[Freyr plans to build €1.6 billion gigafactory near the Arctic Circle]Norwegian battery maker Freyr plans to build a €1.6 billion Arctic Gigafactory with the help of €400 million in guarantees and loans from Norway's export credit agency Eksfin. Freyr expects the plant to be one of the largest and most efficient in Europe, with 50% lower capital expenditure per GWh of capacity and more than 200% higher output per employee than conventional lithium-ion plants. Editor/Xing Wentao
Recently, Qingdao University of Science and Technology held the unveiling ceremony of the International Joint Laboratory of Industrial Intelligence and the 2026 Industrial Intelligence Academic Forum, with Chinese and foreign academicians, government and enterprise representatives attending the event. The school collaborates with Russian research institutions to establish an international joint laboratory for industrial intelligence, focusing on cutting-edge technology research and industrial transformation in industrial intelligence. At the same time as the event, a provincial-level school enterprise industry university research collaborative innovation center was established, and several top experts from China and abroad conducted academic sharing to empower the intelligent and green transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On May 29, 2026, the 174000 cubic meter large LNG transport ship built by CSSC Hudong Zhonghua was officially delivered. This ship is also China's first large LNG transport ship to achieve full spectrum assembly of domestically produced ultra-low temperature valves for cargo hold enclosure systems, marking the construction of a complete industrial chain of large LNG transport ships in China from materials, design to supporting equipment.Editor/Gong Ziwei