Ranked 7th on the "2024 Hurun China New Energy Industry Agglomeration City List," Wuxi's position highlights its strength and potential as a pioneer in China's new energy sector. Against the backdrop of global carbon peak and neutrality efforts, Wuxi is committed to becoming a comprehensive new energy equipment hub, building a complete industrial ecosystem encompassing "generation, storage, transmission, and application." By Taihu Lake, the city is sketching an ambitious industrial blueprint featuring full-chain deployment, innovation-driven growth, and vibrant application scenarios.

**Industrial Foundation: Forging a Green Growth Pole** The new energy industry is one of Wuxi's key sectors under its "465" modern industrial cluster strategy. After two decades of sustained development, Wuxi has gathered 321 large-scale new energy enterprises, including 22 listed companies. Seven firms made it to the "Top 100 Chinese Private Energy Enterprises," ranking second nationally. Leading companies like Zhonghuan, Lishen, Xianfeng, Envision, and Hongyuan have established roots in Wuxi, collectively forming a nationally leading manufacturing base covering photovoltaics, wind power, hydrogen energy, and energy storage.

Behind this industrial agglomeration lies robust top-level planning. Wuxi has rolled out two three-year action plans for new energy and hydrogen energy storage industries, outlining annual priorities. Additionally, policies such as "Measures to Promote New Energy Industry Development in Wuxi" and demonstration project applications provide clear guidance and strong policy support.

Under a coordinated citywide strategy, different districts have developed distinct specialties: - **Jiangyin** is building a full-chain wind power production base for the Yangtze River Delta. - **Yixing** focuses on a modern industrial system anchored by photovoltaics. - **Xishan District** targets "wind, solar, storage, and hydrogen," branding Wan Shan Lake as the "Yangtze River Delta New Energy Lake." - **Huishan District** is accelerating deployment in wind, solar, hydrogen, storage, and nuclear sectors. - **Liangxi District** leads in photovoltaic silver paste and has made breakthroughs in battery materials. - **Binhu District** pioneers niche segments, aiming to rank among China’s top 100 green development zones by 2025. - **Xinwu District** concentrates on future industries like hydrogen and advanced energy storage. - **Wuxi Economic Development Zone** is constructing an ecosystem for energy storage and new energy.

This multi-polar, synergistic industrial chain is forging a new growth pole in GREEN ECONOMY. Data shows that from January to September 2025, Wuxi’s large-scale new energy enterprises achieved an industrial output of ¥180.505 billion and revenue of ¥148.652 billion, up 5.0% year-on-year.

**Innovation-Driven: Building a Technology Hub** Unlike traditional resource-dependent industries, new energy thrives on technological innovation. As global green energy transitions accelerate, "technology is the new resource" becomes increasingly evident. Wuxi has prioritized policy-guided R&D to fast-track breakthroughs in core technologies, propelling its new energy sector forward.

- **Shangneng Electric** collaborates with universities and industry leaders to commercialize R&D outcomes. - **Huaguang Energy** established a "Zero-Carbon Engineering Research Center," launching China’s first large-scale hydrogen storage system (1,500–2,000 Nm³/h). - **Weifu High-Tech** co-founded Jiangsu’s sole hydrogen fuel cell innovation consortium with academia.

These cases exemplify Wuxi’s market-aligned, technology-driven prowess. Complementing corporate innovation, high-level R&D platforms are multiplying. Wuxi now hosts two national-level centers (solar PV and high-end energy storage quality testing), 37 provincial innovation platforms, and 49 national "Little Giant" SMEs in new energy, solidifying its position as a technology frontier.

**Scenario Empowerment: Painting a Green Future** Wuxi is transforming into a living lab for green tech adoption. Key milestones include: - **Distributed PV**: Installed capacity hit 6.4291 GW, leading Jiangsu in development intensity. - **Green Power Trading**: Launched China’s first "Green Electricity & Certificate Service Station," pioneering distributed PV green power transactions. From January–September 2025, green power trades surged 41% YoY to 1.96 billion kWh, while green certificate trades rose 43% to 740,000.

Systemic incentives accelerate green transitions. At **Star Charge** stations, EVs recharge using integrated solar-storage-charging systems, offering users clean energy and carbon credit benefits.

Cutting-edge applications abound: - Bosch hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles operate across Wuxi’s streets. - China’s first hydrogen-powered ship, *Lihu Future*, debuted, pioneering clean maritime transport. - From PV-integrated roofs and colored glass facades to solar-powered smart waste bins and electric autonomous aircraft, new energy has become tangible in daily life, unfolding a tech-infused green panorama.