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News Analysis: solar cell manufacturing from Hong Kong to look long and short term and worry

Posted by admin on June 28, 2010
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South Africa World Cup, so many people know, “British interests in China” – from Hebei, a manufacturer of solar cells. However, while enjoying the football festival, including British interests, including China’s leading manufacturers of solar cells are rarely met a “rainy day. toshiba PA3285U-2BRS toshiba PA3285U-3BRS

As the production capacity of over 95% of exports and over-dependence on the European market, the Chinese Solar cell company in recent months by a number of negative interference continues, the debt crisis in Europe The euro fell, cutting European solar subsidies.

This series of negative factors indicate that Chinese manufacturers of solar cells in recent concerns, there are long and short term. However, the adaptability of Chinese companies trying to control its operating costs and demand ends of the risk.

Chinese manufacturers of solar cells have two distinct features. First, “China Speed” high-speed development, the overall share of 1% from 2003 to 2009 rose 30%, appeared Suntech, Yingli, Trina Solar and battery manufacturers.

Second, excessive reliance on the European market. By 2009, China’s production capacity of solar cells by about 2.4 million kilowatt, but the domestic solar power installed capacity of only 120,000 kilowatts, 95% of production exported, Europe is the market most important.

In recent years, Europe has been at the center of the solar PV world. In 2009, Germany, Spain, Italy and new capabilities of the Czech Republic to more than 4.2 million kilowatts, accounting for 60% of the world. toshiba PA3356U-1BRS toshiba PA3356U-2BRS

From the outset, Greece, Spain and the emergence of other countries in the euro area to the debt crisis, the euro has turned sharply against the U.S. dollar to euro has fallen more 12%, the Chinese solar cell manufacturer has suffered heavy losses.

Suntech is the second largest manufacturer of solar cells, 68% of its products exported to Europe. Suntech in early June in a performance report, the euro fell to the loss of the company is approximately 2.45 billion quarterly loss, but may continue to grow.

CLSA analyst Charles Nagatoku New Energy, said solar energy market sales in China, mainly in Europe, and many settled in euros, though the obvious impact of the euro. Wing Point said that the appreciation of the yuan should impact is relatively low.

But John especially as Chinese companies account for the global solar cell market leader, even if the exchange rate euro / dollar fell to 1 for 1, Chinese companies still have an advantage over European companies. toshiba PA3356U-3BRS toshiba PA3383U-1BRS

CCB International New Energy analyst Xuxin Tong said that the euro will cause the decline in corporate profits, but more worrying is that Spain, Italy, Germany, the traditional use of energy Solar in the economic outlook. Once the reduction of government subsidies on solar energy market demand for batteries may continue to weaken.

This year, the world’s largest solar power generation has several times declared that the German, who must be played from July 1, the price of solar and net subsidies of 15% off – sixteen%, caused by the strong reaction on the market. Spain also plans to reduce electricity subsidies.

Set the State Science and technology research institutions, the latest in a report that the development of solar energy industry and national policies are closely tied to government grants, government grants, also affected by the economic situation world, so that the middle of the solar energy industry is a linked style of architecture, as long as the problem of link, it will affect the entire industry. Sony VGP-BPS18 battery Sony VGP-BPL12 battery

Report that the euro exchange rate on the market of solar cells in the second half of most variables to reduce the depreciation of the euro could lead to the loss of many battery manufacturers to change quoted in U.S. dollars.

Xu Biao Shi Xintong 2008, after the Chinese manufacturers of polycrystalline silicon solar cells subjected to the volatile price pain since last year, the Chinese solar cell manufacturing there is a clear trend that companies are looking Bushao Jiji Binggou or Zhanluehezuo of upstream to downstream integration of the energy chain of solar industry in order to control costs, ensure the needs of the target.

The latest example is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed companies platinum and private companies to strategic cooperation Yang Han solar energy. Platinum Yang and Han in the middle of this month in Hong Kong that the Chinese can spend 2.55 billion U.S. dollars of equipment Yang platinum thin film solar manufacturing for the purchase and underwriting of over $ 4.9 billion shares of stock of sun deck, as its second largest shareholder. Sony VGP-BPS14B battery Sony VGP-BPS15/S battery

Han Ming Fong, vice president, said on behalf of the Han can in the next three years in Guangdong, Sichuan and Heilongjiang invest 20 billion yuan, respectively, to set up three production bases use platinum thin film equipment yang, the supply of their own solar power plants Han.

He said after three Chinese capacity of thin-film battery production to over 2 million kilowatts, while the largest solar cell manufacturers, the United States last year, the first solar energy capacity is about 100 million kilowatts.

Platinum Executive Director Peng Yang Libin, after three years the cost of solar power generation of each unit will be around 0.8 yuan, which means China will open the way for explosive growth in solar and expedite the context national and solar installed capacity of 20,000,000 in 2020 goal of kilowatts. As a result, significantly reduce battery manufacturers the risk of excessive dependence on exports. Sony VGP-BPS14/B battery Sony VGP-BPS14/S battery

Charles Nagatoku agree that the cost of 0.8 yuan per degree view of critical points. “If we can reach 0.8 yuan, solar power may be the cheapest offshore wind than the competition. We expect to achieve cost 0.8 yuan per unit objectives, the price of solar cells decreased by 30% more than the current 35%, which can only be realized after 2012. “He said.

Xu Xintong also believes that the high cost of electricity is preventing the development of China’s largest bottleneck in the solar energy, through technical innovation and cost control to reduce prices battery, Chinese manufacturers still take years to achieve. Sony VGP-BPS13S battery Sony VGP-BPS14 battery

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Analysis of the EU Battery Directive

Posted by admin on March 01, 2010
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Batteries Directive 91/157/EEC Inspiron 1720 battery Inspiron 1721 battery

In EU countries, since 1980, some countries in the legal provisions involved in containing hazardous substances (mercury, cadmium and lead) the management of the battery. With the content of harmful substances in batteries and battery package clearly marked on a limited basis to improve the management of the battery. To make legal provisions of EU unity within the EU to strengthen the management of batteries containing hazardous substances, March 18, 1991, the European Union issued a guidance document Batteries Directive “Guidelines for the management of batteries (Directive 91/157/EEC). Various members of the battery industry has made some requests, such as the identification of cells and reducing the heavy metal content, etc., and urged Member States to carry out publicity and education, to take measures of a collection of used batteries has identified the creation of an efficient collection system and its specific provisions, including several of the following:

A. For the design of the battery production requirements:

Reducing heavy metal content;

To promote production and use of hazardous substances is zero or very low battery;

To promote the development of security is conducive to environmental protection, battery-series product; Sony VGP-BPS2 Sony VGP-BPS2A

To promote the production weight of mercury batteries less than 0.025% of the battery (except button cells away);

Electronic products with built-in battery waste products, the battery should be easy to remove;

B. Labeling requirements for battery production

In the European Union issued the guidance document, the following types of batteries is marking label: First, the battery only 25 mg of mercury in batteries (alkaline manganese batteries, except) secondly cadmium content % 0.025wt cells; third lead 0.4wt%, the mercury levels 0.025wt% alkaline manganese. Meanwhile, the documentation requirements must be marked with labels and the heavy metal content should be compatible with the separate collection of municipal solid waste and recycling requirements for electronic devices inside the package, the battery must be marked on the battery life in electronic devices.

C. Waste batteries for collection and processing requirements

The documentation required for the Member States of the EU should take measures for the collection, classification of batteries disposed of has an identity, to encourage Member States to establish an efficient system for recycling batteries, and can be used for s to ensure that instruments of payment of the mortgage to complete the recall. PA3451U-1BRS PA3399U-1BAS

D. For technical aspects of recycling requirements

To encourage recycling of used batteries and technological research.

E. Publicity and education requirements

The document requested the Member States should take measures to strengthen publicity and education to ensure that the recycling system of waste battery works well.

 

In 1998, the EU proposed Directive 98/101/EEC battery

In 1998, 91/157/EEC revised the proposed EU 98/101/EEC, requires all member countries of different types of batteries containing hazardous substances for recycling. The batteries containing hazardous substances defined as follows: content of hazardous substances exceeding the prescribed limits. The market sales of batteries to make specific provisions to reduce the ban on the production of mercury in batteries began in January 2000:

A. Prohibit the sale of mercury batteries is greater than the weight of 0.0005% of cells, ie, the maximum mercury level of 5 ppm; Satellite M105 battery Satellite M40 battery

B. Prohibit mercury sales of more than 2% of the weight stack button.

Other indicators of less than 0.002% cadmium, lead content is less than 0.2%.

 

In March 2003, the European Union to amend Directive 91/157/EEC battery

In early 2003, the European Commission once again to amend the Environmental Protection Agency developed the battery Directive 91/157/EEC motion, the bill will further strengthen the requirements of environmental protection on the battery in order ‘improve the relevant standards, including zinc-manganese batteries, nickel cadmium and lead acid. Includes three main aspects:

(1) The pile of waste recycling responsibilities that require producers and distributors to take responsibility for recycling.

(Two) on the limitation of cadmium, requested January 1, 2008 onwards, a total ban on the production volume of more than 5 ppm of cadmium batteries, the battery must be marked with symbols elements contained harmful substances.

(3) on the restriction of the use of nickel-cadmium. Community Rules and Regulations (Draft) requirements in 2002 to strengthen the collection of Ni-Cd batteries and recycling. The minimum of countries, the battery to limit the collection of recovery, including recovery of automotive batteries required to achieve 95% recovery rate of at least collect all the batteries to 55%. In 2008, a total ban on production and use of nickel-cadmium batteries. Latitude X1 battery XPS M1210 battery

(4) requires States to protect the battery by means of tax collection as funds and by such means as tax exemptions to support products from the farm environment.

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