Laptop Batteries and Chargers/Adapters

Taking care of your laptop's battery

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Does it seem like no matter what you do, your computer is always out of battery power? It might be time to replace the battery. Every battery has a designed capacity-basically the amount of charge that it's designed to hold. Over time batteries lose their ability to hold a charge. This means that even though you're fully charging your battery, the actual amount of power that the battery can hold is going down.

Some of the telltale signs that your battery is going bad are shorter use times, and subsequently, shorter times to recharge. If you notice the amount of time you can spend unplugged is going down, then chances are your battery has lost much of its ability to hold a charge. Another sign that your battery might be on the wane is that it takes less time to recharge. A battery that's going bad might also cause your computer to turn off or hibernate unexpectedly, even if the battery meter displays ample capacity remaining (70 or 80 percent).

Fortunately, Windows can help you know when your battery is unable to hold a full charge. When your battery gets down to 40 percent of its original capacity (that is, it can only hold 40 percent or less of its designed capacity after it has been charged), you'll see a notification via the battery meter icon that your battery might be going bad. This notification is new in Windows 7-earlier versions of Windows can't notify you when your battery is going bad. If you don't want to receive this notification, you can turn it off by clearing the check box on the battery meter.

Battery meter showing a notification that a battery might be going bad

Many batteries will show signs of problems well before reaching 40 percent of their original capacity. Also, many computer manufacturers have programs that you can use to measure the performance of your battery. These programs might be more sensitive to battery problems and should be used first to check the condition of your computer's battery. For more information about solutions to this problem, see Solutions to common battery problems.

 

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Some computer manufacturers report the designed capacity of their batteries to be the level of the last full charge, so it's possible that your battery might be below the warning threshold without giving you any warning. If your computer continues to run out of battery too quickly, but your battery meter shows that it's fully charging, it might be time to consider replacing your battery. Check with your computer manufacturer for information about replacing your battery.

Using the battery meter to monitor power consumption

 
• The battery meter is a handy tool located in the notification area of the Windows taskbar that makes it easy for you to keep an eye your computer's power consumption. The battery meter icon indicates whether your laptop is plugged in  or whether it's running on battery power   . When you point to the battery meter, you can see the percentage of battery charge remaining as well as an estimate of how much time you have until you'll need to plug your computer in.
 
• When you click the battery meter icon, you can get more information-like which power plan you're using and, if you have more than one battery, how much charge is left in your second battery. You can also change power plans and access additional settings for managing more power options. For more information, see Battery meter: frequently asked questions.

Battery meter showing power plans

Using power plans to save your battery

One of the easiest ways to save your battery without affecting the performance of your computer is to use one of the built-in power plans that come with Windows. Power plans are basically collections of hardware and software settings that control how your computer uses power. There are two power plans that come with Windows that are useful for laptops:

Balanced. This is the plan that most laptops use by default. It offers full performance and display brightness when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity.
  Power saver. This plan can help you get the most from a single battery charge. It saves power by reducing system performance and screen brightness.

In addition to the power plans that come with Windows, your computer manufacturer might offer additional plans. You can also create your own power plan, or customize the settings for one of the existing plans. For more information, see Change, create, or delete a power plan (scheme).

Getting the most out of your battery

In addition to using power plans to get the most mileage out of a battery charge, it's also important to take care of your battery to make sure you get the most life out of it.

 
• Make sure you're following the manufacturer's instructions for charging and maintaining your battery. Only use a charger and power cord supplied by the manufacturer.
 
• Don't let your battery get too hot (or too cold). A hot battery is a sign of trouble and usually means that your battery isn't working properly. You should stop using it right away. Also, make sure that your battery isn't exposed to extreme temperatures. Batteries are designed to work best at room temperatures. Avoid using (or even storing) batteries in extreme temperature conditions.
 
• Use your battery to keep it fresh. Don't keep your computer plugged in all the time. It's a good idea to discharge and then recharge your laptop battery about once a month. Also, you should let your battery run down before you recharge it.
   

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Construction of smart grid energy storage technology to promote the development of sodium sulfur battery industry

Smart Grid National Grid is currently the focus of building orientation, energy storage technology is a core technology of the smart grid. The sodium sulfur storage battery because of its large capacity, small size, energy storage and conversion efficiency, long life, without geographical restrictions, etc., is used for electricity storage.

July 25, Shanghai Municipal Government and the State Grid Corporation in Shanghai, signed a "smart grid strategic cooperation agreement." Shanghai Electric Group Corporation, Shanghai Electric Power Company and the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences signed the "sodium-sulfur battery on promoting industrial cooperation letter of intent." Jia Qinglin, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu attended the ceremony. Shanghai Municipal Committee, Mayor Han Zheng, the State Grid Corporation of party secretary, Liu Zhenya, general manager of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Chun Yin and delivered speeches respectively.

Mr Han said that the development of new smart grid and other strategic industries, building a strong intelligence network, accelerate the transformation of economic development is the inevitable choice, the implementation of national energy strategy is an important measure. Shanghai will strive to become smart grid capabilities demonstration base, key technologies R & D base and the main equipment manufacturing base. Shanghai has been the development of smart grid technology as an important aspect of high-tech industry, for smart grid applications, R & D and industrialization of giving full support. Shanghai will fully cooperate with the State Grid Corporation of building a strong intelligence network to carry out the work, and fully relying on the support of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology role in promoting the smart grid in Shanghai R & D and industrialization of key technologies to achieve a breakthrough.

Yin and Jun said, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the State Grid Corporation has a long history of friendship and cooperation and has signed a strategic cooperation agreement to carry out good cooperation. The face of national energy security, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology team of the advantages of active play, active deployment in many areas. In the smart grid, with regard to the field of technology and development involves extensive, required materials, devices, information, communication, control and management features such as multi-disciplinary participation, Chinese Academy of Sciences to play the comprehensive advantages of multi-disciplinary, forward deployed in large-capacity storage battery and systems, electric vehicles, things and sensors, semiconductor lighting and other fields have achieved some important results. Enhance key technologies in the smart grid research and development, to jointly promote our smart grid construction and technology development, for promoting China's industrial restructuring, accelerate change and foster economic development strategy in emerging industries is important.

"The use of electric energy storage technologies that can improve the network economy, safety and supply reliability, support new energy development." Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Professor Luo Hongjie, director told reporters.

"With large-scale energy storage device that can reduce and delay for the development, transmission, transformation and distribution equipment investment, improve the utilization of existing power equipment and power supply reliability, reduce coal consumption." Shanghai Institute of Silicate The Energy Materials Research Center, Shanghai development base of sodium sulfur battery technology engineer researcher Zhao-Yin Wen said.

It is understood that, the CAS Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, positive response to national strategy, with the national grid through early collaboration Shanghai Electric Power Company, the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and other departments, in the sodium sulfur storage battery capacity development aspects of access to important breakthrough, successfully developed with independent intellectual property rights capacity of 650Ah sodium sulfur storage single cells, making China the world after Japan's second largest capacity to master the core technology of sodium sulfur battery countries. It is reported that 2 MW capacity have been built and sodium sulfur battery demonstration pilot production line, 800 kWh of sodium sulfur storage demonstration plants have been successfully run, marking the sodium sulfur storage battery has been the basic conditions of industrial. Transfer to the stage of industrial applications, Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation in cooperation, from the R & D to production to application, the three unit combination, integrated social quality resources, innovative management model, effectively promoting a sodium sulfur storage battery to products, practical development.

Yin and Chun said, the CAS Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, technical sources, National Grid will continue to play Shanghai Electric Power Company applied traction, Shanghai Electric has a strong manufacturing and production management, believes that "through triangular cooperation, will be able to play an effective technology for the industry The leading and supporting role for the development of our smart grid make an important contribution. "

It is reported that Shanghai will focus on the development of new energy access and control, power storage, power electronics applications and core devices, intelligent systems and intelligent substation devices, smart distribution grids and smart clients, high-temperature superconductivity, IT communications and software-related information services and other aspects of industry and technology. By 2012, Shanghai will strive to cultivate three to five smart grid industry leading enterprises to create competitive smart grid industry clusters, industry scale reached 500 billion yuan.

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Development of new energy vehicles can not only give money to food stamps

At the recent 2010 development trend of China's auto market, Forum Asia conference on information the city half a year, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Executive Vice President and General Director Yang said the new energy vehicle development level, China and the world's advanced level of than there is a large gap. At the same time, he believes energy is very important to the traditional car. In addition, other energy-saving technologies should also be given due attention.

"I was fortunate to attend State Council meetings, leadership is very clear, leaders said, that two things are equally important: the traditional energy-saving and new energy automotive vehicle development. This thing, then I think we all know by now, so here to say, We are the world's most advanced goal is to engage one million electric, but tell the truth, we are to maintain the amount of one million, not the annual output, even if it is annual, our 13 million, 15 million vehicles as long as we save 7.5%, we reached the one million the number of electric fuel. "

Not only do not give money to food stamps

Dong Yang said, we think we should put all the technology they use up energy, reducing fuel consumption, including hybrid technology. Because hybrid technology, then it can not rely on infrastructure for hybrid how to see? I think from a different perspective views are different, some people say hybrid it is burning oil, not fun, it's not electric, completely changing the power source means , power source means, I think this is his talk on, but from another perspective, hybrid vehicles I can, you are to continue, you are refueling, do not charge your garage, or even stopped at the side of the road does not matter, It can give you the usual saving, should be said that way we all are in favor of saving, hybrid should not be overlooked.

And some of the advanced technology is easier, not much technical difficulty, and costs no more. Of pure electric vehicles, I think it is inside the high ground vehicle power transformation, so it should be from a national perspective should be promoted, or should national policy, now the world is for the pure electric car market caused by government support by the size and market to make it public, materials, production processes, product performance, process has a carrier.

If you think it is not yet the reality of the market immediately, do not support it, do not form the bulk sample it is always a lab, laboratory samples can not always be a market commodity, so there should be a market. And we also found that Toyota, I think it's a good strategy, it is the myself out, went around the world where the conditional, as far as possible through our support, it's mature technology market experiments.

A variety of energy-efficient route can not be less

Another is not to give up on the fuel cell, fuel cells, recently has been about progress, such as one of the last barriers to fuel cells, fuel cells need to do real-time exchange of precious metals, and now some results indicate that the precious metal content can be greatly decreased, that down to the exhaust pipe and a similar, if so, then this obstacle can be eliminated, of course, there are other obstacles.

For a variety of technologies to replace oil should support, including natural gas, including methanol, ethanol, two potassium phosphate, including such technologies should be supported. For the new energy saving cars, especially the new energy automotive technology course, a lot of departments, many people want to be able to find a mature way, a wildcard cure, look to this issue is resolved, I think this is not enough time being. The world's car manufacturers have turned out a file organization, said that from the point of view, the line should be neutral from the stage technology, is in fact allows us to explore, and different techniques have different benefits. Even now, some experts doubt that the use of coal-based cases, the electric car does not reduce carbon emissions, but I want to say it though diminished carbon, it also benefits fuel economy. Therefore, the benefits should be comprehensive variety of automotive development.

Development of new energy vehicles

Promote small cars, small displacement, high efficiency, I think we drive too much, I recently returned from Italy, were relatively small family cars, small cars when the steel is also small, less fuel, I think we Chinese such a big country, we want to support the mobility of the whole nation, should we have to do little. Of course, this matter so that consumers generally do not sacrifice, but government policy should be guided.

On diesel oil. Diesel oil, diesel from the current ratio of view, I think we can not now large-scale promotion of diesel cars, diesel critical shortage now, but if the changes in national fuel policy, that is not all rely on imported crude oil refinery, I can a large number of oil imports, oil, so diesel can also be developed, this depends on national fuel policy and oil policy changes.

We believe that the energy for electric cars or new cars, then have a good development strategy. If there is a coordinated strategy for the whole society, the government has a big investment to develop. Our reform and opening up three decades I think we have a successful experience, but this experience with poor management will be an obstacle that we are to reform and opening up foreign customers money, really large customers, in addition to bombs and one satellite so that the outside the small, but I want to say, the development of new energy vehicles for food stamps do not pay the light not, and must have a big investment, if it is positioned as a strategic and emerging industries, and if we are to consider the other powers automotive world, particularly Japan, I think it's best to go through first, Europe, Korea, the United States to compete, we must have quite the investment and people, and others I think we put almost together with our Chinese people are hardworking, brave, savings, we can do better, but a small investment, this will not do.

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The new energy sector once again took to the capital markets front

July 20, the National Energy Board Planning Division, said Jiang Bing, has been into the draft of the new energy development plan submitted to the State is preparing this includes nuclear energy, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal energy, unconventional natural gas and other new energy and renewable energy development and utilization of new energy industry planning in 2011 and 2020 the cumulative increase of 10 years, about 50,000 yuan of investment, increase the value of 1.5 trillion yuan a year.

Affected by this, 21 new energy power in the new energy treasure, a subsidiary engaged in the nickel-metal hydride batteries in the torch high and the allotment of space has just completed a strong mechanical and electrical are sealed in the daily limit, the new energy sector has become in recent days The most active sector. So far the new energy sector once again took to the capital market front.

First came into the new energy industry revitalization plan is expected a year ago in May 2009, about the beginning of August last year, had been circulated, "New Energy and Industrial Promotion Plan" has been renamed to "emerging energy industry development plan", the most The main reason is that in the original solar, wind and biomass and other renewable energy sources based on the traditional energy added to the formation of technological change, new energy content, while the focus has also been identified as 10 years of long-term development layout; addition Development and Reform Commission also need to define in the planning prior to the completion of new energy and power systems and many other details related docking standards.

Development and Reform Commission in March this year, said Zhang Xiaoqiang, deputy director of the NDRC, the Ministry of Finance and other multi-sectoral and co-drafted the "State Council on accelerating the development of emerging industries of strategic decision" to seek the opinion near the end, there is news said this includes new energy, new materials, life sciences, information networks, biomedicine, space exploration and other marine and geological development of seven strategic new industry decision is expected in the third quarter, officially announced; and new industries in the seven , the new energy clearly plays an important role.

In the traditional energy upgrade revolution technology, new energy battery will undoubtedly play a most important role, but in the past six months time, no matter in lithium iron phosphate electrolyte part of Jiangsu Guotai, will be put into lithium hexafluorophosphate of Fluoride committed to moving Desai battery power management, or invest in the Tibetan mining of raw materials of lithium carbonate in the first half performance in A-share market are more prominent. In July this year, just completed re-integration into the flight is given by virtue of lithium into the program even pull five daily limit, and in 7 trading days or nearly 80%.

In the global oil resource constraints and environmental concerns increasing background, including lithium and nickel-metal hydride battery of new energy vehicles have been the world's major national policy support.

Such as the 2011 South Korea plans to invest $ 2.3 billion for new energy technology, including research and development, the difference between grants and equipment grants, and grants the government is considering subsidies for purchase of 15 billion won for small cars and hybrids.

In China, in June this year by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science, the Ministry of Industry and Reform Commission jointly issued the subsidies for new energy vehicles, implementation details, and in Shanghai, Changchun, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Hefei in 5 cities start private purchase of new energy pilot car allowance.

This makes it a battery electric vehicles to become the core focus of the market, but relative to the lead-acid batteries, nickel metal hydride batteries with high energy density, long cycle life, self-discharge rate is small and no memory effect and green again, lithium-ion battery to the front.

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Obama's experience Chevrolet Volt electric car

July 15, 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama visited Michigan in the Compact Power battery factory, with interest got into the General Motors Chevrolet Volt electric car, to experience this car redefines the DNA innovative electric car car. LG Chem, Compact Power's parent company is carrying on the Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion cell stack, a global provider. General Motors recently announced that the Chevrolet Volt lithium batteries on board the heap will have 8 years / 160,000 km warranty.

Chevrolet Volt electric car by electricity to full-time, full-speed-drive vehicles. When the mileage is less than 60 km, Volt electric car totally rely only on a 16-kWh lithium-ion vehicle battery power to drive the reserves. When the car battery consumption to a minimum threshold limit, Volt will automatically be converted to the extended-range electric driving mode.

In this mode, the generator will begin to work the car started power generation, continue to provide electricity for the Volt, in order to achieve up to 480 km of driving ability. With the traditional pure battery electric vehicles is different, Volt electric car complete elimination of the concerns people driving distance, it can so that drivers need not worry because the battery runs out while the dilemma caused by embarrassment.

During the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the Chevrolet Volt electric car will be as specified in the VIP car shuttle at the Expo, without consuming a drop of gasoline. And will be held in Shanghai in the near future Expo Series Forum GM, Chevrolet Volt lithium-ion battery supplier's North American subsidiary of LG Chem, Compact Power CEO Dr. Tyre as speakers and we explore "how to accelerate the vehicle from the battery point of view the process of electrification."

Chevrolet Volt electric car later this year in the United States, the initial supply after a few selected pilot markets. In the second half of 2011, the Chevrolet Volt will officially landed in China.

Too beneficial to be $ 1 billion purchase of silicon solar cell business

July 20 News, Time Infrastructure Holdings (0.76,0.11,16.92%, the economy through real-time quotes) announced that the total cost of 10 billion yuan, Jin Baoli acquisition of target company shares, Jin Baoli mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale in the Mainland silicon solar battery; the price of $ 100 million in cash, $ 50 million by the issue of 9,293.68 million shares of the Consideration Shares, the remaining $ 850 million convertible notes issued to the Vendors to pay for.

In addition, too beneficial to be 0.5 yuan per share, placing up to 280 million shares, raising $ 140 million net proceeds of approximately 133.5 million yuan, for cash consideration and general working capital, accounts for the current and the enlarged share capital of 83.9% and 39.62%,.

INFRA means, Jin Baoli Group is China's few manufacturers of silicon solar cells, this year's annual capacity of 200 MW; Jin Baoli Group is also well equipped with advanced production facilities and testing components, and has continued to strengthen its R & D work to improve production efficiency; with its advanced technical knowledge, Jin Baoli Group will further expand its silicon solar cell business, to become one of China's major manufacturers. Based on the above the development of renewable energy trends and Jin Baoli Group's global competitive advantage, the Directors believe that Jin Baoli Group will benefit from solar related business growth.

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EU exports of over-reliance on solar cells

The day before yesterday, the first half of Jiangsu, Nanjing Customs announced some of the major ports of data import and export commodities. Experts, overseas orders in some commodities, to improve competitiveness in international markets while, need to beware of excessive concentration of export markets, trade frictions and increased risk of other adverse factors, the timely strategic adjustments.

Solar cell: double the number of export prices rose, but the "two out" adverse developments

Data: the first half of the port of export of Jiangsu solar 7,328,000, worth $ 1.55 billion over last year were up 1.2 times and 3.5 times. The average export price for each $ 210.9, an increase of 1 times. Nearly as exports to the EU.

Analysis: China's solar cell industry with large scale, prices have obvious advantages, such as the German manufacturers of solar modules is priced at 1.6 euros per watt, while Chinese products only from 1.3 to 1.4 euros, in the international market have more strong competitiveness. The current global market demand of solar cells in 2010, the total global solar PV market installed capacity will reach 90 billion watts or so, but need to note that China's export market is over-reliance on the European Union, the European anti-dumping debt crisis, an increased risk. In addition, Jiangsu port solar cells are mostly foreign-invested enterprises export, production equipment and some dependence on imported raw materials, this "two out" state, the adverse long-term development of the industry.

Recommendation: enterprises should actively explore markets outside Europe, and to carry out independent innovation and technological innovation, foster domestic solar consumer market.

Wireless LAN: high-tech products, experienced the largest anti-dumping case

Data: first half of the total exports of Jiangsu port wireless card 10.34 million units, worth 1.2 billion U.S. dollars, increased by 58% over the same period last year and down 5.3%. Average export price for each $ 12, down 40.1%. Mainly for the export processing trade, the European Union, ASEAN and the United States is a major exporter.

Analysis: In recent years, rapid growth of global wireless LAN market. To Huawei, ZTE and other manufacturers represented, with its technology, quality and cost advantages, access to the global mainstream operators and many consumers. Concern is that on June 30, the European Commission announced that originated in China's wireless network card initiated anti-dumping and safeguard investigations, involving about $ 4.1 billion, involving more than 1,000 domestic enterprises. This is China's biggest hit to date anti-dumping case, once the relevant accused of setting up, is bound to greatly improve wireless LAN exports to the EU costs.

Experts remind that the case has a strong "wind vane" meaning, to be vigilance. This is China's exports of high-tech electronic products for the first time in the European market experienced large-scale blocking, indicating that foreign trade barriers against China's low-end starting from the traditional manufacturing, raw materials and other products to the spread of high-end products.

Recommendation: should coordinate enterprises, business associations actively responding to, coping strategies in advance preparation.

Cotton: demand led to increase in volume of imports twice the average price of a new high

Data: first half of the total imports of Jiangsu port 211,000 tons of cotton, worth $ 360 million, respectively, year on year increase of 2.1 times and 3.3 times. Meanwhile, the average price of imports continued to climb in June rose to $ 1,888 per tonne, the highest single-month record high of Jiangsu ports. Private enterprise is the main force of imported cotton.

Analysis: the world's total cotton consumption is higher than 14%, while inventories of cotton hit a nearly six-year low levels, making the last couple of years, cotton prices on international markets rising. In China, growth in demand for textile industry, cotton production is declining dramatically, making further expansion of the cotton supply gap, companies had to import cotton to the "emergency."

Cotton prices continued to rise downstream textile industry caused by the rising cost of raw materials costs squeezed corporate profit margins, coupled with the textile industry this year, rising labor costs and the yuan against the U.S. dollar, the euro and the international competitiveness of textile products was significantly reduced.

Recommendation: to guide enterprises to increase the non-textile cotton fiber development efforts to reduce dependence on raw cotton.

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Ford Focus finalized electric vehicle battery pack suppliers

Dow Jones reported that U.S. auto makers Ford July 13 announced that Ford has chosen LG Chem subsidiary Compact Power.Inc. (CPI) for the electric version of the Ford Focus of the lithium battery pack suppliers.

CPI is headquartered in Troy, Mich., plant in the U.S. it will begin production next year for the Ford Focus supply lithium battery electric vehicle. But by the early CPI parent company LG Chem will supply part of the production of lithium batteries.

Ford will begin next year at its assembly plant in Michigan, Fox began producing electric cars. The zero-emission electric vehicles are one-time battery life of up to 100 miles.

Fox Ford electric vehicle electric vehicles is just part of the program product. 2012 Ford plans to launch five electric vehicles, including electric vehicles Transit Connect, Fox electric vehicles, two hybrid and a plug-in hybrid.

Southern Chemical Company to produce electric vehicles using lithium iron phosphate battery

German chemical company in the South July 12, 2010 announced that series production of 60 million euros investment in electric car batteries and other applications of lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

Southern Chemical Canada, Quebec, Canada subsidiary in the construction of the industrial production equipment, the use of S眉d-Chemie's proprietary production process. By using this process, the production of high-grade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) has a stable and consistent quality.

German thin-film solar cell research has made important progress

University of Mainz, Germany, 13, issued a statement saying the school researchers involved in the thin film solar cell research has made important progress, is expected to break through the thin film solar photovoltaic conversion rate is currently 20% of the record.

Thin film solar cell production costs low, its market share continued to grow in recent years. Currently the highest photoelectric conversion rate of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells, up to 20%, but with more than 30% of the theoretical value is still far away, the main problem is the material of indium, gallium and the ratio of distribution is difficult achieve the desired value.

Mainz University researchers and IBM's German division Mainz in Germany and production of special glass, SCHOTT companies to cooperate with the computer simulation of copper indium gallium indium gallium selenide materials, separation temperature, ie slightly lower than normal room temperature case, the indium gallium will be completely separate and uneven distribution, resulting in reduced material of the photoelectric effect. And more than this temperature, the indium gallium will be integrated with each other, and the higher the temperature, the distribution was more evenly. This shows that the thin film solar cell production process requires higher temperature, as long as the final step of cooling fast enough to be able to make this uniformity "freeze."

Past production process required by the production of heat-resistant glass substrate limitations, can not raise the temperature. To this end SCHOTT has developed a tolerance to more than 600 degrees Celsius to a special glass materials. The researchers said the results is a major breakthrough.

The results published in the latest issue of the United States, "Physical Review Letters" on.

Obama visits Michigan pushing the development of electric cars

Dow Jones reported that U.S. President Barack Obama (Barack Obama) on July 14, arrived in Michigan, to further promote the electric car and charging station for the development and launch of the economic recovery stimulus (Recovery Act).

U.S. Department of Energy on July 14 issued a report to clarify government policy introduced last year to stimulate rapid increase in the production of electric vehicles and battery technology.

U.S. government funding in the last year before the mileage of 100 miles of battery cost of $ 33,000. At present, the same battery cost only $ 16,000. By 2013 the end of the battery cost will be reduced to $ 10,000.

U.S. government to stimulate the same fund for the construction of electric car charging stations. 2012, the United States the number of charging stations increased from existing 500 to 20 000.

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Cottage mobile phone battery mobile security risk like "bomb"

More and more mobile phone firms, cottage mobile phone battery is also increasing. Yesterday, the reporter learned that Yongcheng number of mobile phone repair shop mobile phone battery can provide customized services. Customize a mobile phone battery only takes about 5 minutes.

Although custom-made cell phone batteries to meet the business needs of some consumers, but the battery quality and safety hazard concern. In this regard, the experts said that the cottage itself is a battery of dangerous goods, live production of the battery without the standard test, no doubt brought a move on the body "bomb."

Pockets on the phone suddenly on fire

The first time I heard cell phone batteries can be customized, or due to Mr Yip in Cixi who phone fires.

One day at noon the end of June, Mr Yip is the factory busy working legs suddenly felt a sense of burning. Looked down the right trouser pocket pants in smoke. Ye scared quickly reached into his trouser pocket, pulled out a fast-burning mobile phone, its on the floor. Since that time, Mr Yip is only a slight thigh burns.

How mobile phones will fire his trouser pockets spontaneous combustion? Yip the burnt phone to a repair shop testing. The results show that mobile phone battery fire is caused.

Yip then remember, the original piece of custom-made mobile phones are bringing more problems.

Ip phone using the cottage mid-May, he found a cell phone repair shop, to customize a cell phone battery. Friends were there to remind him, custom-made battery unsafe. However, considering the custom-made batteries are cheap, and the store said to be electric is still a long time, so he does not listen to discourage, or customize a piece. Results using more than a month before the accident occurred.

Number of mobile phone repair shop can be custom-made batteries

Yesterday morning, West Bay Road, Haishu reporters after a phone repair shop.

"There is the battery?" Correspondent into the shop asking.

"Original, configuration, here we are." Pointing to a pile of small boxes next to the shop owner the case to answer.

Reporters pulling out the phone, The phone battery, said little, is there any way? "Made to order a thing." Shop owner took the phone, put forward his solution.

Shop owner, said mobile phone firms factory, only with a battery. Because the brand of battery and mobile phone firms often do not match, so many people have the cottage for the prototype cell phone battery factory, custom batteries. After some bargaining, the store owner ask for $ 50 production fee. Reporters too expensive to leave the grounds of the mobile phone repair shop.

Subsequently, the reporter went to another mobile phone accessories stores. The store also offers custom-made mobile phone battery business, but as long as the price of 40 yuan.

The owner took the reporter's cell phone, the battery from the phone to win, then pick the one with the size of a battery cell plate core. Board core wire on the positive and negative contacts, phone contacts based on location, the owner contacts the core panels adjust the position of the line "ride" on the table with a universal test, then the line fixed electric iron , and finally the skin panels wrap packaging core. This produced a cell phone battery out. The whole process only took about 5 minutes.

According to the shopkeeper, came to custom-made mobile phone battery mobile phone consumers to some cottage on the market and some relatively rare type of mobile phone users. Comes to making phone battery materials, the owner said vaguely, the battery cell are generally purchased from the outside.

Custom battery like mobile "bomb"

Reporters learned that, due to a simple custom-made battery technology, production time is short, cheap, so a welcome addition. Then with scissors, electric iron out such a simple tool to make cell phone battery, whether its security can be safeguarded?

Insiders said the cell phone battery is the most important quality batteries and protection circuits. Batteries is the electrical energy storage, the quality is not good if there will be potentially explosive. To prevent explosions, qualified battery cell manufacturers have added security in the form protection circuit to prevent short circuit. Meanwhile, the battery package, qualified on the batteries in case the internal pressure relief devices set to prevent excessive pressure arising from expansion. Normal cell production, there are strict procedures, in addition to packaging, testing process is essential, the factory, the battery is also affixed to the surface of product identification.

The custom battery is clearly not meet the safety requirements. Custom-made batteries are semi-manufactured products, merchants only the wire of a break, simply a fixed contact, wrapping a wrap, let it flow to the market. This "one off", "a fixed," "a wrap" are used in adhesive, long-term use will contact mobile, dislocation, causing a short circuit, which may explode. In addition, the "three noes" batteries in heavy impact, thermal shock, over-charging the case, are likely to explode, there is a serious security risk. In this sense, the custom is a mobile battery like "bomb."

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Zhejiang Changxing County built three walls, then the battery industry

Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, in five years, basically a battery of intensive industrial development, in one fell swoop remove the "key regulators of the provincial environmental protection zone" hat. This is the Changxing County based environmental protection, pushing the "Forced" mechanism achieved a magnificent turn.

* Based on sustainable development, environmentally friendly, leading the industry to enhance

Changxing battery industry first started in the 1970s. Rapid development in the battery industry, on the road, Changxing County, once stepped into the extensive development of the "quagmire." In 2004, Changxing County, is listed as "key provincial environment monitoring area"; August 2005, Changxing County, shocked the province took place in the "days to the event."

The industry should not develop? How to develop? For when someone's put all of these polluters off the proposal, Changxing county, the county government after repeated consideration, to make their own judgments. Party Secretary Liu Guofu that: the battery is Changxing's traditional industries, development potential, we can not simply shut up, the key is to strengthen environmental protection, so that the industry develop more standardized and improve production processes. So, in 2006, Changxing County, development and reform, environmental protection, health and other six departments commissioned the College of Environmental Sciences and Geography Research Center of Peking University developed a "Green Power Energy, Zhejiang Changxing County development strategy planning center" and related implementation advice, and strive to Changxing battery industry to build a production capacity, technology, research and development, the national first-class cluster, and both environmental protection and recycling economy, social harmony and other characteristics of the international regional centers.

5 years, from companies shut down, to carry out treatment, to upgrade and Changxing battery industry a new look, a number of battery companies have national and even international leader in products and technologies to drive the entire industry.

* Forced the formation mechanism of environmental protection, promote industrial restructuring and upgrading

Environmental protection "Forced" mechanism is to promote Changxing powerful battery industry reborn promoter. Changxing County Environmental Protection Agency from the pollutant discharge standards and total control, project access, strengthen the regulatory side of face and so stopped the "wall", the original "black cell" step by step toward a "Green Battery" development road .

Although electric vehicles travel is green, but lead-acid battery manufacturing process will produce smoke of lead, lead dust, mist and other pollution. Changxing County initially focus on industrial pollution discharge standards and total control, strict elimination mechanism through the development and financial incentives from the first block "wall." Changxing County in order to "close down a number, specification number, to enhance the number of" for the general idea of the various county survey 175 companies to start to form a battery special work program. At the same time the introduction of policies on environmental protection through the acceptance of the company, given the amount of equipment investment bonus of 4%; on the voluntary application within the specified time cut-off companies, to give 10,000 yuan to 5 million in subsidies; on the transformation of production equipment, improve production technology, improve product quality, and give some encouragement. 2009, Changxing County, battery dropped to 50 the number of enterprises.

"In the past, what food we eat; now to look at a meal, the enterprise re-understanding of those environmental hazards will not eat big." Liu Jin Changxing County Environmental Protection Bureau, said with emotion. Changxing County Environmental Protection Agency approval of the project to improve the access threshold for the industry to optimize the development and build a second "wall." "Accelerate the construction of the implementation of China Green Power Energy Centre (Trial)", the clear all battery manufacturers for new construction, expansion, renovation, transformation projects are the development of technical equipment, environmental protection and occupational health access standards in three areas; in the environment access standards, and assembly of the battery plate production companies and the production equipment, production processes and pollutant discharge standards and pollution control programs to make specific provisions.

The third "wall" of the build is to strengthen the environment by continuously monitoring. Changxing County Development and Reform Commission, Environmental Protection Agency and other 8 departments to establish a joint management mechanism for the battery business, which the county Environmental Protection Agency requires environmental monitoring for one year the battery at least once a company from time to time supervisory monitoring, pollution control facilities for business operation, the excessive discharge and ordered to enterprise investigation and rectification; the other on a regular basis to monitor the environment around the battery business, dynamic control and timely evaluation of the surrounding environmental conditions. Currently, 60 percent of Changxing County, installation of on-line monitoring of the battery business facilities and networking with the county Environmental Protection Agency.

2009 compared to 2004, Changxing County, the battery business of heavy metals emissions of total lead cut 3 / 4, output has increased by nearly 5-fold.

* Pressure more motivated to promote the development of transformation and upgrading

"Forced" to today's Changxing battery enterprises, have not only the external pressure, is intrinsic motivation. Because the reality that businesses understand that only the good of the environment in order to do business.

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Shenzhen lithium battery core technology companies face growing troubles to be a breakthrough

With energy-saving and new energy vehicle development plan and related policies to support the introduction of the Shenzhen market once again set off a wave of wave of new energy vehicles, and related industries benefit. Lithium-ion batteries for future car battery the principal direction of development, and its market prospect. However, recently, "FAW sure to give Thunder Sky Battery" event allows the lithium market into a puzzle Shenzhen, Shenzhen lithium enterprises are faced with growing pains.

Currently, all manufacturers in Shenzhen, "plug-in" electric cars, there is a phenomenon difficult to reach, the cell size between large and small manufacturers, charging port are not the same, etc., are restricting the rapid development of Shenzhen lithium business.

It is understood that, due to lack of national standards, Shenzhen lithium battery business-to-vehicle product concept development process, production process design as well as cost-based methods are inconsistent with the automotive industry, and some even differ greatly.

Shenzhen Thunder Sky Energy Group is the world's first successfully developed using water-based adhesives instead of PVDF binder manufacturing high-power, high-capacity lithium-ion rechargeable batteries high-tech manufacturing companies. Previously, Shenzhen, Ray repeatedly told the media that day, will invest heavily mine-day co-operation with the Mainland depot, build electric vehicles, even threatened with the First Automobile Group (hereinafter referred to as FAW) has signed a cooperation agreement to invest in over a hundred billion Tangshan built production base. However, recently there is news that the FAW had thunder days in the test battery, that the unstable quality, so have abandoned.

According to the 863 major projects planned electric vehicle battery testing, director of Prince of winter introduced Lei Tiansheng production of batteries failing through the center of the test, it can not be sold to the depot. However, the other party has responded: "According to China's relevant laws and regulations, there are no batteries for electric vehicles to comply with any national standards or testing requirements before the mandatory provisions in domestic sales."

In response to this argument, the prince said in winter, as early as 2006, China has implemented national standards for electric vehicle batteries, "This country called QCT743-2006 standard, is the mandatory implementation of all sales in China's electric vehicle batteries are Through this standard. "

Since most lithium Shenzhen enterprises are SMEs, and to private enterprise-based, more or less in financing difficulties.

Shenzhen is the first mountain wooden battery lithium iron phosphate batteries to achieve industrial manufacturers. The company began back in 2006, lithium iron phosphate battery research and development, and mass success in 2007. 2009 billion mark for sales of the company, two years more than fivefold. 2009 and was named national "high-tech enterprise", but the financial pressure has been "shadowing." It is understood that battery production and sales cycle is usually 3 to 4 months, during which requires a lot of liquidity; as leading technology, rapid expansion of the market, the factory and the expansion of staff quarters is also necessary; lithium iron phosphate battery technology with a higher threshold , the performance data obtained mainly rely on laboratory and manufacturing space required to test electric cars, but more headache for companies is the test site difficult to implement.

With BYD, BAK and a number of cross-battery business rise, Shenzhen has formed a relatively complete industrial chain of secondary batteries. Although many of Shenzhen lithium battery project is rapidly advancing, but most of these local companies are "no family" - neither the experience in supporting the automotive industry, but also with major car manufacturers without capital relationship, it will not only face the pressure of excess capacity, and lithium have to face the giants of foreign soldiers arrives.

It is understood that to develop a vehicle for the environment, good performance car battery, you need to have both battery and car technical background. Currently engaged in research and development of automotive battery business is essentially no experience in auto parts production. Shenzhen local lithium fragmented, leading to fragmentation of industry, we have all of the dry, technical standards, R & D capabilities vary greatly.

In addition, the electric car market development depends on breakthroughs in core technologies. Because of the high technology threshold, the reporter learned that the current domestic production in the lithium battery and has its own proprietary technology to achieve industrialization enterprises are still very small. Shenzhen, the production capacity and technological level, currently at the forefront in the country. However, the development of new energy vehicles in Shenzhen, but there are also restless, companies have been carrying out research, but the true skill level is not clear, repeat the development of a very serious problem.

According to industry analysts, to develop cars with lithium batteries, a manufacturer of a vehicle, simply relying on one or two companies, one or two technical support for industrial development is not enough, companies must rely on industry open mind and common technology together to complete. Shenzhen lithium lack of enterprise scale, lack of core technology, industrial technology needs to form alliances to a long-term development.

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Xcel Energy test concentrator solar cells combined with the concept of coal-fired power plant

Solar energy and coal in the vicinity of Grand Junction Cameo Xcel Energy's power stations marriage, Colorado, this design is to reduce use of fossil fuels for production of steam turbines for power generation power company Xcel Energy dependence of the United States on Wednesday launched the first hybrid power generation station, joint use of concentrating solar, and coal.

Solar energy and coal in the vicinity of Grand Junction Cameo Xcel Energy's power stations marriage, Colorado This is designed to reduce use of fossil fuels to produce steam for the turbines dependence.

The concentrating solar power plant using the standard way, the solar radiation transmitted through the mirror in a row filled with food grade mineral oil pipe. The sun's rays to heat it to about 575 degrees Fahrenheit, the heat has been re-used, the water heated to about 360 degrees Fahrenheit.

After a solar heated water then transfers heat to the power station coal boilers, which is further heated to 407 degrees Fahrenheit. This process will increase the effective promotion of turbine blades to turn to steam power production.

Coke coal are burned to heat the water in the. Before entering the boiler if the water has been heated to produce steam coal needs will be reduced.

Cameo hybrid power plant is a power generation capacity of 49 MW power station to do a supplement. The $ 4.5 million project is also testing solar energy - the commercial viability of coal mixed path the first attempt.

"If this project is expected according to our successful integration of this type of solar thermal use of solar energy will help towards the improvement of coal-fired stations as a potential environmental performance of the technology a step closer." Xcel Energy vice president and chief supply officer Kent Larson said energy .

Two kinds of energy resources is expected to enhance the marriage of the plant up to 5% efficiency, while an annual reduction of about 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Xcel Energy, said the technology will be an annual savings of up to 900 tons of coal.

Spanish company Abengoa Solar provides eight parabolic trough mirrors, up to 500 feet. The total mirror area of 6.4 acres.

"We believe the implementation of solar energy in the way Cameo will provide an efficient, low-cost method of using solar energy." Abengoa Solar CEO Santiago Seage said.

Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) is a major U.S. electricity and natural gas company. It is 3.3 million electricity customers and 1.8 million natural gas customers. Cameo Xcel Energy power plant is innovative technology development program under the first project, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Sharp: Thailand will provide solar panels solar power plant

Dow Jones reported on July 1, Sharp (Sharp Corp.) 1, said the company will be a solar power plant in Thailand to provide solar panels.

The Japanese electronics maker said this is located in the province north of Bangkok, Luo Huafu power plant will be construction work began in July, is expected to begin operations in late 2011.

Sharp declined to disclose the order value, but said the company has with Thailand's largest construction company Italian-Thai Development Public Co. Partnership, the two sides will cooperate in building the plant.

Sharp announced the news on occasion, other Japanese electronics giant is planning to expand the global scope of business and environmental technology-related businesses long-term growth. Sharp said it expected market demand for solar energy in Thailand will grow, because the Thai government hopes the country in 2020 20 percent of all electricity in the energy come from renewable energy sources.

The solar power plant with the Mitsubishi Group of Japan (Mitsubishi Corp.), Headquartered in Hong Kong's CLP Holdings (CLP Holdings Ltd.) And Thailand's Electricity Generating Public Co co-development projects. Total project cost is about 220 billion yen.

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Chinese thin-film solar cell R & D can Shuangliu manufacturing base to start building

Total investment of $ 21 billion Chinese thin-film solar cell R & D can Shuangliu manufacturing base yesterday morning at the Shuangliu Xihanggang Economic Development held a groundbreaking ceremony. NPC Standing Committee, the National Federation Vice President Sun Anmin, the provincial CPPCC Vice Chairman, Provincial Federation President Chen Ci-chang attended the ceremony. Provincial Committee and Party Secretary Li City announced that the project started. Mayor Ge Honglin at the start ceremony.

Sichuan Chinese can Photovoltaic Co., Ltd. silicon thin film solar cell development, and manufacturing base, is currently the largest investment in production capacity of the largest silicon thin-film battery project, the project will be fully put into operation to achieve production capacity of 1000MW, the annual sales income of 117 million to provide 5000 jobs, and promote other new energy related industries, to promote the development of China's new energy industry is important.

Ge Honglin said the new energy is a strategic focus on the development Chengdu, new industries, in recent years Woshi efforts to cultivate and the introduction of a number of core competitive advantages of enterprises and leading enterprises, accelerate the construction of the State Quality Supervision and Inspection Center of photovoltaic products, the National grade silicon engineering and technical centers and other "center third platform" as the leading industrial R & D institutions, state-level efforts to build a new energy industry base. Hina base project construction, not only the Chinese can Holding Company to accelerate the industrialization of the core technology, an important measure of the market, but also to accelerate the new energy industry, the city catch up by leaps and bounds, to promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure, the active promotion. Chengdu will continue to provide quality government services projects, efforts to create a favorable environment for the smooth progress of the project.

Municipal Committee Liu Chao, Hina Holdings Chairman Li River Jun, Hina Holdings executive vice president and chairman of the Sichuan Han Feng waves can Photovoltaic Co., Ltd. attended the ceremony.

Foshan Lighting: The new energy electric cars lithium battery-powered assembly progress of the project prompted

Foshan Lighting in early 2010 that with Fairmont Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Foshan were speeding automobile manufacturing Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to jointly develop standard electric vehicle powertrain systems (including lithium battery, motor, electric control system, etc.) and the prototype of the trial work. Joint trial a 11.5 m long electric city transit bus, used for testing and display use. The installation is now in prototype testing phase.

Company for new energy electric cars lithium battery-powered assembly R & D projects, present and in the experimental stage, but also with uncertainty.

Samsung N230 Internet push the battery life of up to 13.5 hours

June 30, Beijing time, according to foreign media reports, Samsung has announced the N230 Internet, this product is the most interesting place in its battery life of up to 13.5 hours.

Samsung N230 netbook screen is 10.1 inches, a resolution of 1024 × 600, Intel "Atom" N450 or N470 processor, supports 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless connectivity, weighs 2.2 pounds. Samsung said, equipped with the Windows operating system N230 Internet usage time per battery charge up to 13.5 hours.

Samsung explains the battery life of this product so powerful reasons. First N230 netbook LCD uses Samsung's unique "to improve battery life" (EBL) solutions. Secondly, N230 using a standard battery life time of 7 hours, but users can choose to use the power consumption of 65 watts per hour "longevity" battery. Samsung did not introduce such a price and weight of batteries on the N230 effect.

Samsung said, N230 Internet has entered the market, priced at around $ 400.

The new electric cars fuel for the Asian Games

In the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Environmental Protection Exhibition, a 12 m double-decker bus electric bus attracted a lot of visitors to the line of sight. It is reported that, on the eve of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, Zhuhai, a company independent research and development by the production of 10 double-decker bus is expected to power electric aluminum onto the streets of Guangzhou.

The company official told reporters that three new electric cars energy aluminum full-load design, the main components of the battery, motor and energy conversion control system. New electric car to change the traditional steel body structure, not the main beam using a new aluminum design, reduced body weight, both energy-saving, but also balance the battery weight. In addition, new energy vehicles using lead-acid batteries, is not only affordable, secure high-performance, wide range of applications, the most important is the recovery of nearly 95%.

To travel 270 km per day to calculate energy consumption per kilometer of different models are: 0.45 liters of diesel buses, electric buses of electricity; carbon emissions per unit, respectively: 3.7 kg diesel buses, electric buses car 1 kg. This means, compared with diesel buses, electric buses per year of carbon emission reduction of up to 65 tons.

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News Analysis: solar cell manufacturing from Hong Kong to see the long and short term worries

June 27 World Cup in South Africa's electricity, so many people know, "China's Yingli" - from Hebei, a solar cell manufacturers. However, while enjoying football feast, including the British interest, including China's major solar cell manufacturers are experiencing a rare "rainy day."

Since more than 95% of export production, and excessive reliance on the European market, Chinese solar companies in recent months of continuous interference by a number of negative factors: the debt crisis in Europe, the euro plunged, European cut solar subsidies.

This series of negative factors that the existing solar cell manufacturers in China worries, there are short term. However, the resilience of Chinese enterprises are trying to control operating costs and demand ends of the risk.

Chinese solar cell manufacturing sector has two distinct characteristics. First, the "China Speed" high-speed development, the global share of 1% from 2003 to 2009 soared 30%, the emergence of Suntech, Yingli, Trina Solar and other battery manufacturers.

Second, over-reliance on the European market. In 2009, China's solar cell production capacity of about 240 million kilowatts, but the domestic solar power generation capacity of only 12 million kilowatts, 95 percent of production exported, which is the most important market in Europe.

Over the past few years, Europe has been the focus of the world's solar photovoltaic. In 2009, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic's new capacity of more than 4.2 million kilowatts, accounting for 60% of the world.

From the beginning, Greece, Spain and other euro-zone countries outbreak of the debt crisis, the rapid deterioration of the euro, the euro-dollar exchange rate fell by more than 12%, Chinese solar cell manufacturers suffered serious losses.

Suntech is the world's second largest solar cell manufacturer, 68% of its products exported to Europe. Suntech results in a report in early June, said the euro's decline to the loss of approximately $ 24.5 million and second quarter loss is likely to continue to expand.

CLSA analyst Charles Wing features the new energy, said Chinese companies selling solar energy market, mainly in Europe, and many settled in euros, so the impact of the euro obvious. John special that the RMB appreciation is expected, the impact is relatively small.

But John special that Chinese companies account for the global solar cell market dominance, even if the euro against the U.S. dollar dropped to 1 to 1, Chinese companies still have an advantage over European companies.

CCB International, said the new energy analyst Xu Xintong depreciation of the euro will lead to decline in corporate profits, but more worrying is that Spain, Italy, Germany and other traditional use of solar power's economic prospects. Once the government to reduce subsidies for solar energy, market demand for batteries may continue to weaken.

This year, the world's largest solar power countries, Germany has several times announced plans to effect from July 1 the price of solar and net subsidies by 15% -16%, causing a strong reaction of the market. Spain also plans to cut electricity subsidies.

Set of state science and technology research institutions in the latest report that the solar energy industry and governments is closely related to subsidies, and government subsidies but also by the global economic conditions, the solar energy industry is an environment-linked structure, as long as a part of problem, it will affect the entire industry.

Report that the euro exchange rate affect the second half of the solar cell market, the biggest variable, the euro is likely to continue to reduce losses caused by devaluation, many battery manufacturers have changed the price in U.S. dollars.

Xuxin Tong said, after 2008 China solar cell manufacturers suffered the pain of polysilicon price volatility, the past year, the Chinese solar cell manufacturing sector is a clear trend that many companies actively seeking acquisitions or strategic partnership, from upstream to integration of solar energy industry chain downstream, so as to achieve cost control, to ensure demand for the purpose.

The latest example is the Apollo Solar Energy HKEx listed companies and private power companies to the Chinese strategic cooperation. Apollo and the middle of this month in Hong Kong Chinese can announce that Chinese can spend $ 2.55 billion from Apollo to buy thin film solar cell manufacturing equipment, and subscribe more than 4.9 billion shares of Apollo shares to become its second largest shareholder.

Hina Dai Ming Fong, senior vice president, said Chinese can in the next three years in Guangdong, Sichuan and Heilongjiang had invested 20 billion yuan, up three production bases, the use of platinum thin-film battery devices Yang, Han can supply their own solar power stations.

He said that three years after the Chinese thin-film cell production capacity to more than 2 million kilowatts, while the world's largest solar cell manufacturer, the first U.S. solar capacity last year, about 100 million kilowatts.

Apollo executive director Peng Li Bin believes that three years after China's per unit cost of solar power will be close to 0.8 yuan, means that China will usher in solar power explosive growth, and quickly complete the national setting, and in 2020 installed capacity of 20 million solar kilowatt target. As a result, it will dramatically reduce the battery manufacturing business risk of over-reliance on exports.

Charles Wing Special recognition also cost $ 0.8 per critical point argument. "If 0.8 million, the cheapest solar energy can compete with offshore wind power and we expect to achieve $ 0.8 per unit cost target, solar cell prices must fall than the current 30% -35%, which can only be achieved until after 2012. "he said.

Xu Xintong also believes that the high cost of electricity is impeding the development of China's largest solar power bottleneck, through technical innovation, cost control, to reduce battery prices, Chinese manufacturers still take several years to achieve.

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U.S. R & D more expensive gallium arsenide thin film solar cells

University of Illinois researchers are on the silicon by a "growth" multi-layer materials, to develop lower-cost thin-film gallium arsenide solar cells.

Gallium arsenide is a semiconductor compound, can be used to produce solar cells, and energy conversion efficiency than conventional silicon-based solar cells more potential.

Currently, researchers have to make conversion efficiency of 25% to 30%, however, the high manufacturing cost is still the great obstacle to technology commercialization.

The School of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Chemistry, professor JohnRogers, and another professor XiulingLi, are looking for lower-cost technology to produce gallium arsenide film. At the same time, they also hope to find a common way to make the production of film for a variety of devices.

Production of gallium arsenide solar cells is usually in a small piece of silicon compounds on the deposition until the thin layer formed on the surface. The school's researchers are changing the way the layers of silicon deposited on the surface of gallium arsenide. This structure, the thin layer of gallium arsenide and aluminum arsenide are arranged alternately, looks like Americans eat the same school.

"Using this method, we can use faster and less cost, to get more product." Rogers said Professor, "Although we produce only thin, but the total point of view, we produce material much more. "

"If a thin layer of growth can be 10, it means to be the 10 only a thin layer of silicon," Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor Li said. "If you took 10 times the growth response, then the reaction process of installation and removal of silicon, and the subsequent heating and cooling, need a lot of time if the machine, material preparation, time and personnel factors taken into account, our method can greatly reduce production costs. "

The study group in the journal Nature published a paper to clarify the process for three devices - light sensors, high-speed transistors and solar cells. They will also be made of this material compared with other materials.

The paper's authors, two are Semprius's scientists. The company is located in North Carolina, USA, is an emerging enterprise, the goal is to use the technical study group to produce solar cells.

The subject of the study group funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Science Foundation.

Nanyang Technological fund-raising 210 million construction project solar back sheet film

Recently, the Zhejiang Nanyang Technology Co., Ltd. announced that: to raise funds to improve the efficient use of space for future development to expand and improve core competitiveness, develop new profit growth point, the company's second consideration by the ninth meeting of the Board of Directors, to be used raised funds over 21,000 yuan, annual output of 25,000 tons of construction investment (calculated by 250 micron) solar back sheet film project, the project is put into operation, the sales income of 500 million yuan / year, net profit of 50 million yuan / year.

Nanyang Technological secretaries Duzhi Xi said: Nanyang Technological spend back into the solar cell material film industry, mainly based on two factors to consider: First, the solar back sheet film a huge market opportunity. With the gradual reduction of non-renewable resources and mineral resources such manufacture, use for a variety of pollution problems, the world has increased the solar, wind and other renewable energy and clean energy development and utilization of, and efforts to improve its overall energy use ratio. Second, the Nanyang Technological material back into the solar cell membrane has a strong talent, technology and brand. Nanyang Technology as a national high-tech enterprises and China's leading supplier of high-end thin film capacitors, relying on the advanced management mechanism, attracting a large number of mechanical, electrical, new materials, business management and other areas of expertise best talent and experts from around the country, thin-film materials in the electronics R & D, production has accumulated a wealth of talent and technical resources.

The raised funds investment - an annual output of 25,000 tons of solar back sheet film project is finished, the company will become the largest solar back sheet film maker. By then, the Nanyang Technological annual sales revenue, profit levels will greatly enhance the core competitiveness will be significantly enhanced.

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Four academicians letter to Premier Wen strongly recommend priority to the development of pure electric vehicles

Pure electric cars have become China's development of new energy vehicles priority technical route it? At least four ministries from the Ministry of Finance announced the purchase of new energy vehicles for private subsidy policy can be seen that. Although there are still many car companies do not want to give priority to the development of hybrid vehicle line, but a pure electric vehicle is being more and more support, so those who still adhere to this line of hybrid enterprises are facing difficult choices.

June 20, Chinese Academy of Engineering CC Chan told Sohu interview that the car not long ago, he and the Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Yu-Sheng Yang, Li-Quan Chen and Zheng MP academician academician with Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a priority to the development of pure electric vehicles recommendation report. From the state for the private purchase of new energy vehicles tend to view the subsidy policy, their recommendations to some extent adopted by the state, which made him feel happy.

The report responded to Premier Wen Jiabao put forward as soon as possible to determine the new energy vehicle technology requirements. November 3, 2009, Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing on the technology of the report was that "the current urgent task is to, through technical and economic, market demand and economic benefits in three areas of full feasibility studies to determine the technical route and the market as soon as possible to promote measures to promote the new energy automotive industry across the development. "

However, CC Chan said the subsidy policy orientation must explain whether the government has decision-making rather than pure electric vehicles hybrid vehicles as a priority the development of technology roadmap, state government departments still need to explain. Several academicians from the point of view, they agree with the proposal as a national priority to the development of pure electric line.

In this report, four academicians proposed the development of new energy vehicles in China should give priority to the development of pure electric vehicles, namely the implementation of "step away" strategy, rather than the first electric hybrid and then the "two-step" strategy. Four academicians in the report that the pure electric car should give priority to the development of micro, small cars, rather than intermediate or larger car. Not very long driving range, 100 ~ 150km to the maximum speed of 50 to 60 km per hour can be.

For large vehicles, can be used by electric vehicle program route. By application of electric cars and plug-in hybrid cars are equipped with a small internal combustion engine. The former is the role of internal combustion engine driven generator and charge the battery, which is directly driven internal combustion engine car forward. Four academicians believe that comparison, "by program" electric cars in energy efficiency, price, ease of use and has great advantages.

In addition, not to fuel the car the indicator pure electric vehicles, because the former has been developed over the years, technology is mature. In addition, lead-acid batteries should not be excluded from the development of electric vehicles outside. Because lead-acid battery is most secure, and that some new technology has greatly extended cycle life of lead-acid batteries, also increased the specific energy and specific power.

Four academicians also compared to Japan, the United States and other developed countries of the strategy, pointing out that the technology road is also being developed to transform a pure electric vehicle. For example, Japan's METI's innovative energy technology plan has been identified by the steering hybrid plug-in hybrid, the development of pure electric vehicles. The United States "next generation" battery and electric car program, is also the largest electric vehicle models. In addition, the program increased electric cars and plug-in hybrids can be taken seriously, just not an ordinary fuel cell electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles.

It is noteworthy that the Chinese Academy of Engineering of pure electric vehicles caused by the strong support of the National Development and Reform Commission's attention. Sohu car to understand, the National Development and Reform Commission has commissioned the development of Chinese Academy of Engineering, "five-second" electric vehicle development strategy, the project by the Chinese Academy of Engineering led Kuok Hui, CC Chan, Yu-Sheng Yang, and many Chinese Academy of Engineering to participate.

CC Chan in an interview with Sohu car, said their report recommended the implementation of the "step away" strategy, but also must address several key issues, such as to a substantial increase in battery cycle life (charge and discharge), lower sales price by a certain size (10 million or more) must mileage (cycle 10-15 million kilometers) of operation to improve battery reliability and safety. In addition to the battery itself, but also as soon as possible to establish the appropriate infrastructure to address the problem of charging and changing batteries.

It is understood that, at present, China's single battery cycle life of about 1000-2000 times in between, but the battery life cycle of less than 1000, while the pure electric vehicle battery cycle life if less than 1500, its economy will be greatly reduced.

In addition to other National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and the importance of pure electric vehicles are also of concern. Science and Technology has started brewing development of "second five" major projects during the new energy vehicles. According to Sohu is understood that "five-second" period of major projects will focus on pure electric vehicles and their key parts of the technological breakthroughs and industrial work.

This means, the ministry before the planning of the "three vertical and three horizontal" technical route has changed a lot, "15" during the implementation of major projects of electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicle is placed in the priority development status, "Eleventh five "major projects and new energy vehicles, the hybrid technology is more important than the fuel cell technology. The "five-second" period, the importance of pure electric vehicles will be more than the other two routes.

It is currently unable to determine the Ministry still insisted that priority should be development of hybrid vehicles. From the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology and Reform Commission jointly issued the subsidy policy seems, several ministries seem to reach a consensus. However, according to Sohu car is understood that no later than February of this year, the Ministry's opinion is still the "hybrid vehicles, is a major upgrade of traditional automotive technology program, the last mid-term focus on product market competition." In order to achieve hybrid vehicle industry path, from the micro-mixing, the mixture gradually advancing to the whole mix, and, by 2015 passenger car standard for all the micro-mixing devices.

Again, on behalf of all auto companies in China Automobile Industry Association set up the T10 organization point of view is "hybrid car has obvious energy saving effect is the recent industry focus."

Geely chairman Li Shufu, June 20, in an interview when he said, will still adhere to the "multi-pronged" technology roadmap, development scope to cover the existing mainstream new energy vehicle technology. Pure electric vehicles as one of the research, but the hybrid is still more realistic technology.

There are indications that the new energy automotive technology line argument does not focus because of implicit subsidies to encourage electric cars driven to stop, but increasingly intense. Even among the academicians, there are significant differences. Xinhua previously reported, a number of pure electric vehicles, academician, said substandard conditions, should not follow suit. All walks of life line of automotive technology for new energy differences can be seen.

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Afghanistan amazing mineral may be a "lithium mining in Saudi Arabia."

June 15, according to Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" invoke "the New York Times," 14 reported that the U.S. has been found in Afghanistan worth nearly $ 1 trillion of untapped mineral resources, so that this war-torn ravaged nation may transformed into the world's most important mineral centers. U.S. officials believe that this discovery could radically change the Afghan economy, and even reverse the war in Afghanistan.

The report quoted a Defense Department internal memorandum refers to the current mineral found in Afghanistan, the largest iron and copper, enough to make local as two major ore producer. In addition, they also found a large number of superconductors can be made of niobium, and rare earth elements and gold.

Experts commissioned by the U.S. Geological Survey

Experts in western Afghanistan this month Chugeng a dry salt lake and found believed to be a huge lithium ore deposits. The Pentagon estimated that these lithium ore reserves may be related to the current world's largest lithium mine in Bolivia similar to those expected to make Afghanistan a "lithium mining in Saudi Arabia." Lithium is a laptop and cell phone battery is one of the key raw materials.

These deposits by the United States geologist, according to experts in the former Soviet Union in the 1980s to collect the information discovered. Group early in 2007, a survey report has been submitted, but the Defense Department last year to address its economic and political value. Pentagon has been made to the Afghan government and President Hamid Karzai report, the mining sector and will help arrange Ah development issues.

14 Karzai spokesman confirmed that this is a geological survey commissioned by the United States by the Afghan government, said the results of the Afghan people is big news. Karzai's visit last month when he said, the deposits could be worth up to $ 3 trillion.

Worry about competition for resources, deterioration of the situation

Lack of mining infrastructure in Afghanistan, at least need to be mineral deposits a few years, but officials and the industry that just attracted to the development of mineral investment, sufficient to provide ample job opportunities in Afghanistan. Now depends mainly on the cultivation of the opium economy in Afghanistan and foreign aid, the gross domestic product (GDP) of only $ 12 billion.

Reported that the recent U.S. and Afghan government relations deteriorated, the U.S. military operations nor even the progress of this mineral found in the White House is undoubtedly a rare good news.

Washington worried that mineral interests may attract the Taliban resurgence, local officials are also worried about corruption, the central and local governments do not and will damage the mining development.

LME metal prices of big diving lead-acid batteries not fall

It is reported that Zhejiang Battery Industry Association on May 10 trial date will be lead-acid battery prices 4 percent increase, the current day can be, AMD, Huifeng, prosperity, and a number of battery companies have accordingly raised their price of the battery . The recent performance of the London metal market downturn since May 4, the cumulative decline from London more than 20% lead. Shock in such a pattern, the battery company has chosen to raise prices, this is "contrarian" and the? Or from the battery on their own difficulties it?

According to the SMM research to understand, since March, the power lead-acid battery business started in good condition and stable. Companies repeatedly stressed that the current problem is not always yield a small price but will not lift the battery resulting in extremely narrow profit margins. Because the price is based on the battery before 13,000 yuan / ton lead price set. But times have changed and things have changed this year, lead prices have gradually stabilized at 15,000 yuan / ton at the top, imagine the profit margins shrink. In order to enhance the enterprise out of production, output has reduced the dilemma, only time the price increases. Stakeholders also said that this price increase is normal behavior, not only this year, and this year's price increase is moderate.

This increase is because the decision on May 10, LME lead prices were steady at around $ 2,050, with a good battery business sales, so price increases with the internal and external conditions. But then they suffered a substantial diving base metals, LME Lead probe below the low of $ 1,740 this year. The domestic price of lead ingots also will be down to 14,500 yuan / ton. Faced with this environment, the battery price increases, the electric car business is not recognized. According to a reflection of the battery business, prices are now up battery has not been accepted upstream and downstream, the electric car maker but declined on the grounds of its cost price can hope the battery lower than before. Battery prices are valid remains to be tested by the market.

In addition, lead-acid battery price is not overwhelmed by demand for batteries that have explosive growth, because it is the battery companies in order to get rid of their plight and to make adjustments to the passive, the overall consumption of lead is still in steady state, short-term China's refined lead the spot market in an adequate supply situation will not be changed. It is worth noting that, faced with this problem of not only the lead-acid battery manufacturers, for the smelting business, the high cost of the mine and always up unable to lead the development of its production price is the drag on a pair of contradiction. This means that the current "every family have a difficult chanting" situation, we lead the domestic market of financial instruments needed to help companies out of the woods, and healthy development.

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Thinking: how to resolve and eliminate pollution of electric cars lithium battery

Moderator: Let's now look at more advanced technology electric vehicles or lithium-driven, including before, Tesla will do some sports, but also with a lithium battery, although to achieve a long life. It may only be lithium batteries, and require more than 1,800 lithium cell. Do you think electric cars lithium battery will be a major technical means?

Schkade: Because I am not a battery or a lithium-ion battery experts. So, now I can not say lithium-ion battery is not the best solution, is not the most should be used in our new energy automotive industry as a way of them. But I know that now most of the cutting-edge battery technology, or on a lithium-ion batteries. Many of the companies the possibility of future development of the battery and now the R & D efforts are concentrated in the lithium battery research. However, lithium is not a simple one, as you just said 1800 core that, in fact, there are many, many lithium batteries for various automotive products. In lithium batteries, there is a nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium batteries may not be as advanced technology. Now why there are different battery technology? Because there are some areas and not rich lithium resources, how do lithium batteries? For areas without abundant resources in terms of lithium, lithium batteries can be mass-produced as fuel need ten or twenty years time, this is a problem we need to face. In the end, the development of lithium batteries are lithium-ion battery is the technology itself, or because we are not lithium, which is still uncertain. I think it is a double problem, first because the need to develop lithium-ion battery technology, is now the second lithium resources we can get enough, we do not have enough battery raw materials. This is a further problem, we take a look at over time, lithium-ion batteries will become a leader of the future is to solve a wide range of battery solutions to various problems.

In the Tao: the situation from inside the periodic table, the most advanced lithium-ion or a battery technology. But tell the truth, the current human understanding of the lithium-ion technology in order to truly achieve large-scale commercialization of electric vehicles still have some distance. Therefore, we include industry scientists are studying some new technology is more than this generation of lithium-ion battery technology is more advanced technology to do some new energy vehicles, energy, for example, reported in the previous paragraph I see some cars in the study Lithium-air battery, once it is able to form after industrialization, its energy density is almost comparable with gasoline.

Moderator: Now many companies are developing electric cars including the use of lithium batteries, but take into account in the future after the end of battery life, it's whether the degradation of the environment pollution will be greater than the current internal combustion engine?

In the Tao: This is a very important issue, it relates to the future development of lithium-ion battery industry. Practically speaking, the current government of the whole industry, including the study of lithium-ion battery is more energy on how to improve the performance of lithium ion, and how to recover, if the lithium-ion battery to ensure that future use is over does not affect the environment, which is comparatively studied is still relatively small.

Schkade: lithium-ion battery technology now is just getting started on the future of its environmental impact, which I personally do not clear, I am not an expert in battery technology. I think the battery degradation, recycling, the environmental impact of this, we also need further consideration, and further observation. Now it's impact on the environment, how kind of pollution, there is no definitive answer. Even now I want to ask some of the batteries in some technical experts or experts, just give him some of his personal views. Specific pollution for real after what he has no way to give you a very precise answer. SAE for us in terms of our job is to convene the world's experts in automotive technology, come together to discuss means of finding solutions to car problems. In Shanghai in October this year, our Center for Automotive Research SAE and electric vehicle battery joint Forum, it is certain that a considerable part of the focus on the environmental impact of batteries and recycling issues, when there will be a lot of experts to discuss this. If we are very concerned about this issue, then, to join or look at our SAE battery summit will be a very good choice.

Moderator: SAE or the Chinese Center for Automotive Research, is considered such a scenario, is responsible for selling off the train car, the battery provided by others. Time into the charging station to recharge but can not replace the battery, such a program?

Schkade: automobile production car, the battery is responsible for recycling is a very good solution, which is now in the end is the best way, not to say. The way you just mentioned is a method, we have other ways to solve this problem, for example, put the battery on the car outside, consumers rent the battery is also an option. Because the electric vehicles in terms of more central part, if you want to save the battery would have to meet a lot of cars on the battery requirements, including acceleration, the exercise of the car, the car's performance on the battery requirements. If the battery over time is no longer suitable for driving, you can also use the battery to the other. For example, store energy as the electric field, or some other industries which can be used. I say this example is not to say the future will do this, but want to assure you that such a model, the market if they have such an opportunity, entrepreneurs are likely to find this opportunity of a new industry has emerged. Through the success of these methods to find a suitable business model, the battery problem will be solved. It does need a lot of work. This is my personal view, this is so we are very excited about a commercial way.

In the Tao: charging now there are many global practice, including fast charging and battery replacement. Battery replacement in this way have a relatively big problem is the battery size and size there is no way uniform. For example, bus is probably easier to unity, because it put the battery space for rules, but also relatively large, can put the battery the battery design of its space. For the average passenger car in terms of different cars to put the battery space, shape, size is not the same. Therefore, this replacement battery in a different car when it is very difficult to achieve, which is affecting the battery replacement is a bottleneck in this way.

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New energy automobile energy leading electric car to win the first game chip

China's new energy policy implementation details of car allowance predictable, the Ministry of Finance and other four ministries jointly issued a notice to determine in Shanghai, Changchun, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Hefei and other five cities to start private purchase of new energy vehicles to subsidize pilot, which, for pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid state subsidies were as high as 60,000 and 50,000 yuan, which in a sense have been identified in China in the next few years the development of new strategic direction of energy transport, but also makes pure electric and plug-in hybrid in China has become the de facto standard in the market.
It is understood that the details of the announcement, most domestic manufacturers have expressed a great interest in the Nissan marketing Ye Lei, Minister, said in an interview, "It will be a great change began," and BYD Xu, public relations is that this will be a domestic brand car companies own not to be missed opportunities. According to industry analysts, the

Administrative rules, will likely soon lead the country is the international car brand for the Chinese market research and product structure adjustment, and domestic brands of products in this round of competition to secure the synchronization start position.

Five to more targeted subsidy program

And speculation in advance of the national subsidy schemes, the implementation details will be released only in Shanghai, Changchun, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Hefei, the pilot implementation of the five cities, from the selection of these cities has a distinct point of view is clearly targeted, The meaning behind is to rely on strong local car manufacturers and industry cluster effect to promote new energy vehicle development and commercialization. SAIC's on the Shanghai and FAW's in Changchun, in Shenzhen BYD, Geely, the Thai public in Hangzhou, as well as Chery's in Hefei, from product development, production of new energy vehicles to the many facets of vehicle sales, The five cities were to become the pilot of the powerful support. In fact, this can also be inferred that in the near future, in line with national policy should be the first new energy models from these companies, respectively.

But reporters also saw, in the first pilot city in the past two years the rapid development of automobile industry in Guangzhou absent, while relying on the Guangzhou-based Toyota, Honda and Nissan three Japanese brands in the international field of new energy vehicles also have their own R & D expertise. According to industry analysts, Guangzhou's absence does not mean that these companies develop new energy vehicles in the field behind, such as produced by Guangzhou Toyota Camry hybrid and other models also belong to the state within the scope of subsidies, only subsidy levels vary. The five cities selected countries, because local car prices have been explicitly pure electric cars or plug-in hybrid production plans, and these business models must also achieve the transformation of local facilities, such as charging stations of construction, the five cities in this area have been planned, such as Shenzhen has even built a number of charge car park, into the product faster, so it became the first pilot program of state subsidies.

May lead to new energy vehicles shuffle

Subsidies in this country before the official release of China's market to achieve new business model is basically green energy hybrid-based, including the first to enter China, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic hybrid, and just put market Camry hybrid, in this technology, Japanese brands occupy high ground. GM also by virtue of the hybrid LaCrosse and Cadillac Escalade Hybrid doing my part. In the industry believe that hybrid products will have a fierce competition, the state's subsidy policy yet a more market-oriented environmental green electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, and this market is in China can that is still blank, leaving the domestic and foreign car brands will be a more fair and open competition in space.

It is understood that, in accordance with Rules requirements, the first is expected to market new energy production car is expected in August this year, BYD E6 electric car market in early 2011 and the introduction of domestic GM's Volt plug-in hybrids. Public relations, according to BYD three Du Guozhong, the "taxi industry in Shenzhen has the E6 electric car trial operation in August have been identified, priced 30 million." While Shanghai GM's Chevrolet Volt as the first in the country open plug-in hybrid vehicles, represents the highest level of current international brand.

Although the hybrid did not enjoy the policy of the highest subsidy, but it does not mean that Japanese brands in the future of the domestic competition in the absence of new energy, from this year's Beijing auto show can be seen, in pure electric vehicles, Japanese brands also has its own voice. According to Nissan's marketing department said Ye Lei, Nissan is expected to begin next year to gradually put China at the Beijing auto show debut of pure electric vehicles leaf, the first pilot city for the use of import to import, then re-consideration based on market feedback domestically, while Toyota and Honda's electric car plans are under way, can be expected in the next period of time, the Japanese brand in hybrid to hit the Chinese market policy may be adjusted.

The same can not be ignored is that in the luxury segment for the new energy electric car competition has quietly begun, Mercedes-Benz in China recently released its new energy plan, the next two years is expected to introduce plug-in Smart, and Audi in the Beijing Auto Show shows the three e-tron electric car, A1 e-tron which may soon enter the Chinese market; experienced a hydrogen-powered BMW in the long-term spread, the recent focus shifted to the field of fuel cell vehicles; in a recent press conference, the Volvo is made for the Chinese market the most secure electric car concept. It is anticipated that a clear national policy after the new energy vehicle market, a fierce battle has been Fengyuyulai models, and the current gaps in the market soon will be filled.

Optimization of diesel is still the mainstream

Although the state for electric cars and other subsidies for new energy vehicles spare no effort, but it does not mean that they will soon replace the existing internal combustion engine vehicles on the market, Ding Lei, Shanghai GM, General Manager at the Beijing auto show said in an interview, new energy vehicles type of commercial and popular will be a long process, and in this meantime, companies in addition to the development of new energy technologies, more importantly, the existing internal combustion engine or power system optimization, so that fewer emissions and higher efficiency, This is currently the most common car brands.

It is understood that currently includes Shanghai GM's "Green Future", Volkswagen's "Blue Fantasy" and other enterprises in the future strategy for existing products and the optimization of power system reconstruction project is a very important part, including direct jet, turbo, dual clutch and other advanced technologies are applied to an increasing number of production models, or even achieve more than 20% power increase, fuel consumption reduced by 15 percent. Similarly, in the Japanese brands, Toyota and Honda variable valve technology in the ever-increasing popularity of Nissan's CVT technology insist on more models in the application, can bring the existing drive environmental improvements. According to Toyota insiders, is currently on sale in many domestic models, including hybrids, fuel consumption, emissions and other relevant data in fact have met or exceeded state standards for the 3000 yuan subsidies, etc., so in principle can also be enjoy the relevant policies, and other specific implementation details become clear, he should be able to enjoy this door subsidies to bring the good news.

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Why are electric cars?

Recently, the State Council Development Research Center of Industrial Economics Minister Feng in Shanghai to attend the "2030" series of sustainable transport forum, pointed out that "China's development of electric vehicles, has gone through two years of time," 15 " and the "Eleventh Five-Year", a total investment of 20 billion yuan to develop the three vertical and three horizontal policy, three vertical, including fuel cell vehicles, hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, is three horizontal Power batteries and fuel cells, drive motors, multi-energy powertrain control. "He also said," Currently, China's electric vehicles in a new phase, characterized by commercial applications, is now considering the purchase of government subsidies provided to the general consumer to encourage consumers to buy new energy vehicles, especially electric vehicles, I think in the next few years, China's development of pure electric vehicles may have a better outlook. "

The technical route choice, not only with the international mainstream car prices coincides with the direction of technology development, as well as major projects in line with Ministry of Science and electric vehicles to determine fuel cell vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, pure electric vehicles three models "three vertical" development layout.

As the commercialization of electric vehicles are pushing hand, the Ministry also optimistic about the electric car in the wave of new energy vehicles to highlight prospects for development. May 27, the Ministry website in 2010 the automobile industry technological advances and technological investment. Compared to 2009, electric vehicles and parts ranked first with a total of 13 projects. Not only an increase over the previous version of the two projects, and reduce some of the technical threshold. For example, the use of existing capacity to produce a pure electric vehicle power module construction project or renovation projects in the past, the maximum speed of not less than 100 km, is now down to 80 km, vehicle charging time never more than five hours, adjusted to more than 7 hours. In addition, the plug-in hybrid vehicle technology threshold is adjusted in pure electric mode, the mileage requirements from the previous less than 100 km, reducing to 70 km.

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Nickel-hydrogen battery industry analysis into policy outcast

The cost of policy error correction, the climate will become a chain of nickel-hydrogen battery pay. July 2009, lithium batteries are into the "limbo", Ni-MH battery manufacturer inspiring. Affected, on the commercial market sales of hybrid cars use nickel-metal hydride batteries most of them are. However, the recent four ministries jointly issued a policy perspective, the new subsidy policy has shifted to support the lithium battery technology.

In the field of automotive battery, nickel metal hydride and lithium-ion battery technology, long-standing dispute. Different batteries have different motors, electronic control, rechargeable power storage, power plants, and do complete production line, the whole of the battery determines the orientation of the new energy automotive industry chain structure, affect the situation as a whole.

In China, a new energy vehicles are still in the bud, not the market's emerging industries. In this context, the choice of what kind of battery technology, the Government's policy guidelines is essential. But when it comes in this part of the policy seems to open a big joke, despite the correction has already begun, but has become a climate of nickel-hydrogen battery industry chain will pay a huge amount of error correction costs.

Sharp industrial policy

June 1, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science, the Ministry of Industry, National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued "on the purchase of new energy vehicles to carry out subsidies for private pilot," which determine in Shanghai, Changchun, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Hefei and other five cities Start the private purchase of new vehicles to subsidize pilot energy.

Under the "notice" plug-in hybrid electric passenger cars and passenger cars for one-time subsidy. Allowances determined under the battery pack energy, support for meeting the conditions of new energy vehicles, according to 3000 yuan / kwh subsidies. Plug-in hybrid vehicle the maximum subsidy of $ 50,000, the maximum subsidy per passenger electric 6 million. Non-plug-in hybrid vehicles are included in "energy-saving products that benefit the project," according to one per 3,000 were given a fixed subsidy.

Subsidies from the standards, plug-in electric vehicles and pure electric vehicles is expected to continue the subsidy standard of 2009 government subsidies to car standards, but non-plug-in hybrid car allowance amount significantly lower than industry expectations. Non-plug-in hybrid has ignited the enthusiasm of manufacturers will be stifled, because they had expected, the grant will cover most or even battery costs.

According to the Ministry of Finance announced in February 2009 "public service of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with a demonstration subsidy standards," according to the degree of mixture and fuel economy, all kinds of new energy vehicles will be subsidizing the purchase of a different magnitude, in which hybrid each car can enjoy the highest subsidy of $ 50,000, which corresponds to the saving rate must be above 40%. Is this standard, manufacturers have come to measure the cost of the subsidy can cover the battery conclusion.

But the new subsidy policy has significantly reduced the private standard. Corun a high-level analysis, "the current Toyota Prius fuel efficiency rate of 40% or more of its non-plug-in hybrid vehicles on behalf of, the use of nickel-metal hydride battery technology, but under the new policy, the model can only be transferred to the energy-saving hybrid car, given 3000 yuan subsidies, and its battery costs about 5 million. "

"If Toyota is a foreign company, not within the scope of subsidies, the domestic manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, fuel-efficient 10% of the car, needs battery 20, the battery cost of 1 million yuan, saving 20% of the car, the battery 30 group, the cost 20,000 yuan if the two vehicles subsidies are 3,000 yuan / vehicle, is clearly not reasonable. "The source further said that if the implementation of this policy, the government hopes up to have other remedies.

Keli far is the one of the leading Ni-MH battery, its battery production line in full swing, the current hegemony of its holding subsidiary, vehicle capacity of 3,000 sets of nickel-hydrogen battery power pack, 60,000 sets of long-term planning. Corun confidence develops, manufactures nickel-metal hydride batteries, but also because a year ago by the government industrial policy encouraging.

June 17, 2009, the Ministry announced a "new energy automobile manufacturing companies and product access management rules", and in that year go into effect July 1, it will be based on nickel-metal hydride battery technology, hybrid vehicles are classified mature product, which allows use in nationwide sales, while the lithium battery technology based on hybrid vehicle development period attributable only in approved areas, scope, terms and conditions of sale and use.

That year, lithium batteries are into the "limbo", Ni-MH battery makers are inspiring. In addition to Keli far, the past year, Chunlan Group, the torch high, Hunan Shenzhou, Kane shares, etc. have been put in a huge nickel-metal hydride batteries.

And vehicle manufacturers, the Chang'an Jie Xun, Chery A5, FAW Pentium, General Grand Hyatt and other brands of hybrid cars have been running the demonstration, but all based on non-plug-in hybrid technology, nickel metal hydride battery. Their embarrassment is that rice is not the pot, the fire has been closed.

According to "according to 3000 yuan / kwh subsidies" saving rate is directly related to the plug-in hybrid car subsidies, and domestic fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles was 15% -20%. Worse, if you want to get more subsidies by fuel rate, non-plug-in hybrid car manufacturers need the transition to plug-in.

Policy shift, vehicle manufacturers are likely to reduce the non-plug-in hybrid battery capacity, and thus to avoid market risks.

Battery manufacturers downstream demand is curbed, will seek to break through transformation. Private subsidies, the plug-in hybrid, electric vehicle allowances, and no change in these two areas, nickel-metal hydride batteries and lithium batteries are not the same starting line, unfortunately, this is not nickel-hydrogen batteries the director.

Ni-MH battery embarrassing

Ni-MH battery after maturity is obtained policy support and lead the market's key, and when the policy of higher demands on battery technology when it becomes a short board, because mature also means to enhance the limited space.

In fact, compared to lithium batteries, nickel metal hydride batteries in plug-in battery and electric power disadvantage, obviously, is one beginning to choose non-plug-in hybrid reasons.

Senior Keli far above that of government guidance to the plug-in battery business transformation, the nickel-metal hydride batteries, to get more subsidies, plug-in is a breakthrough, but existing businesses also need a lot of technology to enhance process.

The source admitted, compared to nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium battery electric power, car light, all aspects of dynamic performance than the nickel-metal hydride battery is superior. And because the management, conversion, charging system configuration is not compatible with each other, lithium and nickel-metal hydride battery technology can not be used interchangeably, and thus constitute a strong competition.

In fact, the transformation to the plug-in hybrids, the performance of nickel-metal hydride battery technology, there are insurmountable bottleneck.

"The nickel-metal hydride batteries, plug-in is not simply want to do the transformation problem." Upon learning that the new private subsidies "rules", Stellan Energy Technology Co., Ltd. Tianjin, Duan Zhen-Zhong, general manager immediately said, "lithium trend no doubt. "

Duan Zhen Zhong further explained that the Toyota Prius's nickel metal hydride battery capacity is only 3 kwh, while the plug-in hybrid power requirements of battery life, up to 100 km, which means the battery capacity should be 16 kwh more than 300 volts, single 60 Ah battery needs.

Even if the energy density and lower voltage than nickel-metal hydride battery single cell up to 60 Ah capacity requirements of its many associated problems, such as nickel-metal hydride battery self-discharge problem, do not open the car up a few days no electricity , the influence charge and discharge cycles, thereby affecting the battery life. Lithium-ion battery life of up to more than double the nickel-metal hydride batteries, and this is not unrelated.

Charging energy saving from the perspective of understanding, lithium battery power conversion efficiency of 95%, better than 70% of nickel-metal hydride batteries. Ni-MH battery memory effect exists, in the end and hold a full charge under the conditions of work, the capacity is less than the rated capacity value quickly, and charging time is twice as lithium, public charging stations at this scenario is not appropriate.

Although there are companies to propose new energy vehicles in the charging station to be leased to replace the battery and expeditious manner to add energy, but batteries are expensive items, surplus value, less measurable, two batteries are not equivalent, so the operability is not strong, and insert electric charging is the right path. This means that the government encourage plug-in, that is, the policy bias in lithium batteries.

Tianjin Stellan is the first lithium iron phosphate cathode material for the development, production companies, is the largest enterprise, the present lithium iron phosphate cathode material production scale of 1,000 tons / year, long-term plan 4000 tons / year, but 2009 actual production was only 200 tons, even more than in 2008 also declined by 50%. Duan Zhen Zhong believes that factors in addition to the financial crisis, it is the government in 2009 in the "industrial policy" inhibit the development of lithium battery technology.

For "according to 3000 yuan / kwh subsidies," Duan Zhen Zhong example analysis, the BYD e6 electric car, the battery capacity of 35 kwh battery cost 10 million subsidy of 6 million, representing the proportion of cells nearly 60%, while pure electric cars to reduce vehicle fuel than the engine and other components, can also save a lot of money. Shows the proportion of subsidies is much higher than the Prius as the representative of hybrid vehicles.

A lost year

Whether the domestic automotive battery industry, has completed one year in Japan with 10 years passed away, has been upgraded to a point in time, which led to the sharp reversal of the government subsidies it?

Quite the contrary, the domestic nickel-hydrogen battery industry is not mature, the government is a fiscal austerity policy shift, time waits for no survival of the fittest environment, the inevitable choice.

Subsidies in 2009 to save the economy with growth, the purpose of fostering new industries, the period of "throw money" as the main target, while car prices were used in all large state-owned nickel-hydrogen battery line. But more than a year of economic recovery, fiscal retrenchment, the Government Jiwu heart, also were unable to large subsidies to the private purchase of new energy vehicles, occupy most of the market share of natural nickel-metal hydride hybrid technology the most injured.

From the technical route, in 2009, the government's nickel-hydrogen battery technology in China tend to follow the line of inertia, when Japan, the United States car sales of new energy-based nickel-metal hydride batteries in hybrid-based, but in the new R & D inputs, two cars, all with lithium battery manufacturers for the future development direction. Today, even the Toyota Prius will be discarded nickel-hydrogen battery technology, a comprehensive upgrade in 2012 as a plug-in lithium-ion battery. As a result, China began to subsidies not wait to move.

In fact, in nickel-hydrogen battery industry is not mature in the case, China's lithium-ion battery market was on in times of adversity.

With the national grid, the two oil giants and the local government has invested heavily on the charging station, China's new energy auto market development has been rapid shift plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles, survival of the fittest of the natural law interpretation of the market fully.

2009 Ni-MH battery technology to support industrial policy not only timely in the year after, at least in the new energy vehicle technology to enhance the speed of the existence of false positives, of course, their losses, including lithium-ion battery lost year, but more more will pay the nickel-hydrogen battery industry chain.

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Battery industry alliance established in Beijing with a combination of dedicated research

In the Beijing Science and Technology Commission, Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park, Beijing Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences and other units under the impetus of "battery industry alliance" on March 31, 2010 in Beijing was established. The Alliance is CITIC Guoan MGL new energy technology companies and university co-sponsored Science and Technology Industry Co., Ltd., Beijing Foton, the Air Force chief of joint, Tsinghua University, Chinese Academy of Sciences more than 20 units of physics and chemistry of the positive response. CITIC Guoan MGL Wang Yaping, general manager of new energy technologies and introducing the situation in the Union, the alliance will focus on battery power with a combination of research.

According to reports, the battery industry is the promotion and application of new energy vehicles, energy-saving emission reduction the core part. To promote the new energy automotive applications in recent years, China launched the "10 City 1000" project; recently, China has announced a new energy vehicle demonstration pilot cities to expand from 13 to 20, and select the five cities the private purchase of energy-saving and new energy vehicles subsidies, and this is to further promote the development of new energy automotive industry is another major move.

Beijing's new energy automotive industry alliance Secretary-General, Deputy Party Secretary Zhao Jingguang Foton, said Beijing in battery R & D and industry-related technology has a good foundation, and in the Olympic history, the first successful large-scale demonstration use at home and abroad with leading-edge industry. But the battery industry is still in the early stages of development, involving a long chain, including key materials, battery, key equipment, systems integration, demonstration of the use of many other areas, there are R & D dispersed, small scale industries, business models immaturity, lack of industry technology and product standards and other issues.

To address the new energy automotive industry chain of the battery problem, Wang Yaping and said battery industry alliance will be application-oriented technology as the core, industry, the main line, the integration of upstream and downstream industry chain, to enhance the technology among member units cooperation, information exchange, complementary advantages, and create a favorable environment for industrial development; demonstration through the use of major projects to enhance the Alliance's capability of independent innovation and industrialization; further guide and regulate the industry healthy development, and promote major projects in Beijing on landing, to achieve sound and rapid development of industry.

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission of Beijing project new energy automotive industry one of the most important organizational unit. Beijing Science and Technology of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation, Deputy Director Qin Ying introduced in 2010, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission will arrange for about 200 million yuan of funds to support the Beijing-related units in the field of new energy vehicles for research and industry, in order to promote breakthroughs in key technologies related to the formation of new energy automotive brands.

Chinese exports in the forefront of solar cell

According to iSuppli Corporation, China in 2009 produced more than 3.6GW of photovoltaic (PV) cells, of which 90% are sold to international market, making China becoming the world's largest exporter of solar cells.

2009 global top 10 solar cell manufacturers have six in China, production is naturally higher. At the same time, the Chinese government is actively stimulate domestic demand. China's "solar roofs" and "Golden Sun" project began in March 2009, aims to encourage domestic investors and manufacturers of photovoltaic power plants to domestic market for growth.

Solar Roof

According to the solar roofs program, and the enterprises can obtain subsidies $ 2.9 per watt, this part of the subsidies can make up 30-50 percent of manufacturing costs. Chinese Ministry of Finance has allocated $ 186 million for the project, of which 70% or $ 130 million dedicated to start the installation, while the remaining 30% or $ 56 million allocated in the project after acceptance.

Golden Sunshine

At the same time, the golden sun will involve a wider range of applications, including not only rooftop photovoltaic power distribution system, but also other independent photovoltaic systems and other areas of the Internet. In addition, the greater the intensity of the golden sunshine project subsidies, and for general construction projects in remote areas, subsidies of up to 50-70% of overall investment costs.

iSuppli believes that the two stimulus plan in the next three years to bring about 2.8GW domestic installed capacity, to attract the interest of the domestic photovoltaic companies. In addition, the stimulus may be introduced after the larger the subsidy program.
Growing faster than planned

Many people said that China's domestic PV market is growing faster than the original government plan. The original proposal is PV capacity in 2010 reached 300MW, 2020 increased to 1.8GW. But the year 2009, there is 120MW of new photovoltaic system installation, the year China's total installed PV capacity has been exceeded 300WW target a year ahead of schedule.

However, if the Chinese PV companies plan production and export sales and the Chinese government set ambitious targets than the Government's planning becomes pales.

One of the most critical problem is that the photovoltaic power generation system with other Chinese power grid networking. Fearing the overall stability and security, power systems have their own development plans, including coal, wind and nuclear and other power generation. Therefore, China's Smart Grid project is a major issue will be how to adjust the grid to accommodate new solar power generation.

Promote demand

iSuppli forecasts that China's PV market to create electronic sales in 2010 will reach $ 309 million more than in 2009 surged 95.3%. Figure 8 shows iSuppli's 2008-2014 China PV electronics sales forecast.

PV market, strong growth is contributing to the inverter and other electronic devices demand. Inverter is to improve the photovoltaic modules and solar power generation efficiency of key components.

With government subsidies peaked in 2010, the PV market will also be e-peaked. Although the annual growth rate is expected to decline next year - unless the introduction of new policies, but the market will continue to maintain a certain momentum, enough to achieve the $ 2.4 billion in 2014 sales.

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