[China releases first technology roadmap for smart agricultural machinery]On May 18, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China released its first technology roadmap for smart agricultural machinery. Based on the unmanned agricultural machine as the final product form, the roadmap proposes nine cutting-edge and key technologies, including a smart whole machine architecture, a general digital chassis, a new power system, a fusion perception and information collection system, an integrated operation tool, and a new energy system. Editor / Xu Shengpeng
On September 2, 2026, a freight train carrying crude oil tank containers departed from Kuitun Station in Xinjiang and headed towards Jinling Town Station in Shandong, marking the completion of the first batch of crude oil tank containers in China's crude oil trial loading task and an important innovation in crude oil transportation mode. The crude oil tank container used this time is a standardized pressure vessel, which is transported in a closed manner throughout the entire process. The volatilization loss, measurement loss, and pollution risk of crude oil are synchronously reduced, which can better ensure the quantity and quality of oil products. Editor/Cheng Liting
On September 4, 2026, the Department of Natural Resources of Shanxi Province released the "Achievements and Prospects of Shanxi Unconventional Natural Gas in the 14th Five Year Plan". During the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shanxi Province added 563.838 billion cubic meters of proven coalbed methane reserves. Currently, the cumulative proven coalbed methane reserves have exceeded 1 trillion cubic meters, ranking first in the country. Editor/Cheng Liting