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General Fusion and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announce collaborative agreement to advance commercial fusion energy

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General Fusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) kicked off projects to advance the commercialization of magnetized target fusion energy as part of a collaborative agreement. The results will hone the design of General Fusion’s demonstration machine being built at the Culham Campus, part of the UK fusion cluster.

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ARPA-E seeks to develop superconducting cables for fusion, grid, electric aviation, motors & generators

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DE-FOA-0002784 Modification 06 ) Enabling widely available low-cost, high-performance superconducting (HTS) tapes could help enable the market growth and proliferation of nuclear fusion, superconducting cables for the electric grid, electric aviation, and superconductor-based electric generators/motors.

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

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The US Department of Energy announced the winners of $32 million in funding for 15 projects as part of the ARPA-E Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy ( BETHE ) program. Commercial fusion technology has long been viewed as an ideal energy source. Earlier post.) —Under Secretary of Energy Mark W.

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Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make car parts with bioplastic reinforced with blue agave fibers

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The mixture is then put through injection molding to shape into the desired part. Ford is currently molding simple parts and testing different geometric shapes in the initial research. Ford also plans to mold some first, real automotive parts for durability and performance evaluation. 13 mm wide. Iñiguez-Covarrubias et al. ).

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Univ of Bath powertrain researchers receive £3.2M in new funding; Centre for Low Emission Vehicle Research

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Success with the TSB Low Carbon Vehicles Integrated Delivery Program has also seen the PVRC secure £257,000 within a collaborative project led by HiETA Technologies of Bristol. This continues a running theme of research in PVRC focusing on fuel efficient vehicles.

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ABI Research: Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and BMW continue to dominate ADAS market

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Western Europe maintains its position as the largest market for ADAS, due in no small part to the inclusion of such systems as criteria in Euro NCAP ratings. Luxury brands are trending towards the approach of improving sensor fusion and syncing separate ADASs in order to deliver an almost semi-autonomous driving experience.

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Ford outlines strategic plan to investors; connected, smart vehicles and services, EVs and financial fitness

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Thus, Ford is attacking costs, reducing automotive cost growth by 50% through 2022. As part of this, the company is targeting $10 billion in incremental material cost reductions. Since then, the F-Series has gained market share and the average transaction price has increased 16%.

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