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A production line for carbonfiber takes the PAN precursor through two stages (stabilization/oxidation and carbonization) and then to winding. The site expansion, scheduled to be completed by early 2015, will make the plant in Moses Lake the world’s largest carbonfiber plant. 3,000 tons of carbonfiber.
At the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Ford Motor Company displayed a prototype carbonfiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) hood. Carbonfiber offers a very high strength-to-weight ratio; it is up to five times as strong as steel, twice as stiff, and one-third the weight. Earlier post.)
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award ( DE-FOA-0000996 ) up to $12 million in funding to advance the development of a cost-competitive pathway to produce high-performance carbonfiber for vehicle lightweighting from renewable non-food biomass. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%.
Woven carbonfiber can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries. Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbonfiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. In this €3.4-million million (US$4.7-million)
The BMW Group and Boeing signed a collaboration agreement to participate in joint research for carbonfiber recycling as well as share carbonfiber manufacturing process simulations and ideas for manufacturing automation. Both the BMW Group and Boeing are pioneering the use of carbonfiber in their products.
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SGL Automotive CarbonFibers (SGL ACF)—a joint venture of SGL Group and the BMW Group ( earlier post )—officially opened its new carbonfiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. All electricity needed for the production of carbonfibers will come from local hydropower.
Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has fine-tuned its carbonfiber RTM (resin transfer molding) (CF-RTM) process to the point that a premium automaker will be using the technology for closures on future vehicle platforms. We have been targeting a 3-minute cycle time using 100 percent recycled carbonfiber.
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MIT scientists demonstrated two approaches for growing CNTs on carbonfiber without degrading the fiber strength. Researchers at MIT have demonstrated two approaches for producing carbonfibers coated in carbon nanotubes without degrading the underlying fiber’s strength. Credit: ACS, Steiner et al.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0000975 ) regarding the state of technology development and commercial readiness of emerging renewable carbonfiber (RCF) technologies.
percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW Group and the SGL Group already operate a joint venture, SGL Automotive CarbonFibers (B Earlier post.). BMW AG has secured a 15.16
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recently was awarded $999,990 for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) from the US Department of Energy to develop ultra-lightweight hydrogen fuel tanks using carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforcement. Applied Nanotech has developed CNT reinforced polymers for fiber composites for a wide range of applications.
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presented the AERO-Y EV concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2013. Prepreg is a sheeted material consisting of reinforced fiber impregnated with resin and the prepreg for CFRP uses carbonfiber as reinforced fiber. The Yokohama Rubber Co., CFRP is formed through thermal curing of stacked prepreg sheets.).
Beginning this year, the partners will take steps to prepare investors, the general public, media, sponsors and other interested parties for the impending series, with the goal of being ready to launch the EV series by 2013. Carbon fibre monocoque chassis. Powertrain up to 350kw with carbon or tubular chassis. 450-700 bhp.
Exagon intends to build a small production series of the Furtive eGT starting in 2013. The Furtive eGT features a carbon-fiber body; an aluminum rear cradle supports the motors, gearbox and power electronics. The architecture of the carbon body made it possible to install the batteries in the floor of the Furtive-eGT.
The cooperation established in 2013 seeks to optimize the everyday practicality and scalability of hydrogen fuel cell technology for use in each company’s respective production vehicles through the intensive exchange of experience.
With the start of production in 2013, the plant in Saxony became a pioneer and centr†e of excellence for sustainable mobility. The BMW i3 was the BMW Group’s first purely electrically powered large-scale serial model and also the company’s first vehicle with a passenger cell made of carbonfiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).
LS7 engine from the 2013 Corvette Z06 from 1,000 to 4,000 rpm. use of composite materials, including carbonfiber the hood and roof panels, lightweight Sheet Molded Compound for the fenders, doors and rear quarter panels, and carbon-nano composite for the underbody panels help reduce the weight of the body by a 37 pounds (17 kg).
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The Ford Lightweight Concept reduces the weight of a 2013 Fusion to that of a Ford Fiesta, resulting in a nearly 25% weight reduction. Advanced lightweight materials incorporated in the concept car include aluminum and advanced high-strength steel, magnesium and carbonfiber. 19” by 5” carbonfiber wheels.
The BMW Group will launch its Megacity Vehicle in 2013, said Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, on Thursday ahead of the Auto China 2010 show in Beijing. Ultra-light and high-strength composite CFRP (carbon fibre-reinforced plastic) will play a significant part in the materials mix, the company said.
New analysis by Lux Research shows that carbonfiber demand will grow at an overall 13% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 36,000 tons in 2013 to 86,000 tons in 2020. billion in 2013 to $35 billion in 2020 as the volumes of CFRP grow to 183,000 tons. In parallel, CFRP demand will also grow at 13% CAGR, from $15.4
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The new BMW i3 will enter production in Leipzig at the end of 2013, followed by the BMW i8 in 2014. In addition to the electric drive modules, Landshut will provide body parts from CFRP (carbonfiber reinforced plastic) for the BMW i made models. Earlier post.)
Related to this, DOE seeks by 2020 to develop novel precursors and conversion processes capable of reducing the high-volume cost of high-strength carbonfiber by 25% from $13 per pound to ~$9 per pound. In 2013, Strategic Analysis Inc., . $10/kWh ($333/kg H 2 stored ). kWh/kg system (7.5 kWh/L system (0.070 kg H 2 /L). $8/kWh
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The 45,000 m² site will begin manufacturing composite automotive components in serial production beginning in mid-2013. blades, doors and visible carbon components. The core competencies of SGL Group in material sciences and carbonfiber-based preliminary products are complemented by the market and engineering technical.
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SDK) has completed additional production line for VGCF (vapor-grown carbonfiber) at its Kawasaki Plant, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan), thereby increasing total production capacity for the product from 100 t/y to 200 t/y. Showa Denko K.K. VGCF is used as an additive in anodes and cathodes of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries (LIBs).
The Empulse will be available in Q1 2013. The Empulse R uses carbonfiber for headlight shroud, front and rear fenders, top panel and the rear light housing. Availability of each model will vary based on demand for the Empulse and Empulse R.
The carbonfiber airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb). Its installed base of drives for motors alone saved around 400 TWh in electricity in 2013, equivalent to the annual power consumption of 100 million European households. Earlier post.).
General Motors is introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel versions of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks. The trucks use a 17-gallon Type 3 CNG tank made from composite material with aluminum liner and carbonfiber wrap. Bi-fuel Chevrolet Silverado. Click to enlarge.
DE-FOA-0000648 ) This funding will support the development of high-strength, lightweight carbonfiber composites and advanced steels and alloys that will help vehicle manufacturers improve the fuel economy of cars and trucks while maintaining and improving safety and performance.
IMSA/ALMS and Patrick Racing will identify development and testing opportunities for the source to power the Series’ PC cars, beginning as early as the 2013 season. The FLM09 features a full carbonfiber chassis, carbon brakes and an Xtrac sequential gearbox with paddle shifting.
The BMW Group has operated a local sales company in Mexico since 1994 and sold a total of 13,992 vehicles in the country in 2013. A further $200 million will be invested to expand the joint venture carbonfiber plant in Moses Lake, Washington. billion locally last year. This represents an increase of almost 18.3%
Toho Tenax Europe GmbH (TTE), the German subsidiary of Toho Tenax, itself the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbonfibers and composites business, has developed an integrated production system for carbonfiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) that enables manufactured composite parts to be optimized for required shapes and properties.
At BMW Group’s Innovation Days: Mobility of the Future briefing in Munich, the company outlined its plans for the upcoming electric Megacity Vehicle (MCV), due onto the market in 2013 ( earlier post ), as well as the new LifeDrive architecture upon which the MCV is based. Carbonfibers are exceptionally tear-resistant longitudinally.
The i3 and i8 will become the first purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric production vehicles to be made primarily from carbonfiber when they come to market in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Following the New York stop, the tour will travel to London (January 2013) and Paris (March 2013) before ending in Shanghai (June 2013).
According to ABI Research, the number of full electric vehicles (EVs) shipping yearly worldwide will increase from 150,000 in 2013 to 2.36 million in 2020, representing a CAGR of 48%.
DOE’s Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) Office would like feedback on the “ 2013 Hydrogen Compression, Storage, and Dispensing Cost Reduction Workshop Final Report ”, with specific interest in which of the topics identified in the report are the most relevant to cost reduction at the hydrogen refueling station (forecourt).
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