Electronics manufacturer Richardson Electronics announced a partnership with Chinese lithium battery company Guoxuan to produce larger scale battery energy storage systems in the United States.

Guoxuan operates a battery manufacturing base in Manteno, Illinois, while Richardson has a contract manufacturing base in LaCrosse, Illinois.

Jacky Yu, Vice President of Sales at Guoxuan Technology, said, "This cooperation demonstrates Guoxuan Technology's long-term commitment to establishing a localized and resilient battery supply chain in the United States. By combining our advanced battery technology with Richardson Electronics' deep market expertise, we are providing scalable, domestically supported energy storage solutions to meet the growing reliability, cost, and performance needs of American commercial, industrial, and utility customers

The two companies have announced that they will collaborate to launch two new BESS platforms: a 760 kWh system for commercial storage applications and a 5 MWh system for utility scale applications. BESS will be manufactured and assembled at the Guoxuan Manteno factory.

Richardson Electronics is pleased to collaborate with Guoxuan to expand our portfolio of power management and energy storage solutions, "said Greg Peloquin, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Power and Microwave Technology and Green Energy Solutions Group. The combination of Guoxuan's advanced battery technology with Richardson's in-depth understanding of the US electricity market and global engineering support capabilities enables us to provide reliable, high-performance battery energy storage solutions for customers in the utility and commercial markets

This new partnership may enable Guoxuan Battery to comply with FEOC requirements, which are government demands that US solar and storage projects not use products with too much Chinese influence.