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Wolfspeed wins 2016 R&D 100 Award for wide bandgap underhood inverter for HEVs/EVs

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This wide bandgap inverter product resulted in a smaller, lighter, higher power density and more efficient system in comparison to Toyota’s present Prius inverter design implementing silicon technology. —John Palmour, Wolfspeed’s chief technology officer.

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Lux: future use of wide bandgap materials in power electronics will reduce EV cost

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Lux Research analysts evaluated system-level benefits WBG materials are bringing to the automotive industry, and predicted a timeline for commercial roll-outs of WBG-based power electronics. —Pallavi Madakasira, Lux Research Analyst and report author. Among their findings: Power saving threshold lower for EVs. million to a $3.8-million

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. Freney, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO); and Dr. Arvin R. Earlier post.)

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