中国首个储能强制性国标正式实施

Group 1 - The implementation of the mandatory national standard GB44240-2024 for lithium batteries used in energy storage systems marks a significant improvement in China's energy storage safety standard system [1] - GB44240-2024 focuses on product safety features, introducing additional testing items such as vibration, impact, puncture, and forced discharge, while tightening certain testing requirements [1] - The standard establishes safety "hard thresholds" across the entire supply chain, from battery design and manufacturing to transportation, installation, operation, and recycling [1] Group 2 - Over 20 companies with more than 40 models have passed or are undergoing testing for GB44240, including leading battery manufacturers such as Ningde Times and Haicheng Energy [2] - As of the first half of 2025, the installed capacity of new energy storage in China reached 94.91 million kilowatts (22.2 billion kilowatt-hours), representing a growth of approximately 29% compared to the end of 2024 [2] - The implementation of GB44240 is expected to challenge manufacturers with insufficient safety redundancies to redesign their products, accelerating the elimination of low-quality capacity and promoting a shift in the industry from "cost-first" to "safety-first" high-quality transformation [2]