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GCL Tech Announces Plan to Add Production Capacity for Granular and Nanocrystalline Silicon in Inner Mongolia

published: 2022-10-05 9:30
Major Chinese polysilicon supplier GCL Tech (GCL-Poly) announced on September 26 that it plans to develop a major manufacturing project in Wuhai, a prefecture-level city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The project will comprise 100,000 tons per year of production capacity for granular silicon, 150,000 tons per year of production capacity for high-purity nanocrystalline silicon, and renewable generation assets. This news was first reported by other Chinese renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Another Chinese Battery Supplier Set Up Shop Overseas – Jiangsu Azure Announces Plan for a 10GWh Cylindrical Battery Plant in Malaysia

published: 2022-10-05 9:30
Jiangsu Azure (also known as Jiangsu Aucksun), a Chinese supplier for Li-ion batteries used in various types of equipment and energy storage systems, announced on September 23 that it plans to invest USD 280 million in a battery manufacturing plant in Malaysia. The plant will be developed through a new wholly-owned local subsidiary and have a production capacity of 10GWh per year for cylindrical batteries. ...  more

Large Amount of Cesium Discovered at Kuroshio Current; Atomic Energy Council: No Radiation Abnormalities and No Impact on Human Bodies

published: 2022-10-04 9:30
Recent studies discovered that the Kuroshio Current has been spreading a large amount of radiocesium 137 left behind from the nuclear bomb tests by the US and Russia 60 years ago. Survey indicates that the radiocesium activity of seawater and marine organisms in the waters around Taiwan is far below the mandatory standard, and shows no radiation abnormalities and no impact on human bodies. ...  more

Sunwoda and Dongfeng Motor to Jointly Invest RMB 12 Billion in 30GWh Power Battery Manufacturing Project

published: 2022-10-03 9:30
The global power battery market is growing rapidly thanks to the boom in the global EV market. At the same time, the demand gap for power batteries continues to widen. In view of this situation, battery suppliers have partnered with carmakers to develop power battery manufacturing projects. This type of joint venture is gradually emerging as a major trend. ...  more