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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission.

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Industry report says steel can deliver weight savings to meet CAFE targets; aluminum growth in LDVs to peak around 2018

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While they are developing ever-stronger and more formable automotive sheet products, their story is not resonating with the automotive vehicle designers as strongly as they wish. Aluminum automotive sheet deliveries will show spectacular gains through 2018, the WSD report says. From 2018 to 2021: 11.4%, or 166 pounds.

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HyperSolar working with Suzhou GH New Energy to accelerate manufacturing of renewable solar hydrogen panels

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The panel has a modular design that can be scaled up for a larger panel with the ability to change out individual cells. The Gen 1 unit uses commercially available low-cost triple-junction silicon solar cells for designing self-contained hydrogen generating PEC cell and panels array to obtain pilot data that will be applied for Gen 2.

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Velodyne introduces new low-cost fixed-laser solid-state LiDAR for autonomous driving and ADAS applications

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The design consolidates components and results in significant advances in sensor miniaturization, reliability, and cost reduction. The company has scheduled customer demonstration of the core technology for the summer of 2017, with engineering sample units available by the end of 2017 ahead of production in 2018.

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Researchers demonstrate high-capacity Mn-rich Li-ion cathodes; a design pathway away from cobalt and nickel

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The work, reported in the journal Nature , shows a possible design approach for cathode materials that move away from the current reliance on nickel and cobalt—which are limited resources and are associated with safety problems. —Lee et al. 1 , energy density of around 1,000 Wh kg ?1 1 ) without an excessive use of O redox.

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ARPA-E announces $12M for five projects in nuclear materials science; first OPEN+ cohort

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Traditionally, ARPA-E OPEN solicitations issue an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. ARPA-E plans to announce a total of nine OPEN+ cohorts throughout late 2018 and early 2019.

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Ford partnering with Solid Power to develop solid-state batteries for next-gen EVs

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Potential benefits of Solid Power’s ASSBs include: Fifty percent higher energy vs. current state-of-the-art (SOTA) lithium-ion, which can increase at the module- and pack-level due to design simplicity. Low-cost battery-pack designs through minimization of safety features and simplified thermal management.