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Enevate, a developer of advanced silicon-dominant Li-ion battery technology capable of extreme fast charging for electric vehicles (EVs), announced its new fourth-generation technology optimized for high volume commercialization and manufacturing at gigafactory scale.

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MAY 14, 2014

Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Tatsumi Ishihara, Yuji Yokoyama, and Shintaro Ida (2010) “Intercalation of PF 6 - anion into Graphitic Carbon with Nano Pore for Dual Carbon Cell with High Capacity,” IMLB 15 #224. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

20 billion (US$432 million) in its Indian operations between 2010 and 2012, with nearly 25% of that investment go into further strengthening the Bosch Automotive Group’s research and development activities in India. Bosch will invest Rs. The company has already invested Rs. Bosch also developed the common rail system for the Tata Nano diesel.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

It will help SGMW keep up with the strong demand for its Wuling brand mini-commercial vehicles. In addition, mini-commercial vehicles manufactured at the facility are being sold in a growing number of GM markets worldwide. In 2010, SGMW had record domestic sales of 1,226,860 vehicles. The Qingdao plant opened in June 2005.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), signed a one-year supply agreement with Johnson Controls, Inc. Pack assembly began in September, 2010, with cell production starting in the summer of 2011. XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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AUGUST 18, 2013

By producing valuable products using low-cost chemical inputs and operating at energy-efficient conditions, SkyMine captures CO 2 at a substantially lower cost than other carbon capture technologies, allowing industrial emitters to turn a profit from reduced emissions, the company says.

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MARCH 25, 2013

reports that its zinc-ion-based ZIP-Cap asymmetric ultracapacitor is expected to provide a 25-fold reduction in build cost and a 5-fold increase in energy density (up to 35Wh/L) without the ultra-pure materials or expensive “dry-room” facilities that are necessary to build today’s ultracapacitors. Source: Ionova. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 25, 2013

reports that its zinc-ion-based ZIP-Cap asymmetric ultracapacitor is expected to provide a 25-fold reduction in build cost and a 5-fold increase in energy density (up to 35Wh/L) without the ultra-pure materials or expensive “dry-room” facilities that are necessary to build today’s ultracapacitors. Source: Ionova. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 14, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed for class 1 to 3 commercial fleet vehicles ( earlier post ), has an agreement with The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, a commercial vehicle equipment provider in North America, for the installation and distribution of its products. XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Faradion was founded in 2010 with the objective to develop a low-cost sodium-ion battery technology capable of reducing the cost of energy storage in a range of applications related to renewable energy, stationary storage and transportation. —Chris Wright, CEO Faradion Ltd.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

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. Strain of greater than or equal to 1%.

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MARCH 6, 2012

While Envia Systems is the first integrated cell producer to announce success with that type of combination, other providers of Si-C materials or IP—such as, but not limited to, Nanosys and the DOE’s own Argonne National Laboratory, respectively—are also currently deep in the process of development and/or commercialization.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Micrographs of commercially cultivated algae species. low cost system designs, high. productivity algae cultivation, high oil content, low cost harvesting and processing).” These prices considered wastewater treatment credits, which reduced costs about 20%. Top left, Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis).

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JANUARY 30, 2011

Example of micro fibers produced with 20 wt % AB (ammonia borane) in water as core solution, showing smooth (nonporous) and cylindrical (noncollapsed) fibers; from a 2010 paper by the scientific team. But the only way to pack it into a vehicle is to use very high pressures or very low temperatures, both of which are expensive to do.

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MARCH 31, 2022

to pursue opportunities in large-scale, low-cost and permanent carbon capture and storage (CCS). Since 2010, approximately US$28 million has been spent on the exploration and development of Decar. FPX Nickel Corp., CO 2 Lock has raised $1.7

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MARCH 26, 2010

Commercial LNT (black dashed line); La 0.9 Their work may help to lower the cost of NO x treatments and thus ultimately make diesel a more cost-effective automotive fuel. The aftertreatment system is a key contributor to the cost premium for diesel vehicles. NO x conversion profiles. MnO 3 -based LNT (green line); La 0.9

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry. In April 2013, the company was awarded a $500,000 Phase II SBIR Award from the NSF to scale a novel low-cost manufacturing process for long-life sulfur cathode composite materials. Technology.

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MARCH 29, 2012

DaniMer Scientific and Myriant have formed a strategic alliance focused on delivering innovative, cost-effective bio-based materials to the marketplace. Myriant utilizes its technology platform to develop renewable chemicals utilizing low-cost sugars.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $30 million in available funding ( DE-FOA-0001647 ), subject to appropriations, for research and development of low-cost hydrogen production, onboard hydrogen storage, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells to advance the widespread commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

In steady decline, US market share shrank to 27% by 2000 and to 7% by 2010. PVMI Part II: SUNPATH seeks to increase domestic manufacturing through investments that have sustainable, competitive cost and performance advantages. SUNPATH is intended to help return the United States to the forefront.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, signed a memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for GOL commercial flights to use Amyris renewable jet fuel in 2014. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.,

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

The August coal share of generation is still notably lower than the 50% annual average over the 1990-2010 period. Chart includes generation from the electric power sector only, excluding commercial and industrial generators. Until 2010, substitution between the two fuels for electricity generation was not widespread in most US regions.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

After the separation, the Upstream Company will be a cost-competitive industry leader in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminum production. in 2015 and double between 2010 and 2020; so far this decade, global demand growth is tracking ahead of this projection. The Upstream Company. billion, with $2.8 billion in EBITDA.

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MARCH 23, 2010

With its low cost, low environmental impact and safety aspects, the Al-air system has potential to serve as a near-term power source for electric vehicles, according to a research team from The University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. kWh/kg of Al—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

million in the third quarter of 2010, the results reflected an improving gross margin: -30.4% million and commercial revenue was $4.6 million in commercial revenue in the third quarter of 2010, and to transportation revenue of $24.4 million, no grid revenue and commercial revenue of $5.2 Commercial revenue was $12.9

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. That finding takes into account both the higher purchase price of an electric vehicle and the lower fuel costs over the vehicle’s life. Source: CBO. Click to enlarge. billion through 2019.

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JULY 29, 2012

Sweetwater Energy uses a novel technology to produce low-cost sugars from non-food plant materials. million seed round closed in February, 2010, financed in large part by Chesonis and Jack Baron, Sweetwater’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Sweetwater’s initial $1.2

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Less expensive and more readily available than platinum, PAN enables the catalyst to be produced at reduced cost and in higher volumes. Teijin says it will continue to advance the properties and durability of its CAC, targeting commercial use by 2025. CAC is made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and steel via carbonization. 2010.01.012.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Since 2010, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has been focusing on hydrogen as a next-generation energy source and has been developing technologies for producing, transporting, and using hydrogen throughout the entire supply chain needed to support society. Fukuoka City hydrogen production facility. fueled by Euglena’s next-generation biofuel.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

US Commercial-scale production of cellulosic biofuels reached about 20,000 gallons in late 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Nor, despite the growth potential over the next several years, has the path to commercial biofuels been smooth. Planned cellulosic biofuel production by 2015. Source: EIA.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high?energy Specifically: the current cost of high?energy

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MARCH 2, 2016

DOE is also awarding more than $12 million for three new cost-shared projects focused on the research, development, and demonstration of plug-in electric powertrain technologies for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The Department of Energy launched its first SuperTruck initiative in 2010. Supertruck.

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MARCH 3, 2011

million cost-shared technology development contract to develop an advanced energy storage system for power-assist hybrid electric vehicles (PAHEVs). Development partners will provide low-cost, high performance separator membrane and electrolyte specifically developed for this program. USABC will provide more than $2.8

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Both partners have been working on the development of the industrial fermentation and down-stream processing of bio-based succinic acid and will start production of commercial quality and volumes in the second quarter of 2010. Furthermore, low cost succinic acid has high potential as a platform chemical and its downstream products.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Toyota Tsusho said the company had a strategy to invest in the Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project in order to secure access to competitive, low-cost lithium carbonate production in a timeframe closely aligned with worldwide lithium requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles. This is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2010.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

In a coal test run performed in December 2010 at SES’ commercial coal gasification project in Shandong Province, China, SES achieved greater than 98% carbon conversion with Ambre Energy’s low-rank Australian coal intended for use in the ambreCTL project.

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

USABC has carried out a number of battery development programs, focusing on low-cost and long-life batteries with varying power-to-energy ratios. The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) was formed in 1991 to sponsor development of advanced high-performance batteries for Electric Vehicle (EV) applications.

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