August 19,2021: Around 10,000 residential storage system lithium batteries by LG Chem subsidiary LG Energy Solutions have been recalled because of a fire hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on August 4. The RESU 10 (Type-R) batteries were recalled after warnings were issued that they ‘can overheat, posing a risk of fire and emission of harmful smoke’. Five reports were received of the wall-mounted batteries, which store energy generated by solar panels, causing property damage and one injury, the CPSC said. The batteries were made in LG Chem’s factory in Nanjing, China, between 2017 and 2018, according to Korean media, which said the recall had caused the firm’s stock price to drop by 6.7%. In December 2020, around 1,815 units of the same model were recalled for the same reason, the CPSC having received five reports of fires resulting in minor property damage, but no injuries. The latest recall came just two days after a four-day lithium battery fire was put out at a utility-scale Tesla battery site in the Australian state of Victoria. International media reported that a 13-tonne lithium battery caught fire inside a shipping container and could easily have spread to other battery containers, but was kept under control and then finally put out. The ‘Victoria Big Battery’ was installed by French energy firm Neoen in 2017, when it was the largest grid-connected energy storage system in the world at 100MW/129MWh. Tesla owner Elon Musk famously offered to waive the installation fee if it could not be completed within 100 days—and it was. It was doubled in size in September 2020. Lithium battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish safely because they react with water, even when they are not alight. “Statistically it’s not if they fail, but when,” says George Brilmyer, CTO at HighWater Innovations and formerly R&D manager of separator firm Microporous. “It’s a million to one chance that a cell will fail but if you have tens of thousands of them on a cargo of containers, the statistics are against you that one is going to fail. With thermal runaway it’s then a cascading process as one by one ignites, and that’s why it takes days to put them out.” The batteries have to be soaked in water for long enough to make sure that the water gets right into the cells, otherwise they can reignite. Brilmyer believes the economic case for deploying lithium in containers is flawed. You are not moving them around, they are staying in a container on the ground, there’s no reason why you should be using lead at a fifth of the cost. “Parts of Australia are very warm, so lithium cells will probably need air conditioning on to keep them cool—well if you do the energy balance and take that into account it doesn’t add up.”

WASHINGTON, Aug 20(Reuters)-General Motors Co GM.N said on Friday it will recall about 73,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles at a cost of$1 billion to address fire risks and indefinitely halt sales over the battery issue. The massive recall comes as GM is aggressively moving to ramp up electric vehicle sales. GM said it will seek reimbursement from its battery supplier, LG. The largest U.S. automaker said the recall covers all remaining Bolt vehicles not previously recalled in July.GM said it will replace defective battery modules in Chevrolet Bolt EVs and EUVs with new modules. It added it was pursuing commitments from LG for reimbursement of the recall. GM said earlier that previous Bolt recalls would cost about$800 million. The $1 billion is in addition to that, a spokesman said. In July, GM issued a new recall for nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolts for fire risks after reports of two fires and said it will replace defective battery modules as needed. GM said it will not sell Bolt vehicles until it is satisfied with the fix. It added it is "working aggressively with LG to increase production as soon as possible.GM will notify customers when replacement parts are ready." Some Bolt EVs recalled in July were first recalled in November for fire risks and at least one of the two new fires was in a vehicle that had already had the software update released as part of that recall. The July recall came after GM and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urged Bolt owners to park their vehicles outside and away from homes after charging. GM in July had confirmed a total of nine Bolt fires. The automaker said in rare circumstances, the batteries supplied to GM for these vehicles may have two manufacturing defects–a torn anode tab and folded separator–present in the same battery cell, which increases the risk of fire. LG officials could not immediately be reached for comment. After investigation into the manufacturing processes at LG and disassembling battery packs, GM said it "discovered manufacturing defects in certain battery cells produced at LG manufacturing facilities beyond the Ochang, Korea, plant. GM and LG are working to rectify the cause of these defects." The new recall includes 9,335 Bolt EVs from model year 2019 that were not included in the previous recall and 63,683 2020–2022 model year Chevrolet Bolt EVs and EUVs. GM said owners of the vehicles in the new recall should park them outside immediately after charging and not leave them charging indoors overnight. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/gm-recalling-73000-bolt-evs-at-cost-of-%241-billion-halts-sales-2021-08-20

To achieve the goal of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutral", the electrification of vehicles is the core field,and the development of electric ships is an important part of it.On June 26, the first domestic pure electric container ship"GuoChuang"was successfully launched in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, marking the arrival of the era of intelligent,green and efficient development of inland river shipping. On the spot, Quan Shengming, chairman of State Grid Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. Wu Chaozhong, vice president of Wuhan University of technology, Yan Xinping,academician of Chinese Academy of engineering and chief professor of Wuhan University of technology,and Zhu Ruming, director of Jiangsu maritime administration, attended the launching ceremony and delivered speeches. "Guochuang" is the first 64 TEUs standardized intelligent new energy container ship in China, with a total length of 64.95 meters,a width of 12.5 meters, a depth of 3.4 meters and a gross tonnage of 994 tons.Jia Junguo,a three-level consultant of State Grid Electric Vehicle Company and chairman of State Grid Electric innovation center,said that the R&D and construction of the ship is another major measure for State Grid Electric Vehicle Company to deeply implement the energy development strategy of State Grid and promote the electrification of transportation. The successful operation of the ship will effectively promote the implementation of the"Yangtze River Protection"strategy and promote the green development of water transportation,A significant demonstration effect has been formed. The project is a special demonstration project of"comprehensive transportation and intelligent transportation"under the national key R&D plan in 2018.According to the green and intelligent technology requirements of ships,the project has carried out a number of innovative technologies,such as pure battery integrated module mobile power supply,DC electric propulsion,intelligent charging and exchanging system,ship shore cooperative platform,shaftless wheel rim drive,ship shore cooperative safety assisted driving,etc,It is the first inland river green intelligent container ship with independent R&D,design and construction and completely independent intellectual property rights in China. "The 64TEU inland river green intelligent container ship is a major special demonstration project of the Ministry of science and technology of the people's Republic of China.It adopts many innovative technologies applied for the first time in the industry and can achieve the development goal of green,intelligent and safe inland river transport ships.At the same time,it explores new modes and new concepts of ship operation through the new generation shipping system under the ship shore cooperation,It is of pioneering significance to inland river shipping in China.”As is told by Academician Yan Xinping. The navigation mileage of inland river in China is 127000 km,ranking first in the world.The number of inland river transport ships is 119500.The market prospect of green intelligent technology for inland river ships is extremely broad.The development of the ship adheres to the enterprise concept of"leading technology,leading industry and leading standards"of the national innovation center.In the process of research and development,the national innovation center has worked closely with the ship designers,ship standard setters,equipment developers and ship manufacturers of Wuhan University of technology and Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding Engineering Co.,Ltd.to overcome many technical difficulties,It has formed more than 50 intellectual property rights and a number of industry standards.At the same time,it has also set a number of firsts in the field of water transportation in China:the first inland ship with modular battery power pack;The first inland river vessel operated by power exchange mode;It is the first inland ship to adopt intelligent ship auxiliary navigation system and shaftless wheel rim propulsion system;It is the first inland ship to meet the three-level green ship certification standard. From September,the 64TEU inland river green intelligent container ship will carry out commercial operation on the inland river route from angi Shangang port terminal to Waigaoqiao Wharf in Shanghai more than 270 km.The Anji power station,which is matched with it,is also under the cooperation of State Grid Huzhou Power Supply Company and Huzhou port and navigation management center,and will be put into operation as scheduled to provide power for the operation of the ship.It is estimated that the ship can reduce fuel consumption by 130000 liters and reduce CO2 emission by 340 tons per year after commissioning.

With the resumption of work after the epidemic, enterprises actively resume production. We strive to help the economic recovery of enterprises in the aspects of "saving electricity cost", "reducing enterprise load" and "stabilizing logistics support". In April, our nearly 10Mwh energy storage operation projects have passed the acceptance and officially put into operation in Foshan and Shenzhen. They are 4Mwh distributed energy storage operation project of Foshan xinlianfa Ceramics Co., Ltd.,4Mwh distributed energy storage operation project of Foshan Gaoming Haineng Technology Co.,Ltd. ,and 1.2Mwh distributed energy storage operation project of Shenzhen Maibo Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. At present, all enterprises are in urgent need of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, promoting economic recovery, and adopting the operation mode of "valley filling and peak releasing", which can greatly reduce the electricity cost of industrial and commercial enterprises, and has a significant effect in slowing down the expansion and reducing the demand. It can also be used as a standby power supply in emergency response to sudden situations.              

On September 26, the 4Mwh distributed energy storage operation project of Xiangyang enteen Yulong Transmission System Co., Ltd. was officially accepted. The project is operated and managed by our company, which marks the formal start of the contract energy management   cooperation with enteen Yulong Co., Ltd. The cooperation period of the project is 10 years, and 2.14 Million Kwh of electricity can be saved for the park every year. It is estimated that the total coal equivalent is about 7700 tons during the operation period, achieving good social and   environmental benefits. The project will become a distributed energy storage demonstration power station in Xiangyang City and even Hubei Province, which will promote the demonstration and application of large-scale energy storage.

On March 24th, the 20 MWh large-scale user side energy storage power station project cooperated with Jiangsu Suyan Jingshen Co., Ltd. successfully held the grid connection ceremony. The customer side energy storage project is invested, constructed and operated by us and the project is also strongly supported by State Grid Jiangsu comprehensive energy service Co., Ltd. and Huai'an power supply company. In the current context of high demand for clean energy supply, the grid connection of the project is conducive to promoting local clean energy production and nearby consumption. It has a very important social effect and demonstration significance for building a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy system, and helps enterprises achieve the goal of" carbon peak, carbon neutral". The scale of the project is 5MW/20mwh, and the grid connected voltage is 6kV. It is connected to the local power dispatching department through dispatching automation equipment, and can participate in power peak shaving and demand side response. The project adopts a variety of advanced safety and management technologies, aiming to provide customers with a highly reliable and safe large-scale user side energy storage grid connection solution. The project uses our high-cost performance lithium iron phosphate battery, which has the characteristics of high safety, good consistency and long cycle life. The smooth grid connection of the energy storage power station can adjust the power load, cut the peak and fill the valley, optimize the energy consumption, and effectively reduce the electricity cost of customers.