Archive for May, 2009

High-capacity lithium-ion battery research results have been achieved

Posted by admin on May 29, 2009
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Recently, the 863 major projects planned issue “driving force for car batteries with lithium-ion technology research and development,” the subject of the outcome of the 40Ah lithium iron phosphate battery, through the detection, the report was qualified. The subject from Suzhou Star Constant Power Limited, test items, including voltage, over-charging protection, over-discharge protection, short circuit protection, discharge over-current protection, high temperature baking, extrusion, acupuncture and security-related performance, and — low-temperature discharge capacity of 18 degrees, 50 degrees high temperature discharge capacity, high-rate discharge properties such as low-temperature charge and discharge.
40Ah battery with high capacity, high-power, can be string and the characteristics of the initial application of the present air-conditioned car in the Ministry of Railways of emergency power supply, only 25 kilograms of 40Ah battery can replace the weight of 200 kilograms of lead-acid batteries, the future Play will be widely used in electric hybrid vehicles and pure electric vehicles and other fields.

German spending huge sums to develop lithium batteries into the era of new energy automobiles

Posted by admin on May 27, 2009
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Recently, auto industry consultant for the research department was informed that starting this year, Germany launched a 360 million euros vehicle lithium-ion battery development program, almost all German cars and carry-owned energy giant to join.
The German government said the plan, the German mark will enter the era of electric vehicles. At the same time, Daimler Motor Company and RWE energy company that will work together to build 500 electric vehicle charging station. German auto industry alliance is expected to Germany in 2012 will be completed before the series of electric vehicles and off commercial production started.
According to the consultant for the automotive industry analysts pointed out Lee Sheng-mao, new energy sources for electric vehicles is the focus of automotive development, and the driving force for lithium batteries for electric vehicles is a source of motivation, the present power lithium battery technology bottleneck is almost resolved, the upcoming production stage to enter the industry. Now, the international automobile giants have been developed and will be the development of lithium battery power on the strategic position.
At present, Japan’s R & D aspects of lithium batteries in the world. Disclosure by the Industrial Policy Bureau of Japan, Japan will strive in 2010 the new lithium batteries for next-generation electric vehicles. Toyota, Nissan Motor and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. signed an agreement and other related enterprises, efforts to develop uniform specifications for a new generation of automotive lithium-ion battery, and plans volume production in 2 years. Toshiba decided to spend ¥ 50,000,000,000 Development of electric vehicles using lithium-ion battery, this high-performance driving force within the next two years to enter the semi-commercial production.
Popularization of electric vehicles is a critical need to have sufficient power to add bases. Tokyo Electric Power announced that it would take the lead to participate in the infrastructure construction in the metropolitan area to more than 200 charging stations, after three years to more than 1000.
Tokyo Electric Power has successfully developed large-scale rapid charger, the charging time significantly shortened. It is reported that a full charge every 10 minutes, beyond the distance they traveled is 60 km. At present, the cost of the establishment of a charger is ¥ 4,000,000. The company in Japan’s supermarket car parks, convenience stores and post offices and other public places have building equipment chargers. It is estimated that if the high-performance lithium batteries for more promotion, in Japan the use of the hybrid to reach the level of 7.2 million. Industry believes that the electric car market to the development of the next decade to how the size will depend on whether the cost of lithium batteries can quickly be reduced.
Driving force in the development of lithium batteries and electric vehicles, the distance between China and developed countries have been getting smaller and smaller. According to “Nikkei Electronics News,” the statistics, at present, in BYD Li-ion batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries only in Sanyo, Sony and Panasonic, the become with each of the three Japanese manufacturers of the famous giant international battery. In the field of electric vehicles, BYD can say that has to go the forefront of the industry. BYD market by the end of 2008 hybrid vehicles F3DM, can be the same as mobile phone, the charging socket in the home, that is over seven hours, broke the electric vehicle battery charging station to be in professional charge of the bottleneck. Hybrid vehicles in general use in low-speed electric drives, high-speed motor on the need to drive with the engine and fuel. However, F3DM electric drive can be used alone, the maximum speed of 150 km and range up to 100 km mileage. In contrast, the currently available dual-mode technology — the other two companies General Motors and Toyota are the electric cars for sale, a charge can only travel 25 kilometers.

Canada to use nanotechnology to develop new lithium-sulfur battery

Posted by admin on May 25, 2009
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Researchers at University of Waterloo, Canada May 18 said they made more than a traditional large capacity lithium battery 3 times the lithium-sulfur battery prototype. The date of the relevant research published in the “natural materials” online magazine.
Lithium-sulfur batteries have a very broad application prospects, chemists have therefore conducted the study over the past 20 years. Sulfur and lithium is considered the most ideal material for a battery, these two chemicals in combination can not only provide high energy density, stability, security and better life also. In addition, the cost, the price of sulfur is also far lower than current lithium batteries are widely used in the other materials.
However, the manufacture of cathode battery problems has been a major problem of people, partly responsible for the charge and discharge and release of electronic storage, in which reversible electrochemical reaction in order to achieve a higher current, which must be similar to the sulfur and carbon Such a conductor in close contact, and after a very effective way to no.
University of Waterloo professor lida.nazer research team led by technology through the nano-carbon and sulfur close integration. They used in the experiment is known as a porous carbon mesoporous carbon material. In the nano-level, this type of carbon in the pore size and pore volume is very consistent. Through nano-technology, the group will produce a hollow carbon tubes, each 6.5 nanometer thick, 3-4 nano-aperture. Sulfur may be due to heating and melting, when the exposure to carbon nanotubes after they are inhaled and solidification contraction for sulfur nanofibers. Through electron microscopy studies on the perfusion of the carbon nanotubes have sulfur profile inspection found that in all of the aperture in both full of sulfur, carbon and sulfur to achieve a perfect combination.
Nazarbayev said that by such a composite material made of battery power by up to 80% of the theoretical value, but also in maintaining a lower cost, good stability and a better circulation of the premise, its energy density than traditional lithium - transition metal oxide cathode of the battery into the high-3 times. This porous carbon materials “sucked up” technology to other composite material also provides a new way. Study in the future they will also further improve the structure of such a cathode material and performance.

Battery industry in April industrial output up 8.8%

Posted by admin on May 22, 2009
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Department of Public Works a letter released yesterday show that in April this year, China’s battery industry completed by enterprises above designated size industrial output value 24.1 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8%, industrial sales output value of completed 23.59 billion yuan, an increase of 10.2%, sales rate of 97.9%; 1 -4 months, the completion of the battery industry output value of 82.65 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3%, industrial sales output value of completed 79.54 billion yuan, down 2.6%, the cumulative production rate of 96.2%.
January-April, the completion of lead-acid batteries kVA output at 33.08 million, up 19.7 percent; the completion of output of lithium-ion battery 413,492,000 yuan, down 10.8%; the original battery and battery to complete the original output of 8.54 billion yuan, down 13.0 %; the completion of output of alkaline batteries 93,978,000 yuan, down 41.1%.

STMicroelectronics to promote ultra-thin lithium-ion battery technology

Posted by admin on May 20, 2009
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Chip maker STMicroelectronics (ST) has announced the next generation of rechargeable batteries with the United States signed a commercial agreement FET developer, application market in the new FET using the “nano-energy” ultra-thin lithium-ion battery technology.
Flexible ultra-thin solid-state physics is a major cell technology features, it can be made “flexible” the ultra-thin batteries, thinnest and only 200 microns thick, the battery can also be made of different shapes and sizes.
In addition, the type of battery used solid-state lithium phosphorous oxynitride electrolyte, this material was first introduced by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory research, thin-film batteries will enable FET output power than the current most advanced battery button 10 times to 20 times.
ST-related official said, the current advanced a wide range of portable electronic products, have become increasingly demanding on the battery, but power in terms of performance, service life and environmental impact are lagging behind the development of electronic products, and the gap between the two bigger and bigger. Prior to this, the company has been in the development of micro-batteries and micro fuel cell technology.

Germany there was a breakthrough in fuel cell research and development of commercial high-temperature membrane cell production

Posted by admin on May 18, 2009
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Germany’s BASF AG (BASF) recently announced that it has in the United States New Jersey Poll Satsuma (Somerset, New Jersey) the formal establishment of fuel cell production equipment so as to promote energy development in the field of management leadership.
This set of modern equipment of the production and use of advanced automation technology, the core of manufacturing fuel cells - that is, high temperature membrane electrode assemblies (MEA). MEA in each cell, hydrogen and air react with water produce electricity and heat. This innovative, patented by BASF Celtec brand products are sold in the market, which help to promote the fuel cell industry to accelerate development to meet the current and future energy supply increasingly serious situation.
BASF R & D as a result of a new type of MEA with the world’s first commercial high-temperature fuel cell membrane, the operating temperature can reach between 120 ℃ -180 ℃, it is a systems integrator opened a new vision. This innovative product has no humidification in the case of the unique ability to run; a more simple system; and of hydrogen and impurity gas in the air have a greater tolerance. Therefore compared with the other polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology, has great advantages.
Celtec high temperature membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) can be widely used in many areas. For example, the efficiency of an unprecedented supply of private residential units to provide electricity and heating and hot water; or for the protection of the backup power system.
Traditional low-temperature fuel cell system can not exceed the maximum operating temperature 80 ℃, and the need for a large number of ancillary units and complex control systems and hydration systems, as well as purification of a hydrogen reformer unit. BASF is equipped with the high-temperature membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells in hydrogen-resistant impurities, and can be air-cooled without water for hydration. Therefore, no need to air humidifier, pumps, tanks, valves and cleaning system.
BASF executive board member and executive director of research, said Dr. Andrea kimaye , high-temperature membrane electrode assemblies has led to the development of fuel cells in a breakthrough in the field. He said: “The Satsuma Poll in New Jersey to establish a world-class equipment, is designed to meet current and future growing customer needs. With our alternative energy system partners closely with the development, BASF’s high-temperature membrane electrode component products in the future will be strengthened and improved, will enable more low-cost fuel cells and energy is widely used. “

HP initiative to recall 70,000 lithium-ion laptop battery

Posted by admin on May 14, 2009
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Beijing May 15 early morning news, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (hereinafter referred to as “CPSC”) Thursday announced that in two reports that Hewlett-Packard laptop battery fire, the company said it would have taken the initiative to recall and several at the same time Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebooks shipped 70,000 lithium-ion battery.
CPSC Web site, said the activities of the laptop battery recall affects HP Pavilion models of nine, nine Presarios Compaq models, two models, as well as a Hewlett-Packard Compaq models, these models sold in time for August 2007 to March 2008.
There are two previously reported, HP notebook batteries due to “overheating damaged and caused the fire, causing minor property damage”, but no casualties.
HP is notified of the recall may be related to the activities of customers, so that they remove the laptop battery and notebook found at the above link by HP. Hewlett-Packard said, it will replace the batteries free of charge to customers.
And Hewlett-Packard, like many other competitors in the same industry have been previously carried out several similar activities in the battery recall, the latest one was the end of last year recovered 100,000 Sony batteries, these batteries due to overheating and failure. Prior to this, Hewlett-Packard sold 3.2 million notebooks to use these batteries, but in 2006 the massive Sony battery recall activities, this figure represents only a small part.

Optimistic about the prospects for lithium-ion battery plant in China and Australia GALAXY Resources

Posted by admin on May 14, 2009
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Emerging lithium manufacturer - based in Perth Australia GALAXY Resources shares up 8% today, because there are rumors that the company plans to set up factories in China, production is widely used in rechargeable lithium battery.
Lithium batteries are widely used in mobile phones and hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, etc., there are great prospects for development. Engage in the production of lithium in China can more easily enter the Chinese market, saved many of middle-mitigation and transportation costs.
GALAXY Resources has been the site of China’s factory in the Jiangsu Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park (Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park), the Industrial Park, Zhangjiagang only 500 meters distance. GALAXY Resources CEO Iggy Tan said that the lithium ore from Australia can be easily transported to the plant through the Yangtze River. He disclosed that the plant design capacity was 17,000 tons for lithium. As the supporting facilities around the build-up very well with a number of lithium battery-related industries, the lithium can be easily used to make lithium-ion battery.
Iggy Tan said that the factory will be completed and put into production for the Chinese Li-ion battery industry with a great convenience, consumers will be able to buy cheaper to lithium batteries. He said: “Once the large-scale industrialization of production, price of lithium batteries will come down.”
It is, GALAXY Resources is the first into Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park of the Australian company. Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park is located in Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone, the planning area of 43 square kilometers, is a comprehensive large-scale chemical industry, where there are already some Japanese touch, and Dow Chemical, including dozens of the world’s leading chemical companies settled.

Secretary for the United States announced a public and transparent flexible solar panels

Posted by admin on May 11, 2009
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Konarka recently the United States announced a new invention, can be installed in the glass or other transparent material on the solar panels, the invention can be applied to ordinary solar cell construction, including the glass walls and windows can be used on this solar cells.
The company’s transparent solar cells on glass in the general assembly, the user can have a variety of colors to choose from. Including red, blue and green. Such solar panels based on organic photovoltaic technology, but the conversion efficiency than ordinary silicon solar panels, the company’s current product energy conversion efficiency of 6%, while the ordinary silicon solar cell conversion efficiency board of up to 20% .

Will vigorously promote the new generation of solar cell technology R & D

Posted by admin on May 08, 2009
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Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry recently decided to put solar cells will support economic growth in Japan’s position of technical fields, and actively promote its technical research and development, the expansion of Japanese products in the global share; amendment “in Japan to popularize and promote the use of solar energy Plan of Action “in order to enhance public facilities on the use of solar energy.
Japan Patent Office (JPO) Statistics 2000 to-2006 in Japan, the United States, Europe, China, South Korea in five countries and regions, the total solar cell patent applications from Japan amounted to 5,449 applications, accounting for 68.4%; which At present, the most popular applications for silicon solar cells reached 75% -81%, far ahead in Europe (8% -11%) and the United States (5% -7%). In other words, in response to global warming green energy - solar cell area, Japan is still the world’s largest number of patented technology. However, a more universal type of thin solar panels a new generation of materials technology - an organic semiconductor solar cells, originated from Japan, the United States and European patent applications were 45%, 29% and 19%, and European research institutions in the important journal published papers in the field of 126, is Japan (29) more than 4 times. JPO accordingly that the Japanese area of organic semiconductor technology research and development of solar cells has lagged behind Europe and the United States.
According to relevant information, Economy, Trade and Industry in March 2009 on the Japanese scale of the next solar industry forecast: the current environmental protection has been widely favored energy background, the Japanese production of solar cells will be rapid growth in product sales to the industry in 2020 will expand to 10 times lower than the current, amounting to 10 trillion yen (about 7,040 billion yuan), the staff size from the current 1.2 million to 11 million people.
Organic semiconductor solar cell production costs are lower, but in actual use for the goal to increase its power generation efficiency is still the need to study. JPO considers it imperative that cooperation between the Government and the people committed to high-efficiency solar cell materials development, the future of Japan in the field to continue leading.