Article 1: The name of this association is Energy Storage Leaders Alliance, abbreviated as EESA.

Article 2: In accordance with the 'Regulations on Registration and Management of Social Organizations', this association is a united non-profit social organization legal entity voluntarily formed by professional practitioners who have been deeply engaged in the energy storage industry for more than ten years and enterprises committed to providing information consulting and empowerment services for the development of the energy storage industry.

Article 3: This association adheres to the comprehensive leadership of the Communist Party of China. According to the provisions of the Constitution of the Communist Party of China, when the number of formal party members is less than 3 and does not meet the conditions for establishing a separate party organization, party work shall be carried out in this association by designating a party member as a party building liaison officer or by having a higher-level party organization assign a party building instructor, providing necessary conditions for party activities.

Article 4: The purpose of this association: Innovation never stops, deeply empowering the development of the energy storage industry.

Article 5: The domicile and activity area of this association: Energy Storage Leaders Alliance, Building 3, No. 1818 Chengbei Road, Jiading District, Shanghai.

Article 7: The tasks of this association:

(1) Industrial Research: Relying on the alliance to establish energy storage industry expert teams and research teams, study the current state of industry development, conduct in-depth analysis of energy storage technology, research energy storage business models, interpret energy storage policies, track and study demonstration projects, providing references for policy formulation and investment decisions;

(2) Policy Promotion: Assist the government in organizing the compilation of energy storage industry development plans and industrial policies, and assist in the implementation of relevant policies, laws, and regulations;

(3) Professional Publication Compilation: According to different positioning, launch various journals and research reports to provide industrial information services to society;

(4) Conduct relevant testing, scientific and technological achievement evaluation and promotion work in the energy storage field, recommend new technologies and products, and assist member units in excellence evaluation work;

(5) Information and Consulting: Carry out scientific and technological achievement transformation and industrialization promotion work, promote joint R&D and technological breakthrough work in the industry; through resource sharing and collaborative mechanisms of pooling wisdom and efforts, using finance as a tool and investment as a driving force, committed to promoting the development of the energy storage industry and building a complete three-dimensional energy storage ecosystem;

(6) Investment and Financial Guidance: Through resource sharing and collaborative mechanisms of pooling wisdom and efforts, using finance as a tool and investment as a driving force, committed to promoting the development of the energy storage industry and building a complete three-dimensional energy storage ecosystem;

(7) Industry Exchange: Promote inter-industry communication, carry out innovative cooperation in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, promote advanced scientific and technological achievements and enterprise management experience, and help industry publicity;

(8) Undertake matters commissioned by government departments and carry out other activities beneficial to this industry.

Article 8: The business scope of this association: Promote energy storage industry policies, organize professional energy storage exhibitions and exchanges, compile professional publications, provide energy storage technical consulting services, and build vertical energy storage ecosystem platforms.

Article 9: The activity principles of this association:

(1) Abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations and national policies, practice socialist core values, and observe social moral standards. Adhere to loving the Party, the country and socialism, consciously maintain national unity, security and ethnic solidarity, consciously safeguard national interests, social public interests and the legitimate rights and interests of other organizations and citizens, observe social morality and public order and good customs, and carry out public welfare or non-profit activities in accordance with approved articles of association;

(2) Adhere to democratic management, implement democratic centralism, establish democratic decision-making, democratic election and democratic management systems. The generation of leadership institutions and decision-making on major matters must be discussed collectively and decided according to the principle of minority obeying majority;

(3) When this association carries out activities, it shall be honest and trustworthy, fair and just, not falsify, and not damage national, member and personal interests;

(4) This association follows the principle of 'autonomous management', with autonomous work, self-employed personnel, and self-raised funds.

Article 10: This association is composed of institutional members.

Institutional members are generally represented by the legal representative or principal responsible person of the institution to exercise member rights and fulfill member obligations in this association. One natural person can only represent one institution. Adjustment of representatives by institutional members must be approved by the board of directors.

Article 11: To apply for membership in this association, the following conditions must be met:

(1) Voluntary joining of this association;

(2) Recognition of this association's articles of association;

(3) Having a strong sense of responsibility for energy storage industry work, supporting the development of the energy storage industry and having certain influence in this field.

Article 12: Procedures for member admission:

(1) Submit membership application;

(2) After review and approval by the secretariat authorized by the board of directors, issue relevant certificates for admission approval.

Article 13: Members enjoy the following rights:

(1) Voting rights, eligibility rights and decision-making rights in this association;

(2) Right to participate in activities of this association;

(3) Priority right to obtain services from this association;

(4) Right to access this association's articles of association, rules and regulations, member roster, director roster, meeting minutes, meeting resolutions, meeting summaries, financial audit reports and other information;

(5) Right to propose, suggest and supervise;

(6) Voluntary admission and free withdrawal;

(7) Other rights stipulated by laws, regulations, rules and this association's articles of association.

Article 14: Members fulfill the following obligations:

(1) Abide by this association's articles of association;

(2) Execute this association's resolutions;

(3) Safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of this association;

(4) Complete work assigned by this association;

(5) Report situations to this association and provide relevant materials;

(6) Pay membership fees as required;

(7) Actively participate in and support various activities organized by the alliance;

(8) Keep confidential the business secrets of the alliance and other member units;

(9) Other obligations stipulated by laws, regulations, rules and this association's articles of association.

Article 15: Members who wish to withdraw should submit written correspondence to this association and return relevant member certificates.

Members serving as directors, supervisors, responsible persons and other positions should apply for withdrawal after resigning from their positions according to relevant provisions of these articles of association.

If a member fails to pay membership fees or participate in this association's activities without reason for one year, after confirmation by the board of directors, it shall be deemed as automatic withdrawal. This association shall cancel its membership qualification. When membership qualification is cancelled, the corresponding positions held by the member shall also be terminated.

Article 16: If a member seriously violates national laws, regulations, rules or this association's articles of association, its membership qualification may be cancelled and announced publicly after approval by more than two-thirds of the attendees at the board of directors meeting.

If a member disagrees with the board of directors' decision to cancel membership qualification, they may file an appeal, and the board of directors shall respond, and if necessary, submit it to the member assembly for review before responding.

Article 17: This association shall establish complete member rosters and member integrity files, and adjust them timely according to changes.

Article 18: The highest authority of this association is the member assembly.

Article 19: The responsible persons of this association refer to the chairman, vice-chairmen and secretary-general. The responsible persons of this association shall abide by the provisions of laws, regulations, rules and articles of association, faithfully perform their duties, safeguard the rights and interests of this association, and observe the following code of conduct:

(1) Exercise rights within the scope of duties, not exceeding authority;

(2) Not use authority to seek improper benefits for oneself or others;

(3) Not engage in activities that damage the interests of this association.

Article 20: The member assembly serves a term of 2 years. 30 days before convening the member assembly, meeting preparation materials should be submitted to the social organization registration and management authority for review, and the meeting can only be held after confirming that the conditions for holding the meeting are met. If early or delayed term change is needed due to special circumstances, it must be approved by the board of directors, agreed by the party building management authority, and then reported to the social organization registration and management authority for approval.

Delayed term change shall not exceed one year at most.

Article 21: The member assembly shall be held at least once a year. The member assembly can only be held with the attendance of more than two-thirds of the members, and its resolutions can only take effect after approval by more than two-thirds of the attending members.

For meetings deciding on termination, the resolution is valid only with the consent of more than half of the actually attending members.

When convening a member assembly, the main agenda, time and venue of the assembly should be notified to all members 7 working days in advance.

A temporary member assembly may be convened upon proposal by more than half of the directors or more than one-fifth of the members. If the chairman cannot or does not convene, the proposing directors or members may elect a convener.

When convening a temporary member assembly, the chairman or convener needs to notify all members in advance and inform them of the meeting agenda.

Members may authorize other members as agents to attend meetings. Agents should present authorization letters and exercise voting rights within the scope of authorization. Each member can only accept one authorization.

Article 22: The powers of the member assembly are:

(1) Formulate or modify the articles of association;

(2) Formulate or modify membership fee standards;

(3) Formulate or modify election methods for chairman, vice-chairmen, secretary-general, directors, supervisors, and supervisor chairman;

(4) Elect or dismiss directors and supervisors;

(5) Elect or dismiss chairman, vice-chairmen, and secretary-general;

(6) Review work reports and financial reports of the board of directors;

(7) Review work reports of the supervisory board;

(8) Change or revoke inappropriate decisions of the board of directors;

(9) Decide on major matters such as name changes and termination;

(10) Decide on other major matters.

Article 23: This association has a board of directors, composed of directors elected by the member assembly. The board of directors is the executive body of this association, responsible for leading the daily work of this association and accountable to the member assembly.

Article 24: The powers of the board of directors are:

(1) Execute resolutions of the member assembly;

(2) Convene member assemblies and submit work reports and financial reports to the assembly;

(3) Draft or revise draft articles of association, draft membership fee standards, draft election methods for supervisors, directors, chairman, vice-chairmen, and secretary-general, and submit them to the member assembly for approval;

(4) Decide on the establishment, change or termination of office institutions, branch institutions, representative institutions and entity institutions, and report to the registration management authority;

(5) Decide on member expulsion;

(6) Decide on the appointment and dismissal of secretary-general, deputy secretary-general and principal responsible persons of various institutions;

(7) Lead various institutions in their work;

(8) Formulate internal management systems;

(9) Listen to and review the secretary-general's work reports, and inspect the secretary-general's work;

(10) Decide on other major matters.

Article 25: The board of directors shall hold at least 2 meetings per year, and may be convened at any time under special circumstances.

Board meetings are convened and chaired by the chairman. When more than one-third of directors propose, a board meeting should be held. If the chairman cannot or does not convene, the proposing directors may elect a convener. When convening a board meeting, the chairman or convener needs to notify all directors 7 working days in advance and inform them of the meeting agenda.

Board meetings should be attended by directors in person. If a director cannot attend due to circumstances, they may authorize other directors in writing to attend on their behalf, with the authorization letter specifying the authorized matters. Each director can only accept one authorization.

The board of directors can only be held with the attendance of more than two-thirds of directors, and its resolutions can only take effect after approval by more than two-thirds of attending directors.

Additional directors must be elected by the member assembly. Under special circumstances, the board of directors may co-opt, but co-opted directors must be confirmed by the next member assembly. Co-opted directors may attend board meetings before confirmation by the next member assembly, but have no voting rights, eligibility rights or decision-making rights.

Directors may resign by submitting written applications to the board of directors, which take effect after approval by the board and confirmation by the next member assembly. Director qualifications become invalid from the date of board approval after confirmation by the member assembly.

Institutional members may apply to the board of directors in writing to adjust their representatives, which takes effect after board approval and confirmation by the next member assembly. Representative adjustments by institutional members take effect from the date of board approval after confirmation by the member assembly. When institutional members or vice-chairman units adjust representatives, re-election according to the articles of association is required.

Supervisory board members attend board meetings as observers.

Article 26: Voting in member assemblies and board meetings of this association should be conducted democratically. Elections of directors, supervisors, supervisor chairman, chairman, vice-chairmen, and secretary-general, and formulation or modification of membership fee standards should be conducted by secret ballot.

The above meetings should produce meeting minutes (meeting summaries), and when resolutions are formed, meeting resolutions should be produced based on meeting minutes, signed and confirmed by the legal representative, announced to all members after the meeting, and major matters should be copied to registration management authorities and business supervisory units.

Article 27: Responsible persons and supervisors of this association must meet the following conditions:

(1) Adhere to the Party's line, principles and policies, and abide by national laws and regulations;

(2) Have significant influence and high reputation in this association's business field;

(3) Generally not exceed 70 years of age when taking office;

(4) Be in good health and able to maintain normal work;

(5) Have not been subject to criminal punishment depriving political rights;

(6) Have full civil capacity.

Article 28: The legal representative of this association is the chairman.

The legal representative of this association represents this association in signing important documents.

The legal representative of this association shall be a mainland Chinese resident, and the legal representative of this association shall not concurrently serve as the legal representative of other social organizations.

Article 29: Persons with any of the following circumstances cannot serve as responsible persons and supervisors of this association:

(1) Those who have been sentenced to control, detention or fixed-term imprisonment for crimes, and less than 5 years have passed since the completion of sentence execution;

(2) Those who are currently serving sentences of deprivation of political rights for crimes or have been sentenced to deprivation of political rights;

(3) Those who served as responsible persons in social organizations that were cancelled due to violations, bear personal responsibility for the violations of such social organizations, and less than 3 years have passed since the cancellation of such social organizations;

(4) Those who do not have full civil capacity;

(5) Those listed as dishonest judgment debtors.

Article 30: The chairman of this association generally serves no more than two consecutive terms. If continued service is needed due to special circumstances, prior review and approval by the business supervisory unit and registration management authority is required.

The chairman of this association exercises the following powers:

(1) Preside over member assemblies, convene and chair board meetings;

(2) Check the implementation of various meeting resolutions;

(3) Lead the work of the board of directors;

(4) Other powers stipulated in the articles of association.

Article 31: The secretary-general of this association shall be equipped with full-time personnel appropriate to business activities according to the development of business activities. The secretary-general should have strong dedication and sense of responsibility, be familiar with social organization laws, regulations, policies and related knowledge, and have good organizational coordination, expression, communication and innovation abilities. The secretary-general works under the leadership of the board of directors and exercises the following powers:

(1) Preside over office institutions in daily work and organize implementation of annual work plans;

(2) Coordinate the work of various branch institutions and representative institutions;

(3) Draft internal management rules and regulations and submit them to the board of directors for approval;

(4) Propose to the board of directors candidates for appointment or dismissal of deputy secretary-general and responsible persons of various institutions;

(5) Report work situations to the chairman and board of directors;

(6) Handle other daily affairs.

Article 32: This association has a daily office institution - the secretariat, which handles the daily administrative work of this association.

The secretary-general is responsible for presiding over the daily work of the secretariat.

Establishment of daily office institutions must be approved by the board of directors.

Full-time staff of this association should participate in position training organized by registration management authorities or business supervisory units, become familiar with and understand social organization laws, regulations and policies, and strive to improve professional capabilities.

Article 33: This association establishes branch institutions and representative institutions as needed, which operate under the leadership of this association.

Article 34: This association has a supervisory board. The supervisory board consists of 3 supervisors, with one supervisor chairman. Supervisors should have high political quality, love social organization work, have strong principles, be fair and just, and dare to and be good at making suggestions. Supervisors are recommended by registration management authorities and business supervisory units or selected from members and elected by the member assembly.

The supervisor chairman is elected or dismissed by secret ballot of the supervisory board. Responsible persons, directors, financial staff and secretariat staff of this association cannot concurrently serve as supervisors. The supervisory board serves the same term as the board of directors, and supervisors may serve consecutive terms.

Additional supervisors must be elected by the member assembly. Under special circumstances, the supervisory board may co-opt, but co-opted supervisors must be confirmed by the next member assembly. Co-opted supervisors may attend supervisory board meetings before confirmation by the next member assembly, but have no voting rights, eligibility rights or decision-making rights.

Supervisors may resign by submitting written applications to the supervisory board, which take effect after approval by the supervisory board and confirmation by the next member assembly. Supervisor qualifications become invalid from the date of supervisory board approval after confirmation by the member assembly.

Supervisor units may apply to the supervisory board in writing to adjust representatives, which takes effect after supervisory board approval and confirmation by the next member assembly. Representative adjustments by supervisor units take effect from the date of supervisory board approval after confirmation by the member assembly. When supervisor chairman units adjust representatives, re-election according to the articles of association is required.

Article 35: Rights and obligations of the supervisory board:

(1) Report work to the member assembly;

(2) Supervise elections and dismissals of the member assembly and board of directors; supervise the board of directors in fulfilling member assembly resolutions;

(3) Inspect this association's financial and accounting materials, and report situations to business supervisory units, registration management authorities, and tax and accounting supervisory departments;

(4) Attend board meetings as observers, with the right to question and make suggestions to the board of directors;

(5) Supervise the board of directors' compliance with laws and articles of association. When the chairman, vice-chairmen, directors and secretary-general conduct business activities that damage this association's interests, require them to make corrections, and report to the member assembly or relevant government departments when necessary.

(6) Preside over internal conflict mediation meetings of this association, coordinate opinions from all parties to form mediation plans (agreements), supervise the implementation of mediation plans (agreements), and may propose solutions when necessary for approval by the member assembly before implementation.

Supervisory board supervisors should abide by relevant laws, regulations and this association's articles of association, accept leadership from the member assembly, and faithfully perform their duties.

Article 36: The supervisory board must hold meetings every six months, and may be convened at any time under special circumstances.

Supervisory board meetings are convened and chaired by the supervisor chairman. When more than half of the supervisors propose, a temporary supervisory board meeting may be held. When the supervisor chairman cannot perform duties due to special reasons, other supervisors may be authorized to convene and chair.

The supervisory board can only be held with the attendance of more than two-thirds of supervisors, and its resolutions can only take effect with approval by more than half of all supervisors. Elections and voting of the supervisory board should be conducted democratically, and major matters must be decided by secret ballot.