[We will accelerate the establishment of a hydrogen energy industrial system]Shen Zhulin, director general of the Innovation and High-tech Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on November 15 at the China Hydrogen Energy Industry Conference 2022 that the NDRC will actively promote relevant departments to standardize the management of hydrogen energy, innovation of key core technologies, construction and management of hydrogen energy infrastructure and construction of a national standard system in accordance with the medium - and long-term plans for hydrogen energy. We will formulate and improve relevant policies and regulations, accelerate the establishment of a 1+N policy system, guide local governments where conditions permit to coordinate the industrial base and market space, give full play to regional advantages, and promote the rational distribution of hydrogen energy. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
The first phase of the Brussels Airport Light Rail Line project in Belgium has been launched, which will build a new 12 kilometer line connecting the northern part of Brussels with Zafentyre Airport. It is planned to be opened by the end of 2030, with a total travel time of about 30 minutes. The route serves areas such as Schalke and Everl, and the airport has an airport terminal building Technics、 Da Vinci made three stops and crossed the ring road through a tunnel, setting up stations in places such as Caligulan. The city center section will be connected to the existing light rail network Line 62 near NATO. The project requires the construction of approximately 4 kilometers of track, including a 300 meter Brussels section, with a total investment of 240 million euros and an estimated daily passenger flow of 10000 people, to be operated by Stib. Editor/Cheng Liting
On February 2, 2026, Ruipu Lanjun announced that it is expected to make its first profit in 2025, with a net profit of 630 million to 730 million yuan, a turnaround of about 2 billion yuan from 2024. This is due to the increase in shipments of power and energy storage batteries driving revenue growth, and the improvement in capacity utilization and cost reduction and efficiency improvement driving gross profit growth. In 2024, its losses will be significantly reduced, with shipments exceeding 23GWh in the third quarter. In 2025, Ruipu Lanjun will focus on the three major sectors of energy storage, passenger vehicles, and commercial vehicles, launching multiple battery cells and system products in various segmented tracks to accurately capture growth potential points. Editor/Cheng Liting