Micro fuel cells are expected to become very popular in portable products
According to market research Digital Camera Battery firm InnovativeResearchandProducts (iRAP) recently published a report, portable electronic products the demand for energy, is to enhance the attractiveness of micro fuel cells. In a variety of portable product categories, iRAP predicted in 2011 before the field of micro fuel cells in the PDA, the average annual growth rate of the highest, reaching 89.8%. Followed by cameras, chargers and other consumer electronics products, with an average annual growth rate of 83.7%. Mobile phone applications in the field of fuel cells is expected to grow to 50.7%.
Is estimated that micro fuel cell market in 2006 reached 1,200 million U.S. dollars, is expected in 2011 will reach 112 million U.S. dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 55.7%. According to iRAP, in a variety of fuel cell technology, direct methanol fuel cells will capture the largest share, followed by hydrogen fuel cells and other cells based on DSLR Battery Grip proprietary fuels.
2006 in North America in the market, the largest share, followed by Europe and Japan. By 2011, the North American market share is expected to be reduced to 57%, while the Japanese market share will rise to 25%, replacing the Europe in second place.
According to iRAP, has not yet been universally accepted definition of micro fuel cells, but usually refers to power less than 50W of small fuel cell systems. Are now more than 60 global companies and organizations active in development of micro fuel cells.
Although the fuel cell may have a higher than conventional Canon EOS 450D Battery Grip-energy density, but for the portable electronic product development of fuel cell system for a number of engineering challenges. And safe sex, particularly those involving the handling and storage of fuel for micro fuel cell-based system design, the problem can not be avoided.
Electric car battery in an awkward position the high cost of recycling discarded polluting
Appearance of generosity, economic and practical electric bike more and more appear in the ancient city streets, but they produced a large number of used lead-acid battery electric bicycle reckon main “headache.” Recently, members of the public Ms. Zhang said: “My family’s two electric bicycle batteries have been to life, but asked a lot of places is no formal recycling of used lead-acid batteries, and stood in another place, really for them to worry about.”
The reporter then interviewed a number of people riding electric bike. In the high-tech district of Qumou just ready to go out riding Mr. Wang told reporters: “Now the market selling electric bicycle battery life in general in a year or so, some 3-5 years, but in actual use the situation was very different. My electric car bought less than a year, now feel the battery has been obviously not as good as you’ve bought some time, even if sufficient electricity, running away did not in the past. I am considering the new incumbent, block battery, the old may be sold directly to the waste received. “reporter learned in the interview, the majority of the people using electric bicycle handling of waste batteries are basically the same, and Mr. Wang.
In victory lane, the reporter received waste from a cart hawkers at, that he nearly burst a number of recycling of used batteries, and some of which are sold directly on the hands again, while others is to cut open the used batteries casually find a sewer drained acid, the longer the Canon EOS 500D Battery Grip inside the casing of lead and plastic such as sold by jin.
Subsequently, the reporter has investigated a number of Baoding Electric Bicycle specialty stores, the majority of electric cars that they are only targeted at specialty stores sell, regardless of income, even if recycled back used batteries, general waste will be sold to the Recycle Bin. The staff of a shop, said: “In actual operation, because of transportation and storage expenses the cost of such links as large, and thus the majority of sellers are not willing to bear the electric bicycle in the recycling of used batteries responsibility.”
Faced with such players do not waste battery recycling, consumers do not know how to deal with the embarrassing situation, the experts also introduced a common practice in the current hazards. It is understood that electric bicycles are mainly used in rechargeable batteries, lead-acid batteries, scrap lead-acid battery has long been included in the “National List of Hazardous Wastes.” It is estimated that a 1, the battery if placed on the ground, 1 square meters of land in one hundred years, lost value; a large button batteries(Canon EOS 1000D Battery Grip, Nikon D40 Battery Grip) can be 600 tons of water pollution, which is equivalent to the amount of drinking water a person’s life ; while lead-acid batteries is that these batteries, the most polluted, scrapped lead-acid batteries of lead sulfate in the water, land, and even the human body are harmful.
Nissan and NEC plan a joint venture vehicle lithium battery industry – sources
April 13 — power sources familiar with the situation said Friday, Japan’s Nissan Motor (7201.T: Quote) and Nippon Electric (NEC) (6701.T: Quote) will set up a joint venture, production and development of gasoline-electric hybrid cars and other electric vehicles using lithium batteries.
The sources said that Nissan and NEC is scheduled to hold a joint press conference at 0600GMT. The two companies have previously indicated that it was considering setting up a joint venture to challenge rival Toyota Motor (7203.T: Quote) and Matsushita Electric Nikon D40X Battery Grip Industrial.