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Chinese e-bikes look to lithium

Fri, 01/17/2014 - 12:45 -- Anonymous
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Chinese e-bike production tipped 35m in 2013, including 2.6m lithium-ion battery powered bikes, an increase of 80% compared to 1.67m in 2012.

 The cost of a lithium-ion e-bike battery is 1000RMB ($160), which is double the price of a lead-acid battery. This has been an obstacle for sales in the past, however the crackdown on lead producers has given momentum to lithium-ion.

For 2014 lithium-ion demand is expected to increase to 90% and gradually replace lead in e-bikes in the coming years.

90% of car batteries in Shanghai disposed of illegally

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 10:26 -- Anonymous
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The Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association and Shanghai Service Federation have announced they are seeking ways to regulate the disposal of automotive batteries, according to the Shanghai Daily. The batteries, which include those used in cars and electric bikes, are generally lead-acid storage batteries.

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Sinopoly to supply lithium-ion batteries for Smith’s electric trucks

Wed, 11/13/2013 - 17:11 -- Anonymous
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Chinese lithium-ion battery manufacturer Sinopoly Battery Limited has signed a Letter of Intent with Smith Electric Vehicles to supply batteries for 20 000 electric vehicles destined for China.

The deal will be worth US$100m for Sinopoly to manufacture batteries for Smith’s commercial electric vehicles. Smith is making 15 000 for mainland China and 5 000 for Taiwan.

 

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ILA and Chinese association improve lead workers’ conditions

Wed, 11/13/2013 - 17:04 -- Anonymous
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The International Lead Association (ILA) and the Chinese Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the health of lead workers in China as well as the communities and environment impacted by lead work.

The agreement will involve closer links between the ILA and China’s lead industry, as represented by CNIA. It builds upon the ILA and CNIA’s previous initiatives to develop benchmarking assessments for environmentally conscious disposal and recycling of used lead-acid batteries.

Qingdao Haiba build production site in Mongolia

Wed, 11/13/2013 - 16:58 -- Anonymous
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A Chinese lithium-ion battery maker called Qingdao Haiba New Energy Company is opening a production site at Ulan Chab, Inner Mongolia. The new facility will cost CNY1bn (US$163m) and is expected to be complete in 2014.

 

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China lead-acid battery exports continue to lag behind 2012 levels

Tue, 09/24/2013 - 10:50 -- Anonymous
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China's exports of lead-acid batteries totalled 80.32 million in July, down 15.4% on the same month in 2012.

According to figures published by China Economic Information Service, July’s exports of lead-acid batteries had a value of $171,534,000, down from last year’s exports in July 2012, which had a value of $184,613,000.

China unveils a new round of electric car subsidies

Wed, 09/18/2013 - 09:28 -- Anonymous
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China has unveiled a new round of subsidies for fuel-efficient vehicles in a bid to combat rising air pollution in its major cities.

The government will provide up to 60,000 yuan ($9,800) to buyers of all-electric, "near all-electric" and hydrogen vehicles until 2015, according to the BBC. The policy is expected to boost Chinese automakers such as BYD, which makes electric cars and batteries. However, the programme does not include gasoline-electric hybrid cars.

In a statement, the government said the policy was aimed at "accelerating the development of new-energy vehicles, promoting energy saving and reducing air pollution". China aims to put five million "new-energy" vehicles on the road by 2020.

According to the state-owned Xinhua news agency, there were about 27,800 new-energy vehicles being used last year, mostly buses. China's last electric vehicle subsidy programme expired at the end of 2012, but failed to provide a large boost to electric car sales.

Sacred Sun Power opens state-of-the-art lead-acid plant

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 15:32 -- Anonymous
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Shandong Sacred Sun Power Sources Co. Ltd has opened a state-of-the-art facility that, when running at full capacity, will be one of the largest lead-acid battery factories in the world. The production site in Qufu City, Shandong, China, currently has an annual production capacity of four million kVAh, when the plant is fully operational this could reach six million kVAh each year.

The one billion RMB (US$163 million) plant is part of the new environmentally-conscious era of Chinese lead-acid battery manufacturing because it adheres to the Lead-Acid Battery Industry Access Conditions that have recently been announced by the Chinese Government.

Some Chinese battery producers have been criticised for lead contamination coming from plants. To prevent such pollution, Sacred Sun has introduced ultramodern production processes and equipment including a fully automatic lead-milling process, a closed-loop system to supply, recover and recycle lead in production, and fully enclosed battery formation. These methods are highly effective for reducing lead fumes and dust. The new plant also uses advanced technology and equipment for producing tubular plating.

According to the Lead-Acid Battery Industry Access Conditions, as set out by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, new, reorganised and expanded lead-acid battery manufacturers' capacities can be no less than 500,000 kVAh, in the hope of improving the industry access threshold.

Shandong Sacred Sun Power Sources, located in Qufu City, Shandong Province, China, was established in 1991. The company produces lead-acid batteries that are primarily used in standby power and electric vehicle applications around the world.

Rolls-Royce wins $40m contract to power Turkmenistan-China natural gas pipeline

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 17:36 -- Anonymous
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Rolls-Royce has bagged a $40m contract to supply equipment and related services to power the flow of natural gas through the Uzbekistan section of the Turkmenistan-China natural gas pipeline.

Rolls-Royce will supply Asia Trans Gas (ATG LLC), a joint venture between Uzbekistan's Uzbekneftegaz and China’s National Petroleum Corporation, with three RB211 gas turbine driven pipeline compressor units for operation at a compressor station on the 530km Uzbekistan section of the 1,830 km Turkmenistan-China natural gas pipeline.

The Uzbekistan section of the Turkmenistan-China natural gas pipeline will transport 25 billion cubic meters per year of gas from Turkmenistan, through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, to China, helping to stabilise China’s consumption of natural gas.

Rolls-Royce will manufacture and package the equipment at its energy facilities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA.

A123 sale complete to Chinese automaker

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 17:36 -- Anonymous
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The sale of A123’s automotive assets to Wanxiang Corporation has closed for US$256.6 million. An assurance has been made that Wanxiang America will continue to operate A123 as a wholly owned subsidiary, focussing upon making micro-hybrid batteries. 

Wanxiang America President Pin Ni, said:  “A123 is a company with exceptional talent and potential, Wanxiang America is committed to the long-term success and the continuance of its US operations.”

The US Department of Energy gave A123 a grant of US$249 million to build new plants in Michigan and create 3000 new jobs. Up until bankruptcy proceedings it had only spent $132 million and created 1300 jobs. This loan will only be repaid if A123 cannot fulfill the initial promises. 

Amid fears of US-taxpayer funded development going into the hands of a foreign company, federal approval for the sale had to be obtained. The defence and security contracts were sold to a small US-based pack maker called Navitas for US$2.2 million. By ensuring these contracts remained within the US reduced fears of security breaches if technology developed for US military was in the hands of a non-allied nation.

Navitas’s founder and COO Alan ElShafei said: "I don't want to say we're a savior on the government side, but that's kind of our role. There are some unique technologies we're acquiring that Wanxiang will not have access to."

The Chief Executive of A123, David Vieau, has left the company to “pursue other interests.”

 

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