On March 27, the Development and Reform Bureau of Shenzhen's Longgang District issued the 2026 Application Guidelines for Special Funds Supporting High-Quality Development in the New Energy Industry. The guidelines prioritize several key sectors, including energy storage, hydrogen energy, and emerging energy technologies.
Within the energy storage sector, support extends to electrochemical storage technologies, battery materials, storage components, and practical applications. Specific areas include lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and other electrochemical technologies; cathode and anode materials such as polyanionic compounds and silicon-based materials; and essential components like battery modules, power conversion systems (PCS), battery management systems (BMS), energy management systems (EMS), and energy storage system integration (ESS). Application-focused support covers virtual power plants, shared energy storage, and big data applications across generation, grid, and user-side scenarios.
The guidelines specify financial incentives for three primary application directions in the energy storage field: demonstration projects in commercial and industrial parks, mobile energy storage applications for new energy vehicles, and business models for virtual power plants.
For commercial and industrial park demonstrations, projects that deploy megawatt-level liquid-cooled ultra-fast charging stations (with single-gun power exceeding 1 MW and V2G chargers over 100 kW), smart microgrids (with investments over 1 million yuan, serving more than 20 industrial enterprises, and achieving an energy self-sufficiency rate of 30%), or sodium-ion energy storage are encouraged. Eligible projects will receive a subsidy equivalent to 10% of the actual investment, capped at 1 million yuan.
For mobile energy storage applications involving new energy vehicles, support is provided for intelligent charging, storage, and discharge transformation demonstrations at locations like bus terminals, public parking lots, and charging stations. Projects exploring large-scale vehicle-to-grid interaction models, smart microgrids, or sodium-ion storage can receive up to 1 million yuan, covering 10% of the actual investment.
The program also encourages the development of virtual power plant business models. Entities investing in virtual power plant resource aggregation platforms can receive support for up to three consecutive years, based on 10% of their response revenue, with a maximum annual subsidy of 1 million yuan per company. Furthermore, new energy storage projects that undergo intelligent upgrades to connect to virtual power plants are eligible for a 10% subsidy on the upgrade costs, also capped at 1 million yuan.
Additional support is allocated for specific technologies. Demonstrations featuring semi-solid or all-solid-state batteries (with liquid content below 1%, energy density exceeding 350 Wh/kg, and charging rates of 3C or higher) applied in sectors like new energy vehicles, low-altitude aircraft, humanoid robots, and energy storage facilities can receive a 10% investment subsidy, up to 2 million yuan. Similarly, projects utilizing pre-lithiation technology (which must increase cycle times by at least 30% and enhance initial efficiency by no less than 5%) or dry electrode processes to improve lithium-ion battery performance are eligible for a 10% subsidy, also maxing out at 2 million yuan.
The guidelines also outline support for pilot-scale and industrial-scale production projects. Key areas include solid-state batteries, new lithium-ion battery manufacturing equipment, sodium-ion batteries, and aerospace batteries. Upon project completion and operation, support can reach up to 10% of the verified total investment. Pilot production line projects exceeding 10 million yuan in scale may receive up to 2 million yuan, while industrial-scale projects over 30 million yuan can qualify for support up to 3 million yuan. A single enterprise is limited to one supported project.
Enterprises or institutions that lead or significantly contribute (ranking in the top three) to the development of new standards are eligible for grants: up to 1 million yuan for international standards, 500,000 yuan for national standards, and 300,000 yuan for industry standards. Projects recognized as national or provincial first-of-a-kind major technical equipment in the energy sector can receive a reward of 20% of the project investment, up to 1 million yuan. First-time purchasers of newly recognized first-of-a-kind equipment can get a one-time subsidy of 20% of the procurement value, not exceeding 2 million yuan.
To qualify for application, entities must be legally registered independent legal persons within Longgang District, Shenzhen. The projects seeking support must be new initiatives commenced after January 1, 2025.
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