[SMM Hydrogen Energy Express] On March 16, Zhongxin Nenghua conducted an inquiry-based procurement for the feasibility study of the Duolun Coal Chemical coal-based process biomass co-firing coupled with green electricity for green methanol production project, as well as technical consulting services for green methanol certification. The principal entity was Datang Inner Mongolia Duolun Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. It was understood that the Datang Duolun 150,000 kW wind and solar power hydrogen production integration demonstration project was China’s first medium-to-large-scale scientific and technological demonstration project for deep coupling of off-grid wind and solar power hydrogen production with coal chemical engineering. The project was invested in and constructed by Datang Duolun Ruiyuan New Energy Co., Ltd., with a total investment of approximately 1.3 billion yuan. Construction officially commenced in November 2023, construction officially commenced in November 2023, hydrogen was successfully produced on December 29, 2024, and the project was officially connected to the grid and put into operation on January 17, 2025.

[SMM Magnesium Express] Fraunhofer's "Powerpaste" magnesium hydride hydrogen storage technology faces critical analysis. Producing 1kg H₂ requires ~10kg paste and 9kg pure water, with upstream magnesium production consuming 80-110 kWh electricity. Full system energy density comparable to batteries but efficiency only ~10%, with extremely low power output and complex thermal management. The technology remains chemically interesting but thermodynamically challenged, unable to scale beyond tiny demonstration systems.

It was learned from State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd. that as of March 18, 2026, Xinjiang's cumulative outbound transmission of new energy electricity reached 304.36 billion kWh, surpassing the 300 billion kWh mark and accounting for about 30% of its total outbound electricity transmission. Xinjiang was an important power-sending region for the country's west-to-east power transmission and green electricity exports. By the end of 2025, Xinjiang had completed the construction of six 10-million-kW-level new energy bases, with installed new energy capacity reaching 169 million kW, accounting for 64% of Xinjiang's total installed capacity.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] PLN Indonesia Power (PLN IP) has announced plans to develop 268 power plant projects under the RUPTL 2025–2034, with a total additional capacity of 30,276.2 MW (30.2 GW). The projects will be spread across all regions of Indonesia to support equitable energy infrastructure and strengthen national energy security. PLN IP CEO Bernadus Sudarmanta emphasized that the success of this program depends heavily on collaboration with various strategic partners, both domestic and foreign. “We are open to broad cooperation to accelerate the realization of these projects. Collaboration is the key to delivering a reliable, sustainable electricity system that supports national economic growth,” he said.

Vientiane recently marked a major milestone in China-Laos green industrial cooperation—Krittaphong Group Co., Ltd. and CGN Energy Technology (Laos) Co., Ltd., together with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Laos and Oudomxay Province, officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Oudomxay AI Green Electricity Eco-Aluminum Industrial Park Project. Tang Danzhong, Deputy General Manager of Guangxi Investment Group, and Lin Rui, Chairman of Electricite du Laos Transmission Company Limited (EDL-T), attended the signing ceremony as witnesses, fully demonstrating all parties’ firm confidence in and full support for the project’s smooth implementation. The project will center on 500,000 mt of aluminum capacity, alongside the supporting development of a 2 million kW clean energy base, and is expected to join hands with Guangxi Investment Group, a core industrial investor, to build a complete eco-industrial base for the entire aluminum industry chain.

Canadian Solar Inc. announced that e-STORAGE, its energy storage solutions business subsidiary, had signed a supply agreement with a major utility outside China to provide BESS for an energy storage project with a scale of approximately 500 MW/2,493 MWh (DC). The project will support rapidly growing electricity demand from data centers and enhance the resilience and reliability of the regional power grid. Under the agreement, e-STORAGE will supply approximately 500 SolBank 3.0 ESS units for the project. Shipments are expected to begin in March 2027 and be completed by July of the same year.