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DOE selects 7 projects to accelerate adoption of performance-advantaged biofuels; Co-Optima

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General Motors will work with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to determine fuel property effects on abnormal combustion for biofuel-petroleum fuel blends. Sylvatex will work with ANL to evaluate the injector performance of Sylvatex’s alternative diesel fuel and optimize its formulation.

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NanoSteel and AK Steel deliver next-gen advanced high-strength steel to GM

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NanoSteel, a leader in nanostructured steel materials ( earlier post ), announced the delivery of its first advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) to General Motors for initial testing. In 2015, AK Steel announced a $29-million project to enable production of the next-generation AHSS. Earlier post.).

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DOE awarding $16M to 54 projects to help commercialize promising energy technology from national labs

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Topic Area 2: Cooperative development projects between a lab and industry partner(s), designed to bolster the commercial application of a lab developed technology. Carpenter Powder Products. Scaled Production Of High Octane Biofuel From Biomass-Derived Dimethyl Ether. General Motors R&D. Brookhaven. Brookhaven.

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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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The SAE J2954 Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Taskforce worked since 2007 to thoroughly vet and test the technology, in partnership with government agencies, regulatory bodies and private-industry groups including the American Association of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), US Dept. of Energy (DoE), the U.S. —Jesse Schneider.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

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were allowed to purchase the new Ford electric F-150 Lightnings, it would take more than 15 years at Ford’s announced production rates to replace them all. Even more gasoline superusers drive General Motors vehicles than Fords—there are 22.1 Fancifully assuming that only the approximately 2.5 interstate highway system.