GCL Group Achieves Major Recognition with Dual Awards in Energy Storage and Photovoltaic Innovations

Hardcore Technology “Twin Lotus”! GCL Group Continues to Top the China Electricity Council’s Major Awards

Recently, the China Electricity Council announced a list of significant awards, with GCL Group‘s subsidiaries, GCL Energy Technology and GCL Technology, receiving prestigious honors for their groundbreaking innovations in the energy storage and photovoltaic silicon material sectors.

The 100 MW/200 MWh grid-side energy storage project in Zhongshan was selected as a “2025 Annual Innovation and Application Typical Case in the Electrochemical Energy Storage Industry”. Additionally, the high-purity low-carbon granular silicon preparation technology used in photovoltaic equipment earned a Second Prize in the Technology Achievement Category of the 2025 Annual Electricity Innovation Award. These accolades reflect GCL Group’s deep commitment to the clean energy sector and its steadfast strategy of being technology-driven, highlighting the industry’s recognition of the Group’s leadership in the clean and low-carbon energy transition.

In the energy storage sector, the Zhongshan storage project, developed by GCL Energy Technology, is the first grid-side energy storage project in South China. It is set to be fully operational by October 2025. This project stands out due to its innovative design and exceptional performance, breaking the limitations of traditional energy storage stations that typically have a single function. It has created a new operational model that combines independent energy storage with gas turbine combined heat and power, relying on non-intrusive liquid-cooled lithium iron phosphate storage technology. The project includes 40 prefabricated battery cabins and essential core equipment, significantly enhancing the black-start capability of the regional grid and providing a robust safety net for the stable operation of the Southern Power Grid. Furthermore, it explores a diversified profit model by integrating grid frequency regulation auxiliary services with power spot market trading, achieving efficient management and value enhancement of energy storage assets.

As of January 14, 2026, the project has provided over 1.59 million megawatt-hours in frequency modulation, demonstrating substantial economic benefits. The expert review panel of the China Electricity Council highly praised the project for its systematic planning, design thinking, and diversified operational management, effectively addressing industry bottlenecks such as low energy storage utilization rates and single business models, thus providing a new replicable and scalable paradigm for grid-side energy storage development.

In the field of photovoltaic silicon materials, the high-purity low-carbon granular silicon preparation technology led by GCL Technology is the culmination of over a decade of expertise in granular silicon technology. This technology, based on the fluidized bed method (FBR), has achieved three critical breakthroughs: in terms of quality, over 95% of the products have a total metal impurity content of ≤0.5 ppbw, perfectly matching the needs of high-efficiency photovoltaic cells like N-type BC, TOPCon, and HJT; regarding carbon emissions, the comprehensive energy consumption is reduced by over 75% compared to traditional rod-like silicon processes, with water consumption decreasing by 30%. Some green electricity application bases have a carbon footprint as low as 14.2756 kg CO2e/kg, setting a record for the lowest in the industry; in terms of industrialization, through modular design and intelligent control, four major bases in Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia have achieved a scaled production capacity of 480,000 tons annually, with the Hohhot project of 120,000 tons constructed and operational within 10 months, showcasing the replicability and scalability of the technology.

This achievement is the result of a collaborative innovation ecosystem built by GCL Group in partnership with Tianjin University and the Global Silicon-Based Materials Research Institute, forming a complete innovation chain from basic research to technology development to industrial application, providing core technological support for carbon control and emission reduction in the photovoltaic industry and breaking through international carbon trade barriers.

As a leading enterprise in the global new energy industry chain and a pioneer in clean energy innovation, both energy storage and photovoltaic silicon materials are core areas of GCL Group’s strategic layout. In the energy storage sector, GCL Energy Technology implements a “dual-wheel drive” strategy, focusing on simultaneous development of grid-side and user-side projects. Leveraging its full industry chain advantages and AI technology, it has established over 15 grid-side energy storage projects in Jiangsu, Guangdong, Chongqing, and Zhejiang, with operational capacity exceeding 1 million kilowatts. The company is also actively expanding into diverse technological pathways such as sodium-ion batteries and all-vanadium flow batteries to provide customized energy storage solutions for industrial enterprises and parks.

In the photovoltaic sector, GCL Group is fully promoting the industrialization of granular silicon technology, establishing a comprehensive industry chain that includes silane gas, granular silicon, silicon wafers, cells, and modules, driving photovoltaic technology to become a main energy source. Currently, the global energy transition is in a critical phase, with the shift of renewable energy from being a “supplement” to a “primary” energy source becoming an inevitable trend. The receipt of these two honors not only affirms GCL Group’s technological innovation capabilities but also serves as motivation for the Group to pursue its “dual carbon” goals. Moving forward, GCL Group will continue to deepen its efforts in the clean energy sector, enhance collaborative innovation between industry, academia, and research, and make continuous breakthroughs in energy storage technology iterations and granular silicon material research and development, contributing to the establishment of a new power system and accelerating the global clean low-carbon energy transition.