CATL

CATL, the world's largest battery maker, sells storage cells and complete systems: the 6.25 MWh TENER container and the 9 MWh TENER Stack. TENER claims zero power and capacity loss in its first five years.

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Energy per unit 9 MWh

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TENER Stack (ees Europe, May 2025): 9 MWh in two stacked 20-ft containers under 36 t each, centralised or string PCS. TENER (April 2024): 6.25 MWh per 20-ft container, 430 Wh/L cells, zero degradation in the first five years. CATL publishes no system cycle count for TENER. ESS products in 1,700+ projects by end of November 2024.

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Type Editorial supply-chain classification based on the sourced portfolio: system integrator, cell manufacturer, non-lithium or mechanical storage developer, power equipment group, or software and controls supplier.
Cell maker and integrator 1
Chemistry Main storage chemistry of the flagship product. LFP is lithium iron phosphate; NMC is lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide; LTO is lithium titanate. Mechanical covers gravity, compressed air and CO2 stores. Mixed means the vendor sells more than one chemistry at scale.
Not published
Flagship product The vendor's main grid-scale or commercial storage product line, as the vendor names it.
TENER Stack 1
Energy per unit MWh Energy of one flagship unit (usually a 20-ft container or one enclosure), as the vendor publishes it. Rating basis (usable or nameplate, beginning of life) is in the spec notes.
9 1
Duration Discharge durations the vendor offers at rated power, in hours, as published (for example 2-4 h, or 100 h).
Not published
Deployed GWh Cumulative storage the vendor says it has deployed, delivered or shipped, in GWh, at the date of the cited source. Shipments and installed capacity differ; the spec notes say which one the vendor reports.
Not published
Deployed + contracted GWh Deployed plus contracted or awarded storage (backlog under contract) in GWh, as the vendor states it. Blank when the vendor publishes no contracted figure.
Not published
Cycle life cycles Rated cycle life of the flagship cell or system as the vendor publishes it. Test conditions (temperature, depth of discharge, end-of-life capacity) differ by vendor and are in the spec notes.
Not published
Warranty years Longest standard product or performance warranty term the vendor publishes for the flagship system, in years.
Not published
UL 9540 The vendor states a named system in this record is certified or listed to UL 9540. The spec notes identify any earlier product or model-specific scope.
Not published
UL 9540A A cited manufacturer statement or published report describes UL 9540A testing for a named system or cell in the record. Read the spec notes for the model and test level; this is not a blanket certification of all products.
Not published
Data center offer The vendor markets a storage product, reference or program for data centers: backup, UPS, grid-interactive UPS, load smoothing for AI training, or bridging power while a grid connection is built.
Not published
Parent Owner or parent group when the provider is a subsidiary or joint venture.
Not published
Products Named storage products and cells, with sizes where published.
TENER Stack (9 MWh, two stacked 20-ft containers); TENER (6.25 MWh, 20-ft); EnerC and EnerOne earlier lines; 587 Ah storage cell 1
Market status Dated ownership, deal or operating context: joint ventures, acquisitions and manufacturing agreements.
Not published
Services Published integration, controls or lifecycle services offered by the provider.
Not published
Reference project A named project and its reported status and capacity. Project capacity is not a product unit rating.
Not published
Headquarters Headquarters city and country only when an explicit cited company statement supports the location.
Not published

Sources

  1. CATL TENER Stack launch accessed 2026-11-11
  2. CATL launches 9MWh TENER Stack (press release) accessed 2026-11-11
  3. CATL unveils TENER, five-year zero degradation 6.25MWh system (press release) accessed 2026-11-11
  4. Energy-Storage.news: CATL unveils five-year zero degradation BESS accessed 2026-11-11
  5. ESS News: CATL, the era of 9 MWh systems accessed 2026-11-11

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