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Battery and fuel cell vehicles cost reduction is critical, reflecting their long-term vision.

Development of fuel cells and electric-powered cars are Mercedes, “Blue performance green strategy” The third step is the ultimate goal of its development. 2009 Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz concept car on display Blue ZERO series, which uses lithium battery technology, E-CELL, using fuel cell technology, F-CELL and the use of internal combustion engine to add power generation technology, E-CELL PLUS, three car of life are up to 200 km distance, 400 km and 600 km. In addition, the Mercedes-Benz has started to market the world’s first production fuel cell vehicles – B Class F-CELL fuel cell vehicles and the smart fortwo electric vehicle and other new energy vehicles, can achieve zero emissions.

It is worth noting, Mercedes and other auto giants in the reduction of battery and fuel cell vehicles to the cost of some effective attempts. For example, the Mercedes-Benz cars in some new energy standard components (such as battery pack and hydrogen tank) can be used to the size of a completely different car, simply follow the changes in demand related to the number of components can be achieved. The development of this modular concept of the platform with the traditional internal combustion engine vehicles similar strategy can effectively reduce costs.

In addition, Daimler and BYD has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a joint venture in China for the Chinese market electric vehicles. According to Mercedes-Benz technical experts, BYD’s battery technologies, electric drive Mercedes-Benz technology, China’s huge market will create cooperation. Reporter that BYD is the intention of cooperation with Daimler built on the electric vehicle market, both pre-judgment on the development prospects, but also control the R & D costs for the needs of both sides.

MOST electric vehicles in the major projects identified in order to fuel cell vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, pure electric vehicles are three models for the “three vertical” and “three vertical and three horizontal” research and development layout. We should note that the “three vertical” line is actually Mercedes outlined the “blue performance green strategy”, BMW’s “Efficient Dynamics strategy” and have a lot to the collision between a spark. This is not a coincidence, but a hundred years after the development of automobile industry and must go through the transformation direction.

What is gratifying is that, at present, such as domestic SAIC Automotive Group has set up their own vehicles into the system, new energy development plan, and even the joint venture, Shanghai GM, have been made in the “Green Future” into the system, such as energy conservation development strategy. For China’s auto industry, auto industry can seize the new century, the transformation and upgrading of historic opportunity, but also on more long-term enterprise has no vision and broader horizons.

PRTM company on March 26, 2010 release of market forecasts that the global large-size lithium-ion batteries such as Li-ion battery market in the next few years, capacity will be a lot of surplus, by 2015 more than 100%.

However, Global E-Mobility Practice said, the long term, excess capacity concept is unfounded, and, in fact, may require a substantial increase in the ability to support the electric vehicle transportation market long-term growth.

PRTM’s assessment was based on market dynamics:

• In the “most likely” case, the battery manufacturing capacity in 2016 will be a shortfall, a number of battery manufacturers have recently announced additional capacity investment, in order to avoid the lithium-ion battery to the 2017 shortage of 30%.

• Lithium-ion battery the total market in 2020 will require about 200GWh capacity, which is so far declared sure you want to increase the capacity of 50GWh 4 times.

• A top of the battery manufacturers on the global assessment of the impact that the United States and Europe are facing in the battery manufacturing capacity deficiencies.

• Asia has so far been a consumer electronics use lithium-ion battery production centers. As the world many countries are considering building Vehicles Battery manufacturing facility to meet rising electric vehicle transportation sector demand, at the current level of investment in Asia is still Ding Wei in Shi Qi to maintain the world’s leading automotive battery net export zones status. The United States and Europe so far the battery production investment, overseas investment continued to rise, will increase global competition. These investments include non-automotive battery market, the investment account is expected by 2020 will reach 60 billion U.S. dollars. The venture also included for this sector to create high-quality staff jobs.

PRTM analysis, electric cars and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) by 2020 is expected to account for global market share of nearly 10%.

With amorphous silicon thin-film battery as the representative of the thin-film solar cell (hereinafter referred to as thin-film batteries) technology to low-energy, zero-emission, energy payback period is short, no raw material bottlenecks, low cost, easy-to-industrialization, low-light is good, resistant advantages of high-temperature, etc., is considered the most likely to achieve cost of electricity tariffs closer to Internet technology, and thus have more and more vendor attention.

Market share will increase the

From the development rate, in the future market, the proportion of thin-film solar cells will continue to increase. According to iSuppli predicts that by 2013 the global solar cell market, the share of thin-film solar cells from 2008 to 14% to 31%, a huge space for development.

Recently, amorphous silicon solar cell module by the battery manufacturers in China many of the sought after, there are many places have also launched plans for the industrialization of thin-film batteries and has started production. Such as the Han Dynasty can be invested 28.0 billion Holding Group announced to start thin-film solar cell research and development of Heyuan in Guangdong manufacturing base, Jiangsu Arts Co., Ltd.’s first thin-film photovoltaic solar cell production line officially put into operation, Chengdu Apollo Solar Energy Co., Ltd. 5-megawatt photovoltaic cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell production line put into operation and so on.

In view of this situation, Beijing North Finder innovative vacuum technology limited liability company chief engineer office director Chen Wang Shu said that with the thin-film solar cell conversion efficiency, as well as large-scale production cost advantage continues to expand its market share will further increase.

BIPV has a

Industry said that in the BIPV (building integrated photovoltaic) market, direct plating of amorphous silicon on glass thin-film photovoltaic cells, both from a cost and functionality (including visual) point of view, are better than crystalline silicon products . Baoding Tianwei thin-film PV Co., Ltd. Yaohua Mai, chief technology officer, told reporters thin-film batteries than conventional crystalline silicon cells is more suitable for use in building-integrated photovoltaic, especially on the application of component-based approach, so the support of the state BIPV to a large extent contributed to the development of thin-film batteries.

BIPV through the building, mainly the roof and walls together with the integration of photovoltaic power generation, so that their use of green building, environmentally-friendly solar energy resources produce electricity. Chen Wang-shu, said thin-film solar cells use less than a micron or a few microns thick semiconductor material, thickness thinner than the crystalline silicon cells more than 100 times. The semiconductor thin layer can be attached to inexpensive substrates (also called the substrate), such as glass, plastic or stainless steel sheet activity. BIPV applications, which combined with the construction of photovoltaic power generation, solar energy is the direct application of the template as a building materials to the building design, to provide electricity for the building. This approach is often also play a role in energy conservation. Speaking from an aesthetic point of view, thin-film batteries better suited than the crystalline silicon cells, because the template can be made semi-transparent thin-film photovoltaic (partial transparency), and amorphous silicon photovoltaic panels seem to be much more uniform nature. In addition, the amorphous silicon photovoltaic products in the case of weak luminosity is still running well, not very bright in the morning and evening when the sky may still effective power generation, which is the practical application of amorphous silicon cells in a very favorable characteristics.

Currently, BIPV in our country are more and more attention. Industry analysts say, China is a major energy-consuming country, building energy consumption, accounting for 25% of total energy consumption of society, of which construction heating, air conditioning, lighting accounts for 14%, building construction energy consumption 11%, in the future this ratio may also be上升. Therefore, solar energy and architecture to organically combine, in the place of the original architectural elements while meeting some of photovoltaic power generation, taking into account the style and architectural appearance of harmony and unity, different from the previous simple and pure photovoltaic projects, particularly suitable for promote the use of large cities. Recently, by Zhejiang Chint Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. produced 610 square meters DOUBLE GLAZING translucent silicon integrated optical components in a wall, becoming the first optical curtain Hangzhou.

Equipment at home and promote development

Mak Yiu Wah said that as the thin-film battery devices are more expensive than the initial investment of crystalline silicon cells high, and the industry chain is shorter, and therefore to some extent limits the number of smaller investors to enter the capital.

It is understood that, 25MW amorphous silicon thin-film battery production line, priced at 300 million yuan ~ among the 400 million yuan, while the 25MW crystalline silicon solar cell production line equipment costs only 40 million yuan ~ 50 million yuan. Therefore, the device will be thin-film solar cells made of the rapid development of the industry play a positive role in promoting.

If the current large-scale use of foreign equipment, production costs will certainly be high, and difficult to reduce. Therefore, the development of thin-film equipment and to meet customer needs, is the domestic equipment manufacturers should solve the problem. Chen Wang Shu said that the international community in recent years many countries in the thin-film solar cell production equipment and process technology research and development invested a lot of money. At the same time, foreign manufacturers blockade of advanced technologies, does not provide equipment and process technology. Thus, leading to many domestic customers fall into the import of equipment “Procurement – backward – and then purchase – and then backward” vicious circle. In his view, from the future national strategic security point of view, the need to strengthen scientific and technological innovation. At the same time, given the amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells made complete sets of production equipment imported equipment cost-effective than the fact that, should seek to support domestic equipment to enter the market quickly, while the production equipment, machine should be in place to restrict the import policy, abolition of import tax rebate policy machine, in order to support national industry.

Xinhua Tokyo March 25 Matsushita Electric Corporation of Japan on the 25th the completion ceremony was held in Osaka, declared the world’s largest Li-ion battery factory completion of a project and will begin production in April.
The lithium battery plant is Panasonic’s fourth battery factory, located in Osaka, Suminoe, investment 1,000 billion yen (one U.S. dollars approximately ¥ 92), covers an area of nearly 15 million square meters, designed annual production capacity of 600 million batteries, which will be the world’s largest battery plant.

Works in two phases, this phase of the project completed is a designed annual production capacity of 300 million cells, 2010 fiscal year (from April 2010 to March 2011) plans to produce 120 million batteries. In the future will be based on market demand and adjust the output of the optional opportunity to implement the second phase project.

Panasonic computers and mobile phones that global demand for lithium batteries will continue to increase, therefore the new plant as the main production base of rechargeable batteries in order to expand market share.

DETROIT–SB LiMotive, an electric-vehicle battery joint venture between Germany’s Robert Bosch GmbH and South Korea’s Samsung SDI, is acquiring U.S. battery maker Cobasys, according to a Reuters report.

Details, including the value of the deal, were not disclosed when the acquisition became public this month.

Energy Conversion Devices and Chevron owned Cobasys, of suburban Detroit, which makes nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles.

SB LiMotive makes lithium ion batteries and works with Bosch to make electrified power train systems.

So you want to upgrade your current car stereo to a phat sound machine with specialty or aftermarket parts? Beyond your personal tastes and desires for items like a head unit, speakers, and woofers, you should probably be aware that you’ll need to upgrade your battery and alternator; most production vehicles’ electrical systems are not designed to run high-power aftermarket audio equipment. In fact, most vehicles’ electrical power range lies between 600 and 1,200 watts–not much for a big, loud, fancy car stereo.

Once you’ve decided what exact pieces you want to install as your car stereo system, you can then see how much more power you need to run them and begin to get yourself the necessary high-powered battery and alternator. But you’ll also need to upgrade three very important wires under your hood referred to in this video as “The Big 3.” See how it’s done:

“The Big 3″ wires are the positive charge wire from alternator to battery, the engine ground, and the battery negative that runs from the battery to the chassis. And here in this video we get a practical demonstration of how it’s done and why it’s important for the operation of your big pimpin’ car stereo. You can opt to add on to the existing factory wires or replace them outright with zero gauge wire. And all of this wire tweaking leads up to the installation of a Kinetic HC1800 car battery built especially to run high-powered car audio.

Showa Shell Solar Energy in the “PV EXPO 2010 Third International Solar Exhibition” on display at the company’s first two-generation CIGS solar battery panels. The panel is that it is The Wealth of Nations-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture building of the first three factory technology to produce in order to set at April 1, 2010 to replace the new company name “Solar Frontier” display.

The new panel size of 977mm × 1255mm. “Article 2 on behalf of the panel is 30cm square unit has recently achieved a conversion efficiency of 16% of the battery technology. The panel plans to produce in 2011 to reach 12.2% module conversion efficiency. By improving the optical design of the module conversion efficiency is expected in 2014 could reach 13.0% “.

Showa Shell Solar announced that, although “not yet set a specific time and place” (the company), but has developed plans for the building of the first four plants. The panels at the factory will use the company’s first three-generation battery technology, “open cell conversion efficiency of the Department can realize 17% of the panel enables the module conversion efficiency 14.0%”

Jiangsu Arts photovoltaic (ZONEPV) in the “PV EXPO 2010 Third International Solar Exhibition” on display in opening the Department of 10.28% module conversion efficiency of amorphous silicon-based thin-film solar cell panels. When the silicon-based thin-film solar battery of exhibitors dropped, the companies have demonstrated a high efficiency products.

Variety is the PV panel display and micro-crystalline silicon by amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells in series. Size of 1109.6mm × 1309.6mm. Opening the Ministry of stable module conversion efficiency of 10.28%, open voltage 183.025V, short-circuit current of 1.1106A, form factor (FF) of 0.6883. The maximum output power is 139.907W, panel conversion efficiency of 9.6%. The conversion efficiency as a tandem-type thin-film silicon solar cells will be higher. But, these are at a temperature of 21.3 ℃ measured value.

Variety is a one-stop production of amorphous silicon-based photovoltaic thin film solar cell and module manufacturers. Shanghai across the Yangtze River with the sea about 100km north of Nantong City has a battery production base. The company is currently building the size of annual production capacity of 80MW manufacturing facility has been completed the size of 30MW.

In June 2009, held in “PV JAPAN 2009″ on display at various manufacturers competing silicon-based thin-film solar battery. But this is completely different, this type of solar cells exhibited drastically reduced. In particular, many manufacturers are not participating device manufacturers.

Financial Tsunami on the annual growth rate of more than 3 percent of an impact on the impact of the solar energy industry, but Masumichi Pen 50MW and has received two orders for 82MW solar cells, demonstrating the company’s products are field-proven, together with feedback from the recent price cuts as Gongben downstream products, will help to return to a reasonable mechanism for the solar energy industry.

Tong Yi Guo JH, general manager, said by the recent trend of solar cells to kill the next, so that the industry faces challenges Gongben operation, even at this stage uncertain market conditions, this wave of price decreases mainly due to the source material to reflect the upstream value plunges, not a drop in demand, and after product selling price structure refinement with Gongben adjustments will help solar energy industry.

It is understood that Masumichi actual output last year, more than 100MW (one million watts), this year’s goal will be expanded to more than 300MW; in some capacity is expected to reach the end of this year, more than 400MW, at this stage has been compiled version of the completion of 300MW capacity. Guo JH analysis, with the E-TON rapid expansion, has raised the output, long-term development for the solar energy industry optimistic view, while the company’s continued expansion this year, shipments than doubled last year, this year will have the opportunity to move the world’s top ten solar forward battery factory.

Guo JH said that due to the larger environment limited the economic level, even if the future demand stabilized, the product selling price of converting rebound, therefore, benefit-pass this year, will develop towards high conversion performance of solar cells as the development of the market segmentation spindle, at this stage Masumichi The single-crystal solar cell conversion efficiency reached 18%, as is also the beginning of multi-crystalline solar cell production process into the new system is believed to enhance conversion rates at the same time, the product will become more competitive; In addition, investment in thin-film solar cell modules to switch Factory – Yutong light is expected in the first quarter of high-efficiency thin-film solar cells start to mass production, it will bring real benefits pass inject a profit.

Guo JH pointed out that France, Italy, Greece and other emerging markets, with the new law set to stimulate demand driven, contrast, China’s “Renewable Energy Development Bill” legislation is not scheduled to expect government departments to set energy policy, and so will the development of Taiwan’s energy industry can bring substantial help.

Cadmium telluride thin-film solar battery cells to produce high-quality semiconductors, which makes high-efficiency modules, low-cost production is possible.

The new research center is to determine the performance of the material in order to significantly improve cadmium telluride solar cell efficiency, which will allow the entire thin-film solar panel industry to move forward, Apollo Hou Renyi, chairman and chief executive officer, said.

The establishment of the research center is to enable companies and other competitors on the market an important measure to widen the gap, he added.

New Jersey Institute of Technology Research Center will provide the experimental apparatus, equipment and personnel. As a sponsor, Apollo’s access to research results in patent licensing of intellectual property rights.

Hou Renyi believe that the University of semiconductor physics knowledge, coupled with Apollo’s tellurium extraction technology, will accelerate the development of new materials.

Apollo is an independent tellurium mine in exclusive owner can make to global cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell industry to provide better material.

“At present, all the world’s supply of tellurium are copper, zinc and lead mining by-product, leading to impurities in cadmium telluride abound, can not control.” Hou Renyi said.

Tellurium is a critical element of solar panels, the world’s annual production of tellurium is about 220 tons. Major producing countries, the United States, Canada, Peru and Japan.

According to research, thin-film solar cell market in the photovoltaic energy conversion (PV) has good prospects for large-scale application. If there are low-cost materials and manufacturing processes, market demand is expected to continue to grow.

Apollo Solar, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board code: ASOE) Sichuan Apollo Solar Energy Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, mainly engaged in tellurium and other electronic materials, metal mining, refining and production.

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a government-funded research universities, focusing on science and engineering. The university’s physics department is currently being undertaken by solar physics and solar cells in the semiconductor material physics research in the field.