[Hunan: Accelerate the construction of Ningdian into Hunan UHV DC project]On February 5, the General Office of the People's Government of Hunan Province issued a notice on "Several Policies and Measures Concerning Taking the Initiative for Economic Growth and Realizing the Overall Improvement of Economic Operation". "Planning" pointed out that to strengthen the use of energy. Accelerate the construction of energy projects. The supply capacity of new coal power projects will exceed 4 million kilowatts. Start the construction of a number of wind power and photovoltaic power generation projects. Accelerate the construction of the UHV DC project of "Ningdian Power into Hunan". Editor/Xu Shengpeng
The China National Institute of Standardization has released the "Blue Book on Standardization of China's Hydrogen Energy Industry (2026)", which provides a comprehensive overview of the development process since the first national standard for hydrogen gas was released in 1983, which has gone through four stages: initial exploration, system construction, quality upgrading, and accelerated development. As of August 2026, there are currently 180 national standards for effective hydrogen energy and 114 standards under revision. In terms of international benchmarking, ISO and IEC have released over a hundred international standards for hydrogen energy; China has taken the lead in formulating 8 international standards for hydrogen energy and has initiated 13 new projects. Editor/Cheng Liting
The 4th China Civil Engineering Science Innovation Forum will be held in Wuhan from October 13th to 15th, 2026, with about 200 attendees. The forum will focus on fields such as chemistry, new materials, biology, and energy, and will also hold a meeting of the Science and Technology Cooperation Subcommittee.Editor/Gao Xue