China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), China's major oil refiner, announced on August 30 that the country's largest photovoltaic-based hydrogen production project has been put into operation in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

All the solar panels of the photovoltaic power station have been installed as of August 30, and the plant, with an area equivalent to more than 900 football fields, has been connected to the grid at full capacity.