CATL and FlexGen Sign 10 GWh BESS Supply Agreement for North America

China based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, the World’s largest Lithium battery maker,  has announced that it has executed a Master Supply Agreement with FlexGen Power Systems to supply 10 GWh of CATL’s energy storage equipment over a three year period. FlexGen claims to be a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the U.S. and globally.

Under the agreement, CATL will supply FlexGen with EnerC which is a containerized liquid-cooling battery system. The Chinese tech giant said that with IP55 and C5 anti-corrosion protection, EnerC can stand harsh climatic conditions, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the whole system for 20 years. EnerC’s energy density can reach 259.7 kWh per square meter which is almost a 200% increase over traditional air-cooling systems.

FlexGen’s HybridOS energy management system platform will power the energy storage systems deployed with CATL to provide capability for utility, competitive power market, as well as municipal and cooperative utility projects.

FlexGen was recently named as a CATL Authorized Services Provider to provide maintenance and optimization services on battery energy storage equipment.

CATL said that the latest supply agreement with FlexGen enable CATL to deliver critical equipment supply to move forward more quickly with energy storage project deployments in the North American market.

The Chinese manufacturer said that its equipment is currently deployed in some of the largest and most critical energy storage projects globally, including the three projects for Southern California Edison totaling over 2.1 GWh in capacity, as well as over 500 MWh of merchant energy storage plants in operation and under construction in Texas.

“The significant commitment we are making to CATL and the energy storage market is built upon the quality, performance, and positive results this partnership has delivered to our customers,” said Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen.

“FlexGen has been an essential partner for CATL in the deployment and growth of our energy storage business in North America. The deep technological partnership has ensured high performance and reliability for our customers and has resulted in some of the best performing plants we have operating,” said Tan Libin, vice president of CATL.

Previously, CATL has signed agreement with Canadian Solar and Jinko Solar to partnerships to push its technology across.

In the year 2021, CATL ranked No.1 in terms of EV battery consumption volume in the world for five consecutive years. The company said that it also ranks first in the market share of global energy storage battery production.