Code Moment | Sunwoda Electronic Co.,Ltd. Power to Focus R&D on Next-Generation Aviation Solid-State Batteries

Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on establishing the 2025 Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Centers. The announcement revealed that MaHui member Sunwoda Electronic Co.,Ltd. Power Technology will lead the establishment of the "Aircraft Power Battery Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center." The center will target the cutting-edge field of aircraft power batteries, focusing on R&D of high-safety, high-specific-energy solid-state aircraft power batteries, aiming to break through critical technical bottlenecks and provide core power support for Guangdong's ambition to build a world-class low-altitude manufacturing hub and cultivate new quality productive forces.

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Targeting the Blue Ocean of Low-Altitude Economy Setting Clear Technical Objectives

As the low-altitude economy has been incorporated into development plans across multiple regions and designated as a strategic emerging industry, electric aircraft — key enablers of urban air mobility and green logistics — depend heavily on breakthroughs in power battery technology. Compared to automotive power batteries, aircraft power batteries face nearly stringent demands for energy density, power output, temperature adaptability, and safety.

To this end, the newly established engineering research center has set clear technical goals: developing solid-state cells with energy density ≥450Wh/kg and cycle life exceeding 500 cycles, as well as high-safety solid-state battery systems with energy density ≥300Wh/kg and continuous discharge power density ≥1000W/kg, ultimately achieving reliable installation and application on electric aircraft. These metrics directly address the core pain points of current electric aircraft in range and performance.

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Supporting a Trillion-Level New Track Empowering High-Quality Development of Guangdong's Low-Altitude Economy

According to industry forecasts, China's low-altitude economy market size is expected to exceed one trillion yuan by 2026. As a critical link in the industry chain, electric aircraft power batteries account for approximately 30% of total aircraft cost, implying a potential market scale in the hundreds of billions. This project's advancement aims not only to conquer individual technical challenges but also to drive coordinated progress in upstream industries including copper foil, active materials, electrolytes, and production equipment, enhancing the competitiveness of the overall industry chain and supply chain.

Guangdong Province is committed to building a world-class low-altitude manufacturing hub. The establishment of this engineering research center directly responds to this regional development strategy, through forward-looking deployment and focused breakthroughs in aircraft power battery core technologies, filling the gap in high-end lithium battery products domestically and internationally, and cultivating leading enterprises and "specialized, refined, distinctive, innovative" companies in the aircraft power battery sector. With Sunwoda — a company with profound technical expertise — at the helm, the industrialization process of the center's technologies will be significantly accelerated, injecting strong technological momentum into the sustainable development of Guangdong's low-altitude economy and strengthening its competitive advantage in the global new energy aviation industry.