In the morning of April 17, 2023, Tan Xuguang went to the power battery PACK factory of Weichai New Energy Power Technology, and had in-depth exchanges with R&D staff on power battery (liquid lithium battery, solid lithium battery), hydrogen fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC).

At 10:00 am on April 9, 2023, Shandong Heavy Industry Group held a mobilization meeting for the sprint in the first half of the year. Tan Xuguang gave a mobilization speech and 8 affiliated companies made statements. A total of 2,000 management of all levels from the Group and various affiliated companies attended the meeting online and offline.

On the morning of April 5, 2023, Tan Xuguang visited Weichai Data Engineering Center, Simulation Business Department of Engine Research Institute, and Electronic Control and Software Research Institute to research the operation of the intelligent "brain" and held a symposium for scientific and technological personnel.

On the morning of April 3rd, 2023, Tan Xuguang went to Suzhou to conduct research on Tsintel Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. and held a symposium on technology backbone to gain a detailed understanding of the development and manufacturing of intelligent driving products.

Within three years, Tan Xuguang made his first overseas "expedition" to Japan. From March 21 to April 1, 2023, Tan Xuguang and his team conducted inspections throughout Japan and exchanged ideas with relevant enterprises, economic circles, and universities on future development trends.

Weichai Power 2022 Annual Performance in A Glimpse

On February 20, 2023, the 2023 Business Conference of Weichai Power Non-road Products was held in Jinan. A total of 1,000 dealers, customer representatives and other partners from all over the country gathered together to discuss the development plan.

In May 2018, Weichai Power strategically invested in British SOFC technology company Ceres Power, becoming its largest shareholder. Weichai has invested 2 billion yuan in total, and the two sides have set up a research and development team consisting about 100 PhDs. After 5 years of efforts, the team achieved SOFC technology engineering breakthrough, a comprehensive control of the new generation of SOFC key core technology. The product released by Weichai this time is the world's first large-power metal-supported SOFC, with net power generation efficiency exceeding 60%, especially cogeneration efficiency reaching 92.55%, the highest in the world among large SOFC systems.

From February 15 to 16, 2023, Tan Xuguang went to Jining City to investigate the current production and operation of Shantui Company, Shantui Construction Machinery (Jining) and Sinotruk Jining Commercial Vehicle, and listened to the work reports of relevant enterprises together with Jining Mayor Yu Yongsheng at Shantui Company.

On the morning of February 11, 2023, Shijiazhuang City - Shandong Heavy Industry Group Cooperation Communication Meeting on Hydrogen Energy Industry was held in Shijiazhuang City. Zhang Chaochao, member of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial CPC Committee and Secretary of Shijiazhuang Municipal CPC Committee, and Tan Xuguang, CPC Committee Secretary and Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group attended the meeting.