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Fifth-generation large-area thin-film battery in China

Posted by admin on April 24, 2009
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With the fifth-generation large-area thin-film battery volume production, one of universal application of solar photovoltaic power generation era, solar power generation will be like food, water everywhere, as available, solar power will become inexhaustible, do not use dried up, clean environmentally friendly alternative sources of energy, it is Johnson & Johnson, director of Cheung Sha Xiaolin photoelectric April 15 at a news conference to describe a beautiful scene.
Whether the popularity of solar power generation cost is the key, Nantong Optical Technology Co., Ltd. Johnson & Johnson and the third largest U.S. manufacturer of vacuum equipment co-operation in research and development, improvement and manufacture of a new thin-film battery technology, the core equipment, and relevant research institutions and multinational cooperation in supporting the development of production line of laser engraved, laser to the side of the key equipment such as vacuum sputtering, so that the entire production line of sophisticated, advanced in the world leading position. Not only the conversion efficiency of thin-film battery in one fell swoop more than 6.5%, to reach the world advanced level, but similar devices cost only 25% of imported equipment to reduce the cost of solar power become a reality.
Sha Xiaolin that, 1.1 × 1.4m area of the fifth-generation thin-film batteries, thin film batteries for both the equipment manufacturers or the production of thin-film battery components are one of the best specifications. Currently, Johnson & Johnson film photovoltaic cell production line and core equipment, are used as criteria, and at the same time through further development and improvement, so that more advanced equipment, the cost of similar imported equipment should be reduced to below 20% of the price.
“The ultimate in two and a half years to make photovoltaic electricity price per unit fell to 0.65 yuan, close to the cost of thermal power, the popularity of solar power generation to meet the times.” Sha Xiaolin, said Johnson of the photoelectric mass The first piece of the world do not need to package the single-layer laminated film batteries, is this in nearly 60 countries to apply for patents for inventions of new technology, so that the weight of an entire thin-film battery components of the “trimming” of 50% for the popularity of solar energy battery applications in buildings to create the best conditions. From now on, the curtain walls of buildings, the roof can be used to replace thin-film batteries, which means that buildings will be able to generate electricity.
Currently, Johnson & Johnson photovoltaic plant in Nantong, has been completed and three production lines have been put into mass production, production capacity reached 100MW, this production can enter the world’s fifth-generation amorphous silicon thin-film battery manufacturing plant in the former 5. The company plans to again this year on three production lines, production capacity reached 200MW, next to a nine production lines, to the end of 2010, production capacity reached 500MW, has become China’s largest production base of amorphous silicon thin-film batteries.

Solar cells in 2009 to reduce 32% of global sales in 2011 to restore 57.8%

Posted by admin on April 23, 2009
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ISuppli forecasts the United States, in 2009 the global solar cell system the overall import volume will be reduced 32 percent over the previous year, fell to 3.5GW (English publication). Solar cells is expected to bring the system into the global sales of 40.2 percent year-on-year reduction, to 18.2 billion U.S. dollars. This result is caused mainly due to the solar cell system of the decline in average price-per-watt.
Over the past few years, the solar cell market has been an average annual growth rate of about 40% continue to grow. Therefore, more manufacturers enter the market, and hopes to further expand access to the share of production capacity. Eventually lead to overproduction, however, as demand is expected to decrease in sales in 2009 will be substantially reduced. However, according to iSuppli analysis, the market slowdown may change the current pattern of solar cell market. Is expected to most manufacturers of new production capacity will slow the pace of expansion in order to maintain balance between supply and demand.
iSuppli analysis of the market slowdown in 2009 caused the biggest reason is that Spain has declined by a solar cell system into the volume. Spain in 2008 of the solar cell into a whole accounts for 50% of the world. However, due to re-purchase the solar power system “Feed In Tariff”, the Spanish market in 2009 is expected to be down there mate. Although the United States and Japan and other countries to encourage the establishment of money into solar cell systems, France, Italy, the Czech Republic and Greece and other countries for a positive investment, it was still difficult to make up for the reduction of part of Spain. Spanish market is expected to slow down on the impact of the global market will continue until 2010.
However, according to iSuppli predicts sales of solar systems will be restored after 2010, than in 2011 increased 57.8 percent over the previous year, and in 2012 the growth rate in 2013 will maintain this level. As the solar cell system is expected to be more substantial future return on investment (ROI), thus maintaining the growth trend will continue.

Shanghai, tens of billions of dollars to build the industrial chain of photovoltaic

Posted by admin on April 21, 2009
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Application of space technology to promote industrial development, occupied the commanding heights of the new energy industry, Shanghai will strive to create vertically integrated photovoltaic industry chain tens of billions of dollars.

This important new energy projects are responsible for the implementation of the Shanghai Aerospace Bureau. Shanghai Aerospace Bureau, ZHU Zhi-song, introduced here on the 16th, depending on the target by 2015, the Shanghai Aerospace Bureau will build a more complete vertically integrated photovoltaic industry chain, more than 10 billion yuan output value.

ZHU Zhi-song, said the Shanghai Aerospace Bureau since the early 70 century, engaged in the development of spacecraft power systems, products in the aerospace, aviation and other fields have matured, a wide range of applications. Then has been actively promoting PV technology in the civilian industry.

He noted that vertically integrated photovoltaic industry chain from upstream silicon material, silicon, battery chip to the formation of downstream products, systems, trade, all sectors of the industry chain. After the completion is expected to play a huge scale.

Shanghai Aerospace Bureau will not only have to Shanghai Institute of Space Power, Solar Energy Engineering Technology Research Center as the core technology platform for solar energy companies in Shanghai, Shanghai Shenzhou New Energy, Inner Mongolia Shenzhou Silicon Industry manufacturing as the core platform also has a certain scale international trade financing platform and platform. ZHU Zhi-Song, the Shanghai Aerospace photovoltaic industry’s core strength lies in talent and technology advantages, the future will firmly grasp the leading solar energy products such as thin-film battery, occupied the commanding height of the market.

It is reported that more than four billion yuan investment in the Inner Mongolia Shenzhou Silicon Industry has completed a project. Currently has a production capacity of 1500 tons, the second phase will be completed in 2009, capacity could reach 4500 tons.

Delphi 2.4 million U.S. dollars were used to develop fuel cell technology

Posted by admin on April 17, 2009
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Delphi Corp. said that the company has received from the federal government 2.4 million U.S. dollars to support research and development funds for the fuel cell.
According to the Associated Press reported that Delphi will use the 2.4 million U.S. dollars of R & D use of fuel cell auxiliary power system for heavy commercial vehicles.
Delphi was the 2.4 million U.S. dollars which is the rehabilitation and re-investment Act (also known as the economic stimulus bill) 42000000 part of relief funds, the U.S. government funds to provide this assistance is aimed at 13 to start its domestic fuel cell R & D projects. In addition, the U.S. government has decided June 1 to spend 285 million U.S. dollars from the purchase of the three major U.S. car models will give priority to environmental protection.
Production crisis in the face of uncertainty, the Delphi has been used to support fuel cell R & D funds, while the United States Government strongly supports the energy-saving vehicles and the development of new energy vehicles. Delphi future development remains to be seen.

High-performance dye-sensitized solar cell available

Posted by admin on April 15, 2009
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According to the United States, “Technology Review” magazine reported that Chinese scientists Peng and colleagues through the transformation of dye components, developed a cheaper and highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC).
Dye-sensitized solar cells solar energy can be cheaper than the traditional battery of silicon solar cells cheaper and more easily printed on a soft surface, but there are also a problem, to create such a need for efficient battery precious metal electrolytes and volatile ruthenium dye made. Not long ago, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Institute of Peng and colleagues have developed two other raw materials of a new class of dye-sensitized solar cell, the new battery is not only more efficient but also cheaper and more durable.
The key to progress is a new organic dye molecules, organic dyes more abundant than ruthenium compounds have been cheaper, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the battery. The researchers also used a different ionic liquid electrolyte that has been more powerful solar cells, the electrolyte contained in the current use of organic solvents, these organic solvents at high temperatures will be evaporated. Ionic liquids can also be used in conjunction with the plastic, it is possible to create a flexible solar cells. Wang Peng said: “We first proved that the composition of an all-organic dye can be used to create a stable solvent-free battery, and its performance compared with the ruthenium dye favorably.”
Researchers to include elements of the organic dye solar cells set a new record of energy efficiency, to solar cells with the traditional competition in the electricity into light, the dye-sensitized solar cell to achieve energy efficiency at least 10%, Wang and colleagues developed the performance of the battery for 9.8%. Dye-sensitized solar cells, the inventor, the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland, Professor of Chemistry Michael gela.te .zile said: “10 years ago, we believe that we will not be the result of more than 1%. Now it has been 9.8 percent of energy-efficient. “

Department of Public Works letter: electric cars need to support policies to improve lithium battery is the key

Posted by admin on April 13, 2009
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Bratislava Evergo Energy (Emel Bratislava) part of the beauty of energy (Emel Energy), South Moravia in the vicinity of 1.6MW solar power plant construction.
The company plans to expand this year to include other Central and Eastern European markets, including Slovakia.
The general contractor is a subsidiary of Germany, the Czech system integration company Juwi. Juwi to provide “turnkey” solution, including more than 20,000 solar cells and four centralized SMA.
Evergo Energy signed its “turnkey” banner is the first contract in the Czech Republic in January to obtain the item, the general contractor last week has just begun construction work there.
The project will include a testing phase is still new technology, it will use in the future Evergo energy projects. Czech Republic is currently under construction projects 1.6MW thin-film solar cells miaoyu Deputy Minister of the view that lithium batteries will be the future of electric vehicles in China focused on the development of the industry
By April 10, the Ministry of Industry and Information in Beijing to host a “pure electric vehicle industry opportunities challenge” as the theme of the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Forum. Deputy Minister of Public Works miaoyu letter pointed out that electric vehicles to speed up the establishment of notice management system, strengthen the standards of management, and improve the promotion of electric vehicle support policies; breakthrough in the industry at the same time constraints, to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration Union.
miaoyu believe that pure electric cars from the era will not be long before the commercialization of lithium batteries will be the future of China’s emphasis on the development of electric vehicles. “In the long run, the electric car industry in the charging infrastructure, the purchase price, the public service vehicles, road tolls and parking priority areas such as concessions, but also to encourage support for the existence of a larger space, the Government must give more in these areas from number of subsidies and policy support. ”
Deputy Minister of Finance Zhang Shao-chun said at the meeting that in planning the revitalization of the auto industry, has made it clear in public transport, rent and sanitation promotion, including priority areas such as pure electric vehicles and other energy-saving and new energy vehicles, and identify 13 pilot cities.
It is understood that the vast majority of these city governments to implement specific program has been compiled and started to cooperate with the whole enterprise, FAW, Dongfeng and Chery, BYD, Changan and other companies have also adjusted their development strategies, to increase new sources of energy and electric R & D investment vehicles.

BYD Li-ion battery in 2008 was essentially flat year-on-year sales

Posted by admin on April 08, 2009
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Recently, BYD Company Limited announced results, showing ownership of the parent company in 2008 net profit of 1.021 billion yuan of shareholders, earnings per share was 0.50 yuan, up 37 percent decline.
The report shows that, BYD secondary rechargeable battery and other related products business sales 62.1 billion yuan, a decline of about 13%. Among them, the lithium-ion battery sales of 3.937 billion yuan, up basically the same; nickel battery sales are subject to United States power tools market economy and weakness in the same period last year fell 26 percent to 2.204 billion yuan.
At the same time, a marked increase in the proportion of motor vehicle business. Turnover ratio in 2007 from 23% to 32%. Car sales nearly 8.65 billion yuan, an increase of 77%, achieve gross profit of about 504 million yuan, in 2007 compared to 2.57 billion yuan, nearly doubling.

Days of environmental protection batteries can be put into operation in June

Posted by admin on April 06, 2009
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Days to power the International Limited (00819) recently published the annual results in 2008 showed that as at December 31 last year, the company recorded 2.59 billion yuan (RMB, same below) the turnover of more than two Comparing the same period rose 32.3 percent for seven years, gross profit rose 18.1 percent over the same period to 581 million yuan, 0.23 yuan per share profit. Days to power the board of directors recommended the distribution of 7.8 cents per share per annum.
Net profit rose 18.1 percent last year
In June 11, 2007 days to the power market, the current holders of 556 million yuan in cash from operating activities, total assets of approximately about 1.668 billion yuan, debt ratio was only 11.5%. The power of electric vehicles for the Mainland’s largest manufacturer of battery, possession of two percent market share. Lead-acid motive battery products in the days to the total sales accounted for seven 90%.
Days to power by Forbes as the most potential for small and medium-sized Chinese and Asian top ten best small and medium-sized 200 strong. According to Mr Cheung Tianneng Tianren power that the company will put into production in June at wind and solar power storage batteries, and will speed up the development of nickel-metal hydride and lithium batteries. He believes that China will face the future energy crisis, transportation crisis and environmental crisis. Although the Government has not given the new energy industry enough support, but he believes that new energy will be in the future into ordinary people at home.
Four years ago to proceed with the development
In fact, in the early days, to power four years ago began to solar power, wind energy storage battery R & D and production, and investment in Zhejiang headquarters and built a new energy research and development base. At present, the company has successfully developed solar power and wind energy storage batteries, and has passed the European CE certification and the “quality of volume production in Shanghai Environmental Protection Supervision, Inspection Station,” the quality of detection, the project in Jiangsu province at the same time scientific and technological achievements into specific projects .
Jiangsu Province is located in the days to solar power, wind energy storage battery production base, production scale has an annual capacity of up to 150,000. After last year, the operation of the market over the past year, the new energy storage battery has already contacted the 11 new energy companies have signed a sales contract and to include the other, including Tak company had sent 10 samples of products in order to negotiate the contract is .
Days in the new energy storage batteries on the development plans for three to five years in time, will improve its market share to more than 1 percent. In addition, the days can also begin to expand the field of new energy automobiles. The company has been in the mainland this year, two new energy vehicle manufacturers to provide lithium-ion battery power, the product is the road test of the stage.
Days to power up shares last Friday at 1.46 percent, to close at 1.39 Hong Kong dollar per share.

To 2015 times the power of solar cells up to 50%

Posted by admin on April 02, 2009
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London First Conferences Company “concentrator photovoltaic today,” Division 30 March, 2009 issued a condenser about the commercialization of photovoltaic technology bottlenecks faced by the report. The report concluded that, to 2015 by the III-V semiconductor materials (GaInP / GaInAs / Ge) solar cells composed of many times the power will be increased to 50%. Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute Solar Energy Systems in sunlight into electricity the first time to create up to 454 times the power of concentrating the world record of 41.1 percent. This highly efficient solar cells which power the photovoltaic technology in the current top.
“Today, photovoltaic concentrator” that carry out highly efficient conversion of solar energy to electrical energy has become increasingly important, because stratified solar cells solar power together with the degree of improvement and growth, and the high temperature battery in particular. At present, the photovoltaic system condenser 2-1000 at times under the conditions of the condenser is running. Solar cells because of the cool way to more sophisticated, and constantly has been the use of new materials, solar power battery condenser times have increased the space index.
The survey also describes the factors which affect the solar cells power many times, and a detailed study of materials used in batteries. At present, photovoltaic equipment, both the condenser silicon high-power batteries, solar cells have many times, but compared with the silicon cells from III-V semiconductor materials composed of the same cell has not yet reached market maturity, as well as industrial production standards . The study of the times of commercial solar cells made the following goal: “to reach 45% of battery power, solar power reaches 35% of the template, complete photovoltaic system condenser up to 30%, this can significantly reduce production costs. “

SANYO HIT solar cell conversion efficiency reached 2.4%

Posted by admin on April 02, 2009
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Sanyo Electric in the “Applied Physics 56th United speech-related” (March 30 ~ April 2, Tsukuba University) announced that on, HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer) solar cell thickness of only 85μm, reduced to the original 1 / 2 of the following, and about 10cm square (103.3cm2) unit can still receive up to the conversion efficiency of 21.4%. The company in September 2008 held in Spain “23rd EU PVSEC” once released on similar results.
Help to achieve the reduction of thin silicon material costs. Products for mass production, if the high efficiency and low cost will enable both of, HIT can significantly improve the competitiveness of solar cells.
A new type HIT solar cell open circuit voltage higher to 739mV. Short-circuit current for 37.3mA/cm2, form factor (FF) was 0.776.
Sanyo Electric has developed a previous conversion efficiency of 22.3% for HIT solar cells. However, the solar cell is about the thickness of 200μm. Although the thickness of the cut, but almost no lower conversion efficiency, open circuit voltage than the original 725mA/cm2 improved.