According to EnergyTrend, the signing and implementation of cooperation agreements across the global energy storage industrial chain have accelerated recently. Highlights include REPT BATTERO securing long term cell procurement orders, Ford finalizing a 5 year energy storage supply agreement with a maximum capacity of 20 GWh, and multiple energy storage projects being connected to the grid and put into operation one after another.
REPT BATTERO Signs 2 GWh Cell Procurement Agreement
On May 14, REPT BATTERO officially signed a framework cooperation agreement for cell procurement with Guangzhou Yigongpin Trading Co., Ltd. (Yigongpin), including an annual 2 GWh procurement deal for energy storage and power cells.
REPT BATTERO stated that starting from this framework agreement, it will further deepen cooperation with Yigongpin in cell supply, cost optimization, industrial park investment and other areas.
Ford Energy Signs 20 GWh Energy Storage Supply Agreement
On May 18, foreign media reported that Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, signed a 5 year framework supply agreement for battery energy storage systems with a fully owned subsidiary of Électricité de France (EDF) that focuses on global renewable energy and energy storage grid services.
Under the agreement, EDF may purchase battery energy storage systems from Ford Energy at a maximum annual volume of 4 GWh, with a cumulative 5 year upper limit of 20 GWh.
Initial product deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028. Ford Energy will supply its DC Block energy storage units equipped with 512 Ah lithium iron phosphate cells. Each standard 20 foot container integrates a capacity of 5.45 MWh, with optional 2 hour or 4 hour discharge configurations. The products are applicable for frequency regulation, power trading, peak valley arbitrage and microgrid integration.
RelyEZ Energy’s 110 MWh Hungarian Project Nears Commissioning
On May 18,RelyEZ Energy announced phased progress on the large scale Oroszlány energy storage project in Hungary in which it participates. All energy storage equipment required for the project has been delivered, and grid connection and commissioning will take place soon.
RelyEZ Energy is responsible for the delivery of the 110 MWh energy storage system and full process technical support for the Oroszlány project. The facility is equipped with 22 sets of GridUltra 5016 liquid cooled energy storage battery systems. Upon completion, the project will be connected to Hungary’s power grid and eligible to participate in ancillary service markets such as Europe’s aFFR.
To date, RelyEZ Energy’s overseas business covers multiple countries and regions across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa, with cumulative overseas project contract orders exceeding 10 GWh.
Chint Power Connects Another Energy Storage Project to the Grid
On May 18, Chint Power announced the grid connection of its Kagoshima energy storage project in Kyushu, Japan.
The Kagoshima project features a 3.6 MW/10 MWh energy storage system adopting a two stage architecture that supports wide DC voltage adaptive regulation. Equipped with grid forming technology, the system can actively provide voltage support, inertia response and frequency regulation capabilities.
Hanxing Energy Delivers Energy Storage Project
On May 13, the 2.1 MW/4.861 MWh energy storage project of Hefei Hedong Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd., invested and constructed by Anhui Hanxing Energy Co., Ltd., was connected to the grid and put into operation.
The project took only over two months from construction start to grid connection. With a capacity of 2.1 MW/4.861 MWh, it consists of 21 energy storage battery cabinets, 6 grid connection cabinets and 3 power cabinets. All generated electricity is directly supplied to the factory for production use, effectively cutting the enterprise’s power consumption costs.
Source：EnergyTrend