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MARCH 6, 2019

The module is made from carbon fiber sheet molded compound (SMC), glass fiber SMC and unidirectional glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) to offer both high strength and low weight.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high?energy competitive, commercially viable after?treatment

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

The goal is to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and specifically to provide adequate hydrogen storage for onboard vehicle applications that meet the DOE hydrogen storage targets, as well as enabling early market applications such as materials handling equipment and portable power applications.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Materials. Projects will develop and integrate a suite of computational tools that can accurately predict precursors for low cost carbon fiber. Models will be validated using actual performance data.

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APRIL 28, 2010

has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Daimler AG to develop automobile parts made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). As the world’s largest manufacturer of carbon fiber, Toray has identified expansion of its Carbon Fiber Composite Materials Business in the automotive field as one of its top priorities.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. Carbon Fiber Technology Facility. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $30 million in available funding ( DE-FOA-0001647 ), subject to appropriations, for research and development of low-cost hydrogen production, onboard hydrogen storage, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells to advance the widespread commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. Light-weighting materials. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Fiscal year 2017 funding will also be targeted at the development of low-cost, high-strength precursors for carbon fibers that can be used in vehicular hydrogen storage vessels. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge. According to the DOE’s 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report, many U.S.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This animated 3-D rendering, generated by an X-ray-based imaging technique at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, shows tiny pockets of water (blue) in a fibrous sample. The study used materials that are relevant to commercial fuel cells. —Shum et al. Credit: Berkeley Lab). Shum, Dilworth Y.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. A light human health sensor would be no use to biologists trying to keep a tracker on a bison for the rest of its life. Solar won’t work for nocturnal animals or creatures in low-light environments.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The objective of this area of interest is to develop and to demonstrate electrochemical energy storage cell technologies capable of addressing the technical barriers to widespread commercialization of PEVs that approach or achieve the battery pack cost target. Battery500 Seedling Projects. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Fuel Efficiency Improvements in Passenger Vehicles and Commercial Trucks. Ultra-Light Door Design, Manufacturing and Demonstration (Area of Interest 2). This project will design, develop, and demonstrate an ultra- light hybrid composite door and utilize predictive engineering (PE) to identify robust material and process design cycles.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles. Commercialization of power electronics for electric traction drives using wideband gap (WBG) semiconductors. Beyond Li-on.

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JUNE 7, 2013

The goal is to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and specifically to provide adequate hydrogen storage for onboard vehicle, material handling, and portable power applications that meet the DOE hydrogen storage targets. The estimated maximum period of performance for each award will be three years.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Even the load capability can be different: the e-motor scalability and the specific gear design, that grants robustness and a wide ratio range, enable it to be used in different vehicles categories, such as passenger, light and heavy commercial. Diesel-hybrid and gas-hybrid powertrains. Hydrogen fuel cell powertrain concept.

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MAY 5, 2020

The brief presents a case study that considers the technological merits of methane pyrolysis—the direct conversion of methane in natural gas to hydrogen and value-added carbon materials— while also addressing real-world implications including health and safety risks and commercial risks for introducing new carbon supply chains.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. approximately 45% peak thermal efficiency for light duty and greater-than 50% peak thermal efficiency for heavy duty).

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Efforts to commercialize light-weight, energy-dense lithium-sulfur secondary batteries (2510 Wh kg –1 ) have been stalled by ongoing problems with the battery’s membrane, which limits cycle-life. Sepion’s polymer membrane technology provides a counterpoint, yielding long-lasting lithium-sulfur cells. Harper International Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

DOE also announced up to $35 million to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, including enabling the early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles. Area of Interest (AOI) 2: Ultra-Light Door Design, Manufacturing and Demonstration. less than a baseline structure.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Currently, carbon fiber (CF) reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are used to make COPVs. That high cost is a barrier for widespread commercial deployment of light-duty FCEVs. Type III COPVs have a metallic liner and Type IV COPVs have non-metallic liners.

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JUNE 20, 2015

Boeing is working with the aviation industry to approve green diesel for commercial aviation by amending the HEFA (Hydroprocessed Esters And Fatty Acids) biojet specification approved in 2011. The process produces diesel fuel as well as light (naphtha) hydrocarbons. bio-oils and fats).

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

All current light‐duty FCEVs being released use 700 bar ambient compressed hydrogen storage systems (CHSS) onboard the vehicle. as well, and not solely for light‐duty vehicles. Background. fleets, buses, etc.)

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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. Gone are the days of an economy of scale in order to introduce and commercialize a technology. The first phase in 3D-printed manufacturing is additive.

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MAY 19, 2015

Solvay is taking a “leadership role” in the development of the Polimotor 2 all-plastic automotive engine to be tested in a race car next year, demonstrating the company’s advanced specialty polymer technologies in light-weighting through metal replacement. Mustang engine, used a combination of carbon fiber, Torlon, epoxy, ceramic and metal.

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MARCH 7, 2013

The auto industry should play a central role in the energy discussion, Akerson noted, because light-duty vehicles account for about 60% of total transportation energy usage in the United States. Akerson also spoke briefly about the benefits of natural gas for vehicles, especially for commercial fleets and long-haul truckers.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. In 2010, the Energy Department launched the SuperTruck initiative to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

While the 700 bar compressed hydrogen storage used in current production light-duty FCEVs provides a near‐term commercialization pathway, the performance of this storage technology falls short of the DOE onboard FCEV Hydrogen Storage Program targets, particularly for volumetric hydrogen energy density and system cost.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

might be commercialized. Between 1,800 and 2,250 rpm the 55 kilogram light turbo-diesel direct injection engine delivers 120 N·m (89 l b-ft) maximum torque. The car features a safety frame of aluminium, steel and carbon fiber. The newly designed 0.8 TDI two-cylinder turbo-diesel engine delivers power of 38 kW / 51 hp.

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JULY 10, 2010

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. Buildings Technologies.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Asphaltenes are thus deemed as low-value by-products with little to no real-world application and commercial use in today’s market. To date, efforts have been invested in developing carbon fibers, carbon electrodes, porous carbon foam/scaffolds, and carbon nanosheets from asphaltenes.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The objective of this AOI is to develop and demonstrate the capability of multi-material joining techniques for aluminum to advanced steel for light-duty vehicle body-in-white (BIW) joints. Magnesium (AZ or AM series commercial alloy). Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Steel (Mild, HSLA, AHSS, or Boron automotive alloy).

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JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Harvesting Infrared Light to Improve Photosynthetic Biomass Production - $1,347,122. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

For light-duty vehicles this means providing a driving range of more than 300 miles (500 km), while meeting packaging, cost, safety, and performance requirements to be competitive with current vehicles. In FY 2014, one area of focus was low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber precursors and advanced tank designs. Source: DOE.

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