China's EVE Energy initiates Shenyang battery facility, specifically designed for cold weather conditions.
In the heart of China's Liaoning Province, Chinese lithium battery manufacturer EVE Energy has established a production base in the Tiexi District, a district pursuing high-end, smart, and green manufacturing. This move marks a significant step towards addressing the critical industry challenge of poor battery performance in frigid regions.
The Shenyang facility, strategically located in a district known for Shenyang's new energy vehicle industrial cluster, is backed by a substantial investment of approximately 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion U.S. dollars) from EVE Energy's Huizhou-based company in Guangdong Province. The facility's primary goal is to develop batteries capable of withstanding extreme cold.
To achieve this, EVE Energy has concurrently unveiled a research center on the application of lithium batteries in cold climates. The center, headed by Director Li Wei, aims to establish a dedicated Battery Research Center for Cold Climate Applications. This research center will leverage EVE Energy’s technological expertise and regional partnerships to innovate new materials and technologies specifically designed for extreme cold conditions.
The center's work will provide strong support for the green energy transformation of northeast China's old industrial base, according to Li Wei. The research center focuses on improving battery performance metrics such as charge-discharge efficiency at low temperatures. Through collaboration with northeastern China's innovation platforms, the center aims to overcome technical challenges related to cold-weather endurance, enabling batteries to maintain higher efficiency and reliability even under extreme cold.
The Shenyang facility's initial production capacity is set at 20GWh per year, with plans to scale rapidly to serve not only electric vehicles but also energy storage systems for winter grids and data centers. The main production at the Shenyang facility will be low-temperature resistant, high-density, and highly reliable energy storage and power batteries, designed to significantly boost battery performance in low temperatures.
This year, the Tiexi District has accumulated 450 key projects worth 181.6 billion yuan, including 185 new and 265 ongoing constructions. The district's pursuit of green technology, as evidenced by EVE Energy's Shenyang battery base, is expected to contribute significantly to the broader regional green energy transformation, particularly revitalising the traditional industrial northeast of China through advanced, climate-adapted battery technologies.
- The significant investment made by EVE Energy's Huizhou-based company in the Shenyang facility, located in Tiexi District, will be utilized to develop batteries resistant to extreme cold, addressing a critical challenge in the energy industry.
- In the realm of data-and-cloud-computing technology, the Shenyang facility's planned expansion includes the provision of energy storage systems for winter grids and data centers, demonstrating EVE Energy's commitment to green initiatives.
- Collaborating with northeastern China's innovation platforms, the newly established Battery Research Center for Cold Climate Applications aims to leverage finance and technological expertise to develop advanced materials and innovations in energy storage, benefiting both the local business sector and the overall green energy transition.
