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The German market needs in the 4th quarter is relevant to the global solar energy industry boom stake. solar terminal related parties contend that to effectively stimulate the German market, key is probably the Asian solar cell quote must reduce, so  price of solar cells in September is key trends, it is reasonable that prices of De decline is in response to client demand. However, the Taiwan-based solar cell are frankly, part of the solar battery factory orders well, now seems to offer no sign of loosening, and some continue to slightly raised, the ideal and the fact that I am afraid that a considerable gap.

4th quarter of the German market, the demand is considered vital to the global solar economy, in order to effectively stimulate demand, in August, including the European module related to offer to do for the first three quarter of the 2nd cut, the first time in follow-up internal module factory reduction of about 7%.

Solar system related to that, to effectively stimulate the German market, the key lies in Asia, solar modules offer customers must respond to price-cutting strategy to reduce the HSM customers the pressure to quickly reach the ideal of the German consumer return on investment (IRR). So in September the trend in Asia offer solar cells will be critical, and the slowest to be loose in late September.

Solar modules related to that, but the current bargaining situation, solar cell factory in Asia to the price did not loose the signs, some solar-cell factory for good orders, shortage intensified, even monthly prices the average monthly increase in the 0.1 U.S. dollars. Obviously there is a difference between the ideal and the fact.

Including the European and even the domestic market, a considerable proportion of the solar cells rely on Taiwan, Taiwan Department of battery factory offer trend forecast price movements in Asia batteries have considerable influence, but the solar module manufacturer, said Taiwan-based batteries offer but The battery supplier in Asia, the price adjustment the most resolute markets.

U.S. researchers extracted from plants using the protein as well as phosphate, carbon and other compounds, developed a mechanism to simulate self-assembly of plant photosynthesis, solar cells, the new battery also has a good self-repair capacity, is expected to significantly extend solar battery life. The study was published in the Sept. 5 issue of “natural chemical” magazine.

Many scientists tried to perfect the design of solar cells to improve the performance of solar cells, they produce the highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery and one after another, however, few people concerned about the solar battery life.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineer Michael Sturgeon Serrano explained that the sun and oxygen mixed together will produce some damage, for example, too much sun exposure of human aging and so easy, it also means that performance in the laboratory good solar cell, leave the lab to a “work” that may “strike.”

In addition, the current number of new non-silicon solar cells although low cost, high efficiency, excellent performance, but they can not stand the test of time, more than 60 hours later, the conversion efficiency of only 10% of the original.

In view of this, Strano and colleagues developed a professor of this size is only several nanometers, can self-assemble and self-repair of the “mini” solar cells.

In the preparation of this new solar cell, the researchers used extracted from plants, and photosynthesis can be a protein with adhesion of the phosphate ester, and has good electrical properties of carbon nanotubes and surfactant. Will break up some of the surfactant molecules, and allow them to maintain isolation.

The research team that surprised, when they surfactant extract from the mixture, this reconciliation of different substances into the “cocktail” mixture will self-assemble into a measuring just a few nanometers, the normal working of the solar cells.

Phosphate together forms a disk, respectively, on both sides of adhesion with carbon nanotubes and plant protein reaction center. Protein photosynthetic centers to collect the sun’s rays, releasing electrons, by phosphate, and then into the carbon nanotubes. In carbon nanotubes, the electronic aggregate together to form current.

The researchers stressed that such self-assembled batteries are born with the ability to repair it. If the sun damage some proteins, which can be added to the surfactant and protein, replace those wrecked protein; when the surfactant is extracted after the solar cell can re-self-assembled into a new set of solar cells.

Strano said, obtained by means of solar cells, the individual photoelectric conversion efficiency of 40%, which is transformed into the most efficient commercial solar cells twice. Theoretically, this conversion efficiency of solar cells can be close to 100%, but that, since the study is still in the “cradle”, the solution concentration of the formation of solar cells is very low, the conversion efficiency is low. As the experiment to further improve the conversion efficiency will be improved.

September 2, LDK Company’s first production line of solar cells went into operation. Production of solar photovoltaic conversion efficiency is more than an average of 16.4%, to reach the domestic advanced level.

In accordance with the LDK LDK’s master plan, will be completed five total to 1,000 MW solar cell production line, the project is completed, the annual output value will reach 80 billion, more than 2,000 new jobs. The first sub-four of 120 MW solar cell production line project broke ground last September, less than a year’s time, has successfully produced the first batch of solar cells to produce the average conversion efficiency of solar cells a large at 16.4%, to reach the domestic advanced level. Currently, the company has not only become the world’s largest manufacturers of solar silicon production, but also a focus on solar silicon material, wafers, ingots, cells, modules and systems research and development, production and sales of world-class PV business. Recently, LDK results released to the world, second quarter sales reached 565.3 million U.S. dollars, up 147.6 percent, up 525 percent net profit increase, become the second quarter, the largest solar energy company profits.

Battery plate stock rose after the nuclear power is expected to Relay. Based on past experience, the Government has received major support from the industry are often extraordinary development. Hot look from this year’s market, though stocks were twists and turns, but the low-carbon economy is a new energy battery plates, particularly the performance of a very eye-catching plate. Because our country to develop new energy vehicles in particular, is an electric car industry has the resources and advantages, the electric vehicle components and rare metals such as lithium battery mainly needs, manganese, rare earth, etc., these resources in our country reserve size and yield large proportion in the world.

From the hot market for new energy vehicles to explore effects of view, is the vehicle manufacturers initially, followed by transition to a key component of new energy battery, then began to tap new energy battery lithium primary lithium upstream resources and electrolyte, such as Jiang special motor The rose and the development of lithium-earth Yichun Mine was not unrelated to the recent hot spots continue to fuel-cell proliferation effect, Tongji Science and Technology is therefore of three consecutive daily limit.

In addition, new energy battery of other raw materials have also sought after by the market, such as involved in lithium-ion battery cathode material lithium iron phosphate Hengdian DMEGC development also rose 40% last week. Hengdian East magnetic technology is also the upstream manufacturers Jinrui daily limit yesterday in one fell swoop. In international cooperation, policy support and investors favored the background, is expected to focus new energy battery industry will continue to in-depth interpretation of effects.

The relevant section of stagflation attract varieties investors due attention. Such as low-cost fuel cell unit new continents, the same investment in the production of lithium-ion battery cathode material lithium iron phosphate stake.

View from the broader market trend, overall active stocks. Institutions consumer stocks, pharmaceutical stocks, as well as hot money preferred stocks lithium batteries and new materials, the average rose more than 4%, indicating that both optimistic and institutions and the hot money, but banks, real estate has not been represented much as a heavyweight, the space constraints of the broader market rally.

Thus, while the broader market rebounded yesterday, but if the heavyweight has been anything, the continuity may not be too strong rebound; broader market will remain cabinet vibration pattern.

Grasp the rhythm section. The new concept of energy blocks in the lithium battery market in the near future becomes the object of frenzied speculation. The same new nuclear energy within the last seven or eight years, a variety of equipment needs in an absolutely strong phase, the concept could take over the relay baton of lithium

As the original price of polysilicon materials quickly fell, so that Suntech’s thin film solar cells losing competitive advantage. Mainland media reported that Shanghai based Suntech recently discontinued thin film solar cells, changing the production of polysilicon solar cells. Outsiders estimate their losses at about 5,000 million U.S. dollars to 5,500 million. Control in 2009 Suntech Chairman and CEO Zhengrong Shi has repeatedly said in public is not optimistic about prospects for thin film solar cells say, now seems, the decision seems to be traced.

2008 to wash washed down the price of polysilicon; the price plunged from 500 U.S. dollars per kilogram for the current 55 dollars per kilogram, to promote the cost of polysilicon solar cells on the cut in the last three years and a half. Compared with this, the film cost too much battery only 10% less than in 2008, thin film solar cells demands the cost advantage of not usually highlighted, as previously.

Shi Zhengrong fanfare in May 2007 announced plans to invest 300 million U.S. dollars developing thin film solar cells and make 2010 an annual capacity of 400 megawatts (MWp) target. However, according to some industry sources, 2009, Suntech’s Shanghai thin film solar cells production base, output are rare, and in 2009 Suntech’s polysilicon solar cell shipments of 700 megawatts could be said to be worlds apart.

However, the cut-off the action Suntech is still the industry by surprise. It is reported that in July 2009, Shanghai government has said public information web site, Suntech Pujiang Hi-Tech Park in the thin-film solar cell base is nearing completion of a production, no relevant information on this point later.

June 2010 Dr. Shi also told mainland media said that the thin film solar cell factory is still producing. However, in the meantime, Suntech also announced that will invest 2.68 billion Yuan in Shanghai, divided into 3 years to build production capacity of 1,000 megawatts of polysilicon production base of the battery module. It is understood that the base is the base of the seat of their thin film solar cells.

The outside speculated that Suntech is to take advantage of this approach better market conditions, coupled with significantly lower cost polysilicon occasion, the rapid expansion of production of polycrystalline silicon solar cell modules. But because the current high cost of land and want to find a suitable plant site is not easy, he decided to film polycrystalline silicon solar cell base into a base for solar cells.

According to the media quoted an insider as saying that in Shanghai, Suntech’s thin film solar cell production equipment to be purchased from Applied Materials, the production line of thin-film solar cell output, the conversion rate of 7%, however the general conversion rate of polycrystalline silicon solar cells but more than 15%, the user naturally choose the latter.

However, market participants believe that Suntech announced the cut-off time point fairly draw the line well, because half of 2010, robust demand for polysilicon solar cells, Suntech has sufficient financial resources so that the light of the large-scale restructuring, if the underperformance in 2009 When ordered a halt to production, will give Suntech the tight financial situation even worse.

Some people always have this question: it is necessary to active for  a new laptop battery. To answer this question it is normal to, because in the past that some professionals in the digital professional or professional forums have said, saying anything new Mai’s laptop battery can be battery life, in fact this is a fallacy , unless you buy a notebook computer is more than one year of product inventory, otherwise, need not do so, because the battery when the batteries in the factory had already been activated, the batteries in the package into the notebook when the battery has been equivalent to the test once activated, so you get the hand of notebook batteries, has already been activated off, and do activate the battery consumption will only increase.

New laptop battery, most people think the first time enough to charge necessary for full 12 hours, this is actually wrong, saying this kind of battery for early NiMH batteries control circuit model is applicable, but for Intelligent charge and discharge control circuit.

New laptop battery the first time most people believe that charge must be sufficient enough for 12 hours, In fact, this is wrong, this statement for early NiMH batteries circuit model is applicable, but for now have a smart charge and discharge control circuit of the laptop battery is not applicable. when your laptop battery is fully charged, the charge current will be automatically cut off, even if you continue to charge for longer, there will not be any change in the state, in general, even if the charge the slowest machine, 6 hours is fully filled, the remaining “charge” is just a waste of their time. Instead, the new machines should get the first rechargeable battery shine.

Benefit from a strong recovery in the first half of the national economy to new energy, new materials, as the representative of a strategic new rapid industrial Fa Zhan, Fangde Chan, Jin Rong and Pan Xiao Fei Biao Xian such traditional industry has a decent achievements.

According to China Securities Journal reported on August 31, the first half of this year, strong economic recovery, which, with new energy, new materials, information industries, represented a strategic new industries in the national policy and driven by market demand, to achieve rapid development, in the first half performance beautiful. Benefit from the economic stimulus plan follow-up effect to real estate, finance and representatives of the Pan-consumption of traditional industries showed impressive performance. Insiders pointed out that the emerging industry is the future direction of industrial development, there is broad space for development. Financial and consumer sectors of the population under the influence of such factors as dividend is expected to continue to grow; and control into the depths of real estate, in the throes of going through an adjustment, it will grow into a rational track.

Subject to double oil resources and environmental pressures, new energy vehicles become the focus of the development of countries competing.

According to Wind statistics, benefit from the development of new energy automotive industry, the concept of new energy vehicles 25 the first half of this year the total income of 2,773.69 billion business, with the same period last year increased by 90.08% compared; as relatively high gross margin business, but also traditional business sales booming help, the first half of this year, 25 companies reached 17.793 billion Yuan net profit, an increase of 245.93 percent year on year, far ahead of the A-share listed company’s overall performance increase.

Data shows that 25 companies without a loss in the first half of this year, business growth in the mainstream, only a drop in performance of the two companies, both of which are associated with the new energy motor company, the other results are increased.

Vehicle business, new energy vehicles the company’s performance gains are impressive, such as China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry leading cars in the first half net profit attributable to parent up 5.87 billion Yuan, an increase of 306 percent. At present stage, subject to battery technology and infrastructure and other factors, the more fixed line operators, charging time is more convenient to become the new energy bus priority target beneficiaries, growing sales, while performance is also increased accordingly. If the new energy passenger car in the first half leading Fukuda’s net profit attributable to parent company was 11.17 billion Yuan, up 154% to 1.252 Yuan per share.

For the development of new energy vehicles in China trends and potential in2010, hybrid vehicles began to supply small quantities, into the 2012 period of rapid growth. Pure electric vehicles in 2012 to start small-volume supplier, since 2015, into the rapid growth period (market research institutions and our Government’s target of pure electric vehicle by 2015, up 500,000 or more). Fuel cell vehicles will begin in 2015 low-volume supplier in 2020, and then enter the period of rapid growth.

Double the “new” industrial strength performance will be made. Currently, new energy and new materials are many policies favored the state, became the transformation of economic growth; accelerate the sound and rapid development of important economic engine.

In these industries, the listed companies to participate more in the field of solar energy, and the first half of this year have achieved good results. According to Wind Statistics, published mid-year report of the 46 listed companies involved in solar energy, in the first half of the gross revenues realized 58.916 billion Yuan, up 36.18 percent, but net profit was up 71.88% increase.

In addition to solar energy, new materials, such as the recent lithium battery concept stock market will undoubtedly be widespread attention, touch, “Lithium” off of the myth has been interpreted, but looks at the current semi-annual report published, performance still fails to appear.

According to statistics, 31 Wind lithium stocks in the first half although operating income grew 30%, but net profit growth of only 4.08%, much underperformed the overall performance trends. Is note worthy that, although not yet reflected in earnings, industry outlook is very promising.

The world’s largest foundry TSMC announced on last Saturday in September to open the construction of thin film solar cell factory.

TSMC’s new business development, said Rick Tsai, president of the new plant CIGS thin film solar modules focus on the development, which is purchased in January this year, Taiwan’s largest maker Motech solar energy industry, Motech, after 20% stake in another big move. Motech is the world in 2007, has 6 major solar cell manufacturers.

Work in green jobs will be the opening ceremony, Tsai said the new plant will be located in Hsinchu, Taiwan Semiconductor’s LED R & D centers, and the official start next month.

In fact the plant has been in civil engineering begun in March this year, 2011, to volume production.

Series of actions taken this year, TSMC positive to enter the solar field, it has not only Taiwan’s Motech’s largest shareholder, and, on July it acquired the U.S. Company Stion PV 21% of shares were thin film solar cells manufacturing technology.

In addition, UMC, TSMC’s rival in the field of thin film solar walk in front of TSMC, UMC as early as 2005, to create their own thin-film solar company NexPower, and have mass production.

TSMC believe that they have many years experience in the development of semiconductors, can accelerate the development of green energy industry. CAI was because during the period 2005 to 2009 served as chief executive officer of TSMC.

CAI also said that TSMC in the next 12 months will increase by at least 500 jobs to the development of green energy business.

Moreover, Taiwan’s largest solar wafer manufacturers with Sino American Products American Silicon will also recruit in the coming five years will increase the 2400-6000 jobs.

Sino American president, Mr. Luo said the merged company’s total revenues from January to June this year, according to the same period last year, compared with growth of 80% and 2010 revenue is expected to be more than 21 billion Taiwan dollars, the company forecast revenue in 2015 will reach 600-650 billion USD.

Rechargeable batteries are the industry’s overcapacity exacerbated the impact, analysts said, the world’s top two rechargeable battery supplier Panasonic and Samsung’s Samsung SDI will also further increase the battery’s price cuts, price war between the two manufacturers become more intense.

Tokyo Institute of Information Technology analyst Hideo Takeshita said the lithium-ion batteries this year’s price range will reach 19%, the highest in nearly five years. Japan’s Nomura Holdings Inc. analyst Shiro Mikoshiba more pessimistic view, the growing excess capacity rechargeable battery will allow up to 25% lower prices.

In the occupied 75% of global production capacity in Japan and South Korea, this phenomenon is more prominent. With the development of electric vehicles, lithium ion batteries will be sold the next six years to three times the current, so the battery manufacturers at the expense of profits to gain more market share.

Ichiyoshi Investment Management general manager Mitsushige Akino said that as prices fall, the battery manufacturer may be going through a difficult period. Only the market share from larger vendors will profit, others difficult to share a Fengeng.

Analysts Takeshita said that compared to competitors in Japan, Korea, life is very better than the manufacturer. Because they can buy cheaper from China of raw materials, production and more rapid, and the end of the won-yen exchange rate makes South Korean manufacturers more competitive.

Matsushita spokesman said: “price war between the South Korean manufacturer and us will continue. We will re-examine the production process to enhance cost competitiveness and win the price war.”

Tokyo Institute of Information Technology is expected that Samsung SDI is likely to exceed this year, Sanyo (Matsushita has been fully acquired) to become the largest manufacturer of lithium-ion battery.

The future price of battery grade lithium carbonate probability of maintaining stability, the biggest variable is the growth of the downstream electric vehicles as well as China lithium carbonate purification technology progress.

Purification technology will to be a breakthrough. Under a hot plate has been exposed! These shares are likely to quickly double! Jiancang may be the last opportunity this week? 100 000 000 000 shares of capital approach Fengqiang list with electric cars the dawn of industrial production is becoming as indispensable power battery production fewer raw materials, lithium carbonate and more attention.

“The current low-end industrial grade lithium carbonate is in a slight surplus, while the high-end batteries carbonated slightly nervous. If the technology can not successfully break through, and electric vehicles smooth, battery grade lithium carbonate is in short supply situation will arise.” Cathay Junan analyst Sang Yong Liang told the reporter.

Currently, 80% of global production of lithium carbonate for the extraction of salt lake brine. As the immature technology of extraction of lithium salt lake in China, compared with 80% ore extraction.

“Preparation of breaking high purity lithium carbonate of lithium carbonate industry in China and the world of a technical bottleneck.” Sang Yong Liang, currently the production of battery grade lithium carbonate, or rely on high-quality salt. Up to now, the direct extraction of lithium from salt lake brine produced lithium carbonate can only reach the industrial level (99.5%, magnesium, sodium and chloride content of substandard root), production of battery grade lithium carbonate need to be further purified further processing.

His analysis, the domestic enterprises generally face the difficult task in laboratory verification of the parameters used in industrial production can not always produce desired products, which one of the causes may include: large-scale industrialization, the introduction of drug dosage and insufficient precision; introduced the production of other impurities; response to unevenness.

“Ganfeng Lithium as a few domestic battery grade lithium carbonates from brine passed through the enterprise, if the business cooperation with upstream resources, China will become an important force in lithium carbonate industry.” Sang Yong Liang said.

Battery grade lithium carbonate will be slightly tight. It is understood that the purity of lithium carbonate and lithium material quality (such as the charge capacity of the size of the discharge rate of speed, etc.) is closely related to good or bad. Relative to the industrial grade lithium carbonate materials, battery grade lithium carbonate material requirements more stringent, the price is also higher.

As with other raw materials, lithium carbonate price from 2005 to 2008, has experienced a rise, but after the price of different grades of lithium carbonate showed different trends. Low-end industrial grade lithium carbonate as the main application in the traditional industrial sector, prices fell sharply, from 60,000 Yuan / ton down to 35,000 -4.0 10,000 Yuan / ton. High-grade lithium batteries (99.9%) lithium battery due to the rise and supply tight, prices fell slightly, after they had been kept at 50,000 Yuan / ton high.

Sang Yong Liang in the view, as a non-lithium metal futures market, tight supply and demand balance and high industry concentration will support the future high price of lithium carbonate.

“Development of electric vehicles in 2009 as the starting year, the main international and domestic automobile manufacturers have begun to set foot in lithium battery automotive industry. Lithium battery industry, the rapid growth, particularly in mass production electric car needs a huge upgrade to the lithium carbonate is the carbonate the next few years Lithium downstream the main engine of demand growth. “Sang Yong Liang think.

According to his speculation, only electric cars by 2015 the demand for lithium carbonate industry will reach 70 thousand tons / year, if coupled with the needs of traditional industries, is expected to total global lithium carbonate demand will exceed 200,000 tons / year. However, the current situation is a slight excess of low-end industrial grade lithium carbonate, and high-tension battery level is slightly carbonated. He believes that the next few years, industrial grade lithium carbonate may be over-supply of battery grade lithium carbonate is in short supply.

At present, the lithium market is highly concentrated industries, the world’s top three companies hold a total of more than 65% market share. But with the development of other lithium carbonate manufacturers, especially Chinese companies gradually increase production, which will put pressure on product prices.

Sang Yong Liang believes that the future price of battery grade lithium carbonate probability of maintaining stability, the biggest variable is the growth of the downstream electric vehicles as well as China lithium carbonate purification technology progress. The industrial grade lithium carbonate is already the pattern of supply exceeding demand, due to technical content is not high, this part of the domestic production grew rapidly, expected future prices will be suppressed and slightly down.