Changzhou Hydrogen Bay injected new momentum. On the morning of February 25, Canada Westport Company's GFI hydrogen energy project signed a contract to settle in Changzhou Hydrogen Bay. Westport Fuel Systems CEO DavidJohnson and Vice Mayor Huan Heng witnessed the signing online and in person, respectively.Westport Fuel Systems is a leading global supplier of core components and control systems for clean and low-carbon fuels. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Westport Fuel Systems operates in more than 70 countries and regions around the world and is listed on both the NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchange. Over the years, the company has actively laid out the hydrogen energy business segment, and its products are widely used in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen internal combustion engines; Its GFI brand hydrogen fuel core components have served as security vehicles for the Beijing Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo and Beijing Winter Olympics.In order to accelerate the industrialization of the GFI project, Westport Fuel Systems plans to build a hydrogen fuel system production plant in West Taihu Science and Technology Industrial Park to carry out research and development, manufacturing and sales of hydrogen 35MPa and 70Mpa parts. The total investment of the project can reach 10 million US dollars, and it is divided into two phases, with a construction period of about 2 years, which will better meet the demand of the domestic market after the completion of the project.

The landing of major projects accelerated, adding strong momentum for Changzhou to build a new energy capital and a city with a GDP of one trillion yuan. On February 18, Changzhou National High-tech Zone held the groundbreaking ceremony of major projects in 2023 and BYD new energy vehicle core parts Industrial Park project. Party Secretary Chen Jinhu witnessed the signing, announced the start of construction, and laid the foundation for the BYD new energy vehicle core parts industrial Park project.A total of 35 projects have been started in Changzhou National High-tech Zone, with a total investment of 28.1 billion yuan. Among them, 13 new energy vehicles and automotive core parts projects, 4 smart energy projects, 4 new material projects, others also involve a new generation of information technology projects, new medicine and medical equipment projects and high-end intelligent equipment manufacturing. After the start of these projects, Changzhou National High-tech Zone in the first quarter of new industrial projects operating rate will reach 46.1%.比亚迪新能源汽车核心零部件产业园项目规划图Byd new energy vehicle core parts Industrial Park project settled in Binjiang Economic Development Zone, with a total investment of about 10 billion yuan, after the completion of the project, the annual output of 300,000 sets of smart powertrain, transmission system and other core parts, to further promote the construction of Changzhou new energy capital.Byd Group is China's largest new energy vehicle manufacturer, the market value has exceeded one trillion yuan, in April 2019, the total investment of about 10 billion yuan BYD East China (Changzhou) industrial base settled in Changzhou National High-tech Zone Luoxi Town, the output value of 2022 reached 28 billion yuan.In the past year, BYD East China (Changzhou) industrial base has achieved production and rapid production, produced 180,000 new energy vehicles, solved more than 10,000 jobs, and entered the tens of billions of industrial enterprises club. The Yuan PLUS, Seal and other models driving out of Changzhou have not only become explosive models in China, but also exported to developed markets.At the signing ceremony of major projects, 32 projects were signed to settle in Changzhou National High-tech Zone, with a total investment of 22.7 billion yuan. Among them, 16 are "two special three new and one intelligent" industrial projects in Changzhou National High-tech Zone, with a total investment of 18.4 billion yuan. The first batch of high-rate lithium-ion cell R & D and manufacturing projects with a total investment of 6 billion yuan and new energy intelligent mobile travel projects with a total investment of 5 billion yuan.In 2022, Changzhou National High-tech Zone continued to optimize the business environment, continued to strive to attract major projects, attracted 14 major industrial projects with a total investment of more than 1 billion yuan or more than 100 million US dollars in the year, and attracted projects with actual utilization of foreign capital, total import and export value, more than 10 billion yuan or 1 billion US dollars. In terms of investment contribution rate of major projects and comprehensive evaluation of business environment, it won the first place in many cities.This year, Changzhou will firmly adhere to the ambition of "attracting tens of billions of projects, cultivating hundreds of billions of enterprises, and creating trillions of industries", do a good job of "incremental" articles, maintain the attraction intensity of tens of billions of major projects, and drive upstream and downstream enterprises to boost confidence, grow bigger and stronger, and strive to create a national strategic emerging industrial cluster of new energy.Li Lin, Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, Hang Yong, Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee attended the event.

On the morning of January 31, the first major project site promotion meeting of 2023 in Liyang City and the foundation laying ceremony of a Chinese Yangtze River Delta base project was held in Bamboo Ze Town, starting 25 projects with a total investment of more than 10.4 billion yuan; Sixteen projects were signed, with a total planned investment of more than 15.1 billion yuan.Among the projects signed and started this time, there are strategic emerging industry projects such as new energy, advanced manufacturing projects such as high-end equipment, as well as cultural tourism and resettlement community construction projects. The implementation and promotion of these projects will surely inject new vitality into Liyang to consolidate the industrial foundation and achieve high-quality development. Among them, located in Bamboo Ze Town, China a heavy long triangle base project total investment of 3.08 billion yuan, about 220 acres of land, equipment investment of 1.2 billion yuan, mainly engaged in high-quality, high-tech content, high added value of all kinds of fine forgings research and development and production. After reaching the project, it will form an annual production capacity of 240,000 tons of forgings and 60,000 tons of castings, with annual sales of 3.28 billion yuan and an additional tax of 180 million yuan.