Summary: For the July 10 th issue of NAATBatt s Advanced Battery Weekly, we highlight recent sector activities. The NAATBatt. U.S. and Asia Indices were down 1.7% w/w, 1.2% w/w and 3.7% w/w, respectively. The S&P 500 and Russell Indices were both relatively flat w/w. Executive Director James Greenberger invites developers and installers of solar systems to attend the NAATBatt-Intersolar workshop on inside-the-meter battery safety next Tuesday morning in San Francisco. Read NAATBatt-Intersolar Safety Workshop Will Focus On Battery Safety in the Executive Director's Notes section of the newsletter below. Check out our Members Press Releases section after the Key Highlights and the Advertisements section at the end of the newsletter. Key Highlights: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) announced the launch of a joint demonstration project for utilizing used lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries from electric vehicles (EVs). The project will be executed in partnership with Electricite de France (EDF), Forsee Power and PSA Peugeot Citroen. The French government is planning to impose the interoperability of the country's various charging networks by decree before the end of this year. A new platform called Gireve has been created to exchange data and payments between network operators. BMW Group and Scherm Group have put an electric truck (etruck) into service. BMW Group will be the first automobile manufacturer in Europe to use a 40-ton etruck for material transport on public roads. Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center (HATCI) and Mojo Mobility (provider of wireless power technology) have been awarded a funding grant from the U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies (VT) program to research and develop a system capable of fast charging an EV wirelessly. HATCI and Mojo Mobility will develop, implement and demonstrate a wireless power transfer system on a test fleet of Kia Soul EVs over three phases. South Korean scientists at the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science at Pohang University, have developed a li-ion battery that is stable at high temperatures. The battery uses a porous solid, which improves its performance as well as reducing the risks due to overheating. Talga Resources and Haydale Graphene Industries have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of finished graphene composite and ink products. The companies will jointly explore business co-operation opportunities through the supply of Talga graphitic carbon nanomaterials, graphite and graphene nanoplatelets. Kandi Technologies Group announced that it has signed a sales contract with Zhejiang Shi Kong Electric Vehicle (Zhejiang Shi Kong) for 4,000 units of Kandi Brand EVs. The company expects vehicle delivery to be completed by the end of 2015.
Saft has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space Ltd (UK) to develop, qualify and test a specific li-ion battery system to power the ExoMars Rover vehicle. The vehicle s battery system is based on the company s MP 176065 Integration TM xtd cells. ViZn Energy Systems announced a collaboration with Princeton Power to launch the ViZn's ZAC energy storage system. Deliveries of initial customer units are scheduled for 4Q15. Highpower International announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for the company s safety technology on rechargeable battery. The patent (US13/673634) relates to a structural innovation to improve safety features. Two electric buses (ebuses) are expected to start operating in Malaysia around the Unesco World Heritage Site in Bandar Hilir by next month. A fully-charged bus could travel as far as 180 kilometers (km) or 112 miles and the battery would take 100 minutes to recharge. SUNY Polytechnic Institute s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) in partnership with BESSTECH has been awarded the first patent in Japan protecting silicon-based anode technology for use in li-ion battery systems. The fast charging components enable up to a 40% increase in energy storage compared to technologies currently available. Bustech (part of Transit Australia Group) has unveiled a prototype ebus that is expected to be performing trial runs in a few months. The project has been supported by the Federal Government through the Automotive Cooperative Research Center AutoCRC and the CSIRO, the Malaysian Government and Swinburne University of Technology. Smartphone maker Xiaomi could be preparing to move into the EV industry. SIPO (the China intellectual property office) began making public a series of automobile-related patents that the company had filed earlier in the year. Members Press Releases B&W MEGTEC B&W MEGTEC Research & Development Center Your Center for Testing, Development & Process Optimization http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bwvzc2fnzv8ynzaxndg2xzewov8xmdi2xziymdu0?type=100&channel= 199 A Few More Details: MMC and MC announced the launch of a joint demonstration project for utilizing used li-ion batteries from EVs. The project will be executed in partnership with EDF, Forsee Power and PSA Peugeot Citroen. The demonstration project will be inaugurated in September 2015 at Forsee Power's Headquarters near Paris (France). The system (as shown in Exhibit 1) includes the following: -High voltage (330 volts) Energy Storage System made from Peugeot ion, Citroen C-Zero and Mitsubishi Motors i-miev used automotive battery packs -Low voltage (48 Volts) Energy Storage System use of new automotive batteries -Bidirectional battery energy consumption optimization (car to building and building to car).
Exhibit 1: Deployment of Used Li-ion Batteries Advanced Battery Weekly Source: Mitsubishi Motors The French government is planning to impose the interoperability of the country's various EV charging networks by decree before the end of this year. The Gireve platform has been created to exchange data and payments between network operators. The government wants to ensure that owners can charge their EVs at all stations in the country without having to take out subscriptions to various networks such as the Autolib network run by Bollore, French state-controlled utility EDF and local authorities. Source: Reuters and Los Echos BMW Group and Scherm Group have put an etruck into service. The vehicle (as shown in Exhibit 2) will travel eight times a day between the SCHERM group logistics centre and the BMW Group plant in Munich. BMW Group is the first European automobile manufacturer to use a 40-ton etruck for material transport on public roads. Exhibit 2: The 40-ton Etruck Source: VR World HATCI and Mojo Mobility have been awarded a funding grant from the U.S. DOE Office of EERE, VT program to research and develop a system capable of fast charging an EV wirelessly. The companies will develop a wireless power transfer system on a test fleet of EVs over three phases. During Phase One, the partnership developed a wireless power transfer system that has over 85% grid-to-vehicle efficiency and is capable of transferring over 10 kw to the vehicle for fast charging. In Phase Two, the partnership collaborated to integrate a compact system optimized for the Soul EV and demonstrate full operation at 92% efficiency. Real-world performance data will be gathered in the final phase of the project using five Kia Soul EVs. The companies have not announced when the system will be available for purchase. Source: KIA Motors
South Korean scientists at the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, IBS, Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science at Pohang University, have developed a li-ion battery that is stable at high temperatures. The battery uses a porous solid and is built from pumpkin-shaped molecules called cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) that are organized in a honeycomb-like structure (as shown in Exhibit 3). The molecules have a thin 1D-channel, only averaging 7.5 Å [a single lithium ion is 0.76 Å, or.76 x 10-10 m] that runs through them. The physical structure of the porous CB[6] enables the lithium ions to battery to diffuse more freely than in conventional LIBs and exist without the separators found in other batteries. Exhibit 3: A Schematic of the CB[6] Source: Institute for Basic Science Talga Resources and Haydale Graphene Industries have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of finished graphene composite and ink products. The companies will jointly explore business co-operation opportunities through the supply of Talga graphitic carbon nano-materials, graphite and graphene nanoplatelets. The goal is to accelerate graphene into the commercial marketplace. Source: Talga Resources Kandi Technologies Group announced that Kandi Electric Vehicles Group (a 50/50 joint venture between Kandi and Geely Automobile Holdings) has signed a sales contract with Zhejiang Shi for 4,000 units of Kandi Brand EVs; including 1,500 units of Kandi K11 (Panda) and 2,500 units of Kandi K10 (Mini). The total value of the contract is over RMB540 million (approximately US$89 million). The company expects vehicle delivery to be completed by the end of 2015. The 4,000 units of Kandi Brand EVs will be used in Zhejiang Shi Kong's innovative programs to promote the adoption of NEVs in China. Source: Kandi Technologies Saft has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space Ltd (UK) to develop, qualify and test a specific li-ion battery system to power the ExoMars Rover vehicle. The Rover is a component of the ExoMars Programme, run jointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency. Thales Alenia Space Italia SpA is the ExoMars prime contractor. The ExoMars Rover battery system is based on Saft s MP 176065 Integration TM xtd cells. The company is scheduled to deliver the battery system before the end of 2016 to meet ESA s launch plans for 2018. Source: Saft ViZn Energy Systems announced a collaboration with Princeton Power to launch the ViZn's ZAC energy storage system. Deliveries of initial customer units are scheduled for 4Q15. The system integrates ViZn's Z20 zinc-iron redox flow battery with Princeton Power System's field-proven inverters, grid connects and auxiliary components into a single-unit system. ViZn has designed the system to further benefit commercial & industrial (C&I) customers and solar PV integrators. Source: ViZn Energy Systems
Highpower International announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for the company s safety technology on rechargeable battery. The patent (US13/673634) relates to a structural innovation to improve safety features. The safety-enhanced rechargeable battery consists of a shell, anode cap, sealing ring and a separating structure that ensures safe and efficient venting in the event of excessive internal air pressure inside the battery. Source: Highpower International Two electric buses (ebuses) are expected to start operating in Malaysia around the Unesco World Heritage Site in Bandar Hilir by next month. A fully-charged bus could travel as far as 180 kilometers (km) or 112 miles and the battery would take 100 minutes to recharge. The vehicle could travel up to a maximum speed of 76 km per hour (47 miles per-hour). A charging station has been built at the Melaka Sentral Bus Terminal for the ebuses. Source: The Star SUNY Poly CNSE in partnership with BESSTECH has been awarded the first patent in Japan protecting silicon-based anode technology for use in li-ion battery systems. The fast charging components enable up to a 40% increase in energy storage compared to technologies currently available Besstech s licensing agreement enables the company to sell battery solutions in Japan. Source: SUNY Polytechnic Institute Bustech (part of Transit Australia Group) has unveiled a prototype ebus that is expected to be performing trial runs in a few months. The project has been supported by the Federal Government through the Automotive Cooperative Research Center AutoCRC and the CSIRO, the Malaysian Government and Swinburne University of Technology. The release of the ebus comes after Bustech signed a A$170 million contract to manufacture ebuses for the Malaysian Government. Source: Gold Coast Bulletin Smartphone maker Xiaomi could be preparing to move into the EV industry. SIPO began making public a series of automobile-related patents that the company had filed earlier in the year. They include patents for cruise control, handling, navigation systems, notification systems and numerous other devices related to the functionality of a vehicle. Source: South China Morning Post
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1/7/2013 3/7/2013 5/7/2013 7/7/2013 9/7/2013 11/7/2013 1/7/2014 3/7/2014 5/7/2014 7/7/2014 9/7/2014 11/7/2014 1/7/2015 3/7/2015 5/7/2015 Exhibit 6: Supplier Performance (From January 7, 2013) Advanced Battery Weekly (Indexed to 100) 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 FMC Corp (Lithium Supplier) Polypore International (Separators) ABB Toray Industries Inc. (Separator supplier) Hirano Tecseed Co. (Coater supplier) Albemarle Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. Inoue Kinzoku Kogyo Ltd. (Coater supplier) Source: Bloomberg Exhibit 7: Commodity Prices Price on Price on Price on 1 Week 1 Month Commodity 7/6/2015 6/29/2015 6/5/2015 Change Change LME Copper (Cash, $ per tonne) 5,440 5,766 5,924 (5.7%) (8.2%) LME Lead (cash, $ per tonne) 1,742 1,741 1,902 0.1% (8.4%) LME Nickel (cash, $ per tonne) 11,135 11,710 12,860 (4.9%) Source: LME (13.4%)
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Executive Director s Notes NAATBATT-INTERSOLAR SAFETY WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON BATTERY SAFETY I hope that you can join us next Tuesday morning in San Francisco for the NAATBatt-Intersolar workshop on inside-the-meter battery safety. The workshop is designed to educate developers and installers of solar systems about the possible safety risks associated with adding a storage component to PV systems and how regulators and other installers are mitigating those risks. The workshop will also provide accurate information about advanced battery safety that developers and installers can share with their customers. Anyone in the solar industry who is not already expert in storage technology should plan to attend this workshop. Advanced battery safety is a topic that is both widely overlooked and widely overhyped when it is not overlooked. Tesla s high profile launch of the Powerwall product for installation in residential properties seemed to generate little comment about safety concerns notwithstanding the fact that putting a high voltage battery in a home where it has the potential to start or accelerate a fire should generate the highest level of safety concern. This lack of comment is particularly odd given the veritable frenzy that has surrounded the relatively few thermal incidents involving advanced automotive and aerospace batteries, whose safety records have on the whole been outstanding. Behind-the-meter battery safety is, therefore, an issue that is setting up to be the perfect storm. The first safety incident, when it inevitably comes, will set off a flurry of panic, misinformation and regulatory concern. The purpose of Tuesday s workshop is to ensure that all of those in industry who will inevitably be swept up in that storm, and who will be deluged when it happens with inquiries from customers, the general public and regulators, will have good and solid information with which to respond. Joining us in San Francisco on Tuesday will be some of the leading national experts in advanced battery safety. Those experts will include Laurie Florence and Jeff Fecteau of UL LLC, Vince Sprenkle of PNNL, Mike Stone of NEMA, and Matt Paiss of the IAFF. Joining us from the industry side will be experienced storage technology experts from CODA Energy, NEC Energy Solutions, the IBEW and Cygnus Energy Storage. Please join us as well next Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in Room 3010 of the Moscone Center West for what will be a don t miss program for those involved in the solar-storage industry. For more information about the workshop and to register, click here.
James J. Greenberger Executive Director July 10, 2015
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