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OCTOBER 15, 2023

Interest in fusion energy is surging today in response to the world’s desperate need for abundant clean power. However, the standard deuterium-tritium (D-T) reaction at the core of conventional fusion reactors conceals big, long-term problems. They also produce little or no radioactive waste.

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APRIL 9, 2019

While the ultimate goal would be to power trucks entirely with batteries, the researchers say, this flex-fuel hybrid option could provide a way for such trucks to gain early entry into the marketplace by overcoming concerns about limited range, cost, or the need for excessive battery weight to achieve longer range.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Selected projects will be awarded up to $300,000 in federal funding to cover the costs associated with using the supercomputers and technical expertise provided by the laboratory partners. Industry partners will provide a participant contribution of at least 20% of the DOE funding for the project.

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MAY 15, 2015

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will award $60 million in funding to 23 new projects aimed at creating highly efficient and scalable dry-cooling technologies for thermoelectric power plants and developing prototype technologies to explore new pathways for fusion power. ARID AWARDS. Lead organization.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

Ford’s Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly Plant in Mexico produces the Ford Fusion, Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ. By eliminating the coolant/water mixture, dry-machining eliminates the need to treat and dispose of an oily waste stream. Between 2000 and 2010, Ford reduced its global water use by 62%, or 10.5 Reducing water use.

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MAY 20, 2010

Lear also has developed new automotive fabrics—Lear ECO Fabrics—made from 100% recycled plastic bottles and polyester yarn that reduce landfill waste and conserve energy and natural resources. The combination of Lear technologies in the Evolution Seat significantly reduce weight, trim costs and speed time-to-market, he said.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

420 million for fusion energy sciences, $48 million below the FY 2015 Enacted level, to understand the behavior of matter at high temperatures and densities and to develop fusion as a future energy source, including funding for the U.S. contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.

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JULY 12, 2013

Key focus areas are: Integration of combustion engines and electric machines to reduce cost and increase utility. Waste heat recovery to shaft power or electricity production. Focus areas include improvements in: Advanced lower cost control electronics. Fuel injection and variable valve & actuation systems. Energy storage.

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MAY 14, 2024

This is a guest post by Asha Anna Chris (email id: cadillac.marketing2024@gmail.com ) The fusion of cutting-edge technology with the timeless allure of luxury cars has ushered in a new era of driving experience. Supply chain management: Optimizing inventory levels, predicting demand, and identifying cost-saving opportunities.

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JULY 20, 2016

EcoLon post-consumer nylon carpeting is used as cylinder head covers in Ford Escape, Fusion, Mustang and F-150. According to the United Nations Environment Program, 5 billion metric tons of agricultural biomass waste is produced annually. Recycled post-consumer tires are used in seals and gaskets.

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EV Info

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Over the next couple of years, you will see more and more hit the market and as technology betters, the cost of electric vehicles will come down. There are of course problems with nuclear power, the radioactive toxic waste which is only any use for nuclear weapons, which in itself makes it undesirable, but if stored is prone to leak.

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MARCH 30, 2014

Evaluating quantum dots as thermoelectric materials: Thermoelectric devices can convert waste heat from car engines, power plants, and other sources directly into electricity. Dual-mode lithium-bromine seawater battery; Martin Bazant, chemical engineering and Cullen Buie, mechanical engineering.

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APRIL 30, 2010

This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 The team anticipates at least a twofold productivity improvement over current levels and a cost that can be competitive with gasoline. per gallon.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

High Temperature DC Bus Capacitor Cost Reduction & Performance Improvements. Further, alloying or coating pathways towards low-cost, effective passive films, have not been sufficiently explored in a sound and scientific way. Breakthrough Techniques for Dissimilar Material Joining.

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Cars That Think

MAY 9, 2024

Low-cost, low-mass, and space-hardy versions of these technologies would be required, but engineers trying to draw up detailed plans for such satellites today find no parts that meet the tough requirements. In that respect, beamed power from space is like nuclear fusion, except at least 25 years behind.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

million of non-Federal cost sharing. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Fusion Petroleum Technologies , The Woodlands, Texas. million of DOE funding and $8.2

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 5, 2008

Imagine for a moment that the world had rejected wind and solar energy, and instead decided to wait for a hydrogen fusion research program to reach fruition. Fortunately for the world, wind and solar are growing rapidly, while hydrogen fusion research remains speculative at best. Where would we be today?

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JUNE 8, 2021

With the speed of the Production System, businesses can now use binder jetting to print complex 4140 parts at competitive costs while maintaining the strength and mechanical properties of traditionally manufactured alternatives. million per year at a fully burdened part cost as low as $2.45. Herringbone Gear. Lever Drive.

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MARCH 23, 2019

Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. It features a plate-type heat exchanger that enables lower cost, powder-based manufacturing. The Ohio State University.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 25, 2024

To get around the wastefulness of continuous inkjets, others worked on developing drop-on-demand inkjet printers, where each orifice on the printhead emits one drop of ink at a time, avoiding the waste of a continual flow of drops. An HP Jet Fusion 5200 printed this lipstick holder [bottom].

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It will be manufactured using conventional air plasma spray or novel slurry-based processing to reduce cost and enable reparability. This two-step process can down-select the alloy compositions and manufacturing conditions from millions of possibilities, greatly reducing the time and cost for the search of new materials.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Ford Fusion Sport V6. Twin-scroll turbocharger designs have two exhaust gas inlets divided by split walls inside the turbine housing, with both gas passages controlled by a waste-gate. The waste-gate for the turbocharger uses a motor-driven electrical controller instead of being mechanically controlled. and Competition.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

I really hope this can be built for a reasonable cost. Or did you think all that H2 would be produced by electrolysis only, at a higher cost? ↓ ↑ report 8 Joe 11:52PM (4/22/2009) "the Circuit has basically zero rear visibility".Its Its a Lotus. Reply ↓ ↑ report 9 mroverlord 9:01AM (4/23/2009) I SOOOOooooo want one.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

They will have to access how much it will cost them to switch. Install a Mr. Fusion on the back of the cars and everyone starts driving reeeeeal slow and careful. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. Who even knows if they are a member of SAE.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

It is quite clear that costs for both adaptation and mitigation will increase over time, and that public money, provided by developed countries, will have to kick-start action and lead the way. Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that wasted another decade? It’s about time we changed course. in benefits. “Why

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