USE CASE tradvolt.com · CN → World · Green-Tech Export
Verdict (Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series as 215 kWh-class reference; CN → Mexico, Manzanillo, MX; 25-year horizon; evidence-date 2026-09-21): NPV = −USD 18,866.09; LCOS = USD 0.1203 / kWh; simple payback = 15.69 years; discounted payback = none (does not occur within horizon); IRR = 0.0259. Project NPV-negative on the stated inputs. Limit: figures come from the scenario TCO model for the stated scenario (CapEx USD 55,000; displaced cost USD 0.18/kWh; 330 cycles/yr; 80% EoL retained capacity; 8.00% discount rate). Planning figures only — not a commercial offer. Bind via /rfq/.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Equipment | LFP cabinet, 215 kWh — reference: Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series (215 kWh-class families: CATL EnerC, Sungrow PowerTitan PT-215) |
| Location / route | China (CN) → Manzanillo, Mexico (MX) |
| Horizon | 25 years |
| Discount rate | 8.00 % |
| NPV (USD) | −18,866.09 |
| LCOS | USD 0.1203 / kWh |
| Simple payback | 15.69 years |
| Discounted payback | None (does not occur within horizon) |
| IRR | 0.0259 |
| Verdict | NPV-negative on stated inputs |
| Evidence date | 2026-09-21 |
| Limitation | Planning figures; bind at RFQ via /rfq/ |
Use-case: farm-ess-215kwh. A vertical LFP battery cabinet (215 kWh nominal energy, LFP / LiFePO4 chemistry) configured as an agricultural / farm energy-storage system (ESS), imported from China to Mexico. Reference equipment: Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series (commercial SKU; Huawei product page); other 215 kWh-class families (CATL EnerC, Sungrow PowerTitan PT-215) are listed as alternatives with ratings confirmed at RFQ. This page lays out the scenario TCO model — CapEx, year-by-year cost and benefit cash flows, NPV, IRR, payback and LCOS — so procurement, EPC and farm operators can plan a binding landed-cost exercise before issuing an RFQ.
The asset is treated as a member of the 215 kWh-class LFP cabinet family commercially marketed by China-headquartered OEMs. Exact model, OEM manual title and revision for any electrical, torque or SOC limit must be confirmed with the chosen OEM at RFQ. The Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series is the named reference (commercial SKU); the Sungrow PowerTitan and CATL EnerC families are listed as 215 kWh-class alternatives — their specific SKUs and manual revisions are not asserted on this page.
| OEM | Reference model (publicly marketed) | Public product URL | Spec source / status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei Digital Power | LUNA2000-215 Series (215 kWh LFP cabinet) | https://solar.huawei.com/en/products/LUNA2000-215-Series/ | Huawei FusionSolar LUNA2000-215 Series product page (cabinet-level ratings confirmed at RFQ; OEM manual title and revision to be supplied) |
| Sungrow | PowerTitan PT-215 class (215 kWh LFP ESS family — exact SKU to be confirmed) | https://www.sungrowpower.com/en | Sungrow official product page — exact PT-215 SKU and manual revision confirmed at RFQ; page cites the Sungrow product range; this page does not assert specific PT-215 datasheet figures |
| CATL | EnerC (containerised LFP ESS family — 215 kWh-class SKU to be confirmed) | https://www.catl.com/en/ess/ | CATL official ESS product page — exact EnerC 215 kWh SKU and manual revision confirmed at RFQ; this page does not assert specific EnerC datasheet figures |
Claim: Reference equipment = Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series (215 kWh LFP cabinet). Src: Huawei FusionSolar official product page. URL: https://solar.huawei.com/en/products/LUNA2000-215-Series/ (accessed 2026-09-21). Cabinet-level ratings and OEM manual revision to be supplied at RFQ.
Claim: Nominal energy per cabinet = 215 kWh. Src: Tradvolt scenario input (SKU lfp-cabinet-215kwh). URL: https://tradvolt.com/use-cases/import-lfp-cabinet-215kwh-china-to-mexico-farm-ess (this page). Bind against OEM datasheet at RFQ.
Claim: Chemistry = LFP (LiFePO4). Src: Tradvolt scenario input. URL: https://tradvolt.com/use-cases/import-lfp-cabinet-215kwh-china-to-mexico-farm-ess (this page). Bind against OEM datasheet at RFQ.
| Input | Value | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Product | LFP Battery Cabinet 215 kWh — SKU lfp-cabinet-215kwh | scenario |
| Chemistry | LFP (LiFePO4) | scenario |
| Nominal energy | 215 kWh | scenario |
| Origin | China (CN) — EXW / FOB China port | scenario |
| Destination | Mexico (MX) — reference port Manzanillo | scenario |
| Horizon | 25 years | model assumption |
| Discount rate | 8.00 % | model assumption |
| CapEx (year 0) | USD 55,000.00 (1 cabinet) | model assumption |
| Annual cycles | 330 full-equivalent cycles / yr (industry convention — daily-cycled farm ESS) | industry convention |
| Displaced energy cost | USD 0.18 / kWh | model assumption |
| Annual maintenance (O&M) | USD 1,800 / yr at year 1, escalating 2% / yr (model assumption) | model assumption |
| Capacity degradation | ~2% / yr usable-energy loss, 80% retained capacity at end of life — LFP cycle-life industry convention | industry convention |
| Residual value | USD 0.00 at year 25 (model assumption: zero salvage) | model assumption |
| Asset ESS usable % (year 1) | 1.00 of nominal; degrades linearly to 0.80 at EoL (model assumption) | model assumption |
| Charge cost | USD 0.00 / kWh — explicit bounded default (asset.ess.charge_cost_per_kwh: ZERO-AS-MISSING; the model omits grid-charge cost as an unbounded input was not supplied) | explicit bounded default |
| Currency | USD | scenario |
| As-of date | 2026-09-21 | evidence date |
| INCOTERM | Buyer to confirm — EXW / FOB / CFR / CIF / DAP / DDP each shift the duty base per ICC Incoterms 2020 | buyer input |
All cost, benefit, NPV, IRR, payback and LCOS figures on this page come from the scenario TCO model for the scenario above. Figures are planning numbers, not a commercial offer; a binding landed cost requires (a) the live HS national line and IGI rate from the SAT/SIAVI / TIGIE tariff schedule (Mexico — see Section 8), (b) a freight quote, and (c) a Tradvolt commercial offer via /rfq/.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Currency | USD |
| Horizon (years) | 25 |
| Discount rate | 8.00 % |
| Total undiscounted cost (USD) | 112,654.54 |
| Total discounted cost / PV of costs (USD) | 77,813.26 |
| Total undiscounted benefit (USD) | 128,166.81 |
| Total discounted benefit (USD) | 58,947.18 |
| NPV (USD) | -18,866.09 |
| IRR | 0.0259 |
| Simple payback (year) | 15.69 |
| Discounted payback (year) | — |
| LCOS (USD/kWh) | 0.1203 |
| Year | Cost (USD) | Benefit (USD) | Net (USD) | Discount factor | Discounted net (USD) | Energy (kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 55,000.00 | 0.0000 | -55,000.00 | 1.00 | -55,000.00 | 0.0000 |
| 1 | 1,800.00 | 6,464.33 | 4,664.33 | 0.9259 | 4,318.83 | 70,950.00 |
| 2 | 1,836.00 | 6,335.05 | 4,499.05 | 0.8573 | 3,857.21 | 69,531.00 |
| 3 | 1,872.72 | 6,208.35 | 4,335.63 | 0.7938 | 3,441.76 | 68,140.38 |
| 4 | 1,910.17 | 6,084.18 | 4,174.00 | 0.7350 | 3,068.02 | 66,777.57 |
| 5 | 1,948.38 | 5,962.50 | 4,014.12 | 0.6806 | 2,731.94 | 65,442.02 |
| 6 | 1,987.35 | 5,843.25 | 3,855.90 | 0.6302 | 2,429.87 | 64,133.18 |
| 7 | 2,027.09 | 5,726.38 | 3,699.29 | 0.5835 | 2,158.50 | 62,850.52 |
| 8 | 2,067.63 | 5,611.85 | 3,544.22 | 0.5403 | 1,914.83 | 61,593.51 |
| 9 | 2,108.99 | 5,499.62 | 3,390.63 | 0.5002 | 1,696.16 | 60,361.64 |
| 10 | 2,151.17 | 5,389.62 | 3,238.46 | 0.4632 | 1,500.03 | 59,154.40 |
| 11 | 2,194.19 | 5,281.83 | 3,087.64 | 0.4289 | 1,324.24 | 57,971.32 |
| 12 | 2,238.07 | 5,176.19 | 2,938.12 | 0.3971 | 1,166.77 | 56,811.89 |
| 13 | 2,282.84 | 5,072.67 | 2,789.84 | 0.3677 | 1,025.82 | 55,675.65 |
| 14 | 2,328.49 | 4,971.22 | 2,642.73 | 0.3405 | 899.74 | 54,562.14 |
| 15 | 2,375.06 | 4,871.79 | 2,496.73 | 0.3152 | 787.07 | 53,470.90 |
| 16 | 2,422.56 | 4,774.36 | 2,351.79 | 0.2919 | 686.47 | 52,401.48 |
| 17 | 2,471.01 | 4,678.87 | 2,207.86 | 0.2703 | 596.71 | 51,353.45 |
| 18 | 2,520.43 | 4,585.29 | 2,064.86 | 0.2502 | 516.73 | 50,326.38 |
| 19 | 2,570.84 | 4,493.59 | 1,922.74 | 0.2317 | 445.52 | 49,319.85 |
| 20 | 2,622.26 | 4,403.71 | 1,781.45 | 0.2145 | 382.21 | 48,333.45 |
| 21 | 2,674.71 | 4,315.64 | 1,640.94 | 0.1987 | 325.98 | 47,366.79 |
| 22 | 2,728.20 | 4,229.33 | 1,501.13 | 0.1839 | 276.12 | 46,419.45 |
| 23 | 2,782.76 | 4,144.74 | 1,361.98 | 0.1703 | 231.97 | 45,491.06 |
| 24 | 2,838.42 | 4,061.85 | 1,223.43 | 0.1577 | 192.93 | 44,581.24 |
| 25 | 2,895.19 | 3,980.61 | 1,085.42 | 0.1460 | 158.49 | 43,689.61 |
Reading the table: costs are CapEx in year 0 plus 2%/yr-escalating annual O&M (USD 1,800 / yr at year 1, escalating 2% per year); benefits are USD 0.18 / kWh × annual delivered kWh (with capacity degradation reducing usable energy linearly to 80% at year 25 EoL); discount factor applies an 8.00% WACC; the PV column is the discounted net cash flow. The simple payback of 15.69 years reflects the last partial-year fractional net-cash recovery; the discounted payback does not occur within the 25-year horizon (cumulative discounted net remains negative at year 25).
CapEx in the scenario model is set to USD 55,000 in year 0 as a single-cabinet landed-cost assumption. The line items that compose a binding landed CapEx are below; each rate not asserted on this page is to be confirmed at RFQ.
| # | Line | Basis | Source / status |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | FOB unit price (1 × 215 kWh LFP cabinet — Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series reference) | PENDING — quote | Tradvolt commercial offer via /rfq/ |
| C2 | Pre-shipment inspection (PSI) / COC | PENDING — quote | Third-party PSI body |
| C3 | Ocean freight CN → MX (20ft/40ft FCL to Manzanillo) | PENDING — quote | Freight forwarder rate sheet |
| C4 | Marine cargo insurance | ~0.3–0.5% of (C1+C3) | Industry convention; bind at RFQ |
| C5 | Mexican import duty (IGI / Ad Valorem) | PENDING — bind HS national line in SIAVI / TIGIE tariff schedule | SIAVI (SAT) — official Mexican customs/tariff portal — https://www.snice.gob.mx/ |
| C6 | Mexico IVA (VAT) at customs | 16% standard (0% in border/northern region per SAT schedule) | SAT — Servicio de Administración Tributaria — https://www.sat.gob.mx/ |
| C7 | DTA (Derecho de Trámite Aduanero) | PENDING — bind against SAT schedule | SAT — DTA / DTP schedule — https://www.sat.gob.mx/ |
| C8 | Customs broker fees | PENDING — quote | Mexican customs broker (agente aduanal) |
| C9 | Last-mile logistics MX port (Manzanillo) → site | PENDING — quote | Domestic carrier |
| C10 | Installation, commissioning, grid interconnection | PENDING — quote | EPC contractor |
| C11 | NOM / conformity assessment (if applicable) | PENDING — confirm scope with OEM | Standards body / accredited CAB — https://www.anam.gob.mx/ |
| Total landed CapEx (C1…C11) — sum at RFQ; the USD 55,000 CapEx in the scenario model is a single-cabinet placeholder and should be replaced by the sum of the lines above once bound. | |||
Claim: Reference Mexican import port is Manzanillo. Src: Tradvolt scenario input. URL: https://tradvolt.com/use-cases/import-lfp-cabinet-215kwh-china-to-mexico-farm-ess (this page). Bind final port at RFQ.
Claim: INCOTERMS 2020 define EXW / FOB / CFR / CIF / DAP / DDP cost-and-risk transfer points used to allocate the lines above. Src: ICC Incoterms 2020 (official rules page). URL: https://iccwbo.org/business-solutions/incoterms-rules/incoterms-2020/
| # | Line | Assumption | Source / status |
|---|---|---|---|
| O1 | Auxiliary power (cabinet auxiliaries, HVAC) | ~3–5% of throughput kWh (industry convention); reflected in the Energy column of the cash-flow table | OEM aux-load spec — confirm against the chosen OEM datasheet at RFQ; no public datasheet PDF for the SKU on this page — request via /rfq/ |
| O2 | Preventive maintenance (annual) | Model: USD 1,800 / yr at year 1, escalating 2%/yr (model assumption) | Model assumption; bind OEM service-agreement scope at RFQ |
| O3 | Spare parts & consumables | Reserve pool (model: included in O2) | OEM recommended spares list — confirm at RFQ |
| O4 | Firmware / EMS updates | Remote, included or AMC | OEM service agreement — confirm at RFQ |
| O5 | Remote monitoring / SCADA | Subscription or one-time | OEM / integrator — confirm at RFQ |
| O6 | Insurance (post-commissioning) | PENDING — quote | MX insurer |
| O7 | Capacity degradation (cycle ageing) | ~2% / yr usable-energy loss; 80% retained capacity at EoL baseline | Industry convention for LFP cycle-life; bind against the chosen OEM cycle-life datasheet at RFQ (Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series — https://solar.huawei.com/en/products/LUNA2000-215-Series/) |
| O8 | Charge cost (grid energy used to charge the cabinet) | USD 0.00 / kWh — explicit bounded default (asset.ess.charge_cost_per_kwh: ZERO-AS-MISSING); no grid-charge cost is included in the scenario model | Explicit bounded default; bind actual MX grid tariff at RFQ if it materially shifts NPV |
Claim: LFP end-of-life retained capacity is 80% of nominal. Src: LFP cycle-life industry convention (NMC, LFP and LTO chemistries are routinely quoted at 80% EoL in vendor warranty terms). URL: bind against the chosen OEM cycle-life datasheet at RFQ — Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series product page https://solar.huawei.com/en/products/LUNA2000-215-Series/
No specific certificate number is asserted on this page. The list below reflects the standards families normally applicable to a stationary 215 kWh LFP cabinet. The buyer must confirm applicability, issuing body and certificate number with the OEM before shipment.
| Standard / scheme | Scope | Public source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC 62619:2022 ed2 | Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries for use in industrial applications, including stationary / ESS applications (TC 21/SC 21A) | IEC Webstore — standard publication https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/64073 | PENDING — confirm with OEM (exact edition citation: IEC 62619:2022 ed2) |
| IEC 63056:2020 | Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries for use in electrical energy storage systems — to 1500 V DC (TC 21) | IEC Webstore — standard publication https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/29224 | PENDING — confirm with OEM (citation: IEC 63056:2020) |
| IEC 62485-5:2020 | Safety requirements for secondary batteries and battery installations — Part 5: Safe operation of stationary lithium-ion batteries (TC 21) | IEC Webstore — standard publication https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/29086 | PENDING — confirm with OEM |
| UL 1973 | Batteries for Use in Stationary and Motive Auxiliary Power Applications | UL shop — standard publication https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=UL1973 | PENDING — confirm with OEM |
| UN 38.3 | Transport of lithium batteries — UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Section 38.3 (ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7) | UNECE Manual of Tests and Criteria landing — https://unece.org/transport/dangerous-goods/un-manual-tests-and-criteria | PENDING — confirm with OEM (citation: ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7, Section 38.3) |
| EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 | EU sustainability, labelling and due-diligence rules for batteries (applicability when re-exported to EU) | EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 — https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj | PENDING — confirm scope with OEM |
| IATA DGR | Air/sea transport classification for lithium batteries (UN 3480 / UN 3481) | IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations programme — https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/dgr/ | PENDING — confirm with freight forwarder |
| Mexico NOM family | Mexican official standards (applicability per product) | Standards body / accredited CAB — https://www.anam.gob.mx/ | PENDING — confirm scope with OEM and accredited CAB |
Claim: Reference standards families for a stationary 215 kWh LFP cabinet include IEC 62619:2022 ed2 (industrial lithium cells), IEC 63056:2020 (ESS lithium battery safety to 1500 V DC), IEC 62485-5:2020 (safe operation of stationary lithium-ion batteries), UL 1973 (stationary / motive auxiliary power), and UN 38.3 (UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7). Src: IEC / UL / UN standards families. URLs: IEC 62619:2022 ed2 — https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/64073 ; IEC 63056:2020 — https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/29224 ; IEC 62485-5:2020 — https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/29086 ; UL 1973 — https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=UL1973 ; UN 38.3 — https://unece.org/transport/dangerous-goods/un-manual-tests-and-criteria (canonical UN page; cite ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7 in text). No certificate number asserted.
| Charge | Rate | Status | Source of truth (official) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGI (Impuesto General de Importación) — Ad Valorem | PENDING — bind HS national line in SIAVI / TIGIE tariff schedule | Bind at RFQ | Mexico customs/TIGIE portal — https://www.snice.gob.mx/ |
| IVA (VAT) at customs | 16% standard (0% in border/northern region per SAT schedule) | Confirm region & rate on SAT schedule | SAT — Servicio de Administración Tributaria (MX) — https://www.sat.gob.mx/ |
| DTA / DTP | PENDING — bind against SAT schedule | Customs processing fees schedule | SAT (MX) — https://www.sat.gob.mx/ |
| Antidumping / countervailing | PENDING — confirm applicability | Check current measures list | Mexico customs/TIGIE portal — https://www.snice.gob.mx/ |
Claim: Mexico applies IGI (Ad Valorem) + IVA (VAT) on imports; DTA/DTP apply. Src: SIAVI / TIGIE tariff schedule (MX). URL: https://www.snice.gob.mx/ (Mexico customs/TIGIE portal, accessed 2026-09-21). For VAT rate binding: SAT — Servicio de Administración Tributaria (MX) — https://www.sat.gob.mx/ (accessed 2026-09-21). No rate is hardcoded on this page.
The site publishes a single live RFQ entry-point at /rfq/. Datasheets for the chosen cabinet SKU (Huawei LUNA2000-215 Series, or an equivalent 215 kWh-class SKU from CATL / Sungrow) are returned only through that channel after the OEM has confirmed the cabinet rating, manual revision and certificate scope — there is no public datasheet PDF path on this site for the SKU.
This page contains no invented model names or URLs. All mathematical figures come from the scenario TCO model and are reproduced verbatim. Items not asserted on the page (e.g. specific PT-215 / EnerC 215 kWh-class SKUs, OEM manual revisions, certificate numbers, Mexican IGI rate, freight and brokerage quotes, grid charge cost) are marked PENDING or are explicit bounded defaults, and are to be confirmed via /rfq/ before binding a commercial decision.