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◐In the first half of the year, the total production of lithium batteries in the country was 480GWh.On August 16, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the operating conditions of the national lithium-ion battery industry in the first half of 2024. In the first half of 2024, my country's lithium-ion battery industry continued to grow. According to the information of lithium battery industry standard announcement companies and industry associations, the total output of lithium batteries in the first half of the year was 480GWh, a year-on-year increase of 20%.

◐my country has made a breakthrough in the independent research and development of variable-speed pumped-storage units.According to Xinhua News Agency on August 16, the 1:1 rotor of the 300MW variable-speed pumped-storage unit generator motor, a major technical equipment project in the energy field of the National Energy Administration, successfully passed the runaway test on the 16th. The dynamic stability, reliability and other performance of the rotor were fully verified, marking a breakthrough in the independent research and development of my country's variable-speed pumped-storage units.

◐Zhejiang's new energy vehicle industry is accelerating towards the trillion-level.According to the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economic and Information Technology, in the first half of the year, Zhejiang's new energy vehicle and parts cluster revenue exceeded 500 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.9%. This year it is expected to become the fifth cluster to reach the trillion-level level after green petrochemicals, modern textiles and clothing, high-end software, and smart Internet of Things.

◐Beijing will have built 500 supercharging stations by the end of the year and the new public charging facilities will be fully shared.According to a report by Beijing Youth Daily on August 18, the Beijing Development and Reform Commission and the Municipal Urban Management Commission recently issued and implemented the "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Construction of New Energy Vehicle Supercharging Stations in the City". It is expected that by the end of 2024, 500 supercharging stations will be built in the city, and the number will strive to double to 1,000 by the end of 2025.

Hebei has signed the first batch of cross-regional transfer agreements for emission rights, and the rights to emit air pollutants can be transferred and traded throughout the province.According to a report by China Environment Network on August 18, the first batch of cross-regional transfer signing activities of pollution rights in Hebei Province was held in Zhangjiakou City on August 16. Zhilu Building Materials Co., Ltd. in Daming County, Handan City and Keda Jiacheng Building Materials Processing Co., Ltd. in Wei County, Zhangjiakou City signed a cross-regional trading contract for pollution rights, and Jiantou Zunhua Thermal Power Co., Ltd. and Hebei Jiantou Renqiu Thermal Power Co., Ltd. signed a cross-regional trading contract for pollution rights, trading a total of 248.351 tons of sulfur dioxide and 616.114 tons of nitrogen oxides, with a total amount of 7.4077 million yuan.

◐Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, Guangdong Power Grid’s new energy grid-connected capacity has quadrupled.According to a report by the Economic Daily on August 18, from January to July this year, Guangdong's newly added grid-connected capacity of new energy exceeded 9.27 million kilowatts, and the cumulative grid-connected capacity exceeded 55 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 46%, accounting for more than 26% of the total installed capacity of all types of power sources. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Guangdong's new energy installed capacity increased by 39.77 million kilowatts, of which photovoltaics added 26.49 million kilowatts, accounting for more than 66%. It is worth mentioning that since the beginning of this year, the scale of newly installed industrial and commercial distributed power in Guangdong Province ranks third in the country.

◐The gas supply from Changle to Fuding section of the Haixi natural gas pipeline network was put into operation.According to CCTV News on August 16, on August 16, the Changle to Fuding section of the Haixi Natural Gas Pipeline Network, a key national oil and gas infrastructure project, was put into operation, achieving a "zero breakthrough" in pipeline natural gas in the eastern Fujian region. The line is 249.82 kilometers long, equipped with 8 distribution stations and 7 valve chambers along the line, with an annual gas transmission capacity of more than 1.3 billion cubic meters.

◐Gazprom continues to supply gas to Europe through the Souza gas metering station.According to CCTV News on August 18, Kupriyanov, spokesman for Gazprom, said on August 18 local time that Gazprom continued to deliver natural gas to Europe through the Suza gas metering station via Ukraine, and the natural gas pumping volume has been confirmed by Ukraine. The planned gas delivery volume on August 18 is 42 million cubic meters, which is equivalent to the normal daily gas delivery volume in July and early August.

◐Europe's first gigawatt-scale lithium iron phosphate battery factory was completed and put into production in Norway.According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on August 17, the first gigawatt-level lithium iron phosphate battery factory in Europe was completed and put into production in the southern Norwegian city of Arendal on August 16. The factory can produce up to 3 million lithium iron phosphate battery units per year, with a total capacity of 1 GWh.

◐The primary circuit zinc addition project of Qinshan Nuclear Power Fangjiashan Unit 1 was officially launched.According to a report by People's Daily on August 16, the primary zinc refueling project of Qinshan Nuclear Power Fangjiashan Unit 1 was officially launched recently, marking a "zero breakthrough" in the primary zinc refueling technology of domestic nuclear power units in operation. The implementation of this technology will help to further slow down the corrosion of system materials and reduce radiation source terms and collective doses.

◐BYD car roll-on/roll-off ship capable of carrying 7,000 vehicles arrives in Spain.According to a report by Cankao Xiaoxi on August 18, the Spanish newspaper ABC reported on August 16 that the car roll-on/roll-off carrier "Pioneer 1" of Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD has arrived at the Port of Santander in Spain. The ship can carry 7,000 cars and was delivered on January 10 this year. It is part of BYD's plan to enter the European market.