[Global ESS Battery Shipment Data for 2024 Released, Hithium Energy Storage Enters Top Three for the First Time] On January 15, the 2025 Energy Storage International Summit and Exhibition Press Conference and CNESA DataLink 2024 Annual Energy Storage Data Release Event were held in Beijing. According to incomplete statistics from the CNESA DataLink Global Energy Storage Database, by the end of 2024, China's cumulative electricity ESS installations exceeded 100 GW for the first time, reaching 137.9 GW. The scale of new-type ESS installations surpassed pumped storage for the first time, reaching 78.3 GW/184.2 GWh, with power/energy scale up 126.5%/147.5% YoY. From the production side, during January to October 2024, Chinese enterprises' ESS lithium battery production in the global market exceeded 200 GWh; the annual production is expected to exceed 300 GWh.