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Key Points: DEEGAAES Energy focuses on the entire industry chain layout of solid-state batteries, overcoming interface compatibility challenges with its unique "conformal curing technology." Its Ji'an solid-state battery achieves an energy density of 350 Wh/kg, supports operation at -40°C and fast charging in 10 minutes, and has passed military-grade safety tests. The 1 GWh Huzhou production site commenced operations in 2025 at full capacity, with products covering multiple fields including power batteries, ESS, and drones, securing orders domestically and overseas. The company was recognized as a potential unicorn enterprise in Jiangsu.

DEEGAAES Energy's layout in the solid-state battery industry can be understood through its technical roadmap, capacity planning, production line commissioning, product features, downstream application scenarios, and customer distribution.

I. R&D Capabilities and Technical Roadmap
DEEGAAES Energy operates dual systems for R&D and production/sales: a 7,000 m² R&D center in Suzhou, a 10 kt-level solid electrolyte production site in Kunshan (planned capacity: 100 kt), a GWh-level solid-state battery production site in Huzhou Changxing, and an R&D center + international business headquarters in Shanghai Lingang (serving global markets).

DEEGAAES Energy's solid-state battery technical roadmap: "Conformal Curing Technology"
Pioneered "conformal curing technology" (solves interface compatibility issues, adaptable to existing and new-type battery systems).
Technical route: composite electrolyte based on large-volume lithium chemicals + fluoropolymer matrix.
Covers the entire industry chain from solid electrolyte material R&D to battery cell manufacturing and downstream system applications.
Achieved 1 GWh mass production in 2025, with subsequent capacity expansion and technology iteration planned.

II. Product Features
DEEGAAES Energy solid-state battery: Ji'an solid-state battery
The Ji'an solid-state battery achieves an energy density of 350 Wh/kg, cycle life increased by over 50%, sustains discharge rates above 10C, operates in a temperature range of -40°C to 60°C, and fundamentally eliminates safety hazards caused by electrolyte leakage.
Ultra-safe: non-combustible substrate, passes military-grade cutting/impact tests (no fire, no explosion), meets national safety standards.
Extreme cold resistance: capacity retention over 90% at -40°C.
Ultra-fast charging: 10-minute fast charge (or 3-minute full charge), supports 5C continuous discharge / >10C peak output.
Full-temperature range adaptability: suitable for consumer electronics, power batteries, and ESS scenarios.

III. Investment Partners and Downstream Applications
Early rounds: Kunshan High-tech Group, Qingyan Capital, Minyin Jintou, Chaoxi Capital, Jiuzhi Capital, etc.
Series A+ (July 2025): Shanghai Jinpu Intelligent, Shanghai Lingang Lanwan Fund (new strategic shareholders).
Downstream application fields and customers: multi-scenario applications + SPIC Lvtong, etc.
Application fields: drones, smart robots, computing power centers, portable power supplies, new energy EVs, high-speed electric motorcycles, urban two-wheeler battery swapping, etc.
Customer distribution: Europe, US, Middle East, Southeast Asia markets (project orders received), domestic high-end electric motorcycle brands, SPIC Lvtong under State Power Investment Corp., etc.

IV. DEEGAAES Energy Capacity Layout
Solid-state battery capacity 3 GWh: Huzhou Changxing site 1 GWh (commissioned in March 2025, operating at full capacity), planned capacity 3 GWh.
Solid electrolyte capacity 100 kt: Kunshan site plans 100 kt solid electrolyte capacity.
Lithium/sodium battery electrolyte capacity 30 kt: collaborating with Chenghan Technology on a 30 kt lithium/sodium-ion battery electrolyte project in Wuhan.

V. DEEGAAES Energy Profile and Patents
Suzhou DEEGAAES Energy Technology Co., Ltd., founded in April 2022, is a high-tech innovation enterprise led by national-level leading talents, focusing on the R&D and production of high-performance solid-state batteries and their core materials. Its solid-state battery products offer advantages such as full-temperature range operation, long driving range, low cost, and high safety, widely used in smart robots, low-altitude aircraft, power batteries, consumer electronics, ESS, and other fields.
Led by national-level leading talents, DEEGAAES Energy has established a three-tier innovation system of "basic research–engineering verification–mass production transformation." The Huzhou site is among the world's first GWh-level solid-state battery mass production bases, taking only 5 months from groundbreaking to commissioning, setting an industry record. The company's core values, "Dare to Pioneer, Win-Win Cooperation," align deeply with Changxing's philosophy of "Attracting Talent, Collaborative Innovation."VI. DEEGAAES Energy Dynamics
[Solid-State Battery: DEEGAAES Energy Listed Among 2025 Jiangsu "Potential Unicorn Enterprises"] On September 24, 2025, the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Promoting New Quality Productive Forces released the evaluation results of Jiangsu's unicorn and gazelle enterprises for 2025. Suzhou DEEGAAES Energy Technology Co., Ltd., leveraging its technological breakthroughs and industrialization strength in the field of solid-state batteries, successfully entered the ranks of potential unicorn enterprises.
[Solid-State Battery: DEEGAAES Energy's "Ji'an" Solid-State Battery Launched with Immediate Mass Production] On March 30, 2025, at the DEEGAAES Energy Industrial Park in Changxing, Huzhou, DEEGAAES's new product, the "Ji'an" solid-state battery, was launched and immediately entered mass production.
[Solid-State Battery: DEEGAAES Energy's Global First Mass-Produced 1 GWh High Specific Energy Solid-State Battery Project Officially Commences Operation] On March 22, 2025, in Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, DEEGAAES Energy's solid-state battery project, namely the global first mass-produced 1 GWh high specific energy solid-state battery project, officially commenced operation.
According to SMM projections, all-solid-state battery shipments are expected to reach 13.5 GWh by 2028, while semi-solid-state battery shipments are forecast to reach 160 GWh. By 2030, global lithium-ion battery demand is estimated to be around 2,800 GWh, with the compound annual growth rates from 2024 to 2030 for lithium-ion battery demand in EVs, ESS, and consumer electronics at approximately 11%, 27%, and 10%, respectively. The global penetration rate of solid-state batteries is projected to be around 0.1% in 2025, and is expected to reach about 4% for all-solid-state batteries by 2030. By 2035, the global penetration rate of solid-state batteries may approach 10%.

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