Archive for July 27th, 2009

M13 only in a cobalt chloride solution to complete replication, and can not self-replicate

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Tianjin will become the largest production base of environmentally-friendly vehicle

A few days ago that from the relevant departments in Tianjin, “Eleventh Five-Year” period, the automobile industry in Tianjin will focus on the development of electric vehicles, electronic control common rail diesel engine and economical small cars, Tianjin will build the country’s largest production base of electric vehicles.

It is reported that dell latitude d410 battery,dell latitude d420 battery,dell latitude d430 batter the next five years, Tianjin will give full play to the car industry base of economic advantages, the realization of cars with diesel and gasoline engine, small diesel engine and electric vehicle industry. Take the lead in achieving the national electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicle batteries and power the industrialization of the production. By 2010, the pure electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicle production will reach 30,000 to 50,000, the output value from 3000 to 5000 million yuan; the development of fuel cell vehicles to meet Europe Ⅳ emission and from 1 to 1.5 liters of whole new type of gasoline engine.

In addition, the city will also develop the use of electronically controlled common-rail fuel system of the new small-displacement diesel engine and its fuel electronic control system, using advanced technology, diesel and gasoline engine to build an annual output of 100,000 using electronically controlled common-rail fuel system car diesel engine production capacity to break through their own micro-brand car with diesel engine technology difficulties. By 2020, electronically controlled common-rail fuel system will reach an annual output of 500,000 to 1,000,000 units, advanced diesel engine can achieve an annual output of 300,000 to 400,000 sets; Tianjin will form a research and development of electric vehicles, industrial base and two electric, hybrid power, fuel cell vehicle the three series of industrial layout, the output value of from 25 to 30 billion yuan.

Microbial cells, “natural”

Through the transformation of a micro-organisms, so that it will have the ability to metal ion adsorption, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an international research team has successfully developed a “natural” micro-batteries, and plans to batteries for small machines.

The study, published on the 7th, published in “Science” magazine. “We are at room temperature, the use of synthetic micro-organisms and micro-assembly dell latitude d500 battery,dell latitude d505 battery of cobalt oxide wires.” Researchers wrote in the report.

The researchers called M13 by changing microbial genes can be connected to the outer layer of specific metal ions. Such micro-organisms 6 nanometer in diameter, length 880 nm structure is simple and can be easily manipulated. M13 only in a cobalt chloride solution to complete replication, and can not self-replicate.

The results confirm the power storage capacity of carbon lithium battery 3 times.

Monday, July 27th, 2009

British scientists battery with micro-organisms to digest “food” have a current

Energy intake in human food, the robot is powered by dell latitude d410 battery,dell latitude d420 battery,dell latitude d430 battery, and British scientists are changing the way access to the energy of the robot, so that they, like humans, like “eating”, the production of its own energy requirements. They are currently being developed robot “Eco-Route” (Ecobot III), not only can eat insects and sugar, can also be used to these “food” into electricity.

At present, most of robots rely on batteries and solar energy, while the number of robots often do not need to go to places where the sun and power, in order to solve energy supply problems, the United Kingdom Bristol Robotics Laboratory Director Mr Mel and his colleagues believe that the eco-robot will be able to search for hunting animals as food, to meet their own energy needs.

8 swallowed a fly can go 12 days

After more than ten years of research, the laboratory created by sugar, rotten apples and dead flies the robot to provide energy, energy conversion is that they found the key to the microbial cells, these microorganisms in the digestion of plant and animal bodies can be released out electronics, the resulting food is transformed into electricity.

The laboratory developed the first eco-robot is, it can capture garden, but it can not “digest” prey. In 2004, the laboratory system and create an “eco-II”, which the size of plate, in the 8 to swallow flies can travel after 12 days. Collected through the capacitor from the current drive, which can travel an hour from 8 to 16 centimeters, the light source to the target mobile, and a note of the surrounding temperature, the data transmission by radio to the receiver. Although the snails have not run fast, but “eco-II” is the world’s first fully rely on the “food” action, the environment and the exchange of data-aware robots.

Eco-robot waiting for “weaning”

At present, the biggest problem is the battery technology is still very low-end micro-organisms, the prospects are not clear. Microbial cell technology’s biggest drawback is the size of the generated too little electricity and can only drive very small size of the robot, can not meet human needs. British laboratory has been aware of this, they extracted the specialized staff to find ways to enhance battery performance.

“Bio-II” will now have to rely on people to feed, but how scientists have developed it with the ability of their prey. Mel Hu put forward in 2004, the use of pheromones to attract flies, and then through the suction pump and to capture them. Therefore, the people would soon be published speculation that the “biological Three” is already have this ability, but Mel Hu pointed out that the current focus of the study is how to improve the robot’s “digest” the ability, but other latitude d500 battery,dell latitude d505 battery difficulties are no easy solution.

Solar cell project caused concern Tsang

The morning of March 28 After the opening ceremony, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, Tsang Hin-chi, Chairman of the Group Goldlion staff, accompanied by serious economic and trade exhibition in Hebei Province visited each booth. Baoding area in the former, I heard on the group to introduce the mayor of Baoding Tianwei Yingli solar cell project, Tsang Hin-chi showed great interest in the initiative to obtain information and exchange of business cards. Heard from the airport to the capital of Baoding only an hour and a half, immediately Tsang Hin-chi said that his son would go and see.

A total investment of 375 million U.S. dollars in three projects Yingli CIFIT only the current number of projects in Hebei Province in microcosm. Province LIAO Bo, deputy director of Science and Technology Agency said that the fair brought about by high-tech projects in Hebei Province, both in quality and quantity have increased than previous. Hong Kong businessmen attending the meeting said that many projects have a very good market prospects, so that they are confident that the return on investment. Hebei Province, the current fair to launch the service sector, 16 projects involving tourism, logistics and distribution and large-scale commercial services with a total investment of 1.023 billion U.S. dollars, by the widespread concern in Hong Kong businessmen have become a major bright spot.

According to deputy director of the provincial Development and Reform Commission introduced, in order to enhance the quality of the fair of investment, pre-government projects to be carried out on a number of scheduling: not in conformity with national industrial policy, structural adjustment does not comply with the direction of the province of a project should not ; the project has signed a do not.

The EU ban on the use of cadmium batteries for electric vehicles

According to the European Commission recommends that the revised Directive 2000/53/EC sets out from July 1, 2005, the ban on all use of cadmium batteries for electric vehicles. Analysis of EU experts believe that, as a substitute for cadmium battery has long been listed, from July 1 to ban the use of cadmium batteries for electric vehicles will not impact on the market.

Substitute for cadmium batteries are nickel-hydride batteries-dell inspiron 9400 battery,dell inspiron b120 battery,dell inspiron b130 battery, lithium batteries. To ensure that all EU member states can smooth out cadmium batteries for electric vehicles, without affecting the operation of the market, the EU believes that 1 July, 2005 should allow the use of cadmium batteries for electric vehicles continue to sell in the market, and in the July 1 before the deadline will still allow the sale of the use of cadmium batteries for electric vehicles. In accordance with the relevant recommendations of the European Commission, not only of cadmium battery electric vehicles are facing an alternative, the lead content in automotive components, including the lead-alloy wheels, engine parts and window handles all components of the lead will be limited.

The EU is an important market for motor vehicles. In particular the EU’s eastward enlargement, the EU a greater market potential. Although the EU would like to prohibit the use of cadmium batteries for electric vehicles to the provisions do not have an impact on the operation of the market, the Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles is still to deal with the provisions of the European Union attaches great importance to contain the market will be banned or restricted use of component parts of the research and development as soon as possible alternatives, to meet the needs of the market, stable and expanding electric vehicles in China in the international market share.

With HIV will increase by 3 times the battery capacity

South Korean scientists led international research team, developed using a virus to the battery (Li-ion batteries) a substantial increase in technical capacity.

Education is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Material Science and Engineering courses in South Dr. Yi was (29 years), announced on the 6th: “the use of M13 viral genes to create the negative (-) very material adhesion in the lithium-ion battery, the results found that the battery capacity of more than 3 times the original. ”

U.S. scientific journal “Science” 6 Journal of Internet version of the study presented.

In addition to the first author Yi against the South, there are Department of Chemical Engineering MIT researcher Liu Zhen (31 years) and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Materials Research Department, chief researcher Kim Dong-End (34), a total of three involved in the Korean of the study.

As cathode materials, mainly the use of carbon lithium-ion batteries are being used as a mobile phone or camera batteries and other electronic products.

While all know that if instead of cobalt compounds with carbon, the battery power storage capacity will be increased, however, like to produce cobalt compounds are heated at high temperature on the need to use very harsh conditions inspiron e1405 battery,dell inspiron e1505 battery,dell inspiron e1705 battery, such as production, so it is very difficult to operate.

Study Group through the manipulation of genes M13, M13 surface in a very easy to create a combination with cobalt proteins.

Add the virus in water that contains cobalt, cobalt compounds after manufacturer for lithium battery cathode material.

The results confirm the power storage capacity of carbon lithium battery 3 times.

The Study Group also manipulate the gene so that the surface of M13 protein and cobalt, as well as the combination of metallography, it was found that battery capacity was further enhanced by 0.3 times.

Yishu against the South, said: “If the virus further order, we can create a very thin battery and can be folded.” Adding: “the organism to use in the production of electronic equipment the first time.”

Traffic areas: such as beacon lights

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Photovoltaic industry of the world’s fastest-growing new businesses

There are human beings in the solar energy is inexhaustible. Sun turns to send a great space power. It has been calculated that only one second on the issue of energy equivalent to 1.3 quadrillion tons of standard coal by combustion heat release inspiron 8600 battery,dell inspiron 9200 battery,dell inspiron 9300 battery. The solar energy reaching the earth’s surface, roughly equivalent to the current sum of all the world’s power generation capacity of 200,000 times. Solar energy received by Earth every day, which is equivalent to one year by the world’s total energy consumption of 200 times. Compared with other energy sources, solar energy does not produce toxic and hazardous gases and waste residue, which does not pollute the environment. At the same time, the sun can get anywhere, easy-to-use, security; low-cost and can be regenerated.

Strengths and resources of solar energy

Outside to remove large quantities of solar energy, but also long-term supply, the theoretical calculation of the sun billions of years can last a few years, in addition, have a solar energy everywhere, without exploitation and transport, and there is no contamination of clean energy. These are its unique features. However, its energy density is very low, only 1W/m2, and by climate instability with, those given the use of solar energy has caused great difficulties.

In the new energy, the current high cost of solar power, biomass power generation is about (gas to generate electricity) 7 ~ 12-fold, wind power generation from 6 to 10 times. However, solar energy and other new energy resources compared to the potential and applicability of more lasting advantages, from a long-term perspective, the potential of photovoltaic power generation is the most strategic alternative power generation technology. The latter part of this century, solar power generation in the world power structure will occupy 80% of the position.

Resource reserves, the continent is located in the northern hemisphere, the total area of 2 / 3 or more hours of sunshine in the region more than 2200 hours, of which Tibet, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia Plateau region are rich in solar energy resources; In addition to the Sichuan Basin , less resources in Guizhou Province, the eastern, southern and north-eastern region, and other resources than the rich and middle zones. Theory of stored solar energy resources, a total of 1.7 trillion tons of standard coal annually, with the United States similar to Europe, Japan is much more superior.

Photovoltaic industry to accelerate the ultra-conventional

In accordance with Japan’s new energy plan, the EU White Paper on renewable energy, the U.S. photovoltaic program, such as projections, by 2010 the global installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation and network will reach 15GW (1500 million kilowatts, will not the world’s total installed capacity inspiron 9400 battery,dell inspiron b120 battery,dell inspiron b130 battery of power generation of 1% ), to the world’s photovoltaic power generation in 2030 will reach an installed capacity of 300GW (then the output value of the whole industry may exceed 300 billion U.S. dollars), to 2040 the world’s photovoltaic power generation will reach 15% of the total -20%. This scheme between 2010-2040 projections, the PV industry will be as high as the compound growth rate of more than 25%.

China officially released in 2006 the implementation of “Renewable Energy Law”, promised in 2010 the cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic 450MW, and the mainland in 2004 the cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic 65MW, this calculation, the next few years the growth of the mainland composite photovoltaic industry rate will reach 38%.

In the world, launched a large-scale national development plans and solar photovoltaic roof project to stimulate and promote, the world photovoltaic industry, the end of the century the last 10 years the average growth rate of 20%, from 55 megawatts in 1991 to grow to 2000 of 287 MW. After entering the new millennium, the global average annual growth rate of PV modules is as high as 30% of global output in 2003 reached 744 MW, the development of photovoltaic industry become the world’s one of the fastest growing new businesses.

At present, the cost of solar power generation system is quite high, a day-to-day to meet the electrical needs of the family of the 200W photovoltaic systems, market price is 15,000 yuan, the cost of photovoltaic power generation is about 2.8-3 Yuan / kWh, as technology advances and expansion, it is estimated that by 2015 the cost can be reduced to 0.5 yuan / kWh. And the cost of power just 0.2 yuan / kWh, hydro-electric power is only the operating costs 0.03-0.05 yuan / kWh.

The autonomy of solar power demand on the high cost of electricity in remote areas and some special occasions such as space.

Government procurement is the main driver of demand for PV, the German government announced that it would build 100,000 solar roofs target. Italy plans to build 10,000 solar roofs. The Japanese government has been installed on the roof of 7,000 sets of solar power generation system. The implementation of the United States Government, “millions of the roof plan.”

Civilian governments in the promotion of an active policy of solar energy systems, such as partial grants, interest-free loans and other policies. Germany installed at the same time also promised subsidies to price several times higher than the price of the ordinary residents of the home purchase excess solar electricity, homes in the electricity grid, to 0.5 euros / purchase price 0.1 euros / kWh of electricity since the residents .

Industry size and market structure

2002 global production of solar cells and PV modules of about 600MW, of which Japan accounted for 45%, 25% of the United States, Europe about 22%. Japan is the fastest growing photovoltaic industry from home, in less than 10 years than the United States, in 2001 the world’s top 10 solar cell production plant, Japan has four, namely, Sharp, Kyocera, Sanyo and Mitsubishi . In 2004 the global installed capacity of solar photovoltaic add about 927MW.

Three in the United States, Japan and Germany the world’s largest photovoltaic applications to photovoltaic building integrated photovoltaic roof as the core-grid market has been the absolute market share, particularly in Japan and Germany in recent years, the annual PV installation is almost entirely and network applications. Including mainland China and other developing countries, in remote areas without inspiron e1405 battery,dell inspiron e1505 battery,dell inspiron e1705 battery electricity off-grid applications is still the most important of PV applications. Germany in 2004 for its renewable energy law has been amended and improved to ensure that the application of a new round of photovoltaic subsidies, the German photovoltaic market blowout-type growth, the German photovoltaic market has become more than Japan, the world’s largest photovoltaic market. PV power in Japan has been gradually subsidies do not need to rely on market competitiveness, the Government transferred to the input of the main R & D and demonstration projects to support some of the above. California in the United States, represented by the application of state subsidies for photovoltaic policy photovoltaic market is the United States continued growth.

Solar cell industry to promote the main factors are as follows: gradually mature solar cell technology, the rapid decline in product cost; oil, coal and other energy prices, the role of solar energy will be gradually emerging alternative; global environmental protection awareness of the rapid increase in solar energy, such as the demand for clean energy increased; Governments on the solar cell industry, policy support and price subsidies.

Photovoltaic manufacturers around the world are still mainly from Japan, Germany and the United States by three to share. Since 2002, the mainland has manufacturing capacity of PV development by leaps and bounds in 2004, one of the world has a comprehensive five photovoltaic manufacturing, China has become a whole day after Germany and the United States the world’s fourth largest photovoltaic manufacturer.

Manufacture of photovoltaic cells with the same PV module manufacturers around the world are mainly concentrated in the United States and Japan and Germany in 2004, the world’s top 10 manufacturers of photovoltaic components of the eight are from the three countries. But China, India and other developing countries the size and share of manufacturing is increasing. In particular, China has now become the United States and Japan and Germany after the world’s fourth largest producer of PV modules. Suntech of China in 2004 was the first time the company ranks among the world’s top ten manufacturers of photovoltaic components.

Link: solar photovoltaic cells

In 1839, the French physicist AE Becquerel accidentally discovered by two metal submerged in the solution, consisting of photovoltaic cells, are produced when sunlight extra PV potential, a phenomenon he called the photovoltaic effect . In 1883, it was in contact with the semiconductor and metal selenium found solid photovoltaic effect. Later, they can produce photovoltaic device known as the photovoltaic effect of the device. Since the PN junction semiconductor device under the sun the highest photoelectric conversion efficiency, and are usually devices such as photovoltaic solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells or solar cells.

Solar cells  solar cell, also known as photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic cells, is a direct conversion of light energy into the power semiconductor devices. Are mainly silicon, cadmium sulfide, gallium arsenide solar cells.

Solar cell applications

1. Users of solar power: (1) small-scale ranging from 10-100W power supply for remote areas such as radio plateau, islands, pastoral, border posts and other military and civilian power consumption, such as lighting, television dell inspiron 8600 battery,dell inspiron 9200 battery,dell inspiron 9300 battery, radio, etc.; (2) 3 family-5KW roof grid system; (3) photovoltaic pumps: addressing the areas without electricity deep wells for drinking, irrigation.

2. Traffic areas: such as beacon lights, traffic / railroad signal light, traffic warning / marker lamps, street lamps, high-altitude obstacle light, highway / railway wireless telephone booth, Unattended Road power supply, such as classes.

3. Communications / communication areas: solar-powered unmanned microwave relay station, fiber optic cable maintenance of stations, broadcasting / communications / paging power system; rural phone carrier photovoltaic systems, communication equipment, power supply, such as GPS soldiers.

4. Petroleum, marine, meteorological fields: the oil pipeline and the reservoir gate cathodic protection solar power systems, oil drilling platform of life and emergency power supply, marine testing equipment, meteorological / hydrological observation equipment.

5. Solar hydrogen fuel cell increase renewable power generation systems; powered desalination equipment; satellites, spacecraft, space solar power station and so on.