Chinese government : adopt distributed energy storage, "photovoltaic + energy storage" and other models to promote diversification of energy supply

On January 17, six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued guidance on promoting the development of the energy electronics industry. The opinion proposes to improve the supply capacity of solar photovoltaic and new energy storage batteries. Accelerate innovation breakthroughs in smart photovoltaics, develop high-purity silicon materials and large-size silicon wafer technologies, support the production of high-efficiency and low-cost crystalline silicon cells, and promote the R&D and application of advanced technologies such as N-type high-efficiency cells, flexible thin-film cells, perovskite and laminated cells , to enhance mass production capacity. Encourage the development of advanced and applicable smart photovoltaic modules, and develop key components such as smart inverters, controllers, combiner boxes, and tracking systems. Strengthen the technological breakthroughs in the industrialization of new energy storage batteries, and promote the large-scale application of advanced energy storage technologies and products. Research breakthroughs in key technologies such as ultra-long-life and high-safety battery systems, large-scale, large-capacity and high-efficiency energy storage, and mobile energy storage for vehicles, and accelerate the development of new types of batteries such as solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and hydrogen energy storage/fuel cells.

Put the promotion of new energy development in a more prominent position, actively and orderly develop light energy, silicon energy, hydrogen energy, and renewable energy, and promote the coordinated development of the upstream and downstream of the energy electronics industry chain and supply chain to form a dynamic and balanced benign industrial ecology. Guide the balanced development of solar photovoltaic, energy storage technology and products, and avoid overcapacity and vicious competition.

Explore the integration application path of photovoltaics and new energy vehicles. Promote the R&D and application of roof and wall photovoltaic systems, develop household photovoltaic storage ultra-micro power stations, and promote the integrated application of photovoltaics, energy storage batteries and building materials. Promote the composite development of photovoltaic power generation such as agriculture-solar complementarity and fishery-solar complementarity, encourage the exploration of new business models for photovoltaic agriculture, increase farmers' income, and support rural revitalization and common prosperity.

Adopt distributed energy storage, "photovoltaic + energy storage" and other models to promote the diversification of energy supply, and improve the application level of energy electronic products in new infrastructure fields such as 5G base stations and new energy vehicle charging piles.

The original text is as follows:

Guiding Opinions of Six Departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Promoting the Development of the Energy Electronics Industry

The people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, all ministries and commissions of the State Council, and all institutions directly under the State Council:

The energy electronics industry is an emerging industry that is produced by the integration and innovation of electronic information technology and new energy needs and is developing rapidly. It is a general term for electronic information technology and products that produce energy, serve energy, and apply energy. It mainly includes solar photovoltaics, new energy storage batteries, Terminal applications, key information technologies and products (hereinafter collectively referred to as optical storage terminal information) and other fields. As the world speeds up its response to climate change, the evolution of "electrification of energy consumption, low-carbonization of power production, and informatization of production and consumption" is accelerating. Energy electronics is not only an important part of the implementation of the strategy of manufacturing power and network power, but also the material basis for the production, storage and utilization of new energy, and the backbone of achieving the goal of carbon neutrality. In order to promote the development of the energy electronics industry, starting from the supply side, exerting efforts on the manufacturing end, taking hard technology as the guide, and aiming at industrialization, to help achieve carbon peak carbon neutrality, with the approval of the State Council, the following opinions are hereby offered:

1. General requirements

(1) Guiding ideology

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, based on the new development stage, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, and deepen supply-side structural reforms as the The main line, with reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, with the goal of building an industrial ecological system, with the fundamental guarantee of optimizing and strengthening the industrial foundation and stabilizing the industrial chain and supply chain, seizes the opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and promotes energy electronics. For industrial development, pay close attention to key core technology research, innovate talent training models, promote energy production and consumption revolution, accelerate the construction of ecological civilization, and ensure the realization of the goal of carbon peak carbon neutrality.

(2) Basic principles

Market-led, policy-supported. Give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in the market, and create a favorable market environment. Make better use of the government's role, improve policy mechanisms, and strengthen policy guidance.

Overall planning and integrated development. Optimize the top-level design, adhere to the system concept, and coordinate the relationship between supply and demand. Strengthen the upstream and downstream coordination of the industrial chain, promote the integration and innovation of the whole chain of "optical storage, terminal and trust", and promote the development of industrial agglomeration as a whole.

Innovation-driven, open cooperation. Create an open and inclusive innovation environment, and encourage technology, mechanism and model innovation. Establish an international open cooperation system to create a globally competitive energy electronics industry chain.

Safe, efficient and sustainable development. Strengthen safety technology research and product quality and efficiency improvement, and improve technical standards and testing and certification systems. Fully implement green manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing, and promote the green, low-carbon and sustainable development of the energy electronics industry.

(3) Development goals

By 2025, breakthroughs will be made in industrial technology innovation, the industrial base will be advanced, the level of modernization of the industrial chain will be significantly improved, and the industrial ecosystem will be basically established. The supply capacity of high-end products has been greatly improved, and the application of technology integration has been accelerated. The energy electronics industry effectively supports the large-scale application of new energy and has become an important force in promoting the energy revolution.

By 2030, the comprehensive strength of the energy electronics industry will continue to improve, forming an industrial scale that is compatible with domestic and foreign new energy needs. The industrial clusters and ecological system are constantly improving, and new-generation information technologies such as 5G/6G, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, and industrial Internet are widely used in the energy field, and a number of energy and electronics companies with international leading levels have been cultivated. The discipline construction and talent training system are sound . The energy electronics industry has become a key force in promoting the realization of carbon neutrality.

2. Deeply promote the coordinated and integrated development of the entire energy and electronics industry chain

(4) Strengthen the overall coordination of supply and demand

Facing the goal of carbon neutrality at peak carbon, systematically plan the entire industrial chain of energy and electronics, lead and create new demand with high-quality supply, and improve the resilience of the supply system and its adaptability to demand. Encourage enterprise-led research and development activities for market and industrial applications, and expand the supply of intelligent and diversified products and services such as photovoltaic power generation systems, new energy storage systems, and new energy microgrids. Promote the in-depth integration of key fields of energy electronics, and enhance the capabilities of new energy production, storage, transmission and distribution, and terminal applications. Promote the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, and promote the efficient coordination of clean energy, energy conservation, carbon reduction, efficiency enhancement, and green energy consumption.

(5) Promote the coordinated development of the entire industry chain

Put the promotion of new energy development in a more prominent position, actively and orderly develop light energy, silicon energy, hydrogen energy, and renewable energy, and promote the coordinated development of the upstream and downstream of the energy electronics industry chain and supply chain to form a dynamic and balanced benign industrial ecology. Guide the balanced development of solar photovoltaic, energy storage technology and products, and avoid overcapacity and vicious competition. Promote the in-depth integration and innovative application of "optical storage, terminal and trust", grasp the development trends and laws of the digital economy, accelerate the integration and development of new generation information technology and new energy, and actively cultivate new products, new formats and new models. Promote key breakthroughs in the fields of basic components, basic materials, and basic processes, forge industrial strengths, make up for fundamental shortcomings, and improve the risk resistance capabilities of the industrial chain and supply chain.

(6) Improving the support system for technological innovation

In the field of energy electronics, support the establishment of manufacturing innovation centers, carbon-neutral and future technology colleges and other R&D and innovation platforms, promote industrial basic research, and increase key common technologies such as low-carbon, zero-carbon and negative carbon, cutting-edge leading technologies, modern engineering technologies, and disruptive technologies. Technology research and development efforts. Support enterprises, colleges and universities, and scientific research institutes to strengthen cooperation, build a multi-level joint innovation system, strengthen the integration of the innovation chain and industrial chain, and form a joint force for technological innovation. Encourage localities to carry out research and development and industrialization of key technologies around characteristics or subdivided fields to form differentiated development. Give full play to the role of talents as the first resource, and strengthen the construction of energy and electronics innovation talent system.

3. Improve the supply capacity of solar photovoltaic and new energy storage batteries

(7) Develop advanced and efficient photovoltaic products and technologies

Accelerate innovation breakthroughs in smart photovoltaics, develop high-purity silicon materials and large-size silicon wafer technologies, support the production of high-efficiency and low-cost crystalline silicon cells, and promote the R&D and application of advanced technologies such as N-type high-efficiency cells, flexible thin-film cells, perovskite and laminated cells , to enhance mass production capacity. Encourage the development of advanced and applicable smart photovoltaic modules, and develop key components such as smart inverters, controllers, combiner boxes, and tracking systems. Increase support for the R&D and application of key technical equipment and raw and auxiliary materials. Encourage the development of safe and convenient household smart photovoltaic systems, and encourage the development of mobile energy products such as photovoltaic charging treasures, wearable equipment, and vehicles. Explore the establishment of photovoltaic "carbon footprint" evaluation standards and carry out certification. Accelerate the construction of a photovoltaic supply chain traceability system, and promote the research and development and industrial application of photovoltaic module recycling technology.

(8) Development of safe and economical new energy storage batteries

Strengthen the technological breakthroughs in the industrialization of new energy storage batteries, and promote the large-scale application of advanced energy storage technologies and products. Research breakthroughs in key technologies such as ultra-long-life and high-safety battery systems, large-scale, large-capacity and high-efficiency energy storage, and mobile energy storage for vehicles, and accelerate the development of new types of batteries such as solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and hydrogen energy storage/fuel cells. Promote intelligent production processes and equipment, advanced integration and manufacturing technologies, and performance testing and evaluation technologies. Improve the ability to secure key resources such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and platinum, and strengthen the development and application of alternative materials. Promote hybrid energy storage systems based on complementary power-type and energy-type electrochemical energy storage technologies. Support the establishment of a full life cycle traceability management platform for lithium batteries, carry out research on battery carbon footprint accounting standards and methods, and explore the establishment of a carbon emission management system for battery products.

4. Support the application of new technologies and products in key terminal markets

(9) Promoting demonstration of advanced products and technologies

For key terminal applications such as new power systems and data centers, computing power centers, electric mechanical tools, electric vehicles, charging and swapping facilities, and new infrastructure, carry out pilot demonstrations of energy and electronics diversification, and create a batch of solutions that provide optical-storage fusion systems The benchmarking enterprise of the program . Relying on the construction of national demonstration bases for new industrialized industries, cultivate and form a group of energy and electronics industry clusters to enhance the role of radiation and leadership. Support the construction of characteristic photovoltaic-storage integration projects and platforms, promote the first trial of new technologies, new products and new models, and improve the efficiency of solar photovoltaic power generation and the level of consumption and utilization. Accelerate the promotion of power semiconductor devices for photovoltaic power generation, wind power generation, power transmission, new energy vehicles, and rail transit. Improve the level of long-life and high-efficiency LED technology, promote the application of new semiconductor lighting products in smart cities, smart homes and other fields, and develop green lighting and healthy lighting.

(10) Support the integrated development of key areas

Accelerate the application of energy electronics technology and products in industry, communications, energy, transportation, construction, agriculture and other fields. Encourage the construction of industrial green micro-grids, realize the development and operation of integrated systems such as distributed photovoltaics, decentralized wind power, multiple energy storage, high-efficiency heat pumps, waste heat and pressure utilization, and smart energy management and control, and realize the efficient and complementary utilization of multiple energies. Support the construction of large wind power bases. Strengthen the integration and application of energy electronics technology in the field of conventional energy, and promote intelligent mining and clean and efficient utilization. Promote the electrification of transportation and mechanical tools, and accelerate the development and promotion of electric ships and electric aircraft. Explore the integration application path of photovoltaics and new energy vehicles. Promote the R&D and application of roof and wall photovoltaic systems, develop household photovoltaic storage ultra-micro power stations, and promote the integration and application of photovoltaics, energy storage batteries and building materials. Promote the composite development of photovoltaic power generation such as agriculture-solar complementarity and fishery-solar complementarity, encourage the exploration of new business models for photovoltaic agriculture, increase farmers' income, and support rural revitalization and common prosperity.

(11) Increase application promotion in emerging fields

Adopt distributed energy storage, "photovoltaic + energy storage" and other models to promote the diversification of energy supply, and improve the application level of energy electronic products in new infrastructure fields such as 5G base stations and new energy vehicle charging piles. Facing major projects such as "East Counting and West Computing", improve the energy security supply capacity, establish a distributed photovoltaic cluster supporting energy storage system, and promote the consumption of renewable energy such as data centers. Explore and carry out the integration of source, network, load and storage, multi-energy complementary smart energy systems, smart microgrids , and virtual power plants, develop fast real-time microgrid coordination control systems and multiple user-friendly intelligent supply and demand interaction technologies, and accelerate the application of photovoltaics to smart microgrids. Research and development of products and energy storage systems to meet users' personalized electricity needs.

5. Promote the development and innovative application of key information technologies and products

(12) Develop key information technology products for new energy

Strengthen the development and application of key information technology products in the field of new energy, mainly including power electronics, flexible electronics, sensor IoT, smart energy information systems and related advanced computing, industrial software, transmission communications, and industrial robots that meet the needs of new energy and other adaptive technologies and products. Research miniaturized, high-performance, high-efficiency, high-reliability power semiconductors, sensing devices, optoelectronic devices and other basic electronic components and special equipment, advanced technology, and support the construction of new energy supply and consumption systems such as UHV. Promote the digital and intelligent development of the energy electronics industry, and make breakthroughs in technologies such as full-environment simulation platforms, advanced computing power algorithms, industrial basic software, and artificial intelligence. Promote the innovation and development of information technology related equipment and instruments.

(13) Promoting intelligent manufacturing and operation and maintenance management of the energy electronics industry

Promote the deep integration of Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, 5G and other information technologies with green and low-carbon industries. Accelerate the construction of smart factories, promote the digital transformation of key processes, and optimize the production process and quality control system. Promote the intelligent upgrading of basic material production, improve the mechanization and automation level of production, packaging, storage, and transportation of silicon wafers, energy storage battery materials, and high-performance batteries, and improve product consistency and stability. Support manufacturing enterprises to extend the service chain, develop new models of service-oriented manufacturing, and promote the improvement of intelligent design, intelligent integration, and intelligent operation and maintenance. Develop key technologies for smart energy systems and smart grid dispatching operation control and maintenance technologies.

6. Attach great importance to industrial safety norms and orderly development

(14) Strengthen the construction of public service platforms

Support the establishment of multi-type public service platforms in the field of energy electronics, cultivate characteristic industrial Internet platforms and monitoring and analysis data platforms, promote the construction of energy electronics industry clouds, organize integration, integrate and optimize various resources, and serve the development of the industry. Explore the establishment of a professional platform for analysis and evaluation, and provide services such as product analysis, evaluation, and application verification. Explore the establishment of an innovation and entrepreneurship incubation platform, and promote the establishment of a number of energy and electronics industry ecological incubators and accelerators. Support the establishment of an intellectual property operation center in the field of energy and electronics, carry out work such as intellectual property transactions and training for solar photovoltaics, energy storage batteries, terminal applications, and information technology products, and evaluation of scientific and technological achievements, improve the layout of intellectual property rights, and strengthen patent analysis and early warning. Build a collaborative innovation and achievement transformation platform to form a virtuous circle in which innovation achievement transformation and new energy consumption promote each other.

(15) Improve the industrial standard system

Continue to carry out the construction of comprehensive standardized technology systems such as photovoltaics and lithium batteries. Collaborate to promote national standards, industry standards and group standards for smart photovoltaics, research and formulate lithium-ion battery life cycle evaluation systems and safety standards, and strengthen research on standard systems for solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen energy storage/fuel cells. Carry out the development of relevant standards for energy electronics intelligent manufacturing, operation and maintenance, and management control systems, strengthen the connection with current energy and power system standards, and promote the establishment of safety standards and management systems for product manufacturing, construction, installation, and operation monitoring. Carry out international standardization cooperation and actively participate in the research and formulation of international standards.

(16) Strengthen industry standard management

Strengthen the connection with relevant policies and plans, guide the transformation, upgrading and healthy and orderly development of the energy electronics industry, support smart photovoltaic innovation, upgrading and application demonstration, and implement normative conditions such as photovoltaics and lithium batteries. Strengthen the overall management of the industry and improve the level of project construction and operation. Improve testing and certification services, and establish a testing platform and certification system that is in line with international standards and mutually recognized. Standardize quality brand building, guide enterprises to establish quality-based brand development strategies, and cultivate a number of Chinese brands with international influence. Strengthen the quality sampling inspection of related products, and improve the performance and reliability of energy electronic products.

(17) Do a good job in security risk prevention

Adhere to the bottom line thinking and implement the safety production responsibility system. Guide enterprises to carry out safety production standardization construction, and improve the intrinsic safety and production safety of the energy electronics industry. Establish a full life cycle management system for photovoltaic power generation projects to achieve refined and systematic management of the entire process and all elements. Build distributed photovoltaic big data and other management centers to realize visualized and efficient management of component failures and accident hazards. Encourage energy storage power stations to customize safety insurance, strengthen the configuration of safety facilities, formulate and improve professional training and assessment systems, and improve risk handling capabilities.

7. Efforts should be made to improve the international development level of the industry

(18) Accelerate the pace of international cooperation

Uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, make full use of multilateral and bilateral cooperation mechanisms, strengthen exchanges and dialogues in various fields of energy electronics, promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in the field of energy electronics, and promote the construction of a fair, reasonable, cooperative and win-win global order and energy system, Serving the overall situation of climate change and new energy revolution. Under the framework of relevant international organizations and regional cooperation, promote exchanges and interactions between government departments, research institutions, industry associations, and enterprises, adhere to market-driven and independent choice of enterprises, and improve the level and level of international cooperation in the energy electronics industry.

(19) Deepening the layout of the global industrial chain

Based on the domestic cycle, promote the domestic and international double cycle, coordinate the use of both domestic and international markets and resources, and promote the development of the energy electronics industry as a whole. Encourage enterprises to rely on mechanisms such as the green "Belt and Road" construction to strengthen their global layout, deepen international production capacity cooperation, and build a mutually beneficial and win-win industrial chain supply chain cooperation system. Promote the extension of international cooperation in the energy electronics industry to high-end links such as joint research and development, joint design, marketing, and international brand cultivation. Actively build a global industrial chain system, encourage enterprises to invest in accordance with laws and regulations, establish R&D and industrial centers, and build a global marketing and service system.

8. Strengthen organizational safeguards

(20) Strengthen industrial coordination

Strengthen organizational leadership for the development of the energy electronics industry, adhere to systematic thinking, establish a coordination mechanism to promote high-quality development of the industry, strengthen coordination and linkage between local and relevant departments, and jointly study major issues such as the carbon footprint of energy electronics and promote the construction of large industries and large markets. Deepen the overall concept, strengthen top-level design, strengthen central and local coordination, and encourage local governments to introduce supporting policies. Carry out "revealing the list" and pilot demonstrations in the field of energy electronics, support the holding of innovation competitions and industry conferences, encourage industry associations, industry alliances, research institutions, etc. to accelerate the construction and development, and give full play to the public service and supporting role of industry organizations.

(21) Actively increase policy support

Make full use of relevant central and local channels to implement relevant preferential policies and measures. Accelerate the cultivation of a group of high-quality energy and electronics companies represented by specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises, individual champion enterprises in the manufacturing industry, and leading enterprises in the industrial chain. Research and establish the guidance catalog and project library for the green development of the energy and electronics industry, give full play to the role of the national industry-finance cooperation platform, carry out multi-level financing docking activities, and continuously improve the accuracy, pertinence and matching degree of financial services. Comprehensively use credit, bonds, funds, insurance and other financial instruments to increase support for the supply chain of the energy and electronics industry chain. Encourage banking institutions to base themselves on functional positioning, focus on their main responsibilities and main businesses, standardize the innovation of financial products and services, and help the development of the energy and electronics industry.

(22) Optimizing and improving the market environment

Give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, and promote the establishment of a fair competition, healthy and orderly market development environment. Make full use of various industrial funds to provide long-term stable funds for the development of the energy electronics industry. On the basis of prudent assessment, guide social capital and others to set up diversified market-oriented industrial investment funds in the field of energy and electronics, and explore new models of social capital investment. Establish and improve the corporate credit system of the energy electronics industry, and implement corporate product standards, quality, safety self-declaration and supervision systems. Promote the improvement of price formation mechanisms such as photovoltaic power generation, research and formulate energy storage cost compensation mechanisms, and increase the return on investment in new energy.

(23) Comprehensively strengthen personnel training

Strengthen the construction of energy and electronics talent teams, and improve the diversified and multi-level training system from research and development, transformation, production to management. Optimize the talent evaluation and incentive system, smooth the flow of talent channels, strengthen the mutual communication between energy electronics vocational education and general education, and the effective connection between pre-employment education and post-employment education. Innovate the talent training model, encourage colleges and universities to accelerate the construction of energy and electronics-related disciplines, carry out joint training and scientific research of high-quality talents, and promote cooperation and exchanges with world-class universities and academic institutions. Deepen the integration of industry and education in the field of energy electronics, encourage schools and enterprises to jointly carry out industry-university cooperation collaborative education projects, and explore the construction of an innovative platform for the integration of industry and education.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Science and Technology

People's Bank of China

China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission

National Energy Board

January 3, 2023