3rd China Off-Highway Vehicle Summit 2011 To Be Held In January In Beijing

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:30:05 GMT

Organized by Duxes Business Consulting Inc. and endorsed by powerful organizations around the world, 3rd China Off-Highway Vehicle Summit 2011 will take place on 17-18 January, 2011 in Beijing, China.

Contributed from implementation of the drive to revive equipment manufacturing industry, sales revenue of construction machinery is expected to reach 400 billion yuan in 2010. Meanwhile, that of agri-machinery, mining machinery and components is to increase by 15%, 8% and 12-15% respectively. Energy efficiency and emission reduction being focus of off-highway vehicle industry, growing numbers of leading OEMs are developing environment-friendly and highly efficient machinery, which will be the trend.

With the previous two annual events being great successes that gathered 246 high-profile delegates, the 3rd China Off-Highway Vehicle Summit 2011 is to be held with the strong recommendation of previous speakers and attendants.

The summit will provide an effective platform for the participants to learn latest industrial policies and regulations, to explore Chinese and international market, and to strengthen cooperation between OEMs and components providers. Speakers from Chinese central government like NDRC, SAT, MEP, MOA as well as world-leading companies including Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Bucyrus (NASDAQ:BUCY), XCMG (SHE:000425), CNH (NYSE:CNH) etc. will share with the attendees their precious experience and opinions on China Off-Highway Vehicle industry.

Event Time: 17-18 January, 2011
Venue: Kuntai Royal Hotel, Beijing, China
Organizer: Duxes Business Consulting Inc.
Website: http://www.duxes-events.com/covs_3

Email: events@duxes.cn
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Honda to Mass Produce Revolutionary Non-Silicon Thin Film Solar Cell

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:01:32 GMT

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7267) today announced its plan to begin mass production in 2007, of an independently developed thin film solar cell composed of non-silicon compound materials, which requires 50% less energy, and thus generate 50% less CO2, during production compared to a conventional solar cell. A mass production plant with annual capacity of 27.5 megawatts will be established at Honda's Kumamoto factory.

Honda will produce and sell solar panels in a limited area, starting from 2006 fall, using assembly line within Honda Engineering Co., Ltd., the production engineering subsidiary of Honda.

By using thin film made from a compound of copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS), Honda's next-generation solar cell achieved a major reduction in energy consumed during the manufacturing process to approximately 50 percnet of the amount required by conventional crystal silicon solar cells. Thus, this new solar cell is more environmentally-friendly by reducing the amount of CO2 even from the production stage. Further, this next-generation solar cell has achieved the highest level of photoelectric transfer efficiency for a thin film solar cell (almost equivalent to the conventional crystal silicon solar cell).

Since spring 2002, Honda has been using and monitoring the performance of this solar cell, first at the Outboard Engine Plant in Hosoe, and then also at 12 other Honda facilities including Honda Engineering headquarters and the Honda Wako Building in Japan and 3 overseas sites such as the U.S. and Thailand.

Achieving lower costs and higher photoelectric transfer efficiency is required in order to expand use of solar cells which will help protect the global environment. This non-silicon thin film solar cell has been attracting significant attention as a potential solution to these challenges. The only remaining challenges were the stabilization of performance and development of mass production technologies. The mass production of Honda's next-generation solar cell became possible with a new mass production process for thin film solar cells developed independently by Honda Engineering - a production engineering company that has long developed production equipment and technologies for Honda's motorcycle, automobile, engine, electric motor for hybrid vehicles and other items.

In addition to its effort to lower environmental load through achieving reduced emissions and higher fuel efficiency, as the first automaker to enter into solar cell business, Honda will contribute to the effort to prevent global warming through production and sales of a clean energy source which does not use fossil fuels.
In its vision for 2010, Honda has committed itself to take on new challenges in new areas and to develop environmentally-friendly and sustainable energy technologies. Honda's entrance into the solar cell business with independently developed technologies is an example of the realization of Honda's 2010 vision.

About New Mass Production Line

Location:              Within the current site of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Kumamoto
Factory Establishment: The line will become operational in latter half of 2007
Facility size:         Approximately 12,000 square meter
Production capacity:   27.5 megawatts annually, (Equivalent amount of electricity
                       to power approximately 8,000 houses when calculated at
                       3.5kw per house)
Product/Use:           Solar cell panel for individual residential use and public
                       industrial use

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 
Corporate Communications Division
Corporate_pr@hm.honda.co.jp
Telephone: +81-(0)3-5412-1512
Facsimile: +81-(0)3-5412-1545

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