Coating, rolling, slitting, winding... In the intelligent production workshop, rolls of metal materials go through a series of processes to become battery cells. In the Zhongkai High tech Zone of Huizhou, an average of 2.46 million lithium-ion batteries are successfully produced every day, ultimately becoming the "energy heart" of smartphones, new energy vehicles, smart wearable devices, and more.
In February of this year, the energy electronics industry in Zhongkai High tech Zone was included in the Guangdong Province County Characteristic Industry Catalog. At the important milestone of the three-year "Hundred Counties, Thousand Towns, and Ten Thousand Villages High Quality Development Project", Zhongkai High tech Zone shoulders the responsibility of the economic region and strives to promote the high-quality development of the energy electronics industry by focusing on building three billion dollar pillar industries.
At present, Zhongkai High tech Zone has gathered more than 90 large-scale industrial enterprises in the field of new energy batteries, including EVE energy, Desai battery, Ganfeng Lithium Battery, Haopeng International, Huirui, and Leyitong. By 2024, the energy electronics industry will achieve a large-scale industrial output value of 68.38 billion yuan.
Leading the way
Last year, the industrial output value above designated size reached 68.38 billion yuan
Not long ago, at the 2025 World Robot Expo, EVE energy showcased its comprehensive solution for robot batteries, showcasing the full chain technology capabilities of robot power systems from battery cells, BMS (Battery Management System) to Pack, covering various application scenarios such as humanoid robots, crawling robots, and wheeled robots.
Currently, the card battle surrounding embodied intelligence is becoming increasingly fierce. As a globally competitive lithium battery platform company, EVE energy is accelerating its layout to seize the robot race track, extending the battery layout from ground and low altitude to humanoid robots.
Rooted in Zhongkai High tech Zone for 24 years, every time EVE energy takes advantage of the situation and dares to be the first, it will drive the upgrading of the local energy electronics industry, and even the whole chain leap. It can be said that this county-level characteristic industrial chain has grown from scratch, from small to large, and cannot be separated from the leadership of leading enterprises.
Especially with the explosive growth of new energy vehicles and energy storage markets, EVE energy entered the power battery field in 2015 and began to launch its energy storage battery business in 2016. During that period, under the combined effects of leading enterprises, industry trends, and favorable policies, Zhongkai High tech Zone also sparked a wave of new energy battery projects settling in.
Nowadays, Zhongkai High tech Zone has gathered more than 90 large-scale industrial enterprises, forming an energy electronics industry ecosystem led by leading companies such as EVE energy, Desai Battery, and Ganfeng Lithium Battery, with consumer batteries, power batteries, and energy storage batteries advancing simultaneously. From upstream production equipment, electrolyte membranes, and negative electrode materials, to midstream battery cells, BMS, PCS (energy storage inverters), battery packs, and downstream recycling, a relatively complete full industry chain is flourishing.
Data shows that by 2024, Zhongkai High tech Zone will produce over 900 million lithium-ion batteries, accounting for approximately 58% of Huizhou's battery production; The energy electronics industry achieved a total industrial output value of 68.38 billion yuan above designated size.
deep ploughing and intensive cultivation
Promote the industrial chain and value chain to climb towards the high-end
Overlooking the Energy and Electronics Industry Forest in Zhongkai High tech Zone, there are not only towering trees like EVE energy, but also many thriving shrubs and lush seedlings. They have developed unique skills and become the backbone of the industry chain and value chain to climb to the high-end by riding on top of the niche track.
Located in Chenjiang Street, Huizhou Leyitong Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Leyitong") focuses on the research and development, production, and marketing of power battery systems and energy storage systems. As a national level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise, Leyitong not only firmly holds the top position in the global golf cart lithium battery market, but also collaborates with leading forklift brands worldwide, striving to achieve the world's first market share within two years.
In June of this year, during the European Electric and Hybrid Ship and Yacht Exhibition, Leyton's marine power lithium battery system officially obtained DNV certification from Det Norske Veritas. This marks that Leyitong has obtained a global pass in the all electric and hybrid marine power market.
Not only that, Zhongkai High tech Zone also has many small and medium-sized enterprises providing professional supporting services for large enterprises, becoming an essential "screw" in the energy electronics industry chain.
Turning our gaze to Dongjiang Science and Technology Park, Huizhou Shengwei Electronics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shengwei Electronics") located in the Dongxing area is also a national level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise. Since its establishment in 2010, the company has focused on areas such as consumer electronics and home energy storage, and has been deeply involved in the research and development, as well as manufacturing of battery management systems. It has gradually entered the supply chain systems of new energy battery companies such as Desai and Xinwangda.
Guangdong Yina Technology Co., Ltd., located 36 kilometers away from Shengwei Electronics, is a provincial-level specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprise that focuses on the research and development, production, and sales of nanomaterials, and is committed to promoting the industrial application of new materials such as graphene. This enterprise has only been established for over 5 years and has become a supplier to well-known companies such as Apple, Huawei, BYD, and CATL. Conductive products have been maturely applied in fields such as power batteries, energy storage batteries, and consumer batteries.
Looking at Zhongkai High tech Zone, it is precisely these families of large, medium, and small enterprises that grow together, painting a vivid picture of the benign interaction of the energy electronics industry.
technology upgrade
Layout of semi-solid and solid-state battery technology
In recent years, the lithium battery industry has fallen into fierce competition due to rapid expansion of production capacity. In the face of industry difficulties, how can Zhongkai High tech Zone promote the steady development of the energy electronics industry and achieve the goal of billions as soon as possible?
——The answer given by enterprises is innovation.
The core performance of our semi-solid cylindrical battery is safety. Needling will not cause fire, smoke, or explosion, and it can be charged and discharged normally at high temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius and low temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius... "When it comes to products, Jiang Guolong, the general manager of Guangdong Noda Smart Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as" Noda Smart "), always talks endlessly. This enterprise, which focuses on consumer and small power lithium-ion battery products, achieved mass production at the end of September last year and achieved sales of 328 million yuan by the end of the year. Its development momentum should not be underestimated.
In Jiang Guolong's view, continuous innovation is the biggest advantage of Noda Wisdom. They collaborate with universities and institutions at home and abroad, mobilizing the entire company to carry out research and development work, and promoting the rapid implementation and transformation of scientific research achievements. Our research and development of solid-state batteries is still in the laboratory stage, and it is estimated that they will be launched in the next three years or so. According to him, currently, Noda Smart has applied for multiple core invention patents such as semi-solid battery preparation and solid-state battery separator preparation.
Seizing the technological high ground is the core path for top enterprises to break through. Currently, EVE energy is seeking breakthroughs in key technologies such as high specific energy, long lifespan, ultra fast charging, and intrinsic safety, providing world leading solutions for new energy storage and new energy vehicles.
Especially, solid-state batteries are considered the next generation solution for lithium batteries and have become a technological high ground for competition in the global power battery field. At present, the solid-state battery developed by EVE energy has achieved a breakthrough in stable cycling. They plan to achieve a production process breakthrough by 2026 and launch the all solid state battery 1.0 with energy densities of 350Wh/kg and 800Wh/L; And launch a high specific energy all solid state battery 2.0 product with a capacity of over 1000Wh/L in 2028.
In the near future, solid-state batteries will usher in a "cocoon breaking" moment. In Zhongkai High tech Zone, a transformation around the energy electronics industry is also poised to take place.
Currently, Zhongkai High tech Zone is building three billion dollar pillar industries: intelligent terminals, ultra high definition video displays, and energy electronics. Regarding the development of the energy electronics industry, Southern Daily and Southern+reporters interviewed Lin Hao, Director of the Economic Development and Statistics Bureau of Zhongkai High tech Zone.
Q: How is the development of Zhongkai's energy electronics industry? What challenges are we facing?
Answer: Zhongkai High tech Zone has built a good industrial ecology through government enterprise cooperation, technological breakthroughs, and chain growth. Step by step, it has steadily accumulated momentum and achieved the transition of the energy electronics industry from blueprint planning to cluster development.
The overall development of the energy electronics industry in the entire region is showing an upward and new trend, but there are still certain shortcomings that constrain high-quality development. For example, the overall strength of the upstream materials industry is not strong, and most of the lithium resources rely on procurement from outside the province, especially the lack of positive electrode materials and the small scale of separators. The local matching rate of materials such as electrolytes and copper foils is low. In addition, compared with major cities for new energy batteries inside and outside the province, our district still has a blank space in the downstream production of new energy vehicles, which restricts the further development and growth of the overall industry.
Q: What are the plans and arrangements for Zhongkai High tech Zone to achieve the goal of surpassing 100 billion yuan in the energy electronics industry?
Answer: Zhongkai will continue to cultivate and expand the scale of the new energy battery industry, fully leverage the guiding role of policies, guide enterprises to make good use of national, provincial, and municipal industrial support policies, further play the leading role of leading enterprises, strengthen technological innovation and application scenario demonstration and promotion.
We will study and formulate policies and measures for the high-quality development of district level industries, with a focus on providing support in ensuring land resource elements, cultivating chain leading enterprises, promoting applications, etc., and supporting enterprises in the district to introduce urgently needed professional talents in the field of energy electronics. At the same time, we will explore the construction mode of pilot projects for new energy storage power stations and continue to expand market application scenarios such as user side and power side; Support and guide enterprises in the area to expand and extend into emerging industries such as low altitude economy, artificial intelligence, and robotics.