[Hubei 200000 ton polycrystalline silicon project starts construction]Recently, Longchang (Hubei) Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., located in Dawu County Economic Development Zone, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, started construction of a 200000 ton annual polycrystalline silicon project. This project aims to process and produce high-purity industrial silicon through the recycling of discarded photovoltaic power panels and the purification and regeneration of waste silicon powder after photovoltaic crystal silicon cutting. The planned investment is 500 million yuan, covering an area of 110 acres and a factory building area of 80000 square meters. After all projects are put into operation, the expected annual output value is 2 billion yuan, the annual tax revenue is 60 million yuan, and 200 job opportunities are provided. The commencement of this project will further strengthen the recycling and utilization industry chain of waste photovoltaic modules, promote the efficient utilization of renewable energy, improve the resource utilization rate of the photovoltaic industry in Dawu County, and inject new vitality into the development of Dawu's green circular economy. Editor/Zhao E
On May 10, 2026, the China ASEAN Blue Economy Cooperation Dialogue was held in Haikou. Chi Fulin, President of the China Hainan Reform and Development Research Institute and the Hainan Free Trade Port Research Institute, stated that the Hainan Free Trade Port is located at the regional center, backed by a super large domestic market in China, adjacent to Southeast Asia, and combined with a special regional system of customs supervision that includes first line liberalization, second line management, and domestic freedom, it has the conditions to play an important role in maintaining regional energy security and alleviating regional energy crises. Chi Fulin suggested that Hainan should build a service guarantee base for China ASEAN energy security, serving the common needs of China ASEAN energy security.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On May 10, 2026, the first Hualong 1 nuclear power project in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the nuclear island of Unit 4 of Guangdong Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant of China General Nuclear Power Corporation, began the first concrete pouring. This is another key milestone after the commissioning of Unit 1 and the loading of Unit 2 of the nuclear power project, marking the entry of the Taipingling Nuclear Power Phase II project into the comprehensive construction stage.Editor/Gong Ziwei