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SoCalGas, partners developing technology to make carbon fiber during hydrogen production from methane; reducing the cost of H2 and cutting GHG

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The goal of the partnership, led by startup C4-MCP (C4), is to offset the hydrogen production expense with the sales of the carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes, reducing the hydrogen’s net cost to less than $2 per kilogram, thus helping make hydrogen fueled cars and trucks cost-competitive with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles.

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A World-Class Tech MBA on Your Own Schedule

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What is the cost of lost earnings or job opportunities during study? Can students draw from a wide range of programs in the business school and the university at large? And the answer was, ‘Yes.’’’ Purdue University is one of the country’s and the world’s best STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) schools.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. Doubling the length of a turbine blade can help quadruple the amount of electricity generated. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Intelligent Energy tech lead in €3.5M EU DIGIMAN program to advance fuel cell stack mass production; Toyota the automotive partner

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UK-based Intelligent Energy is the program’s technology lead with overall coordination provided by CEA Tech-Liten. The reduction of the production cost of fuel cell systems to be used in transport applications is one of the five techno-economic objectives of the FCH, and DIGIMAN fully contributes to the overall strategy.

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PNNL leads team to accelerate development of affordable carbon fiber composites

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Rather than building molds, molding parts, and testing new composites, computer modeling can speed the process. As part of the project, PNNL also analyzed the costs of long carbon fiber components versus standard steel and fiberglass composites.

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NGen Canada awarding $76M to 15 zero-emission vehicle projects

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This center aims to create more than 300 new high-tech manufacturing jobs, and more than 500 operations jobs by 2025. will build a pilot production process for their core technology and Center of Excellence for high volume manufacturing of hydrogen fuel cells. Lead: Rayleigh Solar Tech Inc; Partner: Magna International.

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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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Fusion energy technology holds great potential to be a safe, clean, reliable energy source, but research and development of fusion technology is often constrained by prohibitive costs. However, there remains a need to lower the costs of fusion development and accelerate its development timeline to have appreciable impact.

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