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NREL develops novel method to produce renewable acrylonitrile; carbon fibers from renewable biomass

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Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and their colleagues have devised a novel catalytic method to produce renewable acrylonitrile (ACN) using 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), which can be biologically produced from sugars. Conceptual process diagram for renewable ACN production from biomass sugars.

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DOE awarding $11M to advance renewable carbon fiber production from biomass

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million for two projects that aim to advance the production of cost-competitive, high-performance carbon fiber material from renewable, non-food-based feedstocks, such as agricultural residues and woody biomass. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of Golden, Colorado will receive up to $5.3

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DOE to award $15.8M to 30 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies projects

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Selections were made under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) annual funding opportunity announcement (FOA) in 2017. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. University of Colorado Boulder. Colorado School of Mines. DOE share (FY17).

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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

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Structural Materials-aided Advanced Renewal Technology for REPAIR (SMART REPAIR) - $5,000,000. University of Colorado, Boulder. REPAIR teams are developing technologies to address deficiencies while also working toward a 10-to-20-times reduction in cost per mile. Selected projects are: Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

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This is one area where GM is the industry leader, and after the trial service plan expires, it is well worth renewing. & the baby brother midsize diesel—the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax. Another convenience was the 4G LTE Wi-Fi Hotspot that can connect multiple devices and has a 50-foot range. Clean Fleet Report.

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DOE selects eight integrated biorefinery projects for up to $15M total in funding

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Under Topic Area 2 (DOE selections): Texas A&M Agrilife Research (College Station, Texas)—Texas A&M will work on achieving a multi-stream integrated biorefinery (MIBR), where lignin-containing IBR waste will be fractionated to produce lipid for biodiesel, asphalt binder modifier, and quality carbon fiber.