Can build 11 gigawatt wind turbines for centralized procurement

On April 7, 2026, China Energy Engineering Corporation launched an annual centralized procurement bidding for 11 gigawatts of wind turbines, raising the threshold for offshore wind turbine packages to 12 megawatts, injecting strong demand into the wind power industry chain.Editor/Gao Xue

The domestically produced largest diameter hard rock TBM is offline

On April 3, 2026, the domestically developed maximum diameter 13.2-meter hard rock TBM by CCCC Tianhe started construction in Changshu. The machine is equipped with 7600 domestically produced rare earth special steel main bearings developed by the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences, with a rated life of over 15000 hours and performance exceeding imports. This move marks China Communications Construction Corporation's first achievement of 100% localization of core components for ultra large diameter tunneling machines, completely bridging the last mile of national production of major underground engineering equipment in China.Editor/Cheng Liting

ZPMC transfers the conduit rack of Sanshan Island converter station

On March 28, 2026, the pipeline frame of the Sanshan Island offshore converter station, which was constructed by Zhenhua Heavy Industries, was successfully transferred. As the core component of China's first offshore wind power sea land integrated flexible DC project, this duct frame is 97 meters long, 75 meters wide, and 76 meters high, with a total weight of over 14000 tons, setting a record for the highest in the country. The project adopts 560 axis modular vehicle collaborative operation, overcoming the problem of over kilometer transportation. This successful implementation marks a new breakthrough for Zhenhua Heavy Industries in the field of ultra large component transportation, laying a solid foundation for subsequent offshore lifting.Editor/Cheng Liting

Yumen Multi energy Complementary Project Builds Buffer for New Energy Grid Connection

In March 2026, the CNNC Xinao Yumen solar thermal energy storage+photovoltaic+wind power project will be fully connected to the grid, with a total installed capacity of 700000 kilowatts and an annual power generation of 1.75 billion kilowatt hours. Yumen has formed a multi energy complementary system of wind, solar, water, fire, hydrogen storage, and has built the world's first 300 megawatt compressed air energy storage power station.Editor/Gao Xue

China's first unmanned aerial heavy truck is about to make its maiden flight

China's first 7-ton large-scale transport drone, the Changying-8, will make its maiden flight at Zhengzhou Shangjie Airport in the near future to verify key systems such as intelligent flight control and power fuel. It is currently ready for use. The aircraft is independently developed, with a length of 17 meters, a wingspan of 25 meters, a cargo hold of 18 cubic meters, a load capacity of 3.5 tons, and a range of over 3000 kilometers. It has high-altitude and short takeoff and landing capabilities.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Jiangsu Pan Semiconductor Industrial Park project starts construction

The Pan Semiconductor Industrial Park project in Jiangyin Jingjiang Industrial Park, Jiangsu has recently started construction. The total planned area is 395 acres, with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan. The first phase covers an area of 100 acres and has an investment of 500 million yuan, mainly used to attract integrated circuits LED、 Photovoltaic manufacturing and testing equipment and other semiconductor equipment projects. This project is constructed and operated by Beijing Huazhi'an Holdings Group Co., Ltd., relying on the investment centers in Beijing and Shanghai, focusing on the core track of semiconductor equipment and equipment manufacturing, and building a professional park integrating production and manufacturing, research and development design, and pilot scale transformation. By 2026, we will strive to attract and cultivate more than 8 technology-based enterprises, and focus on building a full chain innovation ecosystem of "cutting-edge incubation carrier acceleration industry landing".Editor/Cheng Liting

Guofu Hydrogen Energy signs over 55 million orders for electrolytic cells

Guofu Hydrogen Energy announced that its subsidiary Xinjiang Guofu Mingzhi has signed a core equipment sales agreement with Hefei Zhongke Hecheng to supply 6 sets of 1000Nm ³/h alkaline electrolysis cell systems and supporting equipment, with a total contract amount exceeding 55 million yuan. This batch of equipment will be used for Zhongke He's annual production of 20000 tons of green electricity hydrogen flexible synthetic ammonia project.Editor/Gao Xue

China's super wind turbines connected to the grid for power generation

Dongfang Electric's 26 MW and Goldwind Technology's 20 MW, the world's largest offshore wind turbines, have been connected to the grid for power generation, with 100% localization of key components. This marks that China's offshore wind power technology is leading the world, laying the foundation for the development of deep sea areas.Editor/Gao Xue

C919 receives 250 billion orders

The domestically produced C919 aircraft has received over 1200 orders, with a total value of approximately 250 billion yuan, surpassing the total order volume of Boeing and Airbus during the same period. Since its launch, the C919 has received orders from countries such as Germany, Thailand, and Nigeria. Previously, central media warned that core technologies must be independently researched and developed. After thirteen years of research and development, the C919 has successfully broken the monopoly of Western aviation and is expected to reshape the global aviation market landscape.Editor/Gao Xue

Nanrui Jibao Network type Photovoltaic Storage Generator Passes Empirical Testing

Qinghai Gonghe Dingyao Solar Energy Storage Power Station has completed the world's first on-site test of new energy broadband oscillation excitation and integrated synchronous generator suppression for solar energy storage. The test was jointly completed by State Grid Northwest Division, China Electric Power Research Institute, State Power Investment Yellow River Company, Nanrui Jibao, and university experts, achieving a double first breakthrough. The grid structured photovoltaic integrated synchronous generator jointly developed by Huanghe Company and Nanrui Jibao has successfully passed the special test for suppressing wideband oscillations in new energy, providing key technical support for the high proportion of new energy grid connection.Editor/Yang Meiling

Tianyuan Sci Tech Innovation wins bid for 1.259 billion yuan wind power in Xinjiang

Beijing Tianyuan Kechuang Wind Power Technology Co., Ltd. won the EPC project for the 500000 kW Tianrun wind power project in Tori County, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang for approximately 1.259 billion yuan. The project is located in Wuxuete Township and Tiechanggou Town of Tori County, which is rich in wind energy. It has a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts and plans to install 50 large 10MW wind turbines. It adopts the "one machine, one transformer" unit wiring method, and the power is connected to the Ta'e 750kV substation through a 220kV booster station. This bid marks the acceleration of Xinjiang's clean energy base construction towards large-scale and clustered development.Editor/Gao Xue

Beihai Shipbuilding successfully delivered a 120000 ton lifting floating dock

On February 6, 2026, the 120000 ton lifting floating dock "Lucayan" jointly built by CSSC Beihai Shipbuilding and CSSC Trading was officially signed and delivered. The floating dock has a total length of 413.96 meters and a total width of 85.11 meters, with a designed lifting capacity of 120000 tons, and is classified by the British Lloyd's Register of Shipping. The dock is equipped with advanced automatic dock control system, which can achieve precise control of automatic floating and sinking, and can accurately match the dock repair and modification needs of the world's largest ICON class luxury cruise ship. Editor/Cheng Liting

Announcement of Wanhua Chemical's 650000 ton lithium iron phosphate project

The environmental impact assessment document for Wanhua Chemical Battery Industry Co., Ltd.'s annual production of 650000 tons of lithium iron phosphate project has been accepted. The project is located in Laizhou, Yantai, Shandong, covering an area of approximately 360000 square meters. After the completion of the project, it will effectively enhance the company's scale and cost advantages in the field of lithium battery materials, and improve its layout in the new energy industry.Editor/Gao Xue

Chengdu Jiujin Technology High end Research Headquarters Park Project Starts Construction

On February 3, 2026, the Jiujin Technology High end Research Headquarters Park project officially started construction in the Xinchuan Innovation and Technology Park of Chengdu High tech Zone. The project covers an area of approximately 16 acres, with a building area of no less than 26000 square meters. The main construction includes the national headquarters of the enterprise, a technology center, and a domestic high-end electronic measuring instrument research and development, pilot testing, and industrialization base. It is expected to be completed in 2027. The project focuses on breakthroughs in key technologies in the field of high-end measuring instruments and core chips. Through the development and production of a full range of electronic testing and measuring instruments with a capacity of over 110G, it aims to drive breakthroughs in key components such as high-end AD/DA and is committed to building the first industrialization base in Southwest China with the ability to vertically integrate "instruments chips systems". Editor/Cheng Liting

China Power Construction Corporation has won a consecutive large order of 2.1 billion yuan

China Electric Power Construction Group has won consecutive bids in the field of new energy. The company has obtained a wind power project with a total investment of 1.525 billion yuan and an installed capacity of 300 megawatts in Dunhua, Jilin; At the same time, we won the bid for a 608 million yuan energy storage power station project in Liangzhou, Gansu, with an energy storage capacity of 800 megawatt hours. The total investment of these two signed projects exceeds 2.1 billion yuan, demonstrating the group's strength in the construction of the entire new energy industry chain such as wind power and energy storage, and also reflecting the continuous development of China's new energy construction towards a high-quality stage.Editor/Gao Xue

China's wind power annual installed capacity will reach 120 million kilowatts

On January 24, 2026, the Wind Energy Professional Committee of the China Renewable Energy Society predicted that the annual installed capacity of wind power in China will remain stable at about 120 million kilowatts between 2026 and 2028. According to predictions, the cumulative newly installed wind power capacity in China is expected to reach 604 million to 979 million kilowatts between 2025 and 2030. By the end of 2025, China's wind power grid connected installed capacity is about 640 million kilowatts, with huge development potential. The industry is currently facing multiple challenges such as land resources, electricity consumption, and market returns, and needs to ensure sustainable development through technological innovation and model optimization.Editor/Gao Xue

Wind power becomes the main driver of business growth for central enterprises

At the beginning of 2026, data shows that China Power Construction and China Energy Construction will achieve significant growth in their wind power business by 2025. The newly signed contracts for wind power by China Power Construction increased by 54.67% year-on-year, reaching 182.874 billion yuan, while the solar energy business decreased by 33.36% during the same period. The signing amount of China Energy Construction's new energy business reached 592.578 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.70%. Wind power has become a key investment focus due to its better grid adaptability, and energy storage business is growing synchronously. The two companies have achieved significant results in expanding their overseas markets, with overseas contract amounts increasing by 27.84% and 9.05% respectively, and have obtained multiple billion dollar new energy projects in countries such as Saudi Arabia.Editor/Gao Xue

Calibration of 580000 tons of electrolytic aluminum project in Xinjiang

In 2026, Wanji Aluminum Industry completed the general contracting bidding for the 580000 ton electrolytic aluminum project invested and constructed in Xinjiang. The total investment of the project is about 4.595 billion yuan, adopting an integrated design, procurement, and construction model, aiming to build a modern electrolytic aluminum production base. The main construction content of the project includes production facilities such as electrolysis workshop, power supply rectification, flue gas purification, and a complete set of public auxiliary systems. This move conforms to the policy orientation of transferring the aluminum industry to clean energy rich areas, and will utilize Xinjiang's energy advantages to promote the development and industrial upgrading of the local aluminum based new material industry cluster.Editor/Gao Xue

Yantai 850000 ton lithium iron phosphate project achieves breakthrough

On January 16, 2026, the environmental impact assessment documents for Wanhua Chemical's two major lithium iron phosphate projects in Yantai were accepted and publicly announced. The Laizhou project has a planned annual production capacity of 650000 tons, while the Haiyang Green Power Industrial Park project has a planned annual production capacity of 200000 tons. Both projects are invested and constructed by Wanhua Chemical's battery industry company, and after completion, they will further strengthen their battery material business layout. On the same day, Wanhua Chemical Group (Laizhou) New Energy Materials Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Laizhou with a registered capital of 740 million yuan, focusing on the research and development, manufacturing, and other businesses of electronic materials.Editor/Gao Xue

Fulin Precision expands production of lithium iron phosphate

Fulin Precision announced in 2026 the launch of a 500000 ton high-end energy storage lithium iron phosphate project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, with a total investment of 6 billion yuan. The project aims to address the rapidly growing demand for high-performance batteries in the energy storage market, with an expected construction period of 12 months. This expansion is based on the long-term strategic cooperation agreement signed between the company and CATL. In the next three years, CATL will purchase no less than 3 million tons of products from Fulin Precision. This project will further enhance the company's production capacity layout and market position in the field of lithium iron phosphate cathode materials.Editor/Gao Xue

Trina Solar Saudi Arabia wins 2.65GW photovoltaic order

On January 6, 2026, Trina Solar signed two agreements with Saudi energy company ACWA Power to provide key equipment for two large-scale ground photovoltaic projects in Saudi Arabia, with a total scale of 2.65GW. Among them, Trina Solar will supply high-efficiency components to the 1.15GW Haden project and provide 900MW trackers to the 1.5GW Al Khushaybi project. The latter equipment will be produced by Trina Solar's local factory in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. These projects are an important part of Saudi Arabia's energy transition plan, and the Haden project is expected to be connected to the grid in February 2027. Editor/Gao Xue

Haiguo Group plans to purchase land for 25.83 million yuan

On January 15, 2026, China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Suzhou Magotai High end Equipment Co., Ltd., plans to purchase part of the land use rights in Dongsha Chemical Industry Zone, Nanfeng Town, Zhangjiagang City for 25.831899 million yuan. The land will be used for investing in high-end component projects such as flywheel energy storage. The transaction price is determined based on the evaluation report, and the buyer and seller have reached a consensus through negotiation. This land purchase marks the further expansion of Hai Guo Group in the field of new energy equipment. After the project is implemented, it will enhance its production capacity and technological layout in the high-end energy storage component field.Editor/Yang Meiling

Ten thousand ton new material project starts construction

On January 8, 2026, the annual production of 10000 tons of polyolefins and alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons project by Apeene officially started in Xuwei New District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu. The first phase of the project will construct a 36000 ton/year poly (alpha olefin) plant, which is a key expansion layout for the company after the successful operation of the demonstration plant in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. The project aims to enhance the production capacity of high-end synthetic materials and respond to the national new materials industry development strategy. The main leaders and enterprise leaders of Lianyungang City attended the groundbreaking ceremony, marking that this provincial-level major project has entered the substantive construction stage and will inject new impetus into the upgrading of the regional new materials industry. Editor/Gao Xue

EVE Energy signs a 20GWh energy storage battery cooperation agreement

On January 13, 2026, Huizhou EVE Energy and Shanghai Shenyiluoxi Energy Technology Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Huizhou. Both parties have established a three-year cooperation plan for energy storage batteries, with a total scale of 20GWh. According to the agreement, the cooperation is divided into two parts: 10GWh for 628Ah/588Ah high-capacity energy storage batteries, and another 10GWh for 314Ah energy storage batteries. This agreement will further expand the layout of EVE Energy storage products and deepen industrial chain cooperation. Editor/Gao Xue

Huaneng Qingneng Institute launches procurement of 2GW energy storage PCS framework

On January 9, 2026, China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Technology Research Institute released the bidding for the procurement of key equipment framework for energy storage projects in 2026. The total capacity of this procurement is 2GW, divided into two sections: decentralized and centralized. Each section is required to include 500MW grid connected and 500MW grid connected energy storage, conversion, and boosting equipment, with a single PCS power range of 210kW to 500kW in the decentralized section. The bidding allows for the allocation of capacity based on different technical routes in actual projects, but the total scale of framework procurement remains unchanged, reflecting Huaneng's large-scale deployment strategy in the field of new energy storage technology.Editor/Yang Meiling

Put into operation in 2026, with an annual production capacity of 150000 tons

Vietnam's Duonong Electrolytic Aluminum Plant announced that the first phase of the project is scheduled to start production in the second quarter of 2026, with an initial annual production capacity of 150000 tons. The total investment of this project is approximately 18.42 trillion Vietnamese dong. It was once stalled due to funding and technical issues, but has now received special financing support and will achieve full production of 450000 tons by 2028. After the project is put into operation, it will improve the local aluminum industry chain in Vietnam, reduce dependence on aluminum imports, and is expected to create thousands of job opportunities, injecting new impetus into the regional economy.Editor/Gao Xue

Spain increases energy storage investment, 9.4GWh project approved for launch

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transformation and Population Challenges has announced the final results of its energy storage support plan. The project budget has increased to 818.3 million euros, and a total of 126 projects have been approved, with an additional energy storage capacity of 2.2GW/9.4GWh. What is particularly rare is that the plan allows for up to 100% advance payment, aimed at accelerating project implementation. From a technical perspective, hybrid energy storage projects such as photovoltaics and energy storage have become the absolute protagonists, indicating that energy storage is shifting from a supporting role to the core of the energy system. The funds will be focused on renewable energy rich regions such as Andalusia to enhance the flexibility of the power grid. This move marks a new stage of large-scale implementation of energy storage construction in Spain, starting from policy planning.Editor/Gao Xue

Installation of Nuclear Island for Unit 1 of Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Expansion Project

On December 28, 2025, the installation of the nuclear island for Unit 1 of China HUANENG Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Expansion Phase I Project officially began. The project will construct two nuclear power units using China's third-generation "Hualong One" technology, with a single capacity of 1.2 million kilowatts and a construction period of 60 months. The project will commence construction in July 2024 and is planned to be completed and put into operation in 2029. By then, it will provide approximately 20 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, equivalent to reducing standard coal consumption by 5.78 million tons and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 14 million tons, effectively promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of energy in Shandong Province. The project adopts the management mode of the main owner, and has laid a solid foundation for the smooth progress of the project by establishing a three-level supervision system and promoting the application of more than 100 advanced construction technologies.Editor/Cheng Liting

CGN will start construction of 5 new nuclear power units in 2025

On January 22, 2025, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) received significant good news that Unit 2 of the Guangdong Lufeng Nuclear Power Project had successfully completed the first concrete pouring of the nuclear island. The achievement of this critical milestone is like pressing the start button for the main project of the unit, marking the official entry of the unit into the main construction phase. It is worth mentioning that, together with the Guangdong Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 1, Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Unit 1, Zhejiang Sanao Nuclear Power Unit 3, and Fujian Ningde Nuclear Power Unit 6 that have already started construction this year, China General Nuclear Power Corporation will fully open its firepower in 2025 and start five new nuclear power units at once. This series of actions not only demonstrates the strong strength and firm determination of CGN in the field of nuclear power, but also injects strong impetus into the optimization and adjustment of China's energy structure and the high-quality development of clean energy. Editor/Cheng Liting

China's first direct hydrogen production unit achieves stable operation for 500 hours

The first (set) 110 kW thermal coupled seawater direct electrolysis hydrogen production system device in China has successfully passed the review of the expert panel led by the academicians of the CAS Member. The device has achieved over 500 hours of continuous and stable operation, marking a key breakthrough for China in the global cutting-edge technology field of direct electrolysis of seawater for hydrogen production, from laboratory research to engineering applications. This technology system directly utilizes seawater for efficient electrolysis and hydrogen production through thermal coupling, avoiding complex seawater pretreatment processes. It has the advantages of low energy consumption, strong adaptability, and environmental friendliness. Experts point out that this achievement provides important technical support for China's development in clean energy and hydrogen energy industries, and is of great significance in promoting the transformation of energy structure. Editor/Yang Meiling