在宣布在中国投资1.25亿美元以后,Boston Power公司将其目光投向了占领中国的锂离子电池市场。
这一增长的资本和中国政府的激励措施一起,将主要用于研发公司的储能技术、扩大储能产品的生产规模、增加公司的商业开发活动。
目前,Boston Power将基于其目前掌握的技术在中国建立一个research and development and electric vehicle battery engineering facility,并且还将建立一个先进技术生产厂,到2012年底,该厂的锂电池产能可达到400MWh/年。
Boston Power has set its sights on dominating the lithium-ion battery market in China after announcing $125million in new funding in the country.
The growth capital and Chinese government incentives will be used mainly to scale manufacturing, research and development; as well as to boost business development activities for the company’s energy storage technology and products.
Much of the investment was led by GSR Ventures, which invests primarily in early stage and growth stage technology companies with substantial operations in China. The Chinese government also provided a range of grants, low-interest loans and tax incentives.
Now, Boston Power will establish a research and development and electric vehicle battery engineering facility in China that will build on its current technology. It will also build an advanced manufacturing facility in the country capable of producing 400MWh of lithium-ion battery cells annually by the end of 2012.