Jiangsu Zhonghui Quartz Technology will invest $7.2 million into a 5,000-ton project, which will process quartz ore into high purity quartz sand. Hoshine Silicon is currently commissioning the second 100,000-ton polysilicon production capacity at its new factory in China. Xinjiang Lixin Energy Qitai County’s 500 MW wind-solar, 125 MW battery utility-scale renewable energy project has seen a battery supply bid come in at only $78.4 per MWh. South Korean battery maker SK On is to source 34,000 tons of natural graphite from 2027 through 2031 from Westwater Resources Kellyton Graphite Plant in the US state of Alabama. Arizona utility Salt River Project is seeking another 1,200 MW of dispatchable generation capacity and another 2,500 MW of renewable generation capacity to…