiang, General Manager of Lithium Energy Storage Division: The first year of energy storage industry development may have arrived

With the domestic wind power, photovoltaic industry matures day by day, micro-network, smart grid construction and the development of electric vehicles, energy storage market demand is growing.

According to the "2018 energy storage Industry Application Report", in 2017, the installed capacity of new energy storage projects in the world was 7224.1 MW, and the cumulative installed capacity of energy storage projects reached 175.7 GWh.

"Some analysts expect that as the technology line matures, policies tend to be clear and capital is accelerated, this year may be the year of the explosion of China's energy storage industry, and the prospects for industrial development are looking forward to. "Huizhou Yiwei Lithium Energy Co., Ltd., the general manager of the energy storage division Chen Xiang said recently.

In fact, since this year, the development of the energy storage industry has received recognition from many parties. Today's energy storage industry is in the early stages of development, says Mr. Chen.

"In terms of industry focus, in 2016, people are still at the stage of promoting markets and attracting capital attention. "Today, energy storage has become a hot area of concern," Mr. Chen said. Whether it is capital, talents, products, technologies, or market demand within the industry, it has begun to promote each other, and the development speed of the industry has also accelerated. "

Data show that in the first quarter of this year, our electrochemical energy storage project has approached 120 megawatts. In the face of such a positive industrial development situation, Yiwei Lithium can follow suit. In the past three years, it has invested 5 billion yuan in the power storage field, and based on scientific and technological research and development, it has achieved sales of nearly 3 billion yuan in 2017. According to Chen Xiang, the company has completed a production capacity of 9 GWh.

Chen Xiang pointed out that at present, the accumulation of resources in China's energy storage industry is very good. The industry should pay attention to its own development, follow the basic laws, and pay attention to how to build the most competitive and valuable solutions.

In short, the industry should do the right thing. "Chen Xiang told reporters," The energy storage industry is an industry and professional people should be allowed to do professional things. The industry's appeal and discussion phase have basically ended. Now it needs to calm down and do a good job of products and programs. At the same time, it also needs rational joint capital. "

Comparing the energy storage market with the international market, Chen Xiang believes that at present, there is no fixed business model for the energy storage market in China, and it can appropriately draw on foreign experience.

"In the United States, for example, there is already a system to guarantee the development of energy storage industries. Chen Xiang said, "In this regard, we can learn from it, but we can not copy it, because foreign markets are not the same as domestic ones in terms of the power grid structure, electricity consumption patterns, etc. We should combine foreign experience to develop our own industries. "

In addition, Chen Xiang also suggested that domestic energy storage enterprises can also “go out” and take the initiative to participate in foreign energy storage projects. “North America, Europe, Australia, etc. are all active energy storage markets in the world,” he said. “However, companies should pay attention to identifying opportunities and risks in overseas markets during the process of going to see.”

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