Shenzhen-based New Energy Systems Group, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of lithium ion batteries and backup power systems, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with A-Solar, a European developer and distributor of solar powered products, for sales of New Energy's solar mobile chargers.

New Energy Systems Group, a manufacturer and distributor of battery components in China, has entered into an agreement to acquire Shenzhen NewPower Technology Company, a China-based manufacturer of lithium ion batteries.

A letter of intent has been signed between the Yandu District in Yancheng, Jiangsu, and the China Electronics Enterprises Association department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on the building of an environmentally-friendly electronic park in Yandu.

New Energy Systems Group, a manufacturer and distributor of battery components in China, has agreed to acquire Anytone International (H.K.) Company Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Anytone Technology Company, a rapidly growing Shenzhen-based high tech, integrated product research, manufacturing and marketing company for lithium batteries.

As part of the Chinese government's USD586 billion economic stimulus package, the government of Hengyang in Hunan has agreed to provide lead acid battery manufacturer China Ritar Power Corp. with a new industrial park in Hengyang, which will enable China Ritar to expand its production capacity three fold.

China Ritar Power, a major Chinese manufacturer of lead acid batteries, says that despite the slowdown in the global economy there is a healthy increase in the demand for batteries to be used in telecommunications and alternative energy.

China Sun Group High-Tech recently announced that the first batch of its new-generation battery products are in production following successful trials of its latest innovation, lithium iron phosphate.

In a prelude to tapping into the North American market, the Chinese battery manufacturer and automaker BYD is to display its electric cars at the annual shareholders' meeting of U.S. conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway in May.

The Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce has published a list of substandard electronic and communications products.

Looking for a supplier of cleantech vehicles? Taizhou-based BenZhou Motorcycle Group says it has unveiled a new high-speed hybrid scooter.