UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2025

Commission File Number: 001-40008

Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd.

Room 703, West Zone, R&D Building

Zibo Science and Technology Industrial Entrepreneurship Park, No. 69 Sanying Road

Zhangdian District, Zibo City, Shandong Province

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Explanatory Note

On December 30, 2025, Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) reported its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The Company hereby furnishes the following documents as exhibits to this report: “Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

| Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd.
Date: December 30, 2025 | By: | /s/ Haiping Hu
| Name: | Haiping Hu
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
99.2 |  | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
101. INS |  | Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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