• 31Aug

    Beijing Electric Vehicle Charging Station standards promulgated, will be divided into four grade

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    Beijing’s first standard electric vehicle recharging station has been released this month. Reporter learned from the Municipal Bureau of Quality Control, the future electric car charging stations in Beijing will be a four-site should not be noisy road. The space will soon begin construction of the bridge, F Ma, small businesses, such as recharging stations for the four benefits that the technical basis for that.

    “Supply of electric vehicle power and protection of technical specifications: battery charging station” standard was approved on July 7 release. The new standards require that the electric car charging stations into four categories, including a battery station load for not less than 6,800 kWh of energy storage, a station may generally be available in more than 200 large and medium commercial vehicles to replace or recharge the battery service, or 500 times more to provide replacement services battery or charging passengers.

    In the location of the charging station, the new standards, site selection should take into account the size of vehicles and traffic laws, without affecting the function of the principle of the installation, with appropriate existing facilities public service in the building. In addition, the city should close the station congestion charging should not be placed in the streets with heavy traffic intersections and roads in the vicinity.

    Beijing Municipal Bureau of Quality Control manager, the technical guidance document for the city will soon begin construction of the deck space, F My small business, the four benefits, etc. to provide technical bases for stations load, implementation planning and design and construction of the building unit must be in compliance with standards.

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  • 30Aug

    BYD in the first half year of cell phone batteries and other components sales up to 9.2 billion

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    According to BYD shares the 2010 semi-annual report, the king of mobile phone batteries and automotive industry new horizon in first half operating profit of 24.246 billion yuan, up 50 %, one of the components and assembly combined revenues of 9.213 billion yuan, rechargeable batteries and other related issues have made sales of 2.043 billion yuan. In the cellular phone components and assembly services, in the case of market recovery, BYD sales of about 9.213 billion yuan, up by about 73%.

    Before entering the automotive industry, BYD to produce batteries and a high market share in the mobile phone battery has an important place. September 2008, Buffett announced that participation 1.8 billion yuan Subscription 10% in BYD, BYD’s reputation makes four.

    According to earnings in the first half, net profit of 2.421 billion yuan BYD, up 106%, earnings per share were 1.06 yuan. However, the chain of view, one of the second quarter over quarter revenue fell 8% in the second quarter, net income was only 717 million yuan, a quarter of 1.704 billion yuan more substantial drop of 58%.

    In the cellular phone components and assembly services, in the case of market recovery, BYD sales of about 9.213 billion yuan, up by about 73%.

    Period, BYD rechargeable batteries and other related issues have made sales of 2.043 billion yuan, up 6%. Among the sales of lithium-ion battery approximately 1.025 billion yuan, down by about 21%, sales of nickel over the same period in 2009, an increase of about 31.91% to approximately 810 million yuan.

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  • 29Aug

    Centrotherm PV company procedures by improving the crystalline silicon cells and modules to achieve a new efficiency record

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    Centrotherm SITec German society, a German subsidiary Centrotherm Group AG, a subsidiary of polycrystalline silicon ingot furnace by improving the crystallization process allows the company to the efficiency of the batteries and components has reached a new record. The average cell efficiency of 16.6% and the maximum efficiency can reach 17%. These results are in trial production of conventional production of test results obtained state.

    At the same time, competitors on the market similar material of polysilicon solar cell efficiency similar to 16.3 to 16.4% and more. With this new technology enhancements, business Centrotherm reduce the cost of the procedure that the original 8%. When this battery is made of components, the company 236Wp power component, while the same products from other competitors, generally corresponding components of the power of the 210-220Wp.

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  • 27Aug

    JA Solar to be sustained expansion, the world’s oldest firm photovoltaic cells

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    China, JA Solar to grow rapidly this year, has become the leading manufacturer of photovoltaic solar cell. Companies are turning to the next five years, shipments faster than the industry average, with specialization strategy, maintaining stability in the photovoltaic solar cell products in the leading position.

    For next year, Fang Peng, CEO, noted that although the largest photovoltaic market - growth rate of Germany will decline, but demand for Italy and other European countries demand cells remains high for next year’s World PV are not weak, JA shipments next year will certainly exceed that level.

    Earlier this year, the judge has raised its production target to 1.35 gigawatts (GW), while last year the second world’s largest solar cell manufacturer Suntech Science and Technology of China this year 1.3GW target.

    “Our objective is the leading global manufacturer of specialty solar cells,” he said in an interview with Reuters, “(five years), we hope that the company’s growth may be higher than average the market. ”

    According to him, depending on some institutions that provide the next five years, global demand for photovoltaic battery is expected to triple to 40-50GW / years.

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  • 26Aug

    Batteries overheating, Garmin announced the recall of 1.25 million nüvi navigators

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    Garmin, a well-known manufacturers of equipment for satellite navigation, has officially announced the recall in the world of approximately 1.25 million active nüvi personal navigation devices, including the United States 796,000, because of their battery overheating risk.

    Garmin said, these products use a third-party suppliers manufacture of batteries, PCB Circuit Board Design with special Guo Jie and a variety of factors, may in certain circumstances, increase the possibility of overheating of the battery, leading to risks fire.

    But Garmin has stressed that products so that the actual events is less than 10 cases of overheating, but none caused significant damage and injuries.

    Garmin also said the recall will not be on company operations, finance, cash flows have a negative impact, battery suppliers have agreed to share the battery replacement and other associated costs.

    Has been involved in the recall of products:

    - Nuvi 200W, 250W, 260W

    - Nüvi 7xx (xx name of the two figures)

    To test whether the recall of their product range, you can visit the official page, enter the product number for verification, direct mail confirmation to replace.

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  • 25Aug

    Automatic dust removal solar panels to improve energy efficiency

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    Up to 240 million market for solar panel should be use dust removal high-tech. Many people know the benefits of solar energy, but few people know his Achilles heel: dirt. Very small amount (0.00484367821 kg / m2) of dust on the solar panels can make the energy conversion rate down 40%.

    To resolve this problem, scientists turned to Mars, people like the technology used in Mars. NASA and the Mars at Boston University for the implementation of the development of a self-cleaning technology, used to fight against the red dust on Mars. This self-cleaning coating helps clean up the crew and aircraft equipment, dust on the solar panel.

    Currently, the technology has not yet sold, including a sensor for monitoring the dust with a transparent coating. When the accumulation of dust from the battery panel, these sensors will be launched to paint a load, then paint a bunch of electronic shock wave will be issued by the limited energy shock dust off the battery panel. Whenever too much dust, which can in two minutes up to 90% of the dust removed.

    For the solar panels can be coated with this coating to improve energy efficiency and low maintenance costs, particularly for large-scale installations of solar energy. Installation is relatively simple, mechanical equipment and water to complete removal, which is interesting in solar power plants in remote desert areas.

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  • 24Aug

    Chery and BenQ joint venture to develop lithium batteries insulation film materials

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    Chery Automobile site August 24 press release said that Chery Technology Co., Ltd., August 23 with the BenQ group subsidiary BenQ material (original Daxon) joint venture, each owned 50% stock, to R & D and produce insulation film materials applied to power lithium batteries.

    Press said the joint venture will establish in high-tech development zone of Wuhu in Anhui. The program will begin laboratory and experimental lines construction this year, plans to build the plant in 2011 and to enter the trial mass production stage in 2012, the insulation film materials for car lithium battery as the main product, the product distribution will be extended to other new energy and automotive membrane materials market, customers include Chery Automobile, and other battery factories.

    The press release did not disclose the amount of investments in joint ventures and other information.

    BenQ Group is the world top 500 enterprises, has a rapid development in the global IT industry and related material industrial technology.

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  • 23Aug

    Singulus Technologies provides cutting-edge technology for crystalline silicon solar cells

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    Singulus Technologies for crystalline silicon solar products provide advanced technology solutions. Singulus Company and its subsidiaries Stangl common crystalline silicon solar cells a key step in production technology: the technology of screen printing, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD technology, suppression technology PSG and Technology anti-reflection coating.

    PN section steps streaming technology provided by its partners. Singulus advanced technology company systems has been a European manufacturer of solar cells to use, and on July 9th 2010 has been successful in both chambers and wet chemical Singular PECVD tool on the application.

    Also at the 25th EU PVSEC Valencia, Spain hosted the event, the company also demonstrated its anti-reflective layer of crystalline silicon battery, the concept of this innovative tool is based on primary production in the bonding process electrostatic transparency primary transmission of the wall of static electricity generated.

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  • 22Aug

    Honda Soltec began selling a new residential solar cell module

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    Honda’s wholly owned subsidiary Honda Soltec Solar Cell Corporation Aug. 8 announced that it began selling in Japan two new residential solar cell modules, the maximum output power of 130W and 120W, and the power output of the modulator is rated 5.5kW, power modulator can be used to add the module in the house.

    Honda Soltec has advanced technology solar cell production to improve the quality of the layer of electricity. To this end, a new residential solar power module output power is 130W, solar energy conversion efficiency can reach 11.6%, which is currently sold in Japan, CIGS solar cells based on the highest.

    Honda Soltec businesses can use the maximum production capacity of 120W residential solar modules with a rated power of 5.5KW of power modulator high capacity can also increase production of products.

    Honda Soltec solar cells used by the copper company, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS) thin film of a compound. The company began in 2007 as domestic production and sales of solar cell modules, and in 2008 to provide public and industrial systems. Before expanding range of new Honda Soltec products includes two types of residential use of solar battery module, the output power of 125W and 115W, and the type of modulator rated at 4.0KW. The company will continue with these products and new products to sell.

    So far, Honda Soltec has spent the home builders and contractors and about 2,250 homes sold for residential use of solar battery module. The company of about 120 buildings, including the stage Koshien Hanshin, logistics centers and hospitals, warehouses, public or industrial use of solar cells installed. The company will in the future in the region outside of Japan to expand its activities.

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  • 20Aug

    Simple tips to enhance lithium-based batteries life

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    Check manufacturing date: Avoid purchasing spare lithium-ion batteries for later use. Observe manufacturing dates. Do not buy old stock, even if sold at clearance prices.

    Avoid frequent full discharges: Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for lithium-ion than one deep one. Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery.

    Calibration is important: Batteries with fuel gauge (laptops) should be calibrated by applying a deliberate full discharge once every 30 charges. If ignored, the fuel gauge will become increasingly less accurate and in some cases cut off the device prematurely.

    For prolonged storage: Keep the lithium-ion battery cool. Avoid a hot car. For prolonged storage, keep the battery at a 40% charge level. Consider removing the battery from a laptop when running on fixed power.

    Keep it cool: If you have a spare lithium-ion battery, use one to the fullest and keep the other cool by placing it in the refrigerator.

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