[SMM Analysis: Solid-State Battery Layout of US Nuvvon in the Polymer Electrolyte Track] Nuvvon is a solid-state battery startup based in New Jersey, US, pursuing a pure solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) route that contains no sulphides or oxides and can operate at ambient temperature and pressure without cooling, heating, or pressurization systems. Its 1 Ah/5 Ah pouch cells use NMC811 cathodes and lithium metal anodes, deliver more than 2,000 cycles, operate at -20°C to +60°C, and have passed independent nail penetration tests to verify safety. The company is currently moving from the laboratory toward commercial sample delivery, has raised $5.3 million in seed funding, and its new laboratory is now operational.

Nuvvon is a New Jersey–based solid‑state battery startup pursuing a pure solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) route, free of sulfides or oxides. Its cells operate at ambient temperature and pressure, requiring no cooling, heating, or pressurisation systems. The company's 1Ah and 5Ah pouch cells feature NMC811 cathodes and lithium‑metal anodes, delivering over 2,000 cycles and operating across a temperature range of –20°C to +60°C.

Maxion Wheels has introduced Maxion C-GUARD, a proprietary ceramic surface treatment for its latest range of forged aluminium truck wheels. The technology forms a permanent molecular bond with the wheel surface, improving resistance to corrosion, physical wear, chemicals and UV exposure. Its hydrophobic and oleophobic properties are designed to reduce the adhesion of brake dust, road salt, grease and mud, helping lower cleaning and maintenance requirements. The new forged aluminium wheel range will be produced at Maxion's new plant in Manisa, Türkiye, with C-GUARD, brushed and polished finish options.

Beijing Yuzhi Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. is an environmental protection company covering the entire chain of R&D, production, engineering, services, and waste agent disposal.

Capacity side, according to incomplete statistics, China's alkaline electrolyzer market remained at 43.77 GW, and the PEM electrolyzer market at 2.7 GW. This week, there was no public offline delivery information. Project-related developments: Hebei Yonglu Technology Co., Ltd.: The Cangzhou Lingang Economic and Technological Development Zone announced the environmental impact assessment approval decision for the hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and liquid ammonia pipeline transportation project of Hebei Yonglu Technology Co., Ltd. The project is located in the East Zone of Cangzhou Lingang Economic and Technological Development Zone, relying on the park's public pipe gallery to build three pipelines for hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and liquid ammonia, starting from Zhengyuan Hydrogen and ending at Dahua Juhai Branch. The total investment of the project is 26.3938 million yuan, with environmental protection investment of 135,000 yuan, accounting for 0.5% of total investment. The route passes through protective greenbelts, park roads, and enterprises, and does not involve residential areas or ecologically sensitive areas. Once completed, the project will be able to deliver 144 million Nm³ of hydrogen, 96 million Nm³ of carbon monoxide, and 165,000 mt of liquid ammonia annually. Zhejiang Haizhuo New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.: The Silicon Bipolar Plate, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stack and System, PEM Electrolyzer and System R&D Project of Zhejiang Haizhuo New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has completed filing in the Jiaxing Economic and Technological Development Zone. The project is an expansion, with a total investment of $2.2185 million, planned to start construction in September 2026 without phased construction arrangements. The project relies on the existing 2,306 m² plant, introduces multiple sets of advanced R&D equipment to build an R&D platform, and conducts R&D on silicon bipolar plates, fuel cell stacks, and PEM electrolyzer systems. This project only conducts laboratory R&D testing, does not produce hydrogen, does not involve the production of vehicle power batteries, and does not include water electrolysis hydrogen production or hydrogen purification facilities. Diaobingshan Huadian Clean Energy Co., Ltd.: The Liaoning Huadian Diaobingshan 450 MW Wind Power-to-Hydrogen Coupled Green Methanol Integrated Demonstration Project has issued an open tender announcement for hydrogen production make-up water pumps and caustic make-up pumps. The project is planned to construct 450 MW of wind power, 295 MW of hydrogen production equipment, and 80 MW/80 MWh energy storage, with a hydrogen storage capacity of 400,000 Nm³ (35.7 mt), an annual hydrogen production capacity of 19,000 mt, and supporting a green methanol production capacity of 100,000 mt/year. This project does not accept bids from consortiums or agents. Shaanxi Huaqin New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. : Shaanxi Huifeng Zhongrui Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd. has won the electrical engineering procurement project for the No. 3 large-scale electrolyzer assembly workshop of the Phase I hydrogen equipment manufacturing center of Shaanxi Huaqin New Energy, from PowerChina Henan Engineering Company. Shaanxi Yushen Energy Thermal Power Co., Ltd.: The Yushen Qingshui Thermal Power 2×660 MW Unit Hydrogen System Equipment Procurement Project has issued an open tender announcement. The project is planned to construct 2×660 MW high-efficiency ultra-supercritical indirect air-cooled coal-fired units, equipped with full-capacity limestone-wet flue gas desulfurization, flue gas denitrification devices, and auxiliary facilities, with a total land area of approximately 44.2484 hectares and a total investment of approximately 5.3 billion yuan. This project does not accept consortium bids, but agents are allowed to bid. Shenzhen Energy Group: The last electrolyzer of Shenzhen Energy's Otog Banner 505 MW Wind and Solar Power-to-Hydrogen Integrated Green Ammonia Project has been commissioned, and the hydrogen production station has achieved comprehensive and stable hydrogen production, laying a solid foundation for the entire industry chain of green hydrogen to green ammonia. The project has a total of 48 electrolyzers, and all commissioning was completed over two months. The project team overcame multiple challenges including wind-solar power adaptation, system integration, and safety control, conducting round-the-clock troubleshooting and verification. After multiple rounds of testing, the facility achieved successful initial startup, with hydrogen purity consistently meeting standards. Longyuan (Huanxian) New Energy Xifeng Branch : The second public tender announcement for the EPC of Longyuan (Huanxian) New Energy Xifeng Branch's biomass gasification-coupled green hydrogen-to-green fuel project was released. The project received group approval in April 2024 and investment decision approval in September the same year. It will construct a 1,000 Nm³/h water electrolysis hydrogen production system, a 1 t/h biomass pure oxygen pressurized gasifier, alongside 2,000 mt/year green methanol and 60 mt/year green aviation fuel synthesis facilities. A 6 MW distributed off-grid PV system will be built to power the hydrogen production unit. The total construction period is 7 months after contract signing, with joint bids not accepted. Gansu Beifang Santai Chemical Co., Ltd.: China Chengda Engineering Co., Ltd. released the winning bidder shortlist for hydrogen compressors (liquid-ring type). For Section Package 01, the first-ranked bidder was Gardner Denver Nash LLC, with Tsurumi Vacuum Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. as the secondary candidate. This procurement serves the phosgene chemical recycling industry chain (Phase I) raw material security expansion project of Gansu Beifang Santai Chemical, involving 2 liquid-ring hydrogen compressors. Joint bids were not accepted. Inner Mongolia Huadian Huameng Pipeline Co., Ltd. : The main works of China's first high-pressure, long-distance green hydrogen pipeline (Damaoqi-Baotou Hydrogen Transmission Pipeline) were substantially completed. The 195-km pipeline connects the Bayan Obo wind-solar hydrogen production base with Baotou's industrial core zone. The project resolved high-pressure hydrogen embrittlement challenges through rare-earth-modified piping materials and established a quantitative safety evaluation system, overcoming technical bottlenecks in long-distance pure hydrogen transmission. Upon completion, it will ensure green hydrogen supply for Baotou's industries and enable regional distribution. Mountainous sections are now in final stages, while plain sections undergo pigging and pressure testing, with all parties accelerating construction for operational readiness. Sinochem Lantian Fluorine Materials Co., Ltd.: The shortlist for the Haitang 2003 project's alkaline water electrolysis hydrogen equipment procurement was announced, with Tianjin Continental Hydrogen Equipment Co., Ltd. as the primary candidate (bid price: 2.8628 million yuan). The tender covers one 200 Nm³/h alkaline electrolyzer. Sinochem Lantian is a subsidiary of Sinochem Holdings. Inner Mongolia Junzheng Chemical Co., Ltd.: The 1,000 mt/year CO₂ hydrogenation-to-methanol project obtained filing approval. Located in Wuda Industrial Park, Wuhai, the project has total investment of 11 million yuan (self-funded) and will construct production facilities with supporting power distribution and control systems, scheduled for August 2026-August 2028. Shiyan Yuanzhi Energy Technology Co., Ltd.: The Zhangwan District PV+ESS+hydrogen integration project's tender plan was publicly announced. Invested by Shiyan's state-owned Yuanzhi Energy (established September 2023, registered capital: 50 million yuan), the 320 million yuan project completed filing in May 2024 and plans August 2026 tendering. It includes 37 MW PV, 50 MW/120 MWh ESS, 500 kg/day hydrogen production-refueling facilities, EV swapping stations, and smart energy management systems. Policy Review 1. NDRC and National Energy Administration issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for New-Type Power System Construction," promoting synergistic applications of battery-grade lithium hydroxide and thermal-electrolytic decoupling via molten salt/water heat storage. It pilots advanced heat pump technologies and explores phase-change/solid-state high-temperature storage, while expanding green hydrogen applications including hydrogen-ammonia-alcohol production, hydrogen storage/power generation, and hydrogen/ammonia co-firing. 2. MIIT, NDRC, and SAMR jointly issued the 2026 Key Industry Energy/Carbon Efficiency Leader Enterprise Recommendation Notice, covering 43 sectors including crude oil processing, coke, olefins, ethylene, PX, PTA, methanol, EG, caustic soda, PVC, soda ash, calcium carbide, yellow phosphorus, synthetic ammonia, urea, MAP, DAP, titanium dioxide, tires, sulphuric acid, and polyester. 3. Inner Mongolia Energy Bureau proposed measures for incremental power grid development, encouraging hydrogen integration. Projects under incremental grids may develop hydrogen-based green fuels with on-site green electricity consumption, and support self-use generators powered by green hydrogen/ammonia/methanol. Corporate Updates Sichuan Huachuang Yongqing New Energy Co., Ltd. : Shengshilanhai (Jiangyou) Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park Chairman Li Qiao visited for discussions on global expansion of low-pressure solid-state hydrogen equipment, covering overseas market strategy, certifications, channels, and IP protection. Both parties recognized significant collaboration potential in hydrogen equipment globalization and agreed to explore diversified partnerships. Faku Qingtai Electric Power New Energy Co., Ltd. : Established with legal representative Chen Huanchi (registered capital: 2 million yuan), its business scope includes hydrogen refueling/storage equipment sales and power generation/transmission/distribution operations. Guangdong Jiayi Huahydrogen Technology Co., Ltd.: Launched solid-state hydrogen storage power modules addressing lithium charging/fuel refilling pain points. The 1.6 kg standardized module enables manual hydrogen cartridge replacement within seconds. Henan Dahe Siji Cold Chain Logistics Co., Ltd. : Signed a strategic agreement with Shanghai Carrier Transicold to deploy ≥3,000 hydrogen cold chain vehicles by 2029-end, with ≥1,000 units in Phase I (August 2026-July 2027). Zhongtian Huahydrogen Co., Ltd. : Commenced Phase II manufacturing center, adding two alkaline electrolyzer production lines to reach 1 GW annual capacity. Zhejiang Yangguang Green Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. : Completed 10,000-hour durability tests for A11/B11-series AEM electrolyzers under 1.6 MPa high pressure and 1.5 A/cm² current density. TrinaSolar Co., Ltd. : Established a Digital Energy Joint Lab with Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Trina Home, focusing on R&D and industrialization of digital energy technologies for PV+ESS+hydrogen applications. Xi'an 1908 New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.: Began construction of its solid-state hydrogen equipment R&D base (2,000 m²) in Shaanxi Hydrogen Innovation Park, targeting operational readiness by month-end August. Patent Applications 1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS (China) disclosed patent CN2025110028 for ceramic-based anion exchange membranes with 80,000-hour lab-tested lifespan. 2. Johnson Matthey (UK) filed WO2025109876 for Fe-Ni-Mo ternary non-precious metal catalysts with platinum-like activity. Technical Milestones/Specifications 1. Prof. Hu Wenbin's team at Tianjin University published in Science a breakthrough in atomic-scale platinum-group catalyst synthesis. 2. Teams from USTC (Tong Lei/Liang Haiwei) and Tsinghua (Zhang Liang) proposed Carbon Mesopore Depth Engineering (CMDE) using hollow mesoporous carbon spheres to resolve PtCo catalyst trade-offs between oxygen transport and kinetics, achieving DOE targets at 0.1 mgPt/cm² loading. 3. NWPU Prof. Li Zhipeng's team developed a 3D multiphysics model for tubular SOFCs, quantifying impacts of temperature, electrode thickness, porosity, and oxygen domain geometry. 4. China Automotive Research's National Hydrogen Energy Quality Center opened a 0-400 kW hydrogen-compatible vibration test platform, filling domestic gaps in high-power multiphysics testing. 5. DICP's Academician Chen Zhongwei and Associate Researcher Zhang Meng developed a high-specific-power cathode-sealed air-cooled stack technology, resolving industry conflicts between water retention and oxygen transport in fuel cells.

Capacity side, according to incomplete statistics, China's alkaline electrolyzer market remained at 43.77 GW, and the PEM electrolyzer market at 2.7 GW. This week, there were no offline public delivery updates. Project-related updates: Inner Mongolia Source Code Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. : The integrated project for coal chemical carbon dioxide capture, conversion to green methanol and reuse of Inner Mongolia Source Code Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. received filing. The project is located opposite the Xin'ao coal chemical enterprise park in Dalad Banner, Ordos City, with a total investment of 3.78 billion yuan, including self-owned funds of 3.213 billion yuan and bank loans of 567 million yuan. The construction period is from March 2027 to March 2030. The project plans to capture and purify 1.5 million mt of industrial flue gas CO₂ annually, combined with green hydrogen catalytic synthesis to produce green methanol. Upon completion, it will produce 1 million mt of green methanol per year. Supporting facilities for CO₂ capture, water electrolysis for hydrogen production, methanol synthesis, distillation units, storage and transportation, and environmental protection will also be constructed. Sinopec Star (Inner Mongolia) West Hydrogen East Transmission New Energy Co., Ltd. : The path planning and demonstration, land pre-examination, and planning site selection project (Tianjin section) for the Inner Mongolia Ulanqab to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region hydrogen transmission pipeline demonstration project, Section 1, has issued a tender announcement. This pipeline passes through Tianjin's Jinghai District, Binhai New Area, Xiqing District, and Jinnan District, with a total length of approximately 99 km, and plans to construct 1 station and 5 valve chambers. The tendering work includes path demonstration, preparation of a planning site selection report, and compilation and submission for land pre-examination, with the ultimate goal of obtaining the land pre-examination and site selection opinion letter. The estimated contract value for the section is 3.72 million yuan (tax inclusive), and consortium bids are not accepted for this tender. Guizhou Energy Shuicheng Coal-Electricity-Chemical Integration Co., Ltd. : The 300,000 mt/year methanol technological transformation and production resumption comprehensive utilization project at Guizhou Energy Shuicheng Xinsheng Coal Chemical has entered the environmental assessment stage. The project is invested and constructed by Guizhou Energy Shuicheng Coal-Electricity-Chemical Integration Co., Ltd., located in Shihe Community, Laoyingshan Subdistrict, Shuicheng District, Liupanshui City, covering an area of 125.2 mu. The total investment is 674.894 million yuan, with environmental protection investment of 57.25 million yuan, accounting for 8.48% of the total investment. The project will build a new 300,000 mt/year methanol plant, using coke oven gas and calcium carbide furnace gas as raw materials, with supporting utilities including conversion, synthesis, distillation, air separation, a methanol tank farm, and a flare. Raw material gas demand is 58,775.8 Nm³/h of coke oven gas and 11,202.8 Nm³/h of calcium carbide furnace gas. CGN New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.: The tender for the feasibility study report preparation service for the CGN New Energy Yunnan Chuxiong Wind and Solar Integrated Green Ammonia Synthesis Project has announced the winning bidder. A consortium composed of China Energy Engineering Group Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. and China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid. This project is included in the 2026 Yunnan Province Green Electricity Hydrogen Production Integration Demonstration Project List and is Yunnan's first wind and solar integrated green ammonia project. The project is sited in the chemical industry area of Chuxiong Yundian Industrial Park, leveraging 143.75 MW of wind and solar clean energy resources around the park, using a water electrolysis process to prepare green hydrogen, and then combining it with nitrogen from air separation to synthesize green ammonia, achieving green and low-carbon production throughout the entire process. The project occupies approximately 140 mu, with a hydrogen production scale of 9,000 Nm³/h. After completion, it is expected to produce 4,300 mt of green hydrogen annually, with a supporting facility to produce 35,000 mt/year of green ammonia. Sinopec Qingdao Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. : The new energy team from Sinopec Qingdao Refining & Chemical conducted a field survey at Lankun Hydrogen Energy. The two parties plan to jointly build an innovative demonstration project for seawater floating PV off-grid hydrogen production, pioneering a new path for the industrialisation of marine green hydrogen. The project adopts an isolated grid operation mode, where power generated by the floating PV is supplied directly to Lankun's atmospheric pressure hydrogen production system without needing to be connected to the public power grid, creating a closed-loop model of "seawater floating PV directly connected to atmospheric pressure hydrogen production." This solution can avoid pain points such as grid connection approvals, grid consumption, and large-scale energy storage support, producing green hydrogen to replace traditional grey hydrogen and promoting the enterprise's green and low-carbon transformation. Hunan Guoye New Energy Co., Ltd. : The Miluo Municipal National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the record-filing certificate for the Tianjingshan 48 MW vertical-axis wind farm supporting PEM hydrogen production project, marking the official completion of project filing. This project is invested and constructed by Hunan Guoye New Energy Co., Ltd., located at Tianjing Village, Tianjingshan, Luojiang Town, Miluo City. Relying on green electricity from a 48 MW vertical-axis wind farm, it will use PEM water electrolysis technology to produce green hydrogen. The project is designed for a hydrogen production scale of 13,350 Nm³/h, with an annual green hydrogen output of 3,000 mt, and will be constructed in two phases with a total investment of 240 million yuan. Phase one will produce 1,080 mt/year of green hydrogen with an investment of 90 million yuan; phase two will produce 1,920 mt/year with an investment of 150 million yuan. The project will construct PEM electrolysers, purification units, hydrogen storage facilities, and related supporting works. CGN New Energy (Lufeng) Co., Ltd.​​​​​​​ : The Shanwei Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment issued a pre-approval public notice for the "Environmental Impact Report for the Integrated Energy Island Onshore Test Base Project (Phase II)." The project is invested and constructed by CGN New Energy (Lufeng) Co., Ltd., sited in the Dishui Village area of Jieshi Town, Lufeng, Shanwei. The project will deploy 500 Nm³/h ALK and 200 Nm³/h PEM electrolysers for hydrogen production testing, with an annual hydrogen production of 700,000 Nm³ and a total hydrogen storage scale of 1,050 kg. It will be equipped with hydrogen supply and utilisation devices such as fuel cells and hydrogen dispensers, as well as facilities including a marine climate simulation environmental chamber and a floating sway test platform, excluding tests related to green ammonia production, storage, and transportation. The total project investment is 42.44 million yuan, with environmental protection investment of 300,000 yuan. Zhongyuan Oilfield Branch Company​​​​​​​: Petroleum Engineering Machinery successfully won the bid for the electrolytic water hydrogen production unit Balance of Plant (BOP) project at Zhongyuan Oilfield. It will provide core supporting equipment for China's first domestically produced 1,000 Nm³/h-class PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production demonstration project, supporting Sinopec's large-scale deployment of green hydrogen. The BOP equipment won in this bid has a rated hydrogen production capacity of no less than 1,000 Nm³/h, with system operating flexibility covering 10%–125%, capable of matching fluctuating wind and solar green electricity conditions. The output hydrogen purity reaches 99.999%, meeting various high-purity hydrogen application requirements. Zhangye Dawei Energy Co., Ltd.​​​​​​​: The signing and groundbreaking meeting for the Zhangye Dawei Energy industrial tail gas resource utilisation coupled with renewable energy for green hydrogen and green methanol demonstration project was held at the headquarters of China Chengda Engineering Co., Ltd. The project will be located in the Circular Economy Demonstration Park of the Zhangye Economic and Technological Development Zone in Gansu, serving as a provincial-level key new energy demonstration project. The project will adopt Chengda's proprietary low-pressure methanol synthesis process, supported by a 10,000 m³-class water electrolysis hydrogen production unit. It will utilise local wind and solar power to produce green hydrogen, coupled with industrial tail gas to produce green methanol. Upon completion, it is expected to achieve an annual green methanol capacity of 500,000 mt. Huzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission : Huzhou Renhuang Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. issued a competitive consultation announcement for the Huzhou Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Research Project. The project budget and maximum price limit are both 180,000 yuan, and consortium bids are not accepted. Policy Review​ 1. The General Office of the National Energy Administration issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions on the 2026 energy sector industry standard development and revision plan and the foreign language translation plan. Among them, the 2026 energy sector industry standard development plan involves 43 hydrogen energy standard projects. Standard categories include safety, products, methods, engineering construction, and management. 2. The Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Dadukou District, Chongqing, issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions and suggestions on the "Dadukou District '15th Five-Year Plan' Beautiful Dadukou Construction Plan (Draft for Comments)." The document indicates accelerating low-carbon upgrades of transportation equipment. Following municipal requirements, it will accelerate the retirement of old operating ships, encourage enterprises to build new energy and clean energy ships, and promote the green transformation of waterway transportation. It will accelerate the elimination and renewal of old gas vehicles and promote the use of new energy for newly added and updated urban public service vehicles across the district, including buses, taxis, urban logistics, sanitation, and postal vehicles. Efforts to promote hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be intensified to drive energy conservation and carbon reduction in the transportation sector. 3. The Energy Administration of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions and suggestions on the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Renewable Energy Hydrogen Production Industry Safety Management Measures (Draft for Comments)." The "Measures" state that the site selection and layout of green hydrogen construction projects should comply with territorial spatial planning and the "three zones and three lines" control requirements, and should fully consider cross-safety risks. The construction of green hydrogen projects and integrated hydrogen production and refuelling stations outside chemical industrial parks is permitted. Green hydrogen projects do not require a hazardous chemical production safety permit, etc. Enterprise Developments​​ Beijing Hypert Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd.: ​​​​​​​ The production ceremony for the upgraded hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty truck H49 production line was grandly held at the New Chufeng Manufacturing Base. This upgrade was comprehensively advanced in three directions: intelligence, automation, and quality. New cab sub-assembly lines, fuel cell sub-assembly lines, and power battery and chassis sub-assembly lines were added. Advanced equipment such as AGVs, glass gluing robots, and electric assembly tools were introduced. Production stations were optimised and restructured, with multiple new quality inspection checkpoints added, achieving dual improvements in production efficiency and manufacturing quality. Zhejiang Guwei Technology Co., Ltd.​​​​​​​ : It officially launched a strategic cooperation on hydrogen sensors with Seek Treasure Co., Ltd. The two parties will focus on joint R&D in core technology optimisation, product performance upgrades, and localised adaptation development for hydrogen sensors. Shenzhen Pengfei Green Energy Development Co., Ltd.​​​​​​​: It issued its 2026 H1 performance forecast. The forecast shows that Pengfei Green Energy expects a net loss attributable to the parent company's shareholders of 10.5 million yuan to 15 million yuan in H1 2026, compared to a loss of 10.0004 million yuan in the same period last year. Deducted non-recurring profit or loss is expected to be a loss of 14 million yuan to 20 million yuan, compared to a loss of 21.4119 million yuan in the same period last year. Basic earnings per share are expected to be -0.008 yuan/share to -0.0114 yuan/share. Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Co., Ltd.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​: Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy held a discussion meeting with State Grid Yulin Power Supply Company, focusing on grid access, direct green electricity supply, optimisation of electricity purchasing and sales business, and efficient utilisation of new energy power. CIMC Enric Holdings Limited​​​​​​​​​​​​​​: An anhydrous ammonia transport vehicle escorted the world's largest single shipment of green ammonia for export, with 3,750 mt of green ammonia produced in Da'an, Jilin, shipped from Lianyungang, Jiangsu, bound for South Korea, setting a new global single-shipment export record for green ammonia. Qingyang Public Transportation Group Co., Ltd. ​​​​​​​: The Qingyang Public Trading Center issued a competitive negotiation announcement for Package 2 of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle procurement project (third round) for Qingyang Public Transportation Group. The budget and maximum price limit for this section is 6.7568 million yuan, with plans to purchase 4 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The supply period is 45 calendar days after contract signing. The project implements post-qualification review, does not accept consortium bids, and is not a procurement project specifically targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises. Beiben Trucks Group Co., Ltd.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​: Beiben Trucks signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Benxi Municipal People's Government, simultaneously advancing the Benxi Steel Union new energy heavy-duty truck project. At the event, Beiben Trucks and Benxi Steel Union signed a purchase order for 200 units of new energy heavy-duty trucks. Guangdong Yuntao Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​: The National Energy Administration announced the results of the renewal and expansion of the China-IRENA cooperation special working groups. Yuntao Hydrogen was successfully selected for both the Hydrogen Energy Working Group and the Energy Storage Working Group, becoming the only hydrogen energy enterprise to be shortlisted for two major working groups simultaneously. ​​Patent Applications​​ 1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences​​(China) published patent CN2025110028, developing a ceramic-based anion exchange membrane with a laboratory-tested lifespan of 80,000 hours. ​​2. Johnson Matthey​​(UK) filed patent WO2025109876, disclosing a ternary Fe-Ni-Mo non-precious metal catalyst formulation with activity approaching that of platinum-based materials. Technology Footprints/Technical Specifications​​ 1. The latest scientific research achievement by Professor Hu Wenbin's team from Tianjin University was published online in the prestigious international academic journal Science. This research overcame the key challenge of precisely preparing platinum group catalysts, pioneering a new technical pathway for atomic-level precise preparation of platinum group catalysts. 2. Tong Lei and Liang Haiwei from the University of Science and Technology of China, along with Zhang Liang from Tsinghua University, proposed a carbon mesoporous deep engineering (CMDE) strategy. Using hollow mesoporous carbon spheres to regulate ionomer penetration depth, they resolved the inherent contradiction between kinetic activity and oxygen mass transfer in low-platinum fuel cells. They developed a PtCo low-platinum catalyst that combines poisoning resistance, high mass transfer, and excellent durability, achieving the power, activity, and durability indicators specified by the US DOE at an ultra-low platinum loading of 0.1 mgPt cm⁻². 3. Professor Li Zhipeng's team from Northwestern Polytechnical University innovatively constructed a three-dimensional multi-physics coupled model for tubular solid oxide fuel cells, systematically revealing the quantitative influence of temperature, electrode thickness, porosity, and oxygen domain geometric parameters on cell output performance. 4. The National Hydrogen Power Quality Inspection and Testing Center of China Automotive Engineering Research Institute built a 0-400kW hydrogen-related, load-bearing three-comprehensive vibration testing platform and opened it for commercial use, filling a gap in China for high-power hydrogen-related multi-physics coupled testing. 5. The high specific power cathode closed air-cooled stack technology developed by the team of Academician Chen Zhongwei and Associate Researcher Zhang Meng at the National Key Laboratory of Energy Catalytic Conversion, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, passed the scientific and technological achievement appraisal by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. This technology effectively solves the industry contradiction between water retention and oxygen mass transfer in air-cooled fuel cells, addressing technical challenges such as low-humidity performance degradation, carbon corrosion, dry membrane and flooding, and high-power thermal management.

[SMM Analysis: Jiuwu Hi-Tech's LATP Solid-State Electrolyte Passes 4.62V Extreme Overcharge Test, Ceramic Membrane Giant's Dual-Track Solid-State Battery Layout] Jiuwu Hi-Tech's LATP solid-state electrolyte was applied in NCM811 pouch batteries and passed the extreme overcharge (4.62V) and over-discharge (0V) tests according to GB38031-2020, with no smoke, fire, or explosion throughout the process, a temperature rise of ≤5°C, and a significantly improved safety margin. The company has adopted a dual-track layout of oxides (LLZO/LATP) and sulphides, achieved mt-level mass production and supplied leading battery cell enterprises, while advancing a hundred-mt-level pilot scale-up. Leveraging nearly 30 years of ceramic membrane technology expertise, it is positioning itself in the key materials segment for solid-state batteries.

[End-use demand weakens, zinc oxide operating rates continue to decline] Stepping into the traditional off-season, the purchasing strength from downstream tyre factories for rubber-grade zinc oxide is weak, with limited order releases. The supporting demand in the ceramics and electronics industries weakened synchronously. Demand in the feed sector has not improved, and transactions remain mediocre......

Capacity side, according to incomplete statistics, China’s alkaline electrolyzer market remained at 43.77 GW, and the PEM electrolyzer market at 2.7 GW. This week, Qinghui Energy’s 15 MW PEM hydrogen production integrated system was officially shipped to a project in Romania, Europe, linking renewable energy electrolysis for hydrogen production; Wenshi Hydrogen’s three AEM hydrogen production units were shipped to the Netherlands, representing the first repeat order from a European client, with this equipment delivered to a local farm. Project-related updates: Henan Shunli Alcohol Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. : Henan Shunli Alcohol Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. released a public inquiry for the supervision services for an integrated power generation, biomass gasification and green methanol synthesis project. The project is located in the Coal Chemical Park, Tongye Town, Yindu District, Anyang City, with a total investment of about 1.6 billion yuan, and a supporting raw material pretreatment sub-project investment of about 120 million yuan. The tender scope covers full-cycle supervision services for the raw material pretreatment project, with the service period initially planned from early August 2026 to July 2027. The project uses agricultural and forestry waste as raw material, and plans to produce 70,000 mt/year of non-food biomass green ethanol and 244,000 mt/year of green methanol, with construction in phases. Junrui Green Hydrogen Energy (Chahar Right Rear Banner) Co., Ltd. : The 80,000 mt/year green ammonia production site project has been filed. The project is located in the New Materials Industrial Park, Chahar Right Rear Banner, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia, with a total investment of 905.6 million yuan. The project plans to build an 80,000 mt/year ammonia synthesis plant and supporting utilities and auxiliary facilities, relying on upstream wind and solar power green hydrogen production, with an air separation unit to supply nitrogen and ammonia synthesis process to produce green ammonia, and a turndown ratio of 30% to 110%. The project covers an area of 509 mu, with a total floor area of 99,188 m². Construction is planned to start in October 2026 and complete in December 2027. Huaneng Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute : The scientific research project’s alkaline electrolysis hydrogen production equipment and instruments tender has announced the shortlisted candidates. The first candidate is Fuxin Zhongqing Innovation Technology Co., Ltd., with a bid price of 1.1992 million yuan; the second is Shenzhen Ruilin Technology Co., Ltd., at 1.5808 million yuan; the third is Beijing Leidong Zhichuang Technology Co., Ltd., at 1.6334 million yuan. The project is located at the Baotou Third Thermal Power Plant of North United Power in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, and involves the procurement of a complete alkaline electrolysis hydrogen production system and supporting instruments. The supplier shall provide on-site installation guidance and commissioning services to support the development of high-efficiency single-cycle super alkaline electrolysis hydrogen production equipment. The project does not accept consortium bids, and delivery is required within 70 days after contract signing. CSSC (Handan) Peric Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. : secured two orders from an Ecuadorian partner, one for equipment renovation and the other for new equipment for production line expansion, extending their strategic cooperation of over 20 years. Reports indicate that the Ecuadorian partner enterprise introduced Peric hydrogen production equipment in 2004. The equipment has operated stably for 22 consecutive years under complex overseas working conditions with zero failures. Long-term field verification highlights the excellent stability, durability, and environmental adaptability of Peric's electrolytic hydrogen production equipment. Maoming City Public Transport Co., Ltd. The inauguration ceremony for Maoming's first hydrogen fuel cell buses was held at the Maoming Railway Station North Square bus terminal. The vehicles deployed are customized Chery Wanda models, suited for urban, urban-rural, and township passenger transport scenarios, and are equipped with the Tianneng Hydrogen Electric Chenxing-T80 fuel cell system. The buses require only 15 minutes for hydrogen refueling, significantly reducing energy replenishment time compared to pure electric buses, extending operating hours and improving vehicle turnover efficiency, supporting the development of green transport in western Guangdong. PowerChina Beijing Engineering Corporation Limited: The Jiuyuan District hydrogen production and storage integration demonstration project has been filed and will be located in the Jiuyuan Industrial Park, Baotou City. The project has a total investment of RMB 1.4695 billion and is planned to include an annual hydrogen production unit of 7,366 mt, a hydrogen storage facility of 168,900 standard cubic meters, along with supporting hydrogen production testing platforms, a hydrogen quality inspection center, a hydrogen R&D center, and a science popularization base. The project is scheduled to start construction in October 2026 and be completed and operational by December 2028. China Energy Engineering Group Bochuang Green Fuel (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. China Energy Engineering Group's East China Institute has secured the EPC contract for the first phase of the Shenyang wind-solar hydrogen production integrated with biomass green methanol oil demonstration project, involving 10kt of green methanol. The project is located in Kangping County, Shenyang, and is a benchmark project among the first domestic initiatives combining wind-solar electrolytic hydrogen production with biomass gasification to methanol. It leverages local wind power and straw resources to establish a complete 'green electricity-green hydrogen-green methanol' industry chain, producing 10kt of green methanol annually. The project can consume local wind power and agricultural/forestry waste, reducing full life-cycle carbon emissions by about 70% compared to traditional coal-to-methanol processes, with significant environmental and economic benefits. Envision Zero-Carbon Technology (Chifeng) Co., Ltd. The 12 electrolytic hydrogen production rectifier transformers independently developed by XD Electric for the Envision Energy Chifeng Zero-Carbon Hydrogen-Ammonia Phase I project have been fully energized. This project is the world's largest green hydrogen-ammonia project, with core equipment fully deployed. It is planned to produce 1.52 million mt of green ammonia annually, making it the world's first commercial green hydrogen-ammonia project. It builds an entire integrated industry chain of wind, solar, storage, hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol, relies on 100% green electricity to produce liquid ammonia, and holds the world's first renewable ammonia certification issued by Bureau Veritas, showcasing outstanding industry demonstration value. Inner Mongolia Energy Group: The winning candidates for the hydrogen production system equipment procurement of the Jinshan Power Plant 2×660MW coal-fired power expansion project have been announced. The tender covers complete hydrogen production equipment for two 660MW high-efficiency ultra-supercritical air-cooled coal-fired units, with an estimated contract value of RMB 5.5 million. The candidates and their quoted prices are as follows: First candidate Beijing Zhongdian Fengye, quoting RMB 2.46 million; Second candidate Shanghai Qingrui Technology, quoting RMB 2.0833 million; Third candidate Changzhou Xingran Technology, quoting RMB 2.1 million. The project is located in Dongtaosuhao Village, Huangheshao Town, Saihan District, Hohhot. Construction started in December 2024, with Unit #1 planned to be commissioned in June 2027 and Unit #2 in October 2027. Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.: has announced a direct procurement notice for the hydrogen power supply container assembly. The procuring entity is the Green Energy Branch of Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric, with a procurement target of three sets of hydrogen power supply container assemblies. The designated supplier for this project is Guangdong Anpei Electric Power Co., Ltd. Policy Review 1. Scientifically plan the development of green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol. Coordinate factors such as wind and solar resources, carbon sources, and water sources, integrate infrastructure construction for transportation, refueling, and transshipment, and plan the layout of green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production bases according to local conditions. Based on market demand, build integrated wind-solar hydrogen-ammonia-methanol projects for nearby consumption and utilization. Encourage the development of wind-solar hydrogen production in weak-grid or off-grid modes. Large-scale development projects for green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol. Focus on northeast China, planning to build green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production bases primarily for outward transmission. Based on local conditions, plan to build green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production bases for nearby utilization in regions such as the 'Jiziwan' area of the Yellow River, northern North China, and the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains. 2. The Department of Economy and Information Technology of Zhejiang Province issued a notice on the 'Work Plan for Accelerating Scenario Cultivation and Openness to Promote Large-Scale Demonstration Applications of New Technologies, New Products, and New Scenarios.' Hydrogen energy application scenarios: Leverage the advantage of industrial by-product hydrogen resources to build the Yangtze River Delta Hydrogen Highway and Hydrogen Corridor, promote fuel cell vehicles such as port heavy-duty trucks, cold chain logistics, and bus passenger transport, and develop demonstration application scenarios for hydrogen transportation such as ships, forklifts, two-wheelers, and drones. For industrial application scenarios, advance the integrated construction of renewable energy hydrogen production projects, produce green hydrogen at scale or further synthesize green ammonia and green methanol, and promote the substitution of hydrogen-based chemical raw materials and green fuels. In industrial and civil fields, on the premise of ensuring safety, explore hydrogen-ammonia-methanol co-firing application scenarios. 3. The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation, the Tianjin Municipal Market Regulation Commission, and the Hebei Provincial Administration for Market Regulation jointly formulated the 'Technical Specification for Carbon Inclusive Project Emission Reduction Accounting - Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles' (DB11/T 3054-2026), released on July 6, 2026, and will be implemented from October 1, 2026. This standard defines the terms and definitions related to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the carbon inclusive project emission reduction accounting for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and stipulates the basic requirements, greenhouse gas types, project boundaries and crediting periods, accounting methods, data monitoring and management, and key verification points for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle carbon inclusive projects. This document applies to the design, construction, and operation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle carbon inclusive projects within the administrative region of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. Enterprise Developments Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy (Xianyang) Development Co., Ltd. has settled in the Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy Quality Technology Innovation Base. It will subsequently focus on the layout of liquid hydrogen storage system R&D and industrialization projects within the base. Leveraging the platform advantages of the base in inspection and testing, standard research, and industry-university-research collaboration, it will conduct performance testing, safety verification, and process optimization for liquid hydrogen storage equipment, accelerating product iteration for liquid hydrogen storage tanks and complete refueling systems. China Energy Engineering Group (Jiuquan) New Energy Co., Ltd. is a new energy company established by China Energy Engineering Group with a registered capital of RMB 1 million, located in the Economic and Technological Development Zone, Northwest Street Subdistrict, Suzhou District, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. Its business scope includes permitted projects: power generation business, power transmission business, power supply (distribution) business; power supply operations (projects subject to legal approval can only be carried out after approval by relevant departments). General projects: contract energy management; engaging in investment activities with its own funds; power generation technical services; sales of hydrogen refueling station and hydrogen storage facilities, etc. Shanghai Hyfun Energy Technology Co., Ltd. : Its Shanghai Standardization Pilot Project has been successfully accepted. Companies in the same hydrogen refueling field can directly reuse the mature model established by Hyfun for this standard system, including grounded verification and iterative optimization, significantly reducing standardization construction costs. The complete set of standardized R&D and production processes for hydrogen refueling station equipment can be transferred and reused in hydrogen refueling production scenarios across various regions nationwide. Shanghai Xinran Compressor Co., Ltd.: has successfully signed a hydrogen compressor procurement project with Shandong Taihe Technology Co., Ltd., with both parties having completed the project signing. This customized equipment is designed for the operating conditions of a large PetroChina hydrogen production station, relying on the group's mature liquid-driven compression technology, with advantages in high-pressure output, stable continuous operation, and convenient maintenance. The equipment has completed full-process simulated operating condition testing before leaving the factory, strictly meeting the standards for hydrogen refueling, storage, and transportation in the oil and gas industry. Jiangsu Huade Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd.: A set of CarNeu-500 500kW large-power hydrogen power generation system has completed manufacturing and factory acceptance testing, and has been officially shipped to Brazil, marking the first project delivery in the South American market. This system is also the largest single-unit power station product delivered by the company to date. Tianneng Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd.: The first batch of officially operational hydrogen fuel cell buses in Maoming City, Guangdong Province, are equipped with the Chenxing-T80 fuel cell system independently developed by Tianneng Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., aiming to support the construction of the local green public transportation system. Guangzhou Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.: The 2000-ton hydrogen fuel cell powered cargo ship 'Yuntao No.1', undertaken by the company and developed by the 605th Research Institute for Guangdong Yuntao Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., has been launched in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. The ship is the largest hydrogen-powered multipurpose cargo vessel in China. The ship has an overall length of 69.3 meters, a beam of 13.7 meters, and a maximumdwt of 2,000 mt. The ship uses hydrogen fuel as its power source, paired with an efficient electric propulsion system, achieving zero carbon emissions. It is equipped with an integrated energy management system that intelligently optimizes and precisely distributes energy to ensure high-efficiency energy utilization. Zaihe Automobile Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.: has teamed up with Jieqing Technology to launch a new hydrogen-electric heavy truck. The two parties have reached a strategic partnership to jointly promote the popularization of hydrogen-powered heavy trucks. Patent Applications 1. The Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) published patent CN2025110028, developing a ceramic-based anion exchange membrane with a laboratory test life of 80,000 hours. 2. Johnson Matthey (UK) filed patent WO2025109876, disclosing a Fe-Ni-Mo ternary non-precious metal catalyst formulation with activity close to platinum-based materials. Technology Footprints / Technical Specifications 1. The latest research achievement of Professor Hu Wenbin's team at Tianjin University has been published online in the international top journal Science. The study overcomes a key challenge in the precise preparation of platinum group catalysts, opening up a new technical pathway for the atomically precise preparation of platinum group catalysts. 2. The teams of Tong Lei and Liang Haiwei from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), together with Zhang Liang from Tsinghua University, proposed a Carbon Mesopore Depth Engineering (CMDE) strategy. Based on hollow mesoporous carbon spheres to regulate ionomer penetration depth, it solves the inherent contradiction between kinetic activity and oxygen mass transfer in low-platinum fuel cells, developing a PtCo low-platinum catalyst with poisoning tolerance, high mass transfer, and excellent durability, achieving power, activity, and durability targets set by the US DOE at an ultra-low platinum loading of 0.1 mgPt cm⁻². 3. Professor Li Zhipeng's team at Northwestern Polytechnical University innovatively constructed a three-dimensional multi-physics field coupling model for tubular solid oxide fuel cells, systematically revealing the quantitative influence laws of temperature, electrode thickness, porosity, and oxygen domain geometric parameters on the cell's output performance. 4. The National Hydrogen Power Quality Inspection and Testing Center of China Automotive Engineering Research Institute has built a 0-400kW hydrogen-related loaded three-comprehensive vibration test platform and opened it for commercial use, filling the gap in large-power hydrogen-related multi-physics field coupled testing in China. 5. The high specific power cathode closed air-cooled stack technology developed by the team of Academician Chen Zhongwei and Associate Researcher Zhang Meng at the State Key Laboratory of Energy Catalytic Conversion, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, has passed the scientific and technological achievement appraisal by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. This technology effectively overcomes the industry contradiction between water retention and oxygen mass transfer in air-cooled fuel cells, solving technical challenges including low-humidity performance degradation, carbon corrosion, membrane dry-out/flooding, and high-power thermal management.

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