At 10:16 p.m. on January 13, a modified version of the Long March-6 carrier rocket lifted off at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China’s Shanxi Province. The rocket deployed the Yaogan-50 01 remote sensing satellite into its preset orbit.
The smart ultra-fast electrical charging station integrating photovoltaic power generation and energy storage at Tonglu Service Area (northern area) was officially put into use. The service area, located in East China’s Zhejiang Province and along the Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway, now has two such stations operational on its north and south sides, becoming China’s largest expressway composite for ultra-fast charging services.
The world’s first Ro-Ro ship with six rotor sails was launched in Wuhan, Hubei Province, recently. The vessel was built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, for its European client.
An aluminum electrolysis project in Angola was put into operation on January 15, with annual production expected to reach 120,000 tons. The core technologies of the project were provided by Guiyang Aluminum Magnesium Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. (GAMI), a subsidiary of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco). It’s the first time that a China-supported aluminum electrolysis project has been implemented on the African continent, marking yet another achievement of the green industrial cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative.
The Yongning Bridge, the longest multi-tower rigid suspension bridge in China designed for both rail and road traffic, opened for traffic on February 6 in Wenzhou City, East China’s Zhejiang Province.
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the Chinese central government have formed an embodied intelligence industry consortium in an effort to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
On February 1, the Rainbow YH-1000S, the world’s first hybrid unmanned cargo aircraft, completed its maiden flight in Liangping District of Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The aircraft was developed by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, a R&D institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The Xihe Pump Station in Zhongshan City, South China’s Guangdong Province, has officially begun operations recently. The station boasts the largest single-unit flow capacity in Asia.
