Valence Technology has been designated as environmentally-friendly buses in the UK exclusive battery supplier
Austin, Texas, Valence Technology announced today that the single, double-decker bus and mini bus manufacturing, a global leader in Optare PLC signed a three-year exclusive supply agreement. Valence Optare has designated its latest zero-emission buses - all-electric Optare Solo EV (electric vehicle) - the exclusive battery supplier. Valence Technology of the supply agreement will bring the battery up to $ 3.8 million system sales.
Valence Technology, President and CEO Robert L. Kanode said: "Valence has been designated as the exclusive battery supplier to confirm the dynamic of our energy system quality and proven performance more car manufacturers will choose to help them achieve Valence Technology 'clean urban transport' vision and thanks to the British Government's environmentally-friendly buses Fund (Green Bus Fund), passenger car manufacturers are working to meet strict carbon emissions limits, while on the road put through more zero-emission fleet let passers-by to breathe cleaner air. "
Optare Solo EV uses a 600 volt bus Valence Technology U-Charge? Lithium phosphate battery systems to provide power for the power transmission system. Valence Technology sophisticated battery is installed in the drive mounted on each side, the total capacity of 85 kWh, and can travel through the regenerative braking during re-charging station can also be adopted during the plug-in power supply recharge.
And compared to conventional fuel vehicles, Optare Solo EV electric vehicle to the annual routine maintenance of significant savings for local government.
About Valence Technology, Inc.
Valence Technology, Inc. is the development of safe, durable magnesium lithium iron phosphate energy storage solutions for leading global companies, some of the world's most innovative and environmentally friendly applications provides the enabling technology. Valence was founded in 1989, today offers a proven technology and manufacturing infrastructure to produce ISO-certified products, and provides by a wide range of global patent portfolio to protect the production process. Valence Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Austin, Texas, consists of five strategic business segments: Battery, Marine, Stationary, Industrial and Military. In addition to corporate headquarters in Texas, Valence Technology has also established a research and development center in Nevada in Northern Ireland and Europe / Asia-Pacific sales offices in North America and Europe with global delivery centers. Valence Technology is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol VLNC.
About Optare PLC
Optare based in Leeds, is a global manufacturer of buses and mini buses. Optare along the bearing of the company's history of innovation, use of weight loss is being launched drive system design and optimization of low-carbon passenger cars for fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions benchmarking. Optare range of products for low-carbon solutions, including improved diesel technology, alternative fuels program, and zero-emission hybrid electric drive system. The company has two manufacturing center north of England, the annual turnover of approximately pound 90 million.
Polysilicon industry access standards were finalized pending
May 17, the Ministry of Wang Bo, deputy director of electronic information in the Photovoltaic Industry Association, told reporters during the inaugural meeting, "polysilicon industry guidance" and "polysilicon access" has been developed is completed, is being submitted to higher authorities for approval , announced shortly.
September 2009, the State Council issued "on the curb overcapacity in some industries and duplication, and guide the healthy development of industry, a number of opinions" (ie, the State Council No. 38), raised the problem of excess production capacity of polysilicon.
Since then, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Vice Minister Chen said demand made under section 38 of the text, to 2011, out of overall power consumption over 200 kWh / kg of polysilicon production capacity.
According to the Ministry's requirements, the new polysilicon project size must be greater than 3000 tons / year, covers an area of less than 6 ha / tons of polysilicon, solar grade polysilicon to restore power consumption of less than 60 kWh / kg, reducing exhaust tetrachloro of silicon, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen recovery efficiency of not less than 98.5%, 99%, 99%.
Wang Bo pointed out that the domestic PV industry still has many problems. One is the tendency of overheated investment polysilicon industry.
Survey, the domestic polysilicon industry plans a total investment of 134 billion yuan, the actual investment of 47 billion yuan; has completed project design capacity of 40,000 tons of production capacity in the construction of the project design more than 60,000 tons, a total of approximately 10 million tons (at present level of investment in the industry about 800 million per one thousand tons to 10 million).
Although the capacity building project design includes step by step implementation of the proposed multi-phase construction of the target, but if not timely to regulate and guide, continued capital investment, a large number of projects focused on construction, there will be overcapacity. Wang Bo said.
On the other hand, the key domestic polysilicon production technology, product quality and cost with the international advanced level is still a certain gap between the crystalline silicon solar cell production line still has to import high-end equipment. Thin-film solar cell production equipment and abroad there is a large gap; part of the supporting materials for solar cells, not get rid of dependence on imports.
In addition, the domestic photovoltaic industry also lacks a standard system. Wang Bo said polysilicon production is not uniform energy consumption, area and environmental standards, technical standards for photovoltaic products and applications development behind the market development, product quality certification system is not perfect.
Wang Bo said the two upcoming document is in line with the implementation of the State Council No. 38. In order to prepare two documents, the Ministry has been for several months, multiple thoroughly research.
Day, in the Ministry of Electronic Information Division and the Division of Development and Reform Commission under the guidance of high-tech domestic 23 units (20 for photovoltaic enterprises) to establish China Photovoltaic Industry Association, Wang Bo unit League Secretary General.
Ministry of Industry and Electronic Information Division Xiao Hua, said the industry alliance formed to deal with international competition in the industry is an effective way for the development of China PV industry milestone, marking the Chinese PV industry work together into a joint development new era, the Union will work to integrate industry resources to promote structural adjustment, change the mode of development, and enhance industry cohesion, to expand its international influence.
An industry source said the photovoltaic industry, Union will rely on the Ministry of Electronic Information Division, may participate in the relevant standards under development.
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