Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Analysis suggests that cost parity between electric drive and internal combustion vehicles is possible under certain scenarios when battery pack costs fall below $125/kWh (useable energy). Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The research team, led by Iryna Zenyuk, a former Berkeley Lab postdoctoral researcher now at Tufts University, included scientists from Berkeley Lab’s Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division and the Advanced Light Source (ALS), an X-ray source known as a synchrotron. (Credit: Berkeley Lab).

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

The Energy Department (DOE) recently announced $10 million, subject to appropriations, to support the launch of the HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium ( HydroGEN ). Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Not least of those considerations is energy storage [and generation].” The team was inspired by self-winding watches , which have existed since the late 18th century and transform wrist movement into energy. So the researchers bought a commercial microgenerator designed for wearable and IoT devices called the Kinetron MSG32.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2010

Nicknamed “fuzzy fiber” by its inventor at UDRI, Nano Adaptive Hybrid Fabric (NAHF-XTM) is the first tailored nanomaterial capable of being produced in sizes and quantities large enough to make them affordable and viable for large-scale commercial use. This is going to disrupt the way we think about materials. Brian Rice.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO divided the areas of interest in its upcoming FY 2014 solicitation into two main categories: technologies to meet the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, and technology to reduce petroleum consumption through fuel efficiency improvements in passenger and commercial vehicles. lb saved for the chassis. Beyond Li-on. Tire efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

Italian motorsport electronics specialist Magneti Marelli and UK high-speed flywheel specialist Flybrid Systems are collaborating to develop a new energy storage solution for Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS). The Flywheel capacitor will not use chemical battery-based energy storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Magnesium (AZ or AM series commercial alloy). Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Applications must include an existing baseline production assembly; specific targets for assembly mass; technical approach to meet targets; and a technology transfer /commercialization plan. Steel (Mild, HSLA, AHSS, or Boron automotive alloy).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting research on alternative options to reduce costs and make large-scale energy storage safer and more practical. Innovative fabrication methods can also lead to significant energy storage system improvements.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2020

Agility Fuel Solution, a leading global provider of clean fuel solutions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, introduced its new third-generation roof-mount compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system for Automated Side Loader, Rear End Loader and Front End Loader refuse collection vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2018

—NREL Senior Energy Storage Engineer Matt Keyser, who led the development work of the ISC. KULR Technology’s core technology is a proprietary, vertically-aligned carbon fiber cooling material that is lighter, more flexible and more efficient than traditional thermal management products.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

ASCEND projects work to develop innovative, lightweight, and ultra-efficient all-electric powertrain with advanced thermal management systems that help enable efficient net-zero carbon emissions for single-aisle passenger commercial aircraft. Raytheon Technologies Research Center. University of Maryland.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The battery would provide a transportation energy storage solution that could be charged very fast and have a comparable energy density with the state-of-the-art lithium ion. Additionally, given growing market pressures in lithium and transition metals, this alternative could enhance the nation’s energy supply chain security.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

This includes improving “beyond lithium-ion technologies” that use higher energy storage materials, and developing and commercializing wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors that offer significant advances in performance while reducing the price of vehicle power electronics. Ford Motor Company. 1,500,000 (DOE/Army). Eaton Corp.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

In Phase II, devices suitable for near-commercial applications must be built and tested, and issues associated with manufacturing the units in large volumes at a competitive price must be addressed. Applicant also must demonstrate a reasonable context of commercial viability. L/100 km) for cars and more than 43 mpg (5.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

AOI 2: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles. ($6M) For the purposes of this AOI, a carbon fiber composite is defined as a composite that combines carbon fiber with polymer resin. Carbon Fiber Composite Targets.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Higher energy density batteries would have a major impact on the development of electric vehicles by extending driving range and lowering costs. A123Systems has an existing iron-phosphate nanocomposite electrode material that has enjoyed commercial success and is commonly used in batteries for cordless power tools, among other applications.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz used the Washington DC Auto show as the venue to announce $58 million in funding for vehicle technology advancements. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Only structures utilizing dissimilar combinations of the following materials are desired: Aluminum (5000, 6000, or 7000 series alloys).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. Though this sounds like speculative fiction, these applications are already in use.

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