Can Fujian Giant Electric Power Become the Second Ningde Age?

Fujian province, which is in a "depression" on traditional cars, is clearly eager to take the top spot in the new energy car industry. On March 18, another power battery company in Fujian Province was officially put into production. As a key project in Fujian Province in 2018, the first phase of a single large-capacity solid polymer powered lithium ion battery project was officially put into operation at home and abroad invested and constructed by Fujian Provincial Tender and Procurement Group. The powered lithium-ion battery has recently been tested by authorities, and the 10.5-meter pure electric bus assembled by the battery was tested last month and can operate safely for more than 410 kilometers on a single charge.

Judging from the content of the official introduction, the power cell project enjoys a high salary in the local government of Fujian, not only emphasizing that the project is "the first at home and abroad." This project is also introduced as the result of the 863 Torch Plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology successfully docked by the Fujian Provincial Tender and Procurement Group at the 14th "6.18" Straits Project Results Trading Meeting in 2016, and the establishment of Fujian Giant New Energy in Nanping City. Co., Ltd. is responsible for the project transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

Internet recruitment information shows that Fujian Judian New Energy Co., Ltd. is a state-owned holding company under the Fujian Provincial Tender and Procurement Group. The company was registered and established at the end of 2016 with a registered capital of 100 million yuan and a total investment of 3 billion yuan. It is headquartered in Jianyang, Nanping, Fujian Province. The company now has a master's, doctoral and senior professional based technical team, master the single capacity of 500AH polymer large-capacity lithium battery manufacturing technology. The company will be committed to establishing a complete R&D and manufacturing capacity in the power and energy storage battery field to form a large-scale manufacturing base for power lithium batteries in Fujian Province.

The next generation of battery technology that the giants love

The new company focuses on large-capacity solid-state polymer-powered lithium-ion batteries, which have become increasingly hot in recent years. At present, the power batteries of electric vehicles are liquid lithium batteries, consisting of "positive electrode material + negative electrode material + electrolyte" and diaphragm. Solid state batteries refer to energy storage devices that do not contain liquids in the structure and all materials exist in a solid state. They consist of "positive material + negative material" and electrolytes. Lithium solid battery has the advantages of good safety performance and long cycle life of Gaohe. It is an ideal power battery for electric vehicles.

The relevant research believes that the research and development of solid-state battery technology is expected to make breakthrough progress in 2020, further catching up with lithium ion battery technology in terms of cost, energy density and production process. In 2030, lithium-ion batteries will no longer be the mainstream of electric car batteries and will only have a place in certain electronic components. As a result, many companies at home and abroad have recently bet on solid lithium battery technology as the next generation of power battery technology.

Toyota, the car maker that invested earlier in the development of powered lithium batteries, introduced solid-state batteries with a range of more than 1,000 KM as early as 2010. In December, Toyota announced the joint development of solid-state electric car batteries with Panasonic, with the goal of launching a solid-state battery electric vehicle by 2020. Didier Leroy, Toyota's executive vice president, has claimed that its solid-state battery technology can become a "game-changer."

In the same period, BMW of Germany announced that it will jointly develop the next-generation solid-state battery technology with the American battery company Solider Power. Its goal is to release solid-state battery electric vehicles in 2026. Honda also announced that it is considering developing all-solid batteries for electric vehicles. The latest news is that the renaul/nissan / Mitsubishi alliance said it aims to launch electric vehicles using solid-state batteries by 2025.

Behind the car giants 'preference for solid-state battery technology, power battery companies and parts companies continue to add code, breaking through the obstacles to the industrialization of power battery technology. In 2015, Sakti3, a start-up company based in Michigan, said it was about to develop solid-state batteries with energy density twice that of current lithium batteries, a fifth of the cost of lithium batteries, and that solid-state batteries were not flammable, could be used longer, and had less charging time.

In September of the same year, Dyson, the inventor of the vacuum cleaner, bought Sakti3 for $90 million. In 2017, senior executives at mainland group, a German auto parts supplier, said they would increase investment in lithium-ion battery technology and could launch the next generation of solid-state batteries by 2024 or 2025.

Can the Chinese camp beat them?

It is worth noting that in early 2017, Fusco, which was acquired by the Chinese component company Wanxiang Group, announced that it would apply for a patent for a solid-state lithium battery. The technology can be fully charged for 10 minutes, lasts 800 kilometers, and is cheap. Mass production is expected to be achieved by 2023.

In September 2017, A123 Systems, a power battery company acquired by Wanxiang Group in the United States, joined hands with an internationally renowned vehicle factory to invest in SolidPower, the company that was described above as collaborating with BMW.

At home, the emphasis on solid-state battery technology is also growing. Some companies have a faster timetable for launching products than international giants. For example, on September 29 of last year, Guoxuan Gaoke stated on the Shenzhen Exchange Interactive Platform: "The company has launched research and development of solid-state battery technology at the Japan Research Institute and will advance the development of related products as soon as possible. On the same day, the Lithium industry said on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Interactive Easy Platform: "The company has introduced a group of solid state battery research and development teams. "

On November 13, last year, Kennedy Energy stated on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Interactive Platform: "In the case of solid-state batteries, research and development are being carried out in cooperation with scientific research institutes. Currently, research and development are being carried out together with Peking University. Samples will be delivered by the end of next year. In fact, domestic development of solid-state battery technology has long begun. As early as the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the Ministry of Science and Technology's 863 torch project had a "polymer solid-state lithium battery industrialization project." China Giant Power New Energy Technology Development Co. Ltd., is the bearer of this project. The Fujian Giant Electric Co., Ltd., which was established by the Fujian Provincial Bidding and Procurement Group, also has a lot of connections with China Giant Electric.

It was found that as early as 2007, China Giant Power set up a factory in Hebei Julu with a total investment of 850 million yuan, and planned to build six lithium-ion power battery production lines with an annual output value of 3 billion yuan. Among them, in the first phase of 2009, the first solid polymer large-capacity, large-power lithium-ion battery production line with an investment of 220 million yuan per day of 50,000 AH has been completed. The second phase of the total investment of 120 million yuan, Nissan 200,000 AH polymer lithium battery production line expansion project started construction in the second half of 2012, after the completion of the project, the company's daily production capacity of 250,000 An, the annual output value of 800 million yuan.

However, for some reason, this project has not been successful. In recent years, the large-scale development of new energy vehicles in China has not seen the news of the large-scale application of solid state batteries by China Giant Electric. After a few years, China's giant power together with Fujian Province once again Sprint the industrialization of solid state batteries, I do not know the geometry of the odds.

It is well known that the Ningde era, which has developed rapidly in recent years and is regarded as a "unicorn" in the domestic power battery industry, is located in Ningde, Fujian Province. If this time Fujian province abbot solid state battery technology is successful, Fujian giant power will become the second ningde era?

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