Tianjin will provide a maximum reward of 4 million yuan to support the development of manufacturing enterprises in key industrial fields such as flow batteries

Recently, the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the Municipal Cyberspace Administration, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, and the Municipal Finance Bureau issued the "Guidelines for Application for the First Batch of Tianjin Manufacturing High-quality Development Special Fund Projects in 2024". In Appendix 3, it is mentioned:

Support the development of new energy. Support manufacturing enterprises in key areas of the new energy industry, mainly including the production and recycling of lithium batteries (or sodium ion batteries, flow batteries , etc.) and key materials, wind power equipment and key components, solar photovoltaics, hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen production equipment, energy storage system products and equipment, etc. A comprehensive evaluation will be conducted based on the basic capacity building and system integration effects of the applicant enterprises. A maximum reward of RMB 4 million will be given to those with a score of 80 points or more; a maximum reward of RMB 2 million will be given to those with a score of less than 80 points and 60 points or more.

The following is the original text

Application Guide for the First Batch of Tianjin Manufacturing High-quality Development Special Support New Energy Development Projects in 2024

1. Support Directions and Standards

Support the development of new energy. Support manufacturing enterprises in key areas of the new energy industry, mainly including the production and recycling of lithium batteries (or sodium ion batteries, flow batteries, etc.) and key materials, wind power equipment and key components, solar photovoltaics, hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen production equipment, energy storage system products and equipment, etc. A comprehensive evaluation will be conducted based on the basic capacity building and system integration effects of the applicant companies. A maximum reward of RMB 4 million will be given to those with a score of 80 points or more; a maximum reward of RMB 2 million will be given to those with a score of less than 80 points and 60 points or more.

II. Application conditions

(I) Meet all the requirements of “Application Conditions” in the notification text

2. Requirements for basic capacity building

Possess strong basic capabilities and development potential in basic management, scientific and technological innovation, talent development, and cutting-edge technology research, and must meet each of the following conditions:

1. Basic management ability. Have a relatively complete management system in terms of quality, occupational health and safety, environment, energy, information security, intellectual property rights, etc., and obtain 3 or more certifications.

2. Technological innovation capability. Possess provincial and ministerial level or above R&D technology platforms in key areas of new energy industry, or institutions with equivalent business scope, service model and integration capabilities, or 5 or more valid authorized invention patents.

3. Talent development capabilities. Have 20 or more research and development and engineering technicians with intermediate professional titles or bachelor's degrees or above in key areas of the new energy industry, or 5 or more personnel with senior professional titles, master's degrees, or doctoral degrees.

4. Ability to tackle cutting-edge technologies. Possess the ability to tackle cutting-edge technologies in key areas of the new energy industry, undertake and participate in major scientific and technological research and development projects, or obtain provincial and ministerial-level or above science and technology progress awards, patent invention awards, etc. in key areas of the new energy industry. Cutting-edge technologies in key areas of the new energy industry include but are not limited to: solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, high-nickel ternary materials, silicon-carbon negative electrode materials, etc. in the lithium battery field; large-size ultra-thin silicon wafers, high-efficiency crystalline silicon cells and modules, intelligent photovoltaic systems and advanced new batteries in the photovoltaic field; ultra-large wind turbine rotor blades, high-reliability generator gearboxes for high-power wind turbines, wind power system main control systems, large-diameter gears and bearings, etc. in the wind power field; fuel cells and key materials, electrolyzers, etc. in the hydrogen energy field.

(III) System integration effect requirements

The applicant enterprise must have achieved positive results in economic contribution, industrial promotion, green and low-carbon development, and sustainable development in the past year and must meet each of the following conditions:

5. Economic contribution: The applicant company’s main business income in the new energy industry in the past year has reached more than 100 million yuan, or the tax has reached more than 20 million yuan.

6. Industry-driven effect: The applicant enterprise has strong resource integration capabilities in key links such as upstream, midstream and downstream of the new energy industry chain, and cooperates with upstream, midstream and downstream enterprises to carry out new energy industry-related businesses, thereby driving the expansion of the industry scale.

7. Green and low-carbon effects. Applicants should actively develop new energy applications, implement green and low-carbon transformation, reduce resource consumption and environmental impact, and improve green manufacturing levels.

8. Sustainable development effect. The applicant enterprise has strong sustainable development potential in the transformation of high-end, intelligent and green industries. In 2024 and 2025, it is planned to promote new construction, reconstruction and expansion projects in key areas of new energy industry in Tianjin, as well as basic capacity building, system integration and other measures and expected results.

(IV) Others

9. Encouragement conditions. The enterprise shall be awarded the title of "Little Giant" in the key fields of new energy industry, single champion (enterprise or product), green factory, green supply chain management enterprise, green design demonstration of industrial products, pilot demonstration enterprise of intelligent manufacturing, "Standard Conditions for Lithium-ion Battery Industry", "Standard Conditions for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry", pilot demonstration of intelligent photovoltaic, "Standard Conditions for Comprehensive Utilization of Waste Power Storage Batteries for New Energy Vehicles", or other relevant national demonstration titles in the new energy industry that can prove its competitive advantage.

III. Application Materials

According to the requirements of the project application guide, the application materials should be bound in the following order:

1. Application materials required in the notification text (select the award category for application direction);

(II) Prepare supplementary application materials (in accordance with the format requirements of the attachment) and provide relevant supporting materials.

IV. Application Process

Each project applicant shall prepare application materials in accordance with the document requirements and submit them to the competent department of industry and information technology in the district where they are located in a timely manner. The electronic document of the application materials shall be in word format.

Attachment: Supplementary application materials

(Contact person: Xu Yucheng, Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization Division, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology; Tel: 83607711)