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LeMond Carbon obtains independent verification of its carbon fiber rapid oxidation technology

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LeMond and Deakin University are teamed to commercialize this innovative technology which enables reductions of 75% and 70% in capex and energy consumption per kilo of output respectively. The rapid oxidation process enables LeMond to produce carbon fiber with the lowest embodied energy of any standard PAN-based carbon fiber available today.

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New Linde hydrogen station officially begins operating in Emeryville, CA

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Both stations are part of AC Transit’s HyRoad project, which seeks to demonstrate the commercial viability of hydrogen fuel cell technology for the public transport industry. pounds per mile using hydrogen derived from solar, wind, or other renewable sources. Replacing diesel with hydrogen fuel eliminates vehicle tailpipe emissions.

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SABIC introduces novel thermoplastic roof fairing concept for 3% improvement in heavy-duty truck fuel economy

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Specifically, SABIC applied CFD modeling to compare a baseline day cab with dimensions and geometry representative of top aerodynamic designs available today to a day cab featuring many iterations of an injection-molded, aerodynamically-optimized roof fairing.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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The purpose of this Phase III program is for the grantee to pursue commercial applications of work that derives from, extends, or logically concludes effort(s) performed under prior (Phase I/II) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding agreements. saline water).

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Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

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They considered state-specific contributions from nine generating technologies: coal, oil, natural gas, hydro, biogas, geothermal, nuclear, wind, and solar. A significant level of electrification is certainly viable for these vehicles, as BEVs and PHEVs are currently commercially available. Still, it is technically achievable.

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How to improve EV traction motor efficiency

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For example, torque is proportional to magnetic flux intensity, which itself is proportional to the product of current and the number of turns in each armature winding, so doubling the number of turns cuts the required current to produce the same torque in half. Resistive losses aren’t just a problem at high torque (i.e.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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A consortium of industry partners will guide the design process and advise on commercialization. The proposed solution represents a transformational state-of-the-art DC breaker scalable across voltage and current in medium voltage DC applications, such as power distribution, solar, wind, and electric vehicles.

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