On January 1, a reporter learned from the Municipal Development and Reform Commission that the implementation plan for the “green power direct connection” project at the Dongying Green Manufacturing Base of Dongying Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has officially been approved by the Provincial Energy Administration. This project is Shandong Province’s first approved “green power direct-connection” initiative, marking the province’s successful exploration of a “point-to-point” approach to addressing the challenge of renewable energy consumption and accelerating the green transformation of industries. In simple terms, “green power direct connection” is like building a dedicated “green energy expressway” just for a high-end manufacturing facility. This integrated model, which encompasses power generation, grid connection, energy consumption, and energy storage within a single industrial park, enables end-to-end, traceable green certification across the entire value chain—from electricity generation to product shipment. It is akin to issuing each product a unique “green electricity identity card.”

According to the plan, on the electricity consumption side there will be a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility with an annual production capacity of 40 GWh. On the power supply side, a dedicated 345 MW renewable energy power plant—comprising a 75 MW wind farm and a 270 MW photovoltaic array—has been scheduled for construction to provide all of the factory’s electricity, serving as its green power source. To ensure a stable power supply during cloudy or windless conditions, a large-scale energy storage system has been incorporated into the design; it functions like a super-sized “power bank.” Connecting these three components are a newly built dedicated substation and a direct transmission line, together forming an efficient “green power infrastructure.”