AG13 battery!Siemens sets up energy storage battery research center to cooperate with Tianmu Lake Research Institute

1Siemens joins hands with Tianmuhu Research Institute to establish an energy storage battery research center. Recently, Siemens Digital Industry Software subsidiary announced plans to expand its battery research business in China by developing a project that will help expand the market for future electric vehicles. . Siemens unit to collaborate with Chinese Academy of Sciences physics research

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Siemens joins hands with Tianmuhu Research Institute to establish energy storage battery research center

Recently, Siemens Digital Industry Software subsidiary announced plans to expand its battery research business in China by developing a project that will help expand the market for future electric vehicles. The Siemens department will work closely with the Tianmu Lake Institute of Advanced Energy Storage Technology (TIES), established in April this year by the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to develop new battery technologies; at the same time, Jiangsu Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park will also become a partner in the project. The partners will spend 500 million yuan ($70 million) to establish a battery technology innovation center in Liyang, China. The center opened this year and project partners said Siemens' digital services will enable the center to conduct design simulation, test analysis, pilot verification and engineering simulation.

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Tianqi Lithium signs supply agreement with Northvolt

On the evening of September 24, Tianqi Lithium announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianqi Lithium Kwinana Pty Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "TLK") and Northvolt ETTAB (hereinafter referred to as "Northvolt") signed a "Long-term Supply Agreement". The agreement stipulates that TLK will provide Northvolt sells lithium hydroxide, and the sales unit price is determined by negotiation between the two parties; the sales quantity includes the basic quantity and the additional quantity. The additional quantity will be determined by negotiation with the seller after the buyer sends a notice according to its own needs, and the amount is subject to the final actual settlement. Among them, the average basic sales volume of lithium hydroxide products in a single year is approximately 6%-10% of the annual production capacity of TLK's lithium hydroxide construction project in the Kwinana region of Australia after reaching full capacity. The agreement is valid from 2020 to 2025.

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LG Chem is rumored to start mass production of batteries

and will be supplied to Tesla’s Chinese factory

News on September 24, according to foreign media electrek, on September 23, U.S. time, there were reports that LG Chem had begun mass production of batteries, and these batteries will be supplied to Tesla’s Chinese factory. The report also pointed out that Tesla is preparing to change the domestic Tesla Model 3 battery to NCM battery (a ternary lithium battery whose positive electrode material is composed of nickel, cobalt and manganese in a certain proportion). This will be Tesla’s first time uses NCM batteries in its vehicles. Tesla had previously planned to start battery production in China, but due to the impact of Sino-US trade, Tesla had to speed up the construction of factories in China and suspend its battery production plans. At this stage, Tesla's China factory has been basically completed, and Tesla's battery suppliers are already preparing to produce power batteries for Tesla.

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NIO’s Q2 net loss was 3.285 billion yuan

According to news on September 24, Weilai’s second quarter revenue was 1.508 billion yuan, which was expected by the market to be 1.309 billion yuan, compared with 46 million yuan in the same period last year. In the second quarter, the net loss attributable to shareholders was 3.285 billion yuan. The market expected a loss of 2.944 billion yuan, and a loss of 6.11 billion yuan in the same period last year. Deliveries of ES8 in the second quarter were 3,410 units, compared with 3,989 units in the previous quarter. Deliveries of ES6 in the second quarter were 413 units. Revenue in the third quarter is expected to be 1.59 billion yuan to 1.66 billion yuan.

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Fire breaks out in energy storage system of Pyeongchang wind farm in South Korea

At around 11:29 a.m. on September 24, a fire of unknown cause occurred in the energy storage system of the wind power station in Pyongyang-ri, Mitan-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon, South Korea. It was extinguished after 2 hours and 30 minutes. It is reported that the energy storage system with a capacity of 40MW/21MWh is located indoors at 414.3 square meters. 2,700 lithium-ion batteries and a PCS were burned, but no one was injured. The local fire department dispatched 71 firefighters and 20 pieces of equipment to put out the fire, and the fire was finally extinguished at 2:05 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Due to a fire in the energy storage system, all 15 2MW wind turbines interrupted power supply. Officials stated that there would be no impact on residents' electricity consumption.

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Officially running! Tower solar thermal power station with the longest heat storage time in China

Luneng Group Qinghai New Energy Co., Ltd. disclosed on the 20th that Luneng Haixi Prefecture Multi-energy Complementary Integration Optimization National Demonstration Project 50,000-kilowatt solar thermal project was officially put into operation on September 19 and is currently operating stably. It has become the longest thermal storage time in China. A tower-type solar thermal power station that can achieve continuous and stable power generation for 24 hours. The Luneng Haixi Prefecture Multi-energy Complementary Demonstration Project 50,000-kilowatt solar thermal project is located in the East Exit Photovoltaic Power Generation Park of Golmud City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, at an altitude of 2,800 meters. This area is dry all year round with little rain and strong solar radiation. It is one of the areas with the richest solar energy resources in China. The project uses tower-type molten salt solar thermal power generation technology and consists of a concentrating heat collection system, a heat storage and steam generation system, a high-temperature and high-pressure reheat pure condensing turbine generator system and other auxiliary facilities. The heat absorption tower is 188 meters high. , a total of 4,400 heliostats.