China's first net-carbon industrial park exports 3.2GWh of batteries in 2023

The Ordos Net-Carbon Industrial Park, the first of its kind in China, exported a total of 3.2 gigawatt-hours of batteries to Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia in 2023, as announced by Xu Jiangang, deputy director of the Mengsu Economic Development Zone Management Committee.

The 3.2 gigawatt-hours of batteries were all exported via sea freight.

Notably, over 1 million electric vehicles worldwide are currently equipped with batteries produced by this industrial park. It is estimated that during their lifecycle, these batteries will replace approximately 4 million metric tons of gasoline, resulting in a reduction of 13 million metric tons of carbon emissions.

Xu introduced that the Ordos Net-Carbon Industrial Park is actively collaborating with institutions such as the Envision Group, the China National Institute of Standardization, and France's Bureau Veritas to promote international certification and the formulation of relevant standards.

"We aim to achieve a supply of 10 billion kWh of green electricity by 2025, reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 100 million tons, create 100,000 employment positions for technological talents, and achieve an output value exceeding 100 billion yuan ($13.70 billion)," stated Xu.

Established in 2021, this net-carbon industrial park leverages the advantages of the Ordos Plateau. Within a 150-kilometer radius of the industrial park, wind and solar farms have been strategically planned to provide a continuous supply of green energy.

"Through the construction of a new type of power system, we aim to achieve a generation of 80 percent of green electricity and attain the other 20 percent of green electricity through grid trading," Xu explained.

He further mentioned that the industrial park has already formulated local standards in Inner Mongolia, including the "Assessment Method for Green Electricity Application", "Construction Code for Net-Carbon Industrial Parks", and "Evaluation Methods for Net-Carbon Industrial Parks", laying a solid foundation for future international trade.