[Sino-French companies plan joint venture to build a new battery factory] On May 12, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that China Xiamen Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. plans to establish a battery field laboratory with the French company Orano in Dunkirk, a port city in northern France. Joint venture with an expected investment of 1.5 billion euros and the creation of 1,700 jobs. Macron pointed out that Xiamen Tungsten New Energy's joint venture with Orano is complementary to ProLogium's factory because it will be upstream in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. Edit/Ma Xue

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• 2026.06.16 11:16
• [Renewable energy installed capacity exceeds 2.4 billion kilowatts by April 2026]
• In June 2026, the National Energy Administration held a monthly video conference on renewable energy scheduling. The conference reviewed the development of the industry in the first four months of 2026. As of the end of April, the installed capacity of renewable energy exceeded 2.4 billion kilowatts, accounting for 60.5% of the total installed capacity. The scale of wind and solar installed capacity continued to increase, highlighting the role of green power supply transformation. The meeting analyzed the existing development difficulties, deployed seven key tasks around the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan, focused on new energy consumption, base construction, market mechanism improvement, enterprise transformation, and other contents. Multiple units participated in the meeting to jointly promote the high-quality development of renewable energy.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.06.16 11:05
• [Gansu Energy invests 12.9 billion yuan to build large-scale wind and solar projects]
• Gansu Power Investment Runneng (Wuwei) New Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Gansu Energy Holding, invested in the construction of two major new energy projects in Tengger Desert, with a total installed capacity of 4 million kilowatts and a total investment of 12.917 billion yuan. The company and China Resources Power hold 51% and 49% of the shares respectively, with the project capital accounting for 20%, and the rest relying on loans. The construction period is 24 months and will start in batches. Photovoltaic and wind power projects have been implemented in Liangzhou District and Minqin County respectively, with good revenue indicators and basic completion of relevant filing and approval procedures. The project belongs to the key project of Shagehuang. After completion, it will expand the scale of clean energy for the enterprise, enhance the supply of green electricity in the northwest, and help achieve the dual carbon goals.Editor/Gong Ziwei