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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Ohio State University. Advances for the Production of Low‐Cost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5). General Motors. Work with development partners to design and construct both heavy rare earth and entirely rare earth free motor designs using a multi‐layered motor rotor design.

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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A study by researchers at Iowa State University has determined that the automotive industry has a very large potential to utilize biobased materials. The above challenges contribute to the complex nature of the automotive industry and its products. Examples of biobased parts in production. General Motors.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc., will develop a commercially viable process for the production of bio-butanol, an advanced biofuel, from seaweed (macroalgae). Catalytic Biocrude Production in a Novel, Short-contact Time Reactor. Earlier post.) DOE grant:$5,349,932). MacroAlgae Butanol.

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