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Who is the richest man in China's solar industry?

Li Zhenguo ($10.5 billion) is China's richest man in the solar industry. He was one of three LONGi shareholders to make the 2021 Forbes Billionaires List, along with early LONGi executive Li Zhunan ($5.8 billion) and investor Chen Fashu ($1.7 billion from solar).

How much does energy storage cost in China?

New energy storage also faces high electricity costs, making these storage systems commercially unviable without subsidies. China’s winning bid price for lithium iron phosphate energy storage in 2022 was largely in the range of USD 0.17-0.24 per watt-hour (Wh).

How big is China's energy storage capacity?

Overall capacity in the new-type energy storage sector reached 31.39 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2023, representing a year-on-year increase of more than 260 per cent and almost 10 times the capacity in 2020, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a press conference on Friday.

Did China add a newcomer to portable energy storage?

China, home to the world’s largest number of billionaires after the United States, added a newcomer from the portable energy storage field today. Shares in Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy, which debuted at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, were down by 7% in mid-morning trade from their IPO price of 237.50 yuan.

What is China's energy storage strategy?

Localities have reiterated the central government’s goal of developing an integrated format of “new energy + storage” (such as “solar + storage”), with a required energy storage allocation rate of between 10% and 20%. China has created an energy storage ecosystem with players throughout the supply chain.

What is China's energy storage capacity in 2022?

In 2022, China’s cumulative installed NTESS capacity exceeded 13.1 GW, with lithium-ion batteries accounting for 94% (equivalent to 28.7% of total global capacity). China is positioning energy storage as a core technology for achieving peak CO2 emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.