To thoroughly implement the spirit of the “Guiding Opinions of the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration on Accelerating the Development of New Energy Storage,” the “Guiding Opinions of Guangdong Province on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the New Energy Storage Industry,” the “Several Measures of Shenzhen City to Support the Accelerated Development of the Electrochemical Energy Storage Industry,”and the “Implementation Plan of Guangming District for Developing and Strengthening Strategic Emerging Industry Clusters and Cultivating Future Industry Clusters to Promote High-Quality Development of the Industrial Economy (2022-2025),” — and to accelerate the high-quality development of the new energy storage industry in Guangming District, with the aim of building it into a strategic pillar industry worth over 100 billion yuan, these measures have been formulated based on the actual conditions of Guangming District.
I. Key Supported Entities and Fields
These measures apply to market entities with actual business location in Guangming District that are registered and engaged in R&D, production, and services of new energy storage industries such as electrochemical energy storage, hydrogen energy, integrated photovoltaic-storage. They also apply to other institutions including public institutions, social organizations, and private non-enterprise entities.
These measures focus on supporting key areas including: new materials and components for advanced electrochemical energy storage technology routes such as lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, sodium salt batteries, flow batteries, semi-solid/solid-state batteries (components like insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT), metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET), digital signal processing (DSP) chips, etc.); process equipment, battery cells and modules, power conversion systems (PCS), battery management systems (BMS), energy management systems (EMS), energy storage system integration (ESS); system integration (including safety warning and state estimation, efficient fire suppression and prevention of re-ignition); construction and operation (such as microgrid energy storage, backup power for data centers, backup power for 5G base stations, household energy storage); market services (virtual power plants, shared energy storage, energy storage big data); and battery recycling and comprehensive utilization (secondary use, regeneration).
It also supports key technology R&D for hydrogen production, hydrogen storage and transportation, and fuel cells; as well as demonstration projects for multi-scenario applications within the jurisdiction, including integrated photovoltaic and storage, electrochemical energy storage, and hydrogen energy.
II. Establishing an Innovation Hub for New Energy Storage Technologies
(1) Plan and Build Innovation Platforms
In response to demands for highly safe, low-cost, and long-life electrochemical storage batteries and hydrogen energy development, enterprises are encouraged to collaborate with universities and research institutions to establish innovation platforms such as key laboratories, industrial innovation centers, manufacturing innovation centers, and engineering technology research centers. For platforms recognized by national authorities, subsidies of up to 10 million yuan, equivalent to 50% of the actual funding received from municipal or higher authorities, will be granted; for those recognized by provincial or municipal authorities, subsidies of up to 5 million yuan, also at 50% of the actual funding received, will be granted.
(2) Breakthroughs in Key Core Technologies
Support is provided for enterprises, research institutions, and universities to focus on cutting-edge technologies in new energy storage and carry out key core technology R&D. For projects in which enterprises commission research institutions or universities to conduct R&D, a subsidy of up to 2 million yuan per project will be granted. For entities leading or participating in national-level projects, a matching subsidy of up to 2 million yuan per project will be provided, calculated at 25% of the actual national funding received. For provincial and municipal-level projects, a matching subsidy of up to 1 million yuan per project will be provided, calculated at 10% of the actual funding received. The total support per entity is capped at 5 million yuan per year.
(3) Promote Conversion of Scientific and Technological Achievements
Support enterprises, research institutions, and universities in building proof-of-concept centers, pilot platforms, and common technical R&D, testing, safety warning public service platforms to accelerate the conversion of key core technologies in new energy storage. For platforms recognized by municipal-level or higher authorities, a subsidy of up to 1 million yuan will be provided, calculated at 20% of the actual funding received from those authorities. In addition, an annual subsidy of up to 1 million yuan will be granted, calculated at 10% of the platform's external service expenses.
Support will be provided for the promotion and application of major first-of-its-kind equipment, first batches of new materials, and first editions of software in the new energy storage industry. For products recognized by national, provincial, or municipal authorities as "three firsts" (first set of equipment, first batch of materials, and first edition of software), a dual incentive will be granted to both the R&D/manufacturing entity and the purchasing entity. The reward will amount to 20% of the actual sales revenue generated within one year after product recognition. The maximum annual subsidy for any single entity is capped at 2 million yuan.
(4) Promote Intellectual Property Application
Support SMEs in new energy storage industry to acquire patents from local universities and research institutions. Entities that obtain the transfer or licensing of PCT international patents and put them into production will receive a one-time subsidy not exceeding 250,000 yuan.
III. Building an Advanced Manufacturing Hub for New Energy Storage
(5) Promote the Construction of Major Projects
For major projects involving key components such as lithium-ion battery cathode and anode materials, separators, cell modules, power conversion systems (PCS), battery management systems (BMS), and system integration, support will be provided in the following forms: A subsidy of up to 50 million yuan will be granted, calculated at 10% of the actual investment; or, an equity investment of up to 100 million yuan may be applied for through the Guangming District Government Investment Guidance Fund, calculated at no more than 30% of the planned investment.
For major projects in underdeveloped or missing areas such as sodium-ion batteries, sodium-salt batteries, flow batteries, semi-solid/solid-state batteries, and fuel cells, as well as key components for energy storage batteries such as insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), and digital signal processors (DSPs), support will be provided as follows: A subsidy of up to 50 million yuan will be granted, calculated at 20% of the actual investment; or, an equity investment of up to 200 million yuan may be applied for through the Guangming District Government Investment Guidance Fund, calculated at no more than 30% of the planned investment.
(6) Support Enterprises to Scale up and Strengthen
For technical renovation projects implemented by enterprises in the previous year, the following support will be provided: For the portion of annual fixed asset investment up to 100 million yuan, a subsidy of 15% will be granted, with a maximum annual subsidy of 10 million yuan; For the portion exceeding 100 million yuan, a subsidy of 5% will be granted, with a maximum annual subsidy of 30 million yuan.
(7) Fully Guarantee Industrial Space
Enterprises are encouraged to build high-standard “new energy storage manufacturing parks” to promote the clustering of new energy storage production and manufacturing activities. Property owners or operators are encouraged to develop industrial spaces that meet actual production needs. For newly constructed projects, a subsidy of up to 30 million yuan will be granted to the property owner, calculated at 50% of the additional investment compared to standard factory buildings. For renovation projects, the subsidy will be calculated at 50% of the actual investment.
For new energy storage enterprises settled in the new energy storage manufacturing parks, a rental subsidy of 20 yuan/sqm/month for up to three consecutive years is provided, with a maximum subsidized area of 10,000 sqm per enterprise.
Support is provided for the development of “specialized buildings for new energy storage” to promote the clustering of R&D, design, sales, and other related functions. Key enterprises that move into these specialized buildings and are officially recognized will be eligible for rental subsidies for up to three consecutive years. The subsidy standard is 20 yuan per square meter per month, with each enterprise receiving support for no more than 5,000 square meters.
IV. Creating Demonstration Bases for Multi-Scenario Applications of New Energy Storage
(8) Accelerate Energy Storage Demonstration in Large Scientific Equipment Clusters
Support the rational deployment of new energy storage power station projects in key power supply areas—such as clusters of major scientific facilities—that feature high energy consumption and strict requirements for power quality. Provide subsidies of up to 5 million yuan, covering 20% of actual investment for qualifying projects.
(9) Encourage Industrial and Commercial Parks to Build Benchmark Storage Projects
Encourage suitable warehousing, logistics and industrial parks to deploy demonstration projects such as photovoltaic building integration (BIPV), integrated solar-storage-charging systems, photovoltaic-storage-direct current flexible integration demonstration projects. Promote the construction of new energy storage power stations and smart microgrids tailored to local conditions and with flexible configurations. Qualifying demonstration projects will receive subsidies of up to 5 million yuan, calculated at 20% of actual investment.
(10) Expand Application of Mobile Energy Storage Using New Energy Vehicles
Support demonstration projects for the intelligent transformation of facilities such as bus terminals, public parking lots, and charging stations to enable charging, storage, and discharging functions. Promote the exploration of large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interaction models. Eligible projects will receive subsidies of up to 1 million yuan at 20% of actual investment.
(11) Encourage Demonstration of Business Models for Virtual Power Plant Integration
Encourage the development of virtual power plant (VPP) resource aggregation platforms to facilitate the effective integration of user resources and ensure efficient alignment with the regulatory needs of VPP management platforms, thereby supporting VPPs in performing frequency regulation and peak shaving functions. Investors will receive subsidies equivalent to 10% of response-based revenue for up to three consecutive years, capped at 2 million yuan per enterprise annually.
Promote “intelligent equipment + scenario-based applications” efficient coordination, and encourage demonstration projects for the intelligent renovation of data center energy storage, industrial and commercial energy storage. Transformed projects connected to virtual power plants will receive subsidies of up to 1 million yuan, calculated at 20% of the actual renovation investment.
(12) Vigorously Explore and Cultivate Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Applications
Encourage demonstration applications of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolytic cells (SOEC). Support systematic demonstration projects for hydrogen energy products, such as distributed power generation and combined heat and power (CHP) systems, to improve energy efficiency. Enterprises providing SOFC or SOEC products or solutions will receive annual subsidies of up to 2 million yuan, equivalent to 20% of their sales revenue. For SOFC or SOEC demonstration projects completed within the district, the investor will receive subsidies covering 30% of the total investment, up to 3 million yuan.
Support the construction of specialized green hydrogen parks and the creation of integrated demonstration platforms for green hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and utilization. Eligible parks will receive subsidies of up to 10 million yuan, covering 20% of actual investment.
Support the demonstration applications of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in engineering, sanitation, logistics, public transit fields, providing up to 5 million yuan in subsidy, equivalent to 50% of the actual funding granted by municipal or higher authorities.
V. Building a New Energy Storage Ecosystem
(13) Support Enterprises to Expand into Overseas Markets
Support the overseas market certification of new energy storage products. For enterprises that obtain market access certifications for new products in the new energy storage field from international markets including Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, and North America, a subsidy of up to 25% of the verified project expenses will be granted, with an annual maximum of 2.5 million yuan per enterprise.
Support new energy storage enterprises in purchasing export credit insurance to mitigate international trade risks. For enterprises that purchase export credit insurance, a subsidy equivalent to 50% of the actual insurance premium paid will be provided, with an annual maximum of 2 million yuan per enterprise. If the enterprise has already received subsidies at the municipal level, the total combined subsidy ratio from municipal and district levels shall not exceed 100%.
(14) Encourage Participation in Economic and Trade Exhibitions and Exchanges
Enterprises, universities, and research institutions are encouraged to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in global talent, technology, and projects. For industry summits, exhibitions, and other professional exchange activities held with prior approval from the district government, the organizer will receive subsidies of up to 2 million yuan per event, covering 50% of the actual expenses incurred.
For participation in domestic economic and trade exhibitions organized by municipal or district government departments, enterprises will be subsidized at 50% of the exhibition costs, with a maximum of 500,000 yuan per event per enterprise. For participation in leading overseas economic and trade exhibitions, a subsidy covering 50% of the exhibition costs will be granted, with an annual maximum of 1 million yuan per enterprise.
(15) Strengthen Support for Standards Formulation
Support enterprises in leading and participating in the formulation and revision of new energy storage standards—including international, national, and industry standards—for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, sodium salt batteries, flow batteries, semi-solid/solid-state batteries, fuel cells, storage carbon label certifications, safe packaging for energy storage batteries, and other related fields. Subsidies will be provided based on project level: up to 500,000 yuan for international-level projects, 250,000 yuan for national-level, and 150,000 yuan for industry-level standards.
(16) Promote Science and Technology Finance and Green Finance Support
For new energy storage enterprises obtaining technology-related loans from banks such as “technology incubation loans,” “technology growth loans,” and “intellectual property loans,” a subsidy covering up to 50% of the actual interest paid will be granted, with a maximum of 1 million yuan per enterprise per year.
For enterprises purchasing technology insurance products, a subsidy covering up to 50% of the actual insurance premium paid will be provided, with an annual maximum of 300,000 yuan per enterprise.
VI. Supplementary Provisions
The Guangming District Development and Reform Bureau is responsible for interpreting these measures. Should national, provincial, municipal, or district-level policies and regulations be adjusted during implementation, these measures will be correspondingly adjusted. Funding required by these measures will be allocated from Guangming District's special economic development funds and managed according to the district's special economic development fund management rules. There are limitations on quantity and amount, subject to the annual overall funding limits of the district's special economic development funds. Specific details will be based on the application guidelines issued each year.
In principle, these measures may be combined with policies at the municipal level or above. For other similar preferential policies offered by Guangming District, applicants may choose to apply based on the principle of taking the higher benefit, and duplicate subsidies will not be granted. Projects deemed to have a significant impact on Guangming District's economic development may, upon approval, be granted support beyond the scope or funding limits of this measure on a case-by-case basis.
The Guangming District Government Investment Guidance Fund follows the principle of “equity participation without controlling shares,” meaning participation does not alter the controlling stake of the original major shareholder. Enterprises approved by the Guangming District Investment Decision-making Management Committee to receive equity participation from the fund may request to repurchase the corresponding shares after one year of investment, with the repurchase method specified in the equity investment agreement.
These measures shall take effect from September 12, 2024, and remain valid for three years.