Archive for January, 2011

This year Honda will launch a new generation of thin film solar cells

Posted by besbat001 on January 26, 2011
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Honda subsidiary Honda Soltec will be introduced during the year 2011, a new generation of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenium) thin film solar cells. New products than the existing thin film solar cell is more compact, more efficient installation in a variety of construction on the roof, the solar cell photovoltaic conversion rate of 13% ※ Note 1, Note 2 to similar products ※ the highest level.

※ Note 1: per square meter of solar cells will convert sunlight to electricity energy conversion efficiency

Formula: (maximum output power of the battery cell (W) × 100) / (battery unit area (m2) × 1.000w/m2)

※ Note 2: CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenium) compounds as raw materials thin film solar panels

【】 Key features of new products

* Raise the performance of optical parts of CIGS layer, while reducing the external framework of the optical part of the non-affected area, with the existing thin-film solar cells, solar energy conversion efficiency increased by 10% in the same area by the light under the premise of a substantial power generation capacity higher.

* Compared with the existing products, modules shrunk by a third, can be applied to various shapes of building rooftops.

Honda Soltec, based on the existing equipment to produce a new generation of thin film solar cell testing prototype products, solar energy conversion efficiency as high as 13%. In the future, Honda will further enhance the solar cell module, solar energy conversion efficiency, expand the sales of solar products.

Honda independently developed CIGS thin film solar cells very little energy in the production process, from the production stage is a very environmentally friendly solar cells. In the future, Honda will continue its efforts to develop more environmentally friendly products to meet market demand, to further promote the popularity of solar cells, contributing to protect the global environment.

aigo lead rechargeable battery 2200 mAh

Posted by besbat001 on January 13, 2011
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With the rechargeable battery technology and technology advances, low self-discharge Ni-MH rechargeable batteries have become the most important performance of the Patriot in the field of low self-discharge capacity of the first to introduce 2200mah (mAh) NiMH rechargeable batteries, Become a market leader.
 Patriot Energy Corporation thoroughly conducting in-depth market and customer needs survey found that most consumers the capacity of rechargeable batteries the size of the existence of errors, that the bigger the better battery capacity, but the battery is good or bad is not only a problem of capacity, cycle life, Are important indicators of the discharge platform. Relatively speaking, the higher the same type of battery capacity, cycle life is relatively short.

 Patriot new energy reserves of the company after many years of technical design and the first to introduce the 2200mah (mA) and low self-discharge Ni-MH rechargeable battery, only to take into account battery capacity, but also considering other properties of the battery, and out of Japan over the same period 200 mA competitor products, which is the following digital cameras, the Patriots once again to the challenge issued by Japanese brands.

  The aigo low self-discharge Ni-MH rechargeable batteries in addition to the above characteristics, there are discharge platform, low internal resistance, discharge strong lasting, charging time, back two years, Ready to use, no memory effect, the use temperature range , Materials and environmental protection advantages, so aigo NiMH rechargeable battery upon introduction of its impressive capacity, high-quality performance, cost-effective price quickly became sought after by consumers of digital companion.

      Patriot Energy Corporation is the first to make a commitment to the production and marketing of Ni-MH rechargeable battery recycling battery manufacturers all paid.

AMD power arms build electric car market

Posted by besbat001 on January 12, 2011
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Capacity constraints, AMD has been the main driving force can not show its mettle. Production techniques become more sophisticated, advanced management mechanism in place, arms expansion and market power AMD only due to the desire to expand production capacity that the shareholders listed on the wind. In the market before AMD power has already found its own direction in the military buildup – electric car market.

The use of electric bicycles has become increasingly popular, with more to be included in this year’s bike, “home appliances”, the amount of subsidies of up to 260 yuan, the electric car market has been growing rapidly. According to market research survey, electric bicycle market from 2009 to 2011 the compound annual growth rate of 11.3%, while the lead-acid battery market revenue 24.1% compound annual growth of more.

Rising demand for electric bicycles, as well as policy support home appliances, lead-acid battery electric bicycle prompted many suppliers to expand production capacity to face the problem of AMD Power Holdings Co., Ltd. is one of them. Early in 1998, AMD has been put into lead-acid battery production.

Now the face of increasing demand for capacity expansion, AMD Power IPO application made, and in July 2010 successfully listed in Hong Kong, which also declared the AMD out of the shackles of production, begun for the brand war.

June 1, 2010, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science, the Ministry of Industry and State Development and Reform Commission jointly announced that “on the purchase of new energy vehicles to carry out subsidies for private pilot notice”, in Shanghai, Changchun, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Hefei, 5 cities purchase of new energy vehicles for private pilot subsidies help to promote the development of electric vehicles in the Mainland. Although the electric bike electric vehicles with two markets, but also need to launch a battery. Consumers are used to electric bicycles, more receptive to electric vehicles.

AMD Power chairman Zhou Mingming said that while electric cars can also use lead-acid batteries, but the market tend to use lithium batteries, so power is strengthening AMD’s research and development of lithium batteries, electric vehicle market to be mature and produce cars will not rule out used in lithium batteries.

Huadian two wind power projects grid in Gansu

Posted by besbat001 on January 11, 2011
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New Year period in 2011, Huadian New Energy Gansu branch owned Guazhou 201MW wind power project, Yumen 96MW of wind power projects have been to the grid. At this point, Huadian New Energy in Gansu Province Gansu branch has been put into wind power capacity of nearly 300MW.

 Currently, the Huadian New Energy Development of Regional still under construction and has approved the wind power, solar energy project capacity of 110MW, and a number of new energy projects are being carried out preparatory work.

Cell repair machine have market prospects

Posted by besbat001 on January 10, 2011
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1, a new concept for disposal of batteries:

    A 1 cells rot in the ground, can make 1 square meter of soil permanent loss of use value, a button battery can make 600 tons of water pollution, drinking water, equivalent to the amount of one’s life!

    Waste lead-acid batteries great harm to the environment pollution, international conventions, “Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel Convention on the” attachment “under the jurisdiction of the Basel Convention Waste List A” in the A1160 at the state: “waste lead-acid batteries, complete or broken. ”

    October 9, 2003, the State Environmental Protection Administration and National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Science, the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued a “waste battery pollution control technology policy”, the technology policy as a guiding document, since the release of date of implementation. Chapter 8 of the document, “Waste lead-acid battery pollution control”, for scrap lead-acid batteries and how to deal with a clear exposition of pollution prevention, referred to in section 6.14: “to encourage recycling of waste batteries Science technology research, development of economic, efficient recycling of waste batteries process and improve the recycling rate of waste batteries. ”

    Therefore, “lead-acid battery repair technology,” the latest in line with national policy, with good prospects for the industry, will certainly be strong policy support.

    2, the emerging sunrise industries:

    So far the battery from the birth of 100 years of history, along with technological development, the increasingly diverse types of cells, also increased its technical content. China is a battery power production and consumption, demand will reach 15.0 billion a year is huge, accounting for the world total over 1 / 3, its use in finance, telecommunications, postal services, taxation, industry and commerce, transportation, government and many other industry. Wide demand, the amount is huge. The lead-acid battery design life is 8-10 years, but the actual life of only 1-2 years. Studies have shown that the battery in actual use, if used and poorly maintained, for example: lack of regular charge, not charge it in time, long-term discharge, depth of discharge and other reasons, usually within a year or two there will be charging hard, and decreased capacity phenomenon, premature failure scrapped. According to authoritative statistics, only scrapped in 2003 a variety of domestic battery up to ten billion or more, in general, which amounts to tens of thousands of medium and small cities than in large and medium cities are the hundreds of thousands of millions only. Premature battery scrap not only wastes energy but also pollutes the environment.

    Cell repair technology allows used batteries back to life, as the battery power of modern science and technology to enhance the quality and potential of the dig. Waste recovery and recycling of batteries have also been a national policy on management support, and development of China’s battery repair time is not long, about two years or so. Cell repair machines worthy of a budding industry in today’s society.

General Motors was allowed to use the advanced battery technology

Posted by besbat001 on January 07, 2011
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General Motors Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory today announced a global licensing agreement, Argonne’s patented composite electrode materials will help GM develop the next generation of vehicles using advanced lithium batteries.

Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne National Laboratory, referred to as ANL) is the U.S. government’s oldest and largest science and engineering research labs. Argonne was chartered in 1946, the first national laboratory of the United States, but also U.S. Department of Energy’s largest research centers. Over the past half century, the University of Chicago for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and its predecessor, the operation of regulation.

GM is responsible for electronic systems, hybrid, electric vehicles and battery Micky Bly, executive director, said: “General Motors and Argonne National Laboratory, the agreement proved once again that the General Motors electric vehicle technology in the leading position and meet the the different needs of consumers worldwide relentless pursuit. General Motors engineers and researchers always been committed to developing the next generation of battery systems, and strive to improve performance while reducing costs, thereby increasing the practicality of electric cars the future and economy. ”

Argonne National Laboratory, energy storage project manager Jeff Chamberlain said: “The Argonne battery research project’s goal is to provide support for the U.S. auto industry. Therefore, our new GM lithium battery electrode materials for potential commercialization of research, We are very happy. explore how this technology into the country for the basis of laboratory research and technology development to benefit the American public into a practical technology, will have a powerful role model. This effort will also provide the U.S. with to more potential for green jobs, reduce America’s dependence on imported oil while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ”

Argonne Laboratory in the United States Department of Energy funded a large scale, diversified base of lithium, the authorization to use GM technology is only a large number of new electrode materials research results in patent tip of the iceberg. Department of Energy early this technology also provides funding research activities. And the rule of the market nearly two decades compared to existing battery technology, the use of new electrode materials, the next generation of batteries will have higher performance, longer life and greater security.

Argonne’s composite electrode material is unique and rich rich lithium manganese mixed metal oxides as well as innovative materials, design methods, can extend the working hours of the charge, increase battery life, improve the internal lithium-ion cell safety. This composite material has high stability, and thus can charge higher voltage (which means shorter charging time.) Benefit from the effective voltage and capacity per unit weight of material improvement, and the battery on the market today compared to the composite material significantly increased the storage capacity. U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne laboratory by licensing strategy is to let a company like General Motors has the latest lithium technology.

Wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Chicago Laboratory Management Branch – UChicago Argonne, LLC (Argonne National Laboratory management) of the President and Mr. Eric Isaacs, director of the Argonne laboratory said: “General Motors will be the new composite electrode material Argonne into their business process, for the Argonne laboratory research in this field is the world’s top scientists, a gospel, which is the U.S. Department of Energy’s long-term vision and commitment. Argonne battery research department of scientists and engineers look forward to continuing to this important work, to contribute for the next generation of electric vehicles, but also develop new energy storage technology for grid. ”

“The birth of this new battery technology innovation in the United States in the field of car and battery is an important return on investment,” U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu said, “This agreement allows General Motors have the ability to use its entire supply chain, the most advanced battery technology. The technology licensing will also promote the recovery of the U.S. battery industry, and to bring hundreds of jobs in the United States, this is the United States is now most needed. ”

General Motors was founded in 1908. Currently, GM has been established in China, eleven joint ventures and employs more than 35,000. General Motors in China, import, production and sales of Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Opel, Wuling, the liberation of other brand products, providing a rich product series in China, all among the first multinational auto companies covering the luxury sedan, versatile wagon, compact cars, mini cars and light trucks. In 2010, GM total sales in China more than 2.35 million the year, an increase of 28.8%.

Italy showing growth of photovoltaic installations in 4th quarter of 2010

Posted by besbat001 on January 06, 2011
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HIS company’s PV market research firm iSuppli on January 3, 2011 and released the Italian PV market forecast, Italy, the fourth quarter of 2010 growth of photovoltaic facilities there, and photovoltaic installations in 2011 will turn a Fan, global investment is flowing to Italy.

Based in Italy, some of the leading project developers and contractors to provide data on energy projects, iSuppli Corporation estimated the Italian solar PV system from the third quarter of 2009, the third quarter of 2010 increased to 216MW 487MW, up 239%, 2010 set the volume of the fourth quarter of 975MW, more than doubled in the third quarter. Table 1 lists the Italian quarter of 2009 to 2010 the number of PV systems installations.

Fourth quarter of 2010 over the previous year 239% growth in the fourth quarter of 288MW, which forecast growth to set the volume in 2010 increased to 1.9GW, an increase of more than 720MW in 2009 to 100%. PV installations in 2011 to double the market will be increased to 3.9GW.

The current tax incentives under the Italian relief policies, the system set 2500 € 2800 price / kWp, highly attractive internal rate of reimbursement (IRR) 15% ~ 18%.

160 solar lights stolen batteries in east Outer Ring Road Xingtai

Posted by besbat001 on January 06, 2011
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The northern end of the city east outer solar lights appear a big strange, “night light does not shine, Bai Tianliang together.” This is not the cause strange lights failure, but storage of solar energy battery stolen, not the electrical storage batteries, lights will be bright in the sunlight.

“The original lights here, and now here is the dark picture, watching a solar light batteries were stolen, we feel bad.” Yesterday morning, a large color village yanjia Zhunxiang drive 10 miles to a village newspaper, a look of regret .

Reporter yesterday rushed to the scene, witnesses to the theft of solar lights batteries horror scenes.

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160 solar street spared

Xingtai outer east gate of the East is a landscape, rockery, small Bridge, the pine and cypress green sway in the cold. Boulevard side of two rows of solar street lights makes this not only energy saving transport routes, more modern look.

River bank into the Shelter, solar light poles along the road there appeared to be dug under the traces. Around the cement board was forced open, revealing a hole one meter deep. Cut off the bare wires, batteries stolen pit, leaving only gray plastic case, and some broken cement blocks.

Reporter went north along the road has been GuoShouJing Avenue, Road, one on either side of solar light poles have been excavated under trace. The number of reporters while walking, this way a total of about 3,000 meters of 160 solar lights, each light batteries were stolen. Speaking of stolen solar lights batteries, is responsible for this section of track cleaners miserable health: “Every day we edge cleaning side fill hole left by the stolen batteries, yesterday completed a four, and today there 5 new pit, the state property are such a big loss, should really take the possession of the relevant departments. ”

“One evening, where the road was pitch dark and a crash, gave the driver of the accidents have occurred, some drivers simply do not go here, make a the immune by the roadside.” Large color village a villager said.

Police

The case is under investigation

Reporter learned from relevant departments, the East outer solar lights installed in 1996, a total of more than 500 solar lights, solar lights each worth about 10,000 yuan. A solar light needs two batteries, each about 1,000 yuan, solar lights built, the second half of the municipal Department of Transportation in 2010 transferred to the municipal street maintenance office.

Press the street connection, the person in charge of the one told over the East when the outer solar street lights, street lamps have a small amount of damage and the battery stolen. We have strengthened supervision, had sent off stare, stared at nothing in two nights. To two days, also found that the battery stolen.

The official added: “We are the management, no enforcement power to the battery problem has been stolen twice reported to the police.”

The reporter called the Xingtai County Public Security Bureau of Criminal Investigation Brigade of the phone. An official informed that since July last year, had received over the East outer solar lights stolen battery alarm phone, some lawbreakers stealing batteries is to make money, the country suffered a loss. He added: “stealing batteries, nocturnal, they steal away after the burial, and not found in the present case is still under investigation.”

Battery technology will continue to heat up of temperature in 2011

Posted by besbat001 on January 05, 2011
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In the base station, the battery temperature technology uses batteries to provide a constant temperature cabinet battery suitable for the local temperature environment, object-oriented cooling can be achieved, which can increase the room temperature, reduce air conditioning use, and ultimately an effective energy-saving Base Station Rooms.

China Telecom Group attached great importance to energy saving technology, had organized a team of experts pilot units and cabinet temperature of the battery protection technology through repeated experiments, research and demonstration, and finally endorsed the use of technology in energy saving effect of the base station. Currently, the battery temperature technology has been in China Telecom to promote small-scale and deployment of China Telecom in 2010 the allocation of funds for North and South provinces, several thousand sites with base stations, the battery temperature transformation temperature, which greatly improves the energy efficiency of base stations . It is reported that China Telecom will continue in 2011 to promote the battery temperature scale heating technology combined with the base station to further promote the cause of carrying out energy saving.

The basic principles of the battery temperature technology

Base station requirements for room temperature -5 ℃ ~ 45 ℃, the base station within the battery room temperature requirements of the work environment in the 15 ~ 25 ℃, other equipment required at least on the ambient temperature can be between -5 ~ 50 ℃. Therefore, when the base station planning and design of traditional work environment room temperature is generally set to about 25 ℃ (room temperature, the base station to the most demanding of the battery device to consider.)

In fact, the use of batteries for the battery to provide a constant temperature cabinet suitable local temperature environment, the base station room temperature the main consideration in the master area, the temperature can be set to at least 30 ℃, and then run under the circumstances and needs of the main equipment room temperature gradually increased to 35 ℃, thus reducing the air conditioning running time, extend the service life of air conditioning to reduce overall energy consumption of base stations and operating room costs (Figure 1).

2011 will be even greater range of applications

In fact a foreign telecom operators have implemented the most of its technology base and continuing operations more than 3 years. Energy conservation as an important means to the base station, in 2011 the scale of China Telecom will continue to promote the battery temperature heating technology combined with the base station, a substantial increase in the proportion of base stations using the technology.

The technology has matured, the industry chain has more vendors to provide solutions such as Emerson Network Power Co., Ltd., Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., Jiangsu marine Technologies Co., Ltd., Beijing Power Technology Co., Highland companies.

Battery temperature technologies can be applied in more places, but its use should be adapted to local conditions. Constant base temperature of the battery cabinet to carry out with considerable energy saving effect, but because the total energy consumption within the small base station, base station within the air conditioning is turned off in the winter usually affect the energy efficiency of the technology, making the payback period to increase the technology . Therefore, large energy consumption in air conditioning in summer and warm winter zone, hot summer and cold in winter and mild areas better. Cold region heating energy consumption either temporarily not recommended adoption of the technology.

British subsidies for fear of being carriers failed iPad

Posted by besbat001 on January 04, 2011
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According to industry insiders revealed that the UK operator Orange UK launched during the holidays, purchase subsidies iPad effective well below expectations. The carrier originally said to expect the price £ 199 (tied for about two years) will help to sell tens of thousands of machines. But insiders claim that, in fact, the company sold only about the first week of 1000.

In response, an Orange spokesman said only that the last few weeks of the approaching Christmas week sales of the chain as “significant growth.” In fact, subsidies may not provide iPad purchase necessary to move the company. According to a report in November, all sold in about 80% of iPad 3G model, which means that Orange may only need to provide attractive data plans can lead to customers.

Compared to competitors 3 Communications, Orange’s 3G data plan is currently not cost-effective. Roughly the same price of the case, 3 users get 15GB of data communication, while Orange customers only 2GB available.