On October 8, Sichuan Province held a site promotion event for major projects in the fourth quarter of 2024, and construction of a new batch of 1,823 major projects with a total investment of 785.5 billion yuan started.     Among them, 39 projects in Deyang City started construction with a total investment of 40.7 billion yuan, and an annual investment plan of 4.1 billion yuan. Bohai's 20GW high-efficiency solar cell production project is one of the 10 billion projects participating in this event. The project plans to build 16 production lines and is scheduled to be officially put into production in the first half of next year. It is understood that the project has a planned total investment of 11 billion yuan, and Bohai New Energy (Deyang) Co., Ltd. is responsible for investment and operation. According to information, Bohai New Energy (Deyang) Co., Ltd. was established in February 2024. The legal representative is Zheng Wei and the registered capital is 1.8 million yuan. Its controlling shareholder is Bohai New Energy (Hefei) Co., Ltd., a member of Hefei Bohai Zhiheng New Energy.  

Recently, Yunnan's Ailao Mountain has become a hot topic on social media with its mysterious topography, strange videos, and bizarre stories. During the National Day holiday, this "forbidden area" in the minds of many netizens even became a famous "Internet celebrity check-in point". But in fact, there is also a photovoltaic power station on this "mysterious forbidden area". In March this year, the 150MW project of the Suoshan Forest Light Complementary Photovoltaic Power Station in Xinpingpingzhang Township, located in the primitive mountain range of Ailao Mountain, successfully received electricity and was successfully connected to the grid, bringing clean energy supply to this area. Photovoltaic power station in the "mysterious forbidden area" What is the origin of Ailao Mountain? Ailao Mountain is actually not a mountain, but a group of mountains stretching for hundreds of kilometers across the boundary between the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Hengduan Mountains. It is located in the central part of Yunnan Province, spanning many areas of Yunnan Province, with a total length of about 500 kilometers. It is the dividing line of the climate between the east and west halves of Yunnan Province. The mountains are tall and majestic, with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. There are more than 20 peaks above 3,000 meters, and the main peak of the same name is 3,165.9 meters above sea level. Ailao Mountain has complex terrain, changeable weather, and dense primeval forests. Because of this unique charm, Ailao Mountain has become a "forbidden area" in the minds of many netizens. Ailao Mountain is also called the real version of "Yunnan Worm Valley" by netizens. On this topography, the Suoshan Forest Light Complementary Photovoltaic Power Station Project in Pingzhang Township, Xinping was successfully completed. The altitude of the project is between 1,800m and 2,300m, and the land area is about 2,924 acres. Building a photovoltaic power station under this environmental condition undoubtedly faces many special problems. It is reported that most of the slopes on the project site are 50°-70°, and the local maximum slope is 80°. Therefore, according to this special landform, during the construction process, the construction team changed some square arrays in the photovoltaic area from single columns to double columns, making the layout more stable to adapt to the adverse geological environment of the Ailao Mountain area. At the same time, the flat legs of the collector line were changed to high and low legs. According to the different natural height differences of the four tower legs, different lengths of legs can be selected for design and construction, which can minimize the disturbance of the construction to the surrounding environment, protect the surrounding natural environment to the greatest extent, reduce the occurrence of soil erosion, and maintain the stability and safety of the construction while reducing land use. It can be seen that even under the ecological environment of Ailao Mountain, photovoltaic power stations can be established through changes in technology and project construction teams. According to statistics, this project can save 78,200 tons of standard coal each year after it is put into operation, providing solid support for Pingzhang Township, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province to promote green and low-carbon transformation and healthy development of the local economy. "Forest-photovoltaic complementarity" promotes energy reform in many ways As can be seen from the Suoshan forest-photovoltaic complementary photovoltaic power station project in Pingzhang Township, Xinping, the forest-photovoltaic complementary project, as a new development model combining photovoltaic power generation and forestry planting, has its own special advantages and has brought a new method to the green transformation of rural energy in various parts of the country. Forest-photovoltaic complementarity can make full use of the resource advantages of photovoltaic power generation and forestry planting. Forestry planting and tree vegetation can use the shading effect of photovoltaic modules to provide a suitable growth environment and realize resource sharing and complementarity. The ecological and environmental protection effect brought by forest-photovoltaic complementarity is also obvious to all. Photovoltaic power generation is a clean energy that can reduce dependence on traditional energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, maintaining forestry and not destroying the forestry environment can improve soil quality, protect water sources and biodiversity, and improve the quality of the ecological environment. More worth mentioning is the social effect brought by forest-photovoltaic complementarity. From the beginning of construction to the subsequent operation and maintenance, the forest-photovoltaic complementary photovoltaic power station has brought sufficient employment opportunities to the surrounding residents. Retaining the original labor-intensive forestry planting also promotes economic development and social stability in rural areas. At the same time, forest-photovoltaic complementarity can also improve the living conditions of farmers and improve the quality of life of rural residents. Future development trend of "forest-light complementarity" Since 2015, the main policy basis for the use of forest land for photovoltaic project construction has come from the "Notice on Issues Concerning the Use of Forest Land for Photovoltaic Power Station Construction" issued by the State Forestry Administration in 2015 (Lin Zi Fa [2015] No. 153. On March 20, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the General Office of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, and the General Office of the National Energy Administration jointly issued the "Notice on Supporting the Development of Photovoltaic Power Generation Industry and Standardizing Land Management" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). The "Notice" clearly states that "if the use of forest land for photovoltaic arrays involves the use of forest land, the forest-light complementarity model must be adopted. Shrub forest land in areas with an annual precipitation of less than 400 mm and shrub forest land with a coverage of less than 50% in other areas can be used. Trees shall not be cut down, Cutting and destroying the original vegetation, and not setting up photovoltaic panels after cutting down and transforming tree forests and bamboo forests into shrub forests; the lowest point of the photovoltaic bracket should be more than 1 meter higher than the height of the shrubs, and the net spacing of each row of photovoltaic panels in the north-south direction should be reasonably set, which shall be determined by local governments based on the actual situation, and effective soil and water conservation measures shall be taken to ensure that the growth status of shrub coverage and other growth conditions are not lower than the level before forest-light complementarity. " Compared with Document No. 153, the "Notice" expands the scope of application of the "forest-light complementarity" model, and stipulates that the coverage of shrub forests in areas with an annual precipitation of less than 400 mm for photovoltaic arrays is no longer restricted, which greatly broadens the scope of forest use. The forest-light complementary power station on Ailao Mountain can be regarded as a microcosm of the forest-light complementary project, taking on the development trend of "photovoltaic +" and providing support for energy transformation.

On October 8, the 14th "Three Ones" project construction activity of Henan Province was held. A total of 4 projects were started in the High-tech Zone with a total investment of 2.95 billion yuan; 1 new project was signed. These projects cover advanced manufacturing, strategic emerging industries and other fields, with rich business forms, good growth and strong leadership, which will inject new vitality into the economic development of the whole district. Among them, the 4 concentrated start-up projects are the automobile and green energy aluminum industrial park project of Henan Hongsheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., the 3D printing headquarters and 3D printer R&D and production project of Baote Intelligent Equipment, the carbon nitrogen boron material headquarters production and R&D center project of Henan Nitrogen Boron New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., and the Suzhou Jidebao 5GW high-power heterojunction copper metallization photovoltaic module project. The main construction content of the automobile and green energy aluminum industrial park project of Henan Hongsheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. is the automobile plate workshop, aluminum foil workshop, high-rise factory and office building. The leading products of the project are automobile aluminum plates, battery aluminum foils and pre-stretched plates, which are mainly used in high-tech, high-value-added emerging industries such as transportation aluminum, automobile lightweight aluminum, new materials aluminum, consumer electronics, and energy storage. Baote Intelligent Equipment 3D Printing Headquarters and 3D Printer R&D and Production Project focuses on additive manufacturing equipment such as photocuring, fused deposition modeling, laser selective sintering, moldless casting and material injection molding in the field of high-end equipment manufacturing industry, and builds Baote Intelligent Equipment 3D Printer Production, R&D and Sales Headquarters Base, and builds professional desktop 3D printers, industrial large-size 3D printers, and high-performance high-temperature 3D printers. Full-process automated production lines. It is expected to produce 10,000 units of various 3D printing equipment annually, and build the base into a professional display window and corporate headquarters base for overseas customers. Henan Nitrogen Boron New Material Technology Co., Ltd. Carbon Nitrogen Boron Material Headquarters Production and R&D Center Project has design, testing, management and other functions. More than 200 sets of four-axis linkage CNC indexable machine tools, laser thinning equipment, laser welding equipment, vacuum welding equipment, etc. were purchased. It is committed to promoting the research and development of carbon nitrogen boron materials, the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements, and transforming scientific research results into strong productivity, creating a carbon nitrogen boron material headquarters production and R&D center that integrates high-end, intelligent, green, safe and digital. Suzhou Jedbao's 5GW high-power heterojunction copper metallization photovoltaic module project will build a 5GW high-power heterojunction copper metallization photovoltaic module production line. At the same time, it plans to expropriate 200 acres of land to build an HJT battery production line project, forming an industrial chain with the 5GW high-power heterojunction copper metallization photovoltaic module production line.

In the intervals between work and in the busy afternoon, have a cup of coffee to refresh yourself! Let your tense nerves relax and start a full of energy afternoon again!  

On October 22, the groundbreaking ceremony for the 1GW photovoltaic power generation project of Wuhan Tianyuan Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Tianyuan Environmental Protection, was held at the project site in Wusu City. The start of this project marks the official launch of the first photovoltaic new energy construction project jointly created by Wuhan Tianyuan Energy Co., Ltd. and Wusu City. Relevant leaders of the Tacheng Prefectural Committee, the Seventh Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the Wusu Municipal Committee and Municipal Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Power Grid, as well as company leaders such as Huang Kaiming, Chairman of Tianyuan Environmental Protection, attended the event. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Zhang Yongning, Secretary of the Wusu Municipal Committee, delivered speeches on behalf of the Wusu Municipal Committee and Municipal Government, and Tang Zhengyun, Vice President of Tianyuan Environmental Protection, delivered speeches on behalf of Tianyuan Environmental Protection. Ni Wei, General Manager of Tianyuan Environmental Protection Energy Company, gave a detailed introduction to the project. The project covers an area of ​​35,000 acres, with a total installed capacity of 1GW, equipped with 150mw/300mwh of energy storage, and a total investment of about 3.02 billion yuan. The annual power generation is expected to be about 1.4 billion kWh, which can save nearly 500,000 tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1 million tons. Afterwards, leaders and guests from both sides jointly cut the ribbon for the project foundation and witnessed this historic moment. The construction of this project will effectively promote the development of clean energy resources in Tacheng area and Huyanghe City of the Seventh Division, promote the construction of a new energy cluster area of ​​10 million kilowatts in Wusu City, and play an important role in alleviating the operating pressure of the power grid of the Corps in Huyanghe City of the Seventh Division, ensuring regional energy security and high-quality economic and social development, and at the same time help Tianyuan Environmental Protection achieve leapfrog development in the green energy sector.

Recently, Runyang Co., Ltd.'s 13GW N-type high-efficiency solar cell base in Qujing, Yunnan, resumed production on October 15, 2024, and currently has sufficient orders on hand. With the strong support of its major shareholder Yueda Group, Runyang will arrange the gradual resumption of production of domestic battery production bases with cost advantages in an orderly manner. This resumption of production is a new attempt by Runyang after 3 months of mechanical equipment maintenance, power supply equipment transformation, and technical transformation and upgrading. In order to ensure the smooth resumption of production and work, the safety and environmental protection, equipment, facilities and other departments have performed their duties conscientiously and played the primary responsibility of maintaining power, eliminating hidden dangers, and ensuring safety. The relevant functional departments have also worked together to escort this resumption of production and work.

On October 28, Shijing Solar's official Weibo account announced that it was going to Mexico to build a photovoltaic cell project. The Shijing Mexico photovoltaic cell project is located in Huejo Tsingo, Puebla, and will build a high-efficiency photovoltaic cell production line, which is expected to reach full production in 2025.   Puebla State is located in central Mexico, with convenient transportation and only 150 kilometers away from Mexico City. There are many industrial parks around the project area, which are convenient for resource sharing and upstream and downstream collaboration. The flat terrain and mild climate are very suitable for the construction and operation of factories and logistics facilities. It is reported that the project has received strong support from the government departments of Puebla State. The local government actively promoted the approval process of the project, accelerated the progress of the project, and gave policy preferences in resource allocation and infrastructure support, which fully demonstrated the local government's high attention to the clean energy industry. With the high support of the local government, the stable supply of hydropower resources for the project can be ensured. In addition, the construction of the project can create a large number of employment opportunities and will create about 300 jobs for the local employment market in Mexico. Anhui Shijing Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (Shijing Solar for short): It is a leading photovoltaic integrated enterprise covering R&D, production, sales and services. As an innovator of N-type batteries, Shijing New Energy has invested in the construction of two major industrial bases, with a total planning of 40GW N-type high-efficiency solar cell projects, and the conversion efficiency of the N-type TOPCon high-efficiency batteries produced is more than 26.5%.

On November 8, the first batch of power generation units of the 180-megawatt offshore photovoltaic power station project in Xingchen, Dongshan, China Three Gorges Corporation were connected to the grid. It is the first offshore photovoltaic project in Fujian Province and the first offshore photovoltaic project in the country built in a high-wind-speed sea area.   It is understood that the project is located in the sea area of ​​Xingchen Town and Qianlou Town in Dongshan County, with a total investment of over 1.1 billion yuan, a site area of ​​about 3,048 acres, and a total installed capacity of 180 megawatts. It is a typhoon-resistant offshore photovoltaic project. The average sunshine time in the area where the Dongshan offshore photovoltaic project is located is 2,204 hours for many years, with rich solar energy resources, an average annual wind speed of 5.2 meters per second, and a maximum wind speed of 48 meters per second. The surrounding natural conditions such as wind, surge, and current are poor, and the navigation environment is complex. In addition, the project also has a 110 kV onshore booster station and an 18 MW/36 MWh energy storage system, which can save 90,200 tons of standard coal each year. It will help the local area adjust its energy structure, improve its power supply security and guarantee capabilities, and explore the road of saving and intensive utilization of marine resources. At present, the construction progress of the project has reached 70%, and the first batch of equipment that has been completed has been connected to the grid for power generation, and it is expected to achieve full capacity grid connection by the end of this year. The Dongshan Offshore Photovoltaic Project also pioneered the "three-dimensional layered rights confirmation" model for offshore photovoltaic waters, exploring the combination of photovoltaic power generation and fish farming. This pile group structure not only enhances the ability to resist typhoons, but also provides more favorable conditions for achieving "power generation above and fish farming below" and promoting the transformation of sea area use from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. Liao Jianxin, Party Secretary and General Manager of the Fujian Branch of the Three Gorges Group, said: "In the future, the Dongshan Offshore Photovoltaic Project will do a good job in the 'sea' article, help rural revitalization, explore the combination of photovoltaic power generation and fish farming, achieve 'power generation above and fish farming below', and explore the transformation of sea area use from two-dimensional to three-dimensional."

On November 11, Ningxiang High-tech Zone held a promotion and signing ceremony for major investment projects in 2024 with the theme of "Join hands with high-tech to win the future". A total of 15 major projects were signed with a total investment of 11.1 billion yuan.      The signing covers multiple fields such as energy storage materials, intelligent equipment, engineering machinery, semiconductors, and biomedicine. Among them, the Jianxiang Huihong photovoltaic module integrated intelligent manufacturing base and global R&D center project plans to invest 5 billion yuan, with a scale of 10GW and a total land area of ​​about 280 acres. It is expected that the annual output value will reach more than 10 billion yuan after full production. It is reported that after the equity penetration of Jianxiang Huihong, the controlling shareholder is Ouyang Shaohong, the actual controller of Hunan Huamin Holding Group Co., Ltd. According to the official website, Hunan Huamin Holding Group Co., Ltd. (stock code SZ300345) was established in 1995 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Growth Enterprise Market in 2012. Against the background of the country's "dual carbon" strategic goals, the company adheres to the concept of sustainable development and focuses on providing green, environmentally friendly, reliable and efficient products and services, forming a development pattern with photovoltaic new energy as the main focus and traditional wear-resistant new materials and PIP as the supplement. The company has strategically laid out high-efficiency N-type monocrystalline silicon wafers and HJT battery-specific silicon wafer projects, and has invested in the construction of "high-efficiency N-type monocrystalline silicon rods and wafers projects" and "heterojunction battery-specific monocrystalline silicon wafer projects" in Dali, Yunnan and Xuancheng, Anhui. The company will continue to increase its market share by increasing production capacity, optimizing quality, and innovating technology. On the basis of building a professional manufacturer of high-efficiency N-type silicon wafers with industry influence, it will continue to expand the application scenarios of new energy business and gradually develop in the direction of smart energy.

In areas where war and political conflict are frequent, energy supply issues have always attracted much attention. Recently, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced plans to launch a 2,000-square-meter solar-plus-storage project in Area C of the West Bank to bring new energy solutions to conflict areas.    It is reported that the project has started the bidding process and will be led by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. This decision is closely related to the current situation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Since the area is under Israel's full military control, the Ministry of Defense has the final decision-making power and can ensure the safety of the project and its consistency with Israel's strategic goals. It is predicted that by 2050, Israel's total energy demand will be 1.5 times the current level, and electricity demand will be more than three times the current level. In order to meet this challenge, Israel has introduced three new energy roadmaps, namely "red, yellow and blue", in which photovoltaic power generation accounts for more than 50% in all three roadmaps. Energy storage systems will also play a key role in ensuring a stable supply of solar energy.

In the Kubuqi Desert in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, rows of photovoltaic panels are neatly arranged, like a blue canvas shining in the sea of ​​sand. However, in the past, "yellow sand covers the sky and there are no trees for birds to roost" was people's impression of this sea of ​​sand. The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China. It is located in the north of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia. It is about 400 kilometers long and about 50 kilometers wide at its widest point, with a total area of ​​about 14,100 square kilometers. At present, a "photovoltaic Great Wall" sand control scene is being staged in the Kubuqi Desert. It is planned that by 2030, a "blue sand control zone" about 400 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide on average will be built with photovoltaic panels on the south bank of the Yellow River and the northern edge of the Kubuqi Desert. At the construction site of the Shuofang New Energy Base project in the Kubuqi Desert, hundreds of bulldozers shuttled back and forth on 30,000 acres of mobile sand dunes. Workers leveled the sand dunes with a drop of 70 meters here to a drop of no more than 5 meters by shoveling and filling. The project is located on the west side of the Kubuqi Desert, with a total investment of about 11.5 billion yuan. The planned total photovoltaic installed capacity is 13GW, and the nearest place to the Yellow River is only 5 kilometers away. Li Jinyu, the on-site person in charge of the Hangjin Banner Shuofang New Energy Base project, said: "The overall construction period of the project is about 3 years, and it is divided into three phases for construction. It covers an area of ​​about 487,000 mu and is the largest photovoltaic base in the northwest region. In the future, it will become a 'wall' to prevent wind and sand on the banks of the Yellow River." In the Dalate Banner Photovoltaic Power Generation Application Leading Base, dozens of kilometers away, photovoltaic panels are connected together, and the dark blue "Photovoltaic Great Wall" is shining. Li Kai, director of the Administrative Approval Office of the Dalate Banner Energy Bureau, introduced that the Dalate Banner Photovoltaic Power Generation Application Leading Base began construction in 2017 and consists of 196,000 photovoltaic panels. At present, all of them have been completed and put into production, generating up to 2 billion kWh of "green electricity" per year, saving 680,000 tons of standard coal per year, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.65 million tons and dust by 450,000 tons per year. In late autumn, grasslands in many parts of Inner Mongolia have turned yellow, but vegetation such as poplar, alfalfa, and oats in the Dalate Banner Photovoltaic Power Generation Application Leading Base are still growing lushly. Occasionally, some small animals can be seen running around under the photovoltaic panels, bringing vitality and hope to this barren desert. The most scarce resource in the desert is water. In order to solve the water problem, a 500,000 cubic meter reservoir called "Moon Lake" was built in the Dalat Banner Photovoltaic Power Generation Application Leading Base. The wastewater generated by the nearby coal mines is transported here after being treated to meet the standards, and then the plants under the photovoltaic panels are irrigated by drip irrigation, allowing the green to continue to extend here.   Photovoltaic itself can achieve sand control, and the benefits of photovoltaics can also feed back to sand control. After implementing photovoltaic sand control, Dalat Banner gave priority to recommending surrounding farmers and herdsmen to participate in the project, allowing them to increase their income and become rich through various means such as renting sand, installing and cleaning photovoltaic panels, and participating in planting and breeding projects.  

Witnessed by Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, the TAQA Arabia/Voltalia alliance signed an MoU with the Ministry of Electricity to build a new 3.2 GW (wind/solar) project for the Zafarana wind farm. TAQA Arabia, Egypt’s leading private energy and utility provider, in partnership with Voltalia, has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. The MoU, represented by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and the New Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), aims to study and explore the development of a groundbreaking 3.2 GW (wind/solar) power plant in the Suez Governorate to power the Zafarana wind farm. Karim El Azzawy, Voltalia Country Manager for Egypt and Jordan. Originally commissioned by the Egyptian government two decades ago, the Zafarana 545 MW wind farm is the first of its kind in the MENA region and a milestone in Egypt’s renewable energy journey. As the wind turbines are reaching the end of their lifespan, a new strategy is needed to repower the wind farm. Located 130 km southeast of Cairo, Zafarana is one of the windiest wind farms in the entire MENA region; it also enjoys excellent sunlight exposure that is unique to the Saharan climate. This strategic partnership between TAQA Arabia and Voltalia entails initial technical and environmental measurements and studies to build a fully integrated green power generation facility at Zaafrana. The plant will combine 1.1 GW of wind power and 2.1 GW of solar power, becoming the first project in Egypt to blend the two renewable energy sources. Key studies will include wind speed and direction measurements, bird migration patterns, solar radiation levels, and geotechnical, topographic and environmental assessments. This move is in line with Egypt's national commitment to expand renewable energy and promote private sector participation to reduce dependence on traditional energy sources. It is worth mentioning that this non-binding memorandum of understanding represents an initial step to assess technical and environmental feasibility, and the study is expected to be completed by December 2025. The results of the study will provide important insights for future development phases.