Lithium-titanate battery project comes onstream
2023-08-21 17:08:00
By Yan Wanqin, Yichang International Communication Studio
Yichang’s first lithium-titanate battery production base is expected to start production at the end of this month.
Yichang Hualin Titanium New Energy – which researches and manufactures lithium-titanate batteries – was established in September 2022 in Xiaoting District.
The company is building a lithium-titanate battery production unit with a capacity of 1.5 GWh and support facilities. The 1.5GWh of power capacity can fully charge around 20,000 electric cars. With an investment of about 1.5 billion yuan (US$205 million), the project covers an area of about 150 mu (10 hectares).
Construction has been divided into three phases, with the first phase representing capacity of 0.2 GWh. Almost three quarters of the equipment has been installed and tested with the rest to follow.
"By the end of August, all the equipment will be in place and the project will be operational," said Shen Huan, head of the company’s technical department.
A lithium-titanate battery is a modified lithium-ion battery that uses lithium-titanate nanocrystals, instead of carbon, on the surface of its anode.
Faster to charge than other lithium-ion batteries, it has the disadvantage of having a much lower energy density.
The battery's high level of safety, fast recharge capabilities and wide operating temperature make it particularly suitable for electric-powered trains, solar-powered street lights, fast-charge stations as well as car audio applications.
"The lithium-titanate battery can be fully charged in about 6 minutes. It has a life cycle of 30,000 recharges and a service life of up to 30 years," said Zhang Yaofeng, deputy general manager of the company’s technical department.
The first phase of the project is expected to generate 600 million yuan in annual output value. When the project is fully operational, annual output value is expected to reach 4.5 billion yuan.
Huang Dongsheng and Li Chenzhen contributed the original Chinese story for this report.
Yichang’s first lithium-titanate battery production base is expected to start production at the end of this month.
Yichang Hualin Titanium New Energy – which researches and manufactures lithium-titanate batteries – was established in September 2022 in Xiaoting District.
The company is building a lithium-titanate battery production unit with a capacity of 1.5 GWh and support facilities. The 1.5GWh of power capacity can fully charge around 20,000 electric cars. With an investment of about 1.5 billion yuan (US$205 million), the project covers an area of about 150 mu (10 hectares).
Construction has been divided into three phases, with the first phase representing capacity of 0.2 GWh. Almost three quarters of the equipment has been installed and tested with the rest to follow.
"By the end of August, all the equipment will be in place and the project will be operational," said Shen Huan, head of the company’s technical department.
A lithium-titanate battery is a modified lithium-ion battery that uses lithium-titanate nanocrystals, instead of carbon, on the surface of its anode.
Faster to charge than other lithium-ion batteries, it has the disadvantage of having a much lower energy density.
The battery's high level of safety, fast recharge capabilities and wide operating temperature make it particularly suitable for electric-powered trains, solar-powered street lights, fast-charge stations as well as car audio applications.
"The lithium-titanate battery can be fully charged in about 6 minutes. It has a life cycle of 30,000 recharges and a service life of up to 30 years," said Zhang Yaofeng, deputy general manager of the company’s technical department.
The first phase of the project is expected to generate 600 million yuan in annual output value. When the project is fully operational, annual output value is expected to reach 4.5 billion yuan.
Huang Dongsheng and Li Chenzhen contributed the original Chinese story for this report.
