Liaoning Development and Reform Commission: Actively promote the standardization, diversification, industrialization, marketization and high-quality development of new energy storage such as flow batteries

On August 29, the Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued a reply to the Proposal No. 143 of the Second Session of the 13th Provincial CPPCC on Accelerating the Construction of a Clean Energy Powerhouse.

The document proposes that Liaoning Province should promote the construction of energy storage power stations in an orderly manner, promote the integration of power sources, grids, loads and storage, and the development of multi-energy complementarity. In 2024, the "Notice on Issuing the First Batch of New Energy Storage Power Station Projects in the Province in 2024" was issued to promote the construction of a batch of new energy storage projects with a total scale of 3.5 million kilowatts in new energy-rich areas and load center areas. Among them, 700,000 kilowatts of new energy storage projects will be deployed in Chaoyang City, covering a variety of technical routes such as lithium batteries, all-vanadium liquid flow batteries, flywheels, and compressed air energy storage.

In the next step, we will continue to support the development of wind power and photovoltaics in the new energy-rich areas of northwest Liaoning. At the same time, we will actively carry out energy storage pilot projects such as lithium batteries, all-vanadium liquid flow, flywheels, compressed air, and sodium electricity to promote the standardized, diversified, industrialized, and market-oriented high-quality development of new energy storage.

The following is the original text

Reply to the Proposal No. 143 of the Second Session of the 13th Provincial CPPCC on Accelerating the Construction of a Clean Energy Powerhouse

Member Liu Zhaozhen:

We have received your proposal on accelerating the construction of a clean energy powerhouse, and now respond as follows:

1. Your suggestion on accelerating the construction of a new energy and power system

In order to accelerate the construction of a new power system and open up space for the development and consumption of clean energy in northwest Liaoning, our province has focused on strengthening the construction of power grids in areas rich in new energy. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, 23 500 kV transmission and transformation projects in our province were included in the national 14th Five-Year Plan, of which 17 projects served the high-quality development of northwest Liaoning, with a total investment of 11.4 billion yuan.

In the next step, our province will accelerate the construction of a new power system with new energy as the main body. First, we will make every effort to promote the regulation of Liao power transmission, and strive to make breakthroughs during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The construction of cross-regional power transmission channels plays an important role in expanding the development space of power sources within the province. Our province will make full use of the existing inter-provincial communication channels and continuously increase the transmission share. Second, we will resolutely implement the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping at the symposium on promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era, and actively support the construction of an integrated energy base of wind, solar, thermal and nuclear storage. The provincial power company will do its best to build supporting projects in accordance with the development and construction plan of our province.

II. Your suggestion to actively explore new paths for the integrated development of clean energy

Our province attaches great importance to the energy development in western Liaoning. By the end of 2023, the wind power installed capacity in Chaoyang City, Fuxin City, and Huludao City will be 2.3237 million kilowatts, 3.3931 million kilowatts, and 271,900 kilowatts, respectively. The wind power installed capacity in western Liaoning accounts for 41.9% of the province's wind power installed capacity, and the photovoltaic installed capacity will be 2.4291 million kilowatts, 1.3421 million kilowatts, and 764,200 kilowatts, respectively. The photovoltaic installed capacity in western Liaoning accounts for 47.4% of the province's photovoltaic installed capacity. Our province has orderly promoted the construction of energy storage power stations, promoted the integration of power sources, grids, loads, and storage, and the development of multi-energy complementarity. In 2024, the "Notice on Printing and Distributing the First Batch of New Energy Storage Power Station Projects in the Province in 2024" was issued to promote the construction of a batch of new energy storage projects with a total scale of 3.5 million kilowatts in new energy-rich areas and load center areas. Among them, 700,000 kilowatts of new energy storage projects will be deployed in Chaoyang City, covering a variety of technical routes such as lithium batteries, all-vanadium liquid flow batteries, flywheels, and compressed air energy storage.

In the next step, our province will continue to support the development of wind power and photovoltaics in the new energy-rich areas of northwest Liaoning. At the same time, we will actively carry out energy storage pilot projects such as lithium batteries, all-vanadium liquid flow, flywheels, compressed air, and sodium electricity to promote the standardized, diversified, industrialized, and market-oriented high-quality development of new energy storage.

III. Your suggestion on building a clean energy industry cluster through coordinated efforts across the province

Relying on the advantages of wind and solar resources, power consumption and industrial foundation, our province is making every effort to build a new energy equipment industry cluster and cultivate and develop new quality productivity. At present, our province has initially emerged six major industrial clusters, including Shenyang new energy storage, Dalian hydrogen energy, Dandong and Yingkou offshore wind power, Fuxin onshore wind power, and Chaoyang photovoltaic.

In the next step, our province will accelerate the construction of a clean energy powerhouse, based on the province's resource endowment and the comparative advantages of local development, with the fundamental goal of improving industrial concentration, and plan the overall layout of the province's clean energy development, strengthen overall design and overall coordination, and in terms of policy formulation, industrial layout, investment promotion, and project planning, we will focus on areas with good development foundations and rich resources. First, we will focus on promoting the construction of the Songliao clean energy base, and focus on supporting the development of onshore wind and solar bases in northwest Liaoning and other regions, and build new energy bases in Fuxin and Chaoyang. Second, we will actively explore a collaborative development mechanism for the co-construction of key projects and the sharing of development dividends to promote the coordinated development of the energy and power industries in western Liaoning.

IV. Your suggestions on optimizing the environment for clean energy development

Our province continues to optimize the energy business environment, deepens the reform of "delegating power, deregulating and serving", intensifies the efforts to streamline administration and delegate power, continues to relax access restrictions, and continues to strengthen the supervision of the cancellation and decentralization of matters in the energy field during and after the event. Improve the barrier-free access, network access and fair dispatch mechanism for electricity, heat and gas. Carry out the preliminary work of supporting power grid projects in a timely manner, continuously improve the efficiency of network connection and service quality, provide power grid access services to owners of clean energy projects in a fair and non-discriminatory manner, and ensure timely and smooth grid connection. The Provincial Department of Finance conscientiously implements tax preferential policies and actively raises funds to support the development of the clean energy industry. At the same time, the scale of green electricity transactions in our province ranks among the top in the country, with loose trading policies, sufficient supply and remarkable results. As of 2023, the province's cumulative green electricity trading volume is 6.792 billion kWh, ranking fourth in the country, and the cumulative trading of green certificates is 44.31, ranking tenth in the country in terms of trading volume.

In the next step, our province will fully absorb your suggestions and further optimize the environment for clean energy development. The Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment will actively cooperate with and support the planning of the province's clean energy grid intelligent system and the preliminary work of related projects, intervene in advance, take the initiative to help, and do a good job in environmental protection element service guarantee work. The environmental impact assessment approval time for all projects will be shortened to 50% of the statutory time limit. The Provincial Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant departments to strengthen the connection and coordination of wind power and photovoltaic layout with national land space layout, industrial development, ecological red lines, etc., to provide solid guarantees for the high-quality development of clean energy.

Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform Commission
June 14, 2024