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Department of Energy Announces $57M for Small Businesses in Phase III Xlerator Program; Algal Biofuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cells Included

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This program can impact hybrid vehicle markets and wind energy industries through this improved magnet composition, helping to revitalize the once-strong U.S. It will provide additional environmental benefits through zero net carbon emissions and lower NO x emissions compared to conventional combustion-based technologies.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Specifically, low cost and energy-efficient processes are sought that can be demonstrated and validated under field conditions to meet needs of the nascent algal biomass industry. Wind Technologies. The trend for higher-temperature electric machines requires higher-temperature PMs. Solar Technologies. Office of Fossil Energy.

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DOE to award up to $12M for applied RD in hydrogen storage technologies

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350 to 700 bar) storage vessels are constructed using expensive high-strength carbon fiber, such as Toray T700S, in a composite matrix as an overwrap to contain the stress. An example of a possible solution is using fibers with mechanical strengths matching or exceeding the properties of aerospace quality carbon fiber (e.g.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Stanford University. The Ohio State University. University of Washington.

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Williams Advanced Engineering develops pair of innovative CFRP technologies: 223 and Racetrak

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Known as 223 and Racetrak, these technologies offer comparable performance to existing composites solutions, but with a range of additional benefits, and at a cost that brings them within reach of mainstream applications. However, the advantages of CFRP extend across many sectors, from railway carriages to wind turbines.

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DOE awarding $33M for carbon-neutral hybrid electric aviation

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The proposed system will consist of optimally sized fuel-to-electric power conversion devices; metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) and turbogenerators using carbon-neutral synfuel. The team will use innovative fabrication techniques for high-performance, ultra-low weight, and low-cost MS-SOFC stacks.

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DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

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The FOA covers 8 broad topics—Vehicles; Biomass; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies; Advanced Manufacturing; Buildings; Solar; Water; and Wind—and 30 subtopics aligned with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs. EERE is the only program Office participating in this FOA. Subsystem Component Technologies.

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