Yuanhe Energy, a leader in modular energy storage system products, announced the completion of a tens-of-millions-yuan Pre-A round of financing. This round was exclusively invested by Xinxin Zaishi Capital, with Guangyuan Capital serving as the long-term exclusive financial advisor. The funds from this round will be used for new product R&D, capacity expansion, and operations.

Yuanhe Energy was founded in May 2022. Its core business includes the integration of large-scale energy storage systems, commercial and industrial energy storage products, hybrid power and other specialized energy storage products, as well as the R&D, production, and sales of digital energy products, and the development, construction, operation, and value‑added services for energy storage power stations. The core team boasts extensive experience in domestic and international energy storage projects and is among the earliest teams in China to deeply engage in frequency modulation projects for thermal power plants. They have successfully delivered dozens of thermal power frequency modulation projects across the country and spearheaded the delivery of multiple national-level energy storage projects in Hokkaido, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and other regions. The team has a profound understanding of energy storage system integration technologies and a deep insight into various energy storage application scenarios.

As global demand for renewable energy continues to rise, energy storage systems have emerged as a critical technology for ensuring a stable and continuous energy supply, rapidly evolving into a market worth trillions of dollars. However, current energy storage products still face significant challenges, including high operational and maintenance complexity, elevated overall costs, and stringent safety requirements—placing higher demands on integrators’ technological innovation capabilities, project delivery efficiency, and customer service levels.

Upholding Make electricity cleaner and energy smarter. Based on its product philosophy, Yuanhe Energy has pioneered a non‑walk‑in modular compartmentalized platform product. The company has now developed and delivered the eMetaCube series products. The eMetaCube adopts a non‑walk‑in modular compartmentalized design with a container architecture; it features multiple fire protection measures, AC/DC decoupling, and is compatible with both string and centralized inverters, supporting 1000VDC and 1500VDC voltage platforms. Temperature control is deeply integrated with eMetaEMS, enabling cluster‑level independent temperature control; the external equipment of the battery cells boasts a design life of up to 20 years.

In terms of safety, eMetaCube leverages edge AI and intelligent controllers to achieve millisecond‑level, station‑wide monitoring for megawatt‑hour-scale power plants, while employing multiple layers of fire protection—including distributed fire suppression systems, millisecond‑level electrical and physical compartmentalization, and electrical safety isolation—to ensure safe operation.

In terms of temperature control, Yuanhe Energy grows together with its ecosystem partners. The ecosystem’s independently developed temperature control system now covers the entire range of air-cooled and liquid-cooled units, and related products have been delivered in bulk for independent energy storage, thermal power frequency modulation, user-side, and commercial & industrial energy storage projects. Yuanhe Energy’s eMetaCube product is equipped with a temperature control system deeply integrated with EMS software, enabling cluster‑level independent temperature control, with liquid‑cooling pack temperature differences kept within 3℃ and cluster temperature differences not exceeding 5℃.

For large-scale energy storage systems such as those on the grid side ， Yuanhe Energy’s eMetaCube adopts a high‑standard, non‑walk‑in, modular, five‑foot container design, shrinking the traditional 40‑foot container down to 5 feet and redefining containerized energy storage products. This approach significantly reduces time and capital costs across the design, manufacturing, and installation phases, helping customers cut costs and boost efficiency. Each 5‑foot container is designed with two compartments, and between any two compartments or container bodies, high‑quality fire‑retardant materials are standardly installed with ample air gaps reserved, ensuring fire‑resistance isolation for more than 3 hours. The container bodies are connected using ship classification society‑certified connectors, allowing multiple containers to be linked together—four 5‑foot containers can be assembled into a 20‑foot container, which can be lifted as a whole or lifted individually as separate 5‑foot containers.

For Industrial and Commercial Energy Storage Systems , Yuanhe Energy has developed the eMetaCube Mini product. Over a hundred units of the first-generation Mini product, the HP1 series, have already been delivered, and the second-generation Mini products—the HP series and the VP series—are set to achieve mass delivery by the end of June 2023. The HP2 series features a high‑pressure die-cast aluminum liquid‑cooled pack housing; the 100kW/215kWh model occupies just 1.25 square meters. The VP series employs the company’s independently innovated vertical VP energy storage technology, which ensures that battery capacity remains unaffected while compressing the overall dimensions, boosting production efficiency by 30% and energy density by 20%. The unique pull‑out design addresses the operational and maintenance challenges posed by the heavy weight of liquid‑cooled battery packs, while modular expansion can meet customers’ diverse needs. As a platform‑based product, Yuanhe Energy’s innovative VP energy storage technology was awarded the Technology Innovation Award at the 7th International Energy Storage Innovation Competition (ESIC2023), hosted by the Zhongguancun Energy Storage Alliance, in April 2023—and this technology will also be applied to multiple future product lines within the company.

Relying on the team’s years of valuable experience in domestic and international energy storage markets, as well as its precise understanding of energy storage application scenarios, Yuanhe Energy has developed the eMetaControl energy storage power station control system based on distributed industrial controllers, achieving deep integration and perfect coordination between software and hardware systems and energy storage application scenarios. eMetaControl integrates algorithms for different scenarios, is compatible with various operating systems—Linux/Windows—and supports multiple mainstream communication protocols (such as IEC61850), enabling integrated control of peripheral devices (temperature control systems/fire protection systems/video systems), remote operation and maintenance, and on-site SCADA functions. It helps facilitate smart energy management and creates safer, more efficient, more stable, and smarter energy storage system solutions.

Next, the company will continue to intensify its R&D efforts to develop world‑leading energy storage system solutions, while accelerating its full‑scene coverage—including standalone energy storage, new energy integration, and industrial & commercial applications—as well as its expansion into overseas markets. By delivering innovative products and high‑quality services, the company aims to help the world achieve a timely transition in its energy mix.

Xia Zhongbao, Partner at Zai Shi Capital, stated: “The share of new energy in installed capacity and power generation continues to rise. As a reservoir for the new power system and new energy, energy storage has given rise to a market space worth trillions of yuan, with global energy storage installations maintaining triple‑digit growth. Domestically, benefiting from strong new energy integration policies and the advancement of time‑of‑use electricity pricing, the market is currently in a period of rapid expansion. The Yuanhe Energy team boasts extensive R&D and project delivery experience in large‑scale energy storage, having completed nearly one hundred energy storage projects both domestically and abroad, and has accumulated substantial upstream and downstream resources on the frequency regulation, commercial & industrial, and hybrid power sides. Building on the founding team’s robust technical expertise and deep industry and market experience, Zai Shi Capital hopes to leverage its long‑standing experience and industrial resources within the energy storage sector, maintain close collaboration with Yuanhe Energy, and make electricity cleaner while making energy smarter.”

Xue Ling, Managing Director at Source Code Capital, stated: “Yuanhe Energy has been deeply engaged in the energy storage industry for many years, boasting a team of versatile experts who have successfully started their own businesses, possess solid technical expertise, and have an international outlook. The company has accumulated extensive experience in delivering both domestic and international energy storage projects. Yuanhe Energy has successfully applied its proprietary technologies and engineering integration expertise to the R&D and commercialization of standardized energy storage products, demonstrating leading-edge innovative capabilities in areas such as modular components, thermal management, and electrical control technology. Source Code Capital highly recognizes Yuanhe Energy’s entrepreneurial spirit and industry depth, and we are honored to serve as the company’s exclusive financial advisor for this round of financing and to collaborate with them once again. We look forward to Yuanhe Energy’s concerted efforts and continuous breakthroughs, making outstanding contributions to the global dual-carbon goals!”