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AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). ORNL began accepting license applications in March 2016. Earlier post.)

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JULY 12, 2017

million to 22 new cost-shared projects to accelerate the research of advanced battery, lightweight materials, engine emission control technologies, and energy efficient mobility systems (EEMS). The award is from the FY 2017 Vehicle Technologies Program-Wide Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0001629) issued in December 2016. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 9, 2018

The C2CNT team uses low-energy, low-cost technology developed in the Licht lab located at GW’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus to transform carbon dioxide into widely useful and highly valued products—carbon nanotubes. Illustration credit: Licht, from Scientific Reports at Nature.com, 6:27760, 2016.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Their hybrid approach combines the highly efficient light harvesting of inorganic semiconductors with the high specificity, low cost, and self-replication and -repair of biocatalysts. thermoacetica–CdS system directs ~90% of photosynthetic products toward acetic acid, reducing the cost of diversifying to other chemical products.

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MAY 16, 2016

Novomer is commercializing a proprietary catalyst system that transforms waste CO 2 into high performance, low-cost polymers for a variety of applications, including foam and plastic that are easily recyclable. Low Catalyst Cost. Low Finished Polymer Cost. Among these companies is Novomer.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The US Department of Energy has announced the 2016 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 Topics, covering eight DOE research program organizations. The second TTO is focused on safety sensors for hydrogen infrastructure applications.

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MARCH 21, 2016

Hybrids and EVs have a substantial requirement for power conversion; a drive train can be operated up to 100s of kW. GaN Systems’ compound semiconductor devices are cost-competitive with silicon devices, while offering superior performance; these gallium nitride devices use low cost GaN-on-silicon base wafers.

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MARCH 29, 2017

The report provides an overview of the current state of alternative aviation fuels, as reported in findings by recent working groups, and also presents findings from the Alternative Aviation Fuel Workshop hosted by BETO in September 2016. Unlike other liquid fuels (e.g., Catalytic hydrotreating of lipids (catalytic hydrothermolysis [CH]).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

So far, many materials have been suggested until now, however, titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) is still one of attractive photoelectrodes due to its strong optical absorption, high chemical stability, environmental benignity, and low cost. These resulted in a dramatic decrease in the energy conversion efficiency. 2016.01.004.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

It’s important to remember that prior to the crash, lithium had enjoyed a meteoric rise with prices doubling since the beginning of 2016 and nearly quadrupling over the past decade. Viewed against that kind of backdrop, lithium’s 50 percent correction that snapped a multi-year winning streak appears less vicious.

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JUNE 3, 2016

The commercialization path in part will depend on the cost of cerium. At an alloy cost of less than $10.00/kg, At alloy costs in the $10 to $20 range, commercialization activities would concentrate on military application, where the alloy strength could be used advantageously for lighter weight structures. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 18, 2013

Projected rates of fuel consumption improvement under different scenarios relative to past experience and the 2016 and 2025 CAFE standards. In addition, alternative fuels to petroleum must be readily available, cost-effective and produced with low emissions of greenhouse gases. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge. —Douglas M.

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MARCH 10, 2016

Despite the many desirable attributes of PEF, the plastics industry has yet to find a low-cost way to manufacture it at scale. Kanan (2016) “Carbon dioxide utilization via carbonate-promoted C–H carboxylation” Nature 531, 215–219 doi: 10.1038/nature17185. —Banerjee et al. Aanindeeta Banerjee, Graham R.

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JUNE 25, 2009

The renewable diesel fuel powered a 30-passenger hybrid diesel bus that provided local transportation to International Olympic Committee members who were visiting Chicago to assess the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games in April.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

The researchers’ initial analysis suggests that the spiky textured surface of the catalysts provides ample reactive sites to facilitate the carbon dioxide-to-ethanol conversion. 2016) “High-Selectivity Electrochemical Conversion of CO 2 to Ethanol using a Copper Nanoparticle/N-Doped Graphene Electrode”, ChemistrySelect doi: 10.1002/slct.201601169.

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MAY 9, 2024

Low-cost, low-mass, and space-hardy versions of these technologies would be required, but engineers trying to draw up detailed plans for such satellites today find no parts that meet the tough requirements. The effort set records for delays and cost overruns, and yet a prototype is still years from completion.

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MAY 4, 2018

lignin, CO 2 , and biosolids), improving organic and inorganic catalysts to increase conversion efficiency and decrease costs, and creating high-value performance-advantaged bioproducts to allow for more profitable biorefineries. produced molecule to market can cost more than $150 million dollars and take more than ten years.

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AUGUST 26, 2017

announced in January 2016. The obstacle to the adoption of these multijunction silicon-based solar cells, at least in the near term, is the cost. Assuming 30% efficiency, the researchers estimated the GaInP-based cell would cost $4.85 per watt and the GaAs-based cell would cost $7.15 An efficiency of 32.5% initiative.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Ford is showcasing the latest Transit and Transit Custom line-up powered by the Ford EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) at 2016 IAA Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show. Improved low-end pulling power—with 20% more torque at 1,250 rpm—delivers more flexible and responsive performance in everyday driving. liter engine.

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APRIL 20, 2016

Powertrain A—with the centralized IM—is low cost and easier to install in a conventional vehicle. Higher efficiency enables decreasing the cost and size of the cooling system for the electric motor. The fuel cell stack is connected in parallel to the battery system via a DC/DC converter. Click to enlarge. 2016.04.046.

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MARCH 10, 2018

For 20 years, researchers have shown that CNT membranes offer tremendous promise for a wide variety of uses including the low-cost production of ethanol fuel, precision drug delivery, low-energy desalination of seawater, purification of pharmaceutical compounds, and high-performance catalysis for the production of fuels.

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JULY 17, 2015

Furthermore, the batteries in a PHEV are generally smaller than those in any other electric vehicle constructed today and the battery savings in the PHEV from a pure BEV can easily make up for the cost of the small liquid-fueled engine, resulting in a lower-cost production vehicle for mass distribution.

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