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DOE awarding $19.4M to 22 advanced vehicle technologies projects; Mercedes-Benz, GM Li-S battery projects

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The three selected EEMS projects will conduct research that evaluates energy savings benefits from connected and automated vehicles. ICME Low Cost Carbon Fiber (Area of Interest 2). Research multiscale integrated computational approach to assess new carbon fiber precursors. Lead organization.

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DOE to award almost $20M to new research and development projects for advanced vehicle technologies

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Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Materials. Projects will develop and integrate a suite of computational tools that can accurately predict precursors for low cost carbon fiber. Battery500 Seedling Projects.

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New stable Fe3O4/C composite material for conversion electrode in solid-state Li-ion batteries

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Fe 3 O 4 , also known as magnetite, is a low cost, environmentally benign metal oxide that can undertake a reversible conversion reaction with Li + ions … which results in a theoretical capacity of 924 mAhg ?1 Considering 3d-transition metal oxides, among iron oxides ?-Fe Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4 have received great attention. Resources.

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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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Demonstration scale plasma oxidation of carbon fiber This project will scale up a carbon fiber oxidation technology that reduces energy consumption and oxidation time. Materials (Area of Interest 4). RMX Technologies. Utah State University. The Ohio State University. Fuels and lubricants (Area of Interest 5).

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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles. Traction drive systems should be demonstrated as meeting these targets through dynamometer testing.

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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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The company is currently conducting verification tests for transporting large-quantity, low-cost hydrogen to Japan produced from Australian lignite. The engine’s connected system, which was newly introduced during development before the SUZUKA S-Tai, has been improved to be able to process and analyze more data.

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$3M Award Supports Production of New Multi-tasking Fuzzy Fiber Nanomaterial; Energy Applications

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Everybody is growing carbon nanotubes on substrates. This means we can produce the material at a low cost, and it also means we can produce pieces big enough to cover an aircraft. We’re the only people who are producing them on a large-scale and continuous process, and not just in batches. Khalid Lafdi. Brian Rice.