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DOE to issue a funding opportunity announcement on H2@Scale new markets

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Notice of Intent ( NOI ) to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to advance innovations that will build new markets for H2@Scale. Advanced Carbon Fiber for Compressed Hydrogen and Natural Gas Storage Tanks. Earlier post.) Fuel Cell R&D for Heavy-Duty Applications.

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Market Carbon Fiber Hydrogen Mariner

New stable Fe3O4/C composite material for conversion electrode in solid-state Li-ion batteries

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APRIL 13, 2020

Fe 3 O 4 , also known as magnetite, is a low cost, environmentally benign metal oxide that can undertake a reversible conversion reaction with Li + ions … which results in a theoretical capacity of 924 mAhg ?1 Considering 3d-transition metal oxides, among iron oxides ?-Fe Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4 have received great attention. Resources.

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Li-ion Conversion Carbon Fiber Batteries

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

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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). Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. Plasan Carbon Composites. Dow Kokam, LLC.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles

DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Building on the SuperTruck activity, other projects aim at developing enabling technologies to improve the efficiency of heavy-duty diesel engines. This project will develop a low cost, ultra-compact power module using innovative integrated-cooling to increase power density, improve performance, and reduce cost.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles

ARPA-E awarding $33M to 10 projects for natural gas pipeline retrofitting: REPAIR

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AUGUST 7, 2020

REPAIR teams will develop technology that enables gas utilities to update their distribution systems at low cost and continue to reliably service commercial and residential gas delivery needs nationwide. Natural gas is a crucial energy source for 75 million American households and businesses. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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Gas Gas-Electric Universal Colorado

Local Motors 3D printing a Strati at NAIAS; announces two micro-factories to open

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Made from a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic material by SABIC, the current model of the Strati takes approximately 44 hours to print 212 layers. Local Motors built a working micro-factory on the show floor, giving a front-row seat of how cars will be made in the near future.

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Motor Motors Motoring Carbon Fiber

I visited Ride1Up’s e-bike factory to find the secret behind good quality, low-cost e-bikes

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MAY 16, 2024

My tour of Ride1Up’s factory took me straight onto the factory floor where parallel production lines were busy cranking out Ride1Up’s ultra-affordable $995 Portola folding e-bike on one side of the factory, and the company’s budget-priced $2,295 CF Racer1 carbon fiber road/gravel e-bike. This is used for accountability in the future.

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Low Cost Carbon Fiber Installation Cheap

Department of Energy Announces $57M for Small Businesses in Phase III Xlerator Program; Algal Biofuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cells Included

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Other awards included funding for renewable energy resources, industrial and building energy efficiency, a modernized electricity grid, cleaner fossil fuels, and the next generation of nuclear power. DOE Funding: $2,200,000. TDA Research Inc. Wheat Ridge, Colo.) — Bio-fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

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Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber.

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost

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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JULY 10, 2010

Specifically, low cost and energy-efficient processes are sought that can be demonstrated and validated under field conditions to meet needs of the nascent algal biomass industry. Buildings Technologies. The trend for higher-temperature electric machines requires higher-temperature PMs. Solar Technologies. Wind Technologies.

Fuel

Fuel Motor Motors Motoring

DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Applicants must articulate how output from this research will be made broadly available to the scientific and engineering community, and how the results can be used to support future development of high performance automotive die-casting alloys. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Steel (Mild, HSLA, AHSS, or Boron automotive alloy).

Li-ion

Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion

DOE to issue $56M funding opportunity for vehicle technologies in January

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DECEMBER 20, 2015

Accelerated Development and Deployment of Low-Cost Automotive Magnesium (Mg) Sheet Components. Dissimilar metal joint systems are limited to aluminum, steel, magnesium, and carbon fiber composites. Advances for the Production of Low Cost Electric Drive Vehicle Motors. per pound of weight saved.

Li-ion

Li-ion Vehicles Low Cost Grid

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

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APRIL 10, 2012

The FOA covers 8 broad topics—Vehicles; Biomass; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies; Advanced Manufacturing; Buildings; Solar; Water; and Wind—and 30 subtopics aligned with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs. EERE is the only program Office participating in this FOA. Subsystem Component Technologies.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). This project will develop an electroformed nanostructured aluminum sheet material, including the build and test of a vehicle component. Description. Alcoa, Inc. Ford Motor Company. Brookhaven National Lab. 1,500,000 (DOE/Army). 793,913.

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Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles

DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Secretary Moniz also announced that two innovative projects at CALSTART and the National Association of Regional Councils will receive $3 million to develop systems that help companies combine their purchasing of advanced vehicles, components, and infrastructure to reduce incremental cost and achieve economies of scale.

Li-ion

Li-ion Ni-Li Vehicles Grid

DOE awarding $33M for carbon-neutral hybrid electric aviation

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AUGUST 27, 2020

The design concept will ensure adequate propulsive thrust and system power for a future airplane configuration by optimizing the ESPG and component performance, especially the synfuel- powered MS-SOFC. The team will use innovative fabrication techniques for high-performance, ultra-low weight, and low-cost MS-SOFC stacks.

Carbon

Carbon Hybrid Electric Electrical

Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in March 2024

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MARCH 6, 2024

If you like the idea of a low-cost US-based company like Lectric eBikes but want something with more power than their XP LITE, consider the $999 Lectric XP 3.0. It’s hard to find a better combination of low cost and high performance anywhere in the e-bike market right now. The XP 3.0 2 The $1,399 Aventon Soltera.2

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Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in January 2024

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JANUARY 13, 2024

If you like the idea of a low-cost US-based company like Lectric eBikes but want something with more power than their XP LITE, consider the $999 Lectric XP 3.0. It’s hard to find a better combination of low cost and high performance anywhere in the e-bike market right now. The XP 3.0 2 The $1,399 Aventon Soltera.2

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Price Buy MPH Electric

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. Electrically-powered vehicles called plug-in electric vehicles, (PEVs), can shift us from exclusive use of gasoline and diesel to offer a pathway to a future of burning no fossil materials. Even more new uses will be discovered in the future. Conclusions.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

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DOE to issue a funding opportunity announcement on H2@Scale new markets

New stable Fe3O4/C composite material for conversion electrode in solid-state Li-ion batteries

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

ARPA-E awarding $33M to 10 projects for natural gas pipeline retrofitting: REPAIR

Local Motors 3D printing a Strati at NAIAS; announces two micro-factories to open

I visited Ride1Up’s e-bike factory to find the secret behind good quality, low-cost e-bikes

Department of Energy Announces $57M for Small Businesses in Phase III Xlerator Program; Algal Biofuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cells Included

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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

DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

DOE to issue $56M funding opportunity for vehicle technologies in January

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

DOE awarding $33M for carbon-neutral hybrid electric aviation

Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in March 2024

Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in January 2024

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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