EVE Energy breaks ground on sodium battery, AI robotics hub

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On December 22, EVE Energy officially kicked off construction of its "EVE Sodium Energy Headquarters and Jinyuan Robotics AI Center" at its Huizhou headquarters, marking a major new investment as the company positions itself at the intersection of next-generation batteries, artificial intelligence and robotics.

The move comes as the sodium-ion battery sector enters a rapid expansion phase and AI-driven robotics advances at an unprecedented pace. Against this backdrop, EVE Energy's decision to build a dedicated sodium battery headquarters alongside an AI robotics center reflects both an alignment with industry trends and a strategic push to cultivate new long-term growth drivers.

On the sodium battery side, the project involves a total investment of around 1 billion yuan, with a planned gross floor area of roughly 90,000 square meters. It is designed as an integrated platform covering research and development, pilot testing and mass production. EVE Energy plans to develop what it describes as "non-flammable" and "zero-trace" sodium battery products, leveraging the technology's wide operating temperature range, high power capability, long cycle life and enhanced safety. The "zero-trace" concept refers to batteries made with low-carbon materials that can degrade without recycling, and when paired with wind and solar generation, are aimed at achieving a "zero-carbon sodium battery" solution tailored for AI data center (AIDC) applications. The facility is designed for an annual capacity of 2 GWh, providing safe, green power supplies that can respond quickly to fluctuating AIDC loads while ensuring stable and efficient energy storage.

The AI and robotics component centers on a 50,000-square-meter Jinyuan Robotics AI Center, which will span the full lifecycle from R&D and prototyping to pilot runs, final assembly and skills training. Guided by a "scenario-driven design and task-driven functionality" philosophy, the center will combine robotics with generative AI to break down traditional barriers between robots, equipment and human operators. The goal is to deliver full-stack, scenario-based intelligent solutions under a "1+1+N" model.

Once completed, the park is expected to become a leading domestic hub integrating sodium battery industrialization with AI and robotics innovation. The planned 2 GWh sodium battery capacity is intended to help ease supply-demand pressures and accelerate large-scale adoption in energy storage and AIDC scenarios, while also reducing the new energy vehicle sector's reliance on lithium resources. Meanwhile, AI robotics technologies are set to support factory automation upgrades, management efficiency gains, continuous battery technology innovation and the creation of an end-to-end intelligent lithium battery ecosystem.

EVE Energy said the dual investment reflects a two-way strategy in the AI era: using AI to drive smarter lithium battery manufacturing, while large-scale battery production facilities, in turn, support faster iteration of AI technologies. Liu added that the company will continue to deepen its focus on intelligent manufacturing, working toward the vision of "robots building batteries for robots," and ultimately establishing a highly automated and intelligent battery manufacturing system to underpin its integrated hydrogen-lithium-sodium energy storage ambitions.

The company added, going forward, it plans to intensify efforts in sodium battery materials innovation and key AI robotics technologies, accelerating collaboration between the two pillars and the commercialization of technological breakthroughs. Through this approach, the company aims to contribute to the global energy transition and the intelligent upgrading of manufacturing worldwide.