Founded in the United States in 1888, the German Sunshine Technology Group is one of the largest lead-acid battery manufacturers in the world. Its business covers more than 100 countries and regions in the world. It has more than 40 factories in more than 10 countries. The company's four major applications include network energy storage power supply, power supply, automotive batteries and military applications.

GNB industrial energy is the industrial energy department of exsit technology group. With world-renowned German sunshine, and other brands, represents the advanced technology and development direction of the battery field. With advanced technology and reliable product services, GNB Industrial Energy is committed to providing users with the best energy storage solutions.


Over the past 120 years, Exeter has been relentlessly supporting its global customers with innovative technology, reliable products and services, and has established itself in the industry with outstanding quality and leading technological achievements.

Brilliant history

In 1888, he seized the opportunity of the times, founded the company, so that independent energy storage devices become a reality, thus promoting the development of the United States electric lighting industry.

In 1890, the German Sunshine Company installed the first practical battery in Philadelphia, and used 13,000 single-cell batteries to provide electric power for road trams, becoming the first road transport vehicle with its own power supply.

In 1898, the German Sunshine Company was used on the first submarine in the United States. So far, the company's batteries have been used on diesel locomotives, trams, passenger cars, ships and the first automatic switching signal system for U.S. railway traffic.

In 1900, the German Sunshine Company through technological innovation, constantly increasing the capacity of batteries while reducing the weight of batteries, and eventually established a brand.

German Sunshine continues to innovate, successfully developed battery products for telephone services, radio transmission and other fields, and jointly with Cadillac to develop the world's first battery-powered vehicle. In 1969, solar cells powered NASA's Apollo lunar landing capsule, and its batteries followed Apollo's plan to land on the moon. German Sunshine Battery was acquired by German Sunshine in 1987. Since then, the German Sunshine Battery product line has been available for almost all transportation in the United States.


German Sunshine is growing. In 1990, it acquired German Sunshine Battery Manufacturing Company, the founder of colloidal batteries based in Germany, and incorporated the world-famous German sunshine brand. In 2000, it acquired the industry giant with rich history and global sales network, occupying the field of industrial power in North America. Market leader position. A series of mergers and acquisitions have made Exeter a major supplier of network backup power, power and automotive batteries in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America.


As a hi-tech enterprise based on innovation, ECCED has always attached great importance to technology research and development. German sunshine invented winding batteries, which became an epoch-making technological innovation in the energy storage industry in the past 30 years, and further established Exeter's important position in the global energy storage industry.