[SSE plans to invest £40bn in clean energy projects]SSE Plc, a power generator and grid operator, set out plans to invest as much as 40 billion pounds in clean-energy projects over a decade and called on the government to keep Britain competitive. The UK is working to boost its renewable power generation capacity to meet its goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and to become more independent of imported energy after geopolitical conflicts caused supply disruptions. What we want to see is an acceleration of pace and ensuring that Britain can compete with places like the United States with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said in a conference call with reporters. Mr Phillips-davies said SSE could not rule out future investments in the US, but expected Europe to remain its core market. The UK has a contract for difference (CfD) scheme to help stimulate investment in new renewable energy projects, offering a guaranteed minimum price for the electricity they produce. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On June 26, 2026, the key project of Bozhun Precision Technology in Lishui District, with an annual output of 5000 sets of high-precision angle milling head intelligent manufacturing project, started construction in Yongyang Street. The project focuses on the production of core components for machine tools, covering high-end fields such as aerospace, new energy, and semiconductors. After production, the annual output value is expected to be 110 million yuan, which will fill the gaps in key components of local CNC machine tools and improve the layout of the regional intelligent manufacturing equipment industry chain. Editor/Cheng Liting
On June 28, 2026, Nanjing Ningchuang Intelligent's high-end equipment manufacturing smart factory project with a total investment of 1 billion yuan started construction in Lishui Development Zone, which is a major project in Nanjing in 2026. The project covers an area of 69 acres and will introduce more than 100 sets of advanced intelligent production equipment. After completion in April 2027, it can achieve a large-scale production capacity of 20000 unmanned cleaning robots, 30000 industrial cleaning equipment and supporting precision components per year. Editor/Cheng Liting