Danish developer European Energy has energized the Kvosted solar and battery park, creating Northern Europe’s largest hybrid facility with a 200 MWh battery. The project is the first step in the company’s plan to deploy more than 1 GW of battery storage across Europe by 2027.
China’s National Automotive Standardization Technical Committee has proposed the world’s first national standard for solid-state EV batteries, defining key terms and setting a strict 0.5% weight-loss rate. The move, backed by industry giants CATL and BYD, aims to solidify China’s lead in the next-generation battery race, with small-scale production targeted for 2027.
China has fully completed Phase I of the world’s largest Hualong One nuclear power base in Fujian, with two reactors now producing 20 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity each year. Reported by CCTV, the milestone confirms the large-scale deployment of China’s independently developed third-generation nuclear technology and its growing global competitiveness.
Duke Energy has submitted a first-ever Early Site Permit application to the NRC for a site in Stokes County, North Carolina. This move preserves the option to build advanced small modular reactors, with plans for 600 megawatts of new nuclear capacity potentially online by 2037.
Chinese engineers have powered up the world’s largest vanadium flow battery in Xinjiang, achieving full commercial operation on December 31. This massive, non-flammable liquid electrolyte system is a key milestone for storing wind and solar energy for over ten hours, stabilizing grids reliant on renewables.
China has launched the world’s first 30MW-class pure hydrogen gas turbine, “Jupiter I.” Developed by Mingyang Hydrogen, it converts surplus wind and solar power into hydrogen, then back into electricity, slashing emissions by over 200,000 tonnes a year.
Vestas has won its first offshore wind order in South Korea, a 390 MW deal for the Shinan-Ui project. The order, featuring 26 V236-15.0 MW turbines, is a key milestone for both the Danish manufacturer and South Korea’s clean energy ambitions.
Chinese scientists from Xidian University have created a smart surface that transforms radar waves into power and data. This 6G-era technology could allow future stealth jets to use enemy radar as an energy source, shifting the paradigm of electronic warfare and communications.
In the Gobi Desert, Chinese engineers have powered up the world’s largest “super-cold air battery.” The facility, developed with TIPC-CAS, stores excess renewable energy by liquefying air at -194°C and can release power for 10 hours, generating 180 million kWh annually.
Following a near-catastrophic grid failure in 2023, Chinese engineers from Changzhou Xidian Transformer have built the world’s largest smart DC transformer. The 750 million volt-ampere device is key to stabilizing the national grid against shocks from wind and solar power, securing China’s clean energy transition.
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