Huati Lighting diversifies into lithium mining with a US$3 million strategic acquisition in Mozambique

[Solid-state battery: Tianneng Battery achieves large-scale delivery of semi-solid-state 314Ah battery cells, with multi-technology systems making breakthroughs in stages] On 28 August 2026, Tianneng Battery disclosed in its H1 2026 semi-annual report that the semi-solid-state 314Ah battery cells produced in cooperation with WELION New Energy have achieved large-scale batch delivery and have been successfully applied first to grid-side ESS equipment. The company has laid out multiple new-type battery technology routes, including solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, and its "lithium-lithium-hydrogen-sodium + solid-state" multi-technology system is accelerating its formation, with the industrialisation process showing a staged progression of "sodium-ion battery demonstration and verification, solid-state battery deployment in multiple scenarios, and accelerated commercialisation of hydrogen fuel". The company's lithium battery business has significantly accelerated its push to go global, with residential ESS outside China as a key breakthrough direction. For specific H1 financial data, please refer to the full report. Semi-solid-state battery: solid-liquid battery.

[Baterai Solid-State: EcoPro BM Bentuk Tim Baterai All-Solid-State yang Mencakup Rantai Penuh "Bahan Baku-Material-Sel Baterai", Targetkan Komersialisasi pada 2027] Pada 26 Agustus 2026, EcoPro BM menggelar rapat kick-off di Provinsi Gyeonggi, secara resmi membentuk "tim baterai all-solid-state" yang mencakup rantai penuh "bahan baku-material-sel baterai". Proyek ini dipimpin oleh Kementerian Perdagangan, Industri, dan Energi Korea Selatan, dan EcoPro BM terpilih pada awal Agustus, bersama empat perusahaan lain, sebagai perusahaan "subkontraktor super" fase ketiga. Peserta tim meliputi Institut Teknologi Elektronika Korea (KETI), Institut Sains dan Teknologi Korea (KIST), Universitas Sains dan Teknologi Pohang (POSTECH), Universitas Hanyang, dan lainnya. EcoPro BM berencana mengembangkan elektrolit padat berbasis sulfida dari litium sulfida kemurnian tinggi, dengan target komersialisasi baterai all-solid-state berbasis sulfida pada 2027. Dilaporkan oleh Kantor Berita Yonhap dan media Korea Selatan lainnya pada 31 Agustus.