Work started on the 120,000-sqm (30-acre) Sanxi Huafa Intelligent Manufacturing Harbor in Sanxi Technology & Innovation Town on Aug 2, which is expected to bring 525,000 sqm (130 acres) of industry 5.0 space once operational in September 2023.

A major industry 5.0 space project of Xiangzhou District, the harbor boosts investment of 2.73 billion yuan ($404.27 million). It will consist of nine high-standard factories, covering 336,000 sqm (83 acres) that adhere to the demands of the optoelectronic and smart manufacturing industries, over 170,000 sqm (42 acres) in living supporting facilities, and nearly 2,000 parking spaces. Located near Sanxi Road in Shangchong community, a traffic artery of Zhuhai, motorists will also be able to reach the National Expressway G105 in five minutes from the harbor.

In addition, an agreement was signed on the same day for a high-efficiency new-type solar and perovskite cells project to settle in the harbor. With total investment of 6 billion yuan ($888.69 million), the 30,000-sqm (7.4-acre) project will have floorage of 60,000 sqm (15 acres) and is a key project for boosting Sanxi's photoelectric industrial scale. 

Rendering of Sanxi Huafa Intelligent Manufacturing Harbor [Photo courtesy WeChat account: zhuhaifabu]

It will focus on the research of new thin film solar cells, catalytic hydrogen production and nanomaterial synthesis applications, as well as basic application research, core technology development, and application promotion. Once it begins operations in August 2023, it is expected to generate annual output value of 10 billion yuan ($1.48 billion). 

Its research team will include several academicians, experts, and high-caliber talents, aiming to cultivate an internationally leading enterprise managing core technologies and equipment of the perovskite industry.

Sanxi Technology & Innovation Town is the main site for Xiangzhou's industry 5.0 space construction. Lu Hui, director of Sanxi town's development center, said that the town will build a 3.3-million-sqm (815-acre) industry 5.0 space, strive to introduce more major projects in leading industries, and generate added industrial output value of 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) over the next two years.