Energy Storage Leasing: How can industrial and commercial users embrace energy storage under a light asset model?

Created on 11.03

When high investment is no longer a roadblock, the energy storage leasing model is enabling more and more industrial and commercial enterprises to easily embark on the fast track of green energy saving.

In the Guangdong Jianlibao factory park, a row of energy storage cabinets, each less than 60 square meters, operates quietly. They will generate approximately 820,000 yuan in energy-saving benefits for the company each year, without Jianlibao needing to invest a single penny in initial construction funds.At the same time, at a car manufacturing plant in Belgium, POWEROAD's energy storage system is helping the company increase its self-consumption of photovoltaic electricity from less than 30% to over 70%, also adopting an innovative leasing cooperation model.。

This light asset model, known as "energy storage leasing," is changing the traditional way industrial and commercial enterprises use energy storage globally. Without the need for a huge initial investment, companies can now enjoy the cost savings on electricity and energy stability brought by energy storage through a leasing model.

Business Transformation: The Rise of Energy Storage Leasing and Model Analysis

With the implementation of new energy storage policies in many regions, the configuration of energy storage has become a new requirement for the development of many enterprises.However, the high initial investment and operational risks of building self-owned energy storage stations have deterred many enterprises.

Energy storage leasing has emerged and gradually developed into two main models:

Operational leasing - as demonstrated in the Jianlibao case, where the asset is held by the capital provider (such as Xiamen International Trade), the operator (such as Xingji Yuneng) is responsible for operations, and users only need to provide the venue to enjoy energy storage services, without bearing investment risks and operational burdens.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

Capacity leasing - New energy companies meet the energy storage requirements by leasing the capacity of independent energy storage stations. In this way, new energy companies only need to pay the capacity leasing fees, avoiding the initial investment pressure of building their own energy storage.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

Compared with the traditional self-built model, the advantages of the leasing model are obvious. Self-built energy storage requires enterprises to invest a large amount of capital and bear operational risks on their own, while the leasing model significantly reduces the financial pressure and management burden on enterprises.。

Value Co-creation: The Multi-party Win-win Logic of Energy Storage Leasing

The rapid rise of energy storage leasing is due to its creation of a win-win commercial value for multiple parties.

For enterprise users, energy storage leasing has achieved a light asset transformation. Taking the Jianlibao project as an example, the enterprise does not need to invest construction funds; by simply providing a 60-square-meter space, it can obtain over 800,000 yuan in energy-saving benefits each year, truly realizing "zero investment, with returns."。

For capital providers, energy storage leasing brings stable long-term returns. Xiamen Guomao Chuangcheng Leasing, as the asset holder of the power station, achieves efficient capital investment through "operating leases" to obtain long-term stable rental returns.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

For the operators, this model fully leverages their professional operation and maintenance capabilities. Xingji Cloud can rely on its self-developed digital operation platform and full lifecycle management capabilities to provide funders with a complete set of solutions from equipment access, remote monitoring to operational optimization, ensuring that energy storage assets operate efficiently, safely, and sustainably.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

Practical Case: Successful Practices of Energy Storage Leasing at Home and Abroad

Domestic Cases:

Guangdong Jianlibao Energy Storage Project

The 1MW/2.33MWh distributed energy storage project of Guangdong Jianlibao is a model of operational leasing.。

The project configures 10 distributed liquid cooling energy storage cabinets, achieving two charges and two discharges daily through the use of valley electricity during peak hours.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

This system operates for no less than 300 days a year, and by effectively utilizing the difference in electricity prices, it is expected to generate energy-saving benefits of approximately 820,000 yuan in the first year.The source text appears to be empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

The uniqueness of this project lies in achieving a three-party win: Xiamen International Trade, as the funding party, receives stable rental returns; Xingji Cloud, as the operating party, leverages its professional advantages; and Jianlibao, as the electricity user, enjoys energy-saving benefits without having to bear investment risks.。

Jiangsu Chlor-Alkali Chemical Plant All-Vanadium Flow Battery Project

A large chlor-alkali chemical plant in Jiangsu has innovatively adopted a vanadium electrolyte leasing model, transforming the electrolyte from fixed asset investment into operating lease costs.I'm sorry, but there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like to have translated.

The project configures a 70MW/448MWh all-vanadium flow battery energy storage system, which enhances the internal rate of return (IRR) to 15.63% through an innovative vanadium electrolyte leasing model, with an expected payback period of 4.46 years for the capital investment.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

This project is particularly suitable for high safety level locations such as chemical engineering, and the intrinsic safety characteristics of the all-vanadium flow battery meet the stringent safety requirements of chemical enterprises.The source text appears to be empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

International Case:

Belgium Automobile Manufacturing Plant Solar Storage Project

An international automotive supplier in Belgium has installed a 860kWh energy storage system from POWEROAD through a leasing method, based on an existing 650kWp photovoltaic installation and EV charging stations.。

This project addresses the pain point of the company's low proportion of self-consumed photovoltaic electricity (below 30%) by achieving load transfer through energy storage, significantly increasing the self-consumption rate of clean energy.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

The energy storage system also enables enterprises to obtain additional income from the balancing market, with an expected payback period of 4-6 years, achieving a dual enhancement of energy independence and financial efficiency.I'm sorry, but there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like to have translated into English.

Economic Analysis: The Accounts and Benefits of Energy Storage Leasing

The economic benefits of energy storage leasing come from multiple aspects, which together form the profit foundation of the project.

Peak-valley arbitrage is the primary source of revenue. In the case of Zhejiang Province, a 10MW/20MWh energy storage system adopts a "two charge and two discharge" strategy, saving an average of 7.28 million yuan in electricity costs each year, with an internal rate of return of 11.8%.。

The policy dividends have further enhanced economic viability. The Shandong region has provided multiple revenue channels for independent energy storage, including "capacity leasing + spot trading + capacity compensation," with a guiding price for capacity leasing set at 160 yuan/kW/year.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

Demand management can also bring additional benefits. The "SiEMS" system of Xingji Cloud Energy learns historical demand data through AI and, combined with smart meters to obtain real-time load, can effectively reduce the demand electricity costs for enterprises.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

Future Outlook: Trends and Opportunities in Energy Storage Leasing

The energy storage leasing market is entering a rapid growth phase. According to incomplete statistics, by 2023, over 600,000 kilowatts of energy storage capacity leasing projects have started bidding in China. Based on a 10% energy storage allocation ratio, more than 6,000,000 kilowatts of new energy projects are expected to adopt leasing models for energy storage configuration.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

The policy support continues to strengthen. The Shandong Energy Bureau is promoting the establishment of an energy storage capacity leasing platform, sorting out the "leasing demand list of new energy enterprises" and the "supply list of independent energy storage power stations," to achieve efficient matching between supply and demand through the platform.Xinjiang has also introduced a pilot program for independent energy storage capacity leasing, stipulating that the independent storage scale should not be less than 50MW/200MWh, and it must be a 4-hour system.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

Technological innovation will continue to enhance the value of the leasing model. The Elementa King Kong 3 solution launched by Trina Storage can generate an additional revenue of 16.79 million yuan over its entire lifecycle by improving the overall system efficiency from 85% to 89%.This type of technological innovation will further enhance the economic attractiveness of the energy storage leasing model.

The hybrid energy storage model is on the rise. In 2023, various combinations such as flow batteries + lithium batteries + flywheel energy storage, compressed air energy storage + lithium batteries have emerged. From the registered projects across different regions, it can be seen that more hybrid energy storage projects will be promoted and implemented in the future.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.

In Shandong, the Energy Bureau is building a capacity leasing platform for energy storage to address the industry's pain point of "building well but unable to rent out."In Jiangsu, the vanadium electrolyte leasing model has enabled chlor-alkali chemical plants to achieve considerable profits while ensuring safety.In Belgium, car factories have significantly increased the proportion of self-consumed electricity from photovoltaics by leasing energy storage systems.The energy storage leasing model is reshaping the way commercial and industrial enterprises acquire energy storage globally, allowing companies to enjoy the dual economic and environmental benefits of energy storage with zero initial investment.

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