"Battery is a micro-chemical reaction system, which determines that it is an industry with high manufacturing control requirements. Only in the two-pronged process of R&D and manufacturing, can we continue to stand in the forefront of the industry." New energy vehicles are turbulent, power batteries The problem of overcapacity is getting closer and closer, how should power battery companies develop? Xu Zhou, deputy chief engineer of Zhongtian Storage Energy Technology Co., Ltd. gave this answer.
Talk now - quality products will be left behind
Backed by China's largest new energy vehicle market, China's battery companies have grown rapidly in recent years, but in comparison, Japanese and Korean battery companies started earlier than China, with more technology accumulation and more manufacturing experience. Is there a gap between independent enterprises and Japan and South Korea in terms of technology and quality? In Xuzhou's view, there is no significant gap between independent companies and Japanese and Korean companies in terms of the level of single-cell technology. However, in terms of the performance and quality of batch products, there is still a certain gap with foreign countries, mainly reflected in the degree of manufacturing refinement, control level, and intelligence of equipment.
At present, from the government departments to research institutions, there are no alarms about the overcapacity of new energy vehicles and power batteries. Xu Zhou believes that the survival of the fittest is a natural market process, and the quality of the products will soon be excessive, but the quality products will never be eliminated. He said: "Zhongtian Storage can take the concept of fine manufacturing, quality first, and use intensive, fine and intelligent means to create high-quality products. We are confident that we will be in the queue of victory."
Data show that from January to June 2016, China's power battery shipments reached 6.67GWh, an increase of 145.2% compared with 2015. China's power battery industry is improving, but there are many hidden concerns. Xu Zhou said: "The main problems are various models and specifications, uneven equipment levels, and good quality stability. In addition, the investment in research and development from single cells to systems is relatively small."
Look at the future - R & D, manufacturing needs a two-pronged approach
We learned that in 2016, Zhongtian Storage Energy has newly built two fully automated lithium battery production lines. The actual annual production capacity has reached 500 million Ah. The next phase of the expansion plan has also started, and 1 billion will be added in 2017. Ah capacity. In addition, a supporting lithium battery cathode material production line has been built, and the high-nickel ternary cathode material has also been laid out in depth.
Xu Zhou believes that the future of power batteries will surely move toward structural standardization, production intelligence, fine control, and product scale. Technically, safety, energy density, and longevity are eternal pursuits. Regarding the planning in recent years, Xu Zhou said that during the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan†period, Zhongtian Storage Energy will continue to focus on technology, quality and service, and attach importance to strategic cooperation and new technology development in the industrial chain.
In terms of manufacturing, Zhongtian Storage has inherited the fine manufacturing experience of 99.99995% ultra-high purity SiO2 of the parent company, and built the only intelligent manufacturing pilot demonstration enterprise in the lithium battery industry identified by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Xu Zhou told reporters that at present, Zhongtian Storage Energy and Tsinghua University jointly carried out graphene materials and Gaohua energy supercapacitors , and cooperated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop solid-state batteries, high-energy batteries, and silicon-carbon anodes. By the end of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", Zhongtian Storage Energy will build a high-quality power battery system with a production value of 10 billion yuan, based on the industry's first echelon.
At present, the development of China's new energy vehicles has provided excellent development opportunities for independent battery companies. Seizing this rare development opportunity will not only gain more market share, but also gain more supporting experience. Accelerate technology upgrades, and outstanding local battery companies can stand out.
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