[Shaanxi more than 8GW wind power, photovoltaic project competition]On November 24, the competitive allocation results of Shaanxi Province's 2022 wind and photovoltaic power generation affordable grid-connected projects were publicized. 82 projects with 8.01 million kW were integrated into the 2022 Shaanxi wind and photovoltaic power generation affordable grid-connected scale (36 wind power projects with a total of 2.76 million kW and 46 photovoltaic power projects with a total of 5.25 million kW). Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On September 15, 2026, China Baowu Taigang Group announced that 900 MPa ultra-high strength yoke steel was successfully applied to the giant rotor of Zala Hydropower Station in Xizang. The rotor weighs 840 tons and is the core component of the world's largest single unit capacity 500 MW impulse hydroelectric unit. This is the first time in the world that this steel has been used for such units, marking that China's high-end hydropower steel has reached the world's leading level. The R&D team has spent five years tackling multiple material challenges, and currently TISCO has initiated the research and development of 1000 megapascal grade magnetic yoke steel.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On September 15, 2026, the ultra large diameter slurry balance shield machine, China Railway 1662, was produced in Zhengzhou. It is the largest diameter shield machine independently developed by China and will be used for the construction of the Dongpu Reservoir tunnel under the west extension project of the North Second Ring Road in Hefei. The total length of the project line is about 10.6 kilometers, with a shield tunnel section of 2.9 kilometers, and the construction environment is complex. The shield tunneling machine has an excavation diameter of 16.68 meters and is equipped with multiple advanced technologies. After the completion of the project, it will connect the transportation in the area and help promote the development of Hefei city.Editor/Gong Ziwei