NEWS: China’s five-year plan to accelerate new energy industries

China’s new five-year plan doubles down on clean energy innovation, grid resilience, and high-tech manufacturing. (Volt Rush)

  • The plan calls for accelerating wind, solar, nuclear, and hydro development, expanding pumped-storage hydropower, and building smarter, more resilient power grids. It also encourages stronger market and pricing mechanisms for a modernized energy system.

  • Beijing highlights strategic clusters for new energy, new materials, aviation, and the low-altitude economy (eVTOLs)—signaling support for solid-state battery breakthroughs and new industrial applications.

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