LONGi has officially announced its entry into the energy storage sector with the launch of the LONGi Energy Storage One-Stop Solution.
This move strategically evolves the company from a PV powerhouse into an integrated “solar-storage-hydrogen” comprehensive energy solution provider.
The expansion into energy storage completes LONGi’s closed-loop strategy across the entire value chain, building upon its existing leading technologies in PV and hydrogen. During the launch, Dennis She, Vice President of LONGi, introduced the new “Stability Triangle” energy framework.
She said, “Solar is the creator of clean energy, energy storage is the stabiliser of the power system, and hydrogen is the regulator that balances it all. The synergy of these three will build a truly widespread, highly resilient, and affordable zero-carbon energy system.”
She drew a parallel between the energy storage industry today and the early days of solar, characterised by “confidence-driven rapid growth, but also bringing disorderly competition.”
To deliver on this value proposition of “Ultimate Safety,” LONGi has partnered with PotisEdge, a specialist in energy storage safety. PotisEdge maintains a safety record of “zero thermal runaway” incidents across more than 12GWh of cumulative systems over the past decade, achieved through a three-pillar technical architecture of “intrinsic safety, active defence, and intelligent early warning.”
LONGi also announced the establishment of its first Solar-Storage Technology Innovation Centre (Centre of Excellence) in Europe. This centre will offer localised services including project consulting, technical training, and O&M support.
Regarding the European focus, She commented: “Europe’s urgent need for energy transition and its mature market mechanisms provide an ideal platform for practising integrated ‘Solar-Storage-Hydrogen’ solutions.”
The new storage solution will initially be deployed in key European markets, including the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
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