Dali Energy Storage Commissions Zaoyang Electrolyte Production Base with 60,000 m³ Annual Capacity
Date: 16 Dec 2025 |
Source: ASIACHEM, 16 December 2025
Dali Energy Storage today announced the official commissioning of its Zaoyang electrolyte production base in Hubei Province, marking a major step forward in the company’s strategic expansion into self-produced, high-performance electrolyte—one of the core materials underpinning next-generation energy storage systems.
A commissioning ceremony was held on 12 December in Zaoyang, attended by Dali Group Chairman Gao Wenguang, Dali Energy Storage General Manager Shi Xiaohu, the company’s management team, and representatives from industry associations, key supply-chain partners, strategic customers, and financial institutions.
At the ceremony, Gao Wenguang highlighted the critical role electrolyte plays in system performance and economics, noting that the Zaoyang base is equipped with intelligent production lines designed to deliver up to 60,000 m³ per yearof high-performance electrolyte. The company stated the new base will improve raw-material cost control and enable electrolyte production costs around 10% lower than comparable domestic producers—supporting broader industry scale-up.
Following the ceremony, guests toured the newly opened intelligent production workshop. According to Dali Energy Storage, the Zaoyang site covers 153 mu and is planned to include 2 GWh/year electrolyte capacity, a 10,000-ton crude vanadium purification capability, and a vanadium product research laboratory. Phase I investment exceeded RMB 200 million, delivering two automated electrolyte production lines, three pilot lines, and a full analysis and testing platform.
Dali Energy Storage reported that its electrolyte is produced with total vanadium concentration stabilized at 1.6–2.0 M, with the V³⁺:VO₂⁺ ratio controlled at 1:1 (±5%), supporting high activity utilization, wide operating temperature performance (-10°C to 45°C), and lower batch production cost. The company also cited 1–2 percentage-point efficiency improvement versus comparable market products, and disclosed 12 authorized patents in vanadium electrolyte (including 7 invention patents), with related products included in the 2025 Hubei Province innovation product demonstration and recommendation catalog.
Dali Energy Storage stated that Phase I is expected to generate electrolyte output value of approximately RMB 1.5 billion, with 2025 revenue exceeding RMB 100 million. The company plans to bring Phase II (1 GWh electrolyte capacity) online by end-2026, and complete Phase III (10,000-ton crude vanadium purification) by end-June 2027.
The Zaoyang base is positioned as a key pillar in Dali Energy Storage’s broader “raw materials–R&D–production–recycling” closed-loop ecosystem. Once fully ramped, the project is expected to create 100+ jobs, support regional supply-chain development (including logistics and precision instrumentation), and deliver annual revenue approaching RMB 1 billion with profit and tax exceeding RMB 200 million, contributing to energy-storage cost reduction and the wider “dual-carbon” transition.