Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

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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Hydrogen Fuel Carbon Fiber Water 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2016

This consortium will utilize the expertise and capabilities of the national laboratories to accelerate the development of commercially viable pathways for hydrogen production from renewable energy sources. Earlier post.) Caloric Cooling Consortium (CaloriCool) focuses on development of caloric materials for cooling applications.

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Water Hydrogen Production Green 150

Green Car Congress

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.

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Gas Gas-Electric Universal Colorado 297

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

The operating and maintenance cost of in-service compressors is exacerbated by the on/off cycling of the compressors resulting from a lack of station demand. The capital cost of the commercial hardware remains high due to low production volumes. Composite carbon fiber and steel vessels are a potential alternative.

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Green Car Congress

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. Such fuels should be currently available, or have the potential to become, commercially practical within the next 10 years.

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $57 million, including nearly $11 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to support clean energy technology commercialization projects for 33 small businesses across the country. manufacturing base for permanent magnets. DOE Funding: $3,000,000. Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc.

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Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

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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Motor Motors Motoring Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO divided the areas of interest in its upcoming FY 2014 solicitation into two main categories: technologies to meet the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, and technology to reduce petroleum consumption through fuel efficiency improvements in passenger and commercial vehicles. Early market commercialization opportunities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2016

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a production method they estimate will reduce the cost of carbon fiber as much as 50% and the energy used in its production by more than 60%. Details of the cost analysis will be shared with the prospective licensees.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Manufacturer Energy 150

Green Car Congress

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. Accelerated Development and Deployment of Low‐Cost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3).

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2016

DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy is seeking these projects as part of the Department’s Carbon Storage program, which has the goal of developing and advancing technologies to improve the effectiveness of carbon storage, reduce the cost of implementation, and be ready for widespread commercial deployment in the 2025–2035 timeframe.

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Convert Production Coal CO2 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2015

While 700 bar compressed hydrogen storage provides a near‐term commercialization pathway, the performance of this storage technology falls short of the DOE onboard FCEV hydrogen storage targets, particularly for volumetric hydrogen energy density and system cost. fleets, buses, etc.) as well, and not solely for light‐duty vehicles.

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Gas Fuel Hydrogen Alternative Fuels 150

Green Car Congress

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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Waste Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Polymer 492

Green Car Congress

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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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in available funding to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies ( earlier post ) to support research and development, early market deployments, and domestic manufacturing. In order to dispense hydrogen to FCEV tanks quickly (i.e. fleets, buses, etc.)

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Hydrogen Fuel Climate Production 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Further, alloying or coating pathways towards low-cost, effective passive films, have not been sufficiently explored in a sound and scientific way. Magnesium (AZ or AM series commercial alloy). Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. In this AOI, solutions should be capable of being commercially manufactured.

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Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion 240

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These new GaN power devices will enable the next generation of low-cost, fast, small, and reliable power electronics, which are key for efficient power conversion in data centers, solar farms, power grids, and electric vehicles. Pratt & Whitney will design a novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-power turbomachine for commercial aviation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Related to this, DOE seeks by 2020 to develop novel precursors and conversion processes capable of reducing the high-volume cost of high-strength carbon fiber by 25% from $13 per pound to ~$9 per pound. In FY 2014, one area of focus was low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber precursors and advanced tank designs.

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Hydrogen Carbon Fiber 2014 St. Louis 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2018

Putting Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic to the Test. The bumper component offers commercial value by providing reduction of mass in the front of the vehicle, affording an improved ride and handling benefit in addition to mass reduction. A Way to Low-Cost, Yet High-Performing Aluminum.

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Carbon Fiber Wisconsin General Motors Low Cost 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2020

Low-Cost Retrofit Kit for Integral Reciprocating Compressors to Reduce Emissions and Enhance Efficiency. The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) plans to develop, build, and validate a low-cost, field-installable, remotely-controlled natural gas compressor retrofit kit. Gas to Carbon Fiber Crystals (G2-CFX).

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Gas Gas-Electric West Virginia Carbon Fiber 186

Green Car Congress

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.

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Li-ion Vehicles Low Cost Grid 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nineteen projects are aimed at reducing the cost and improving the performance of key PEV components. Fuel efficiency improvements in passenger vehicles and commercial trucks. Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). Description. Alcoa, Inc. Ford Motor Company. Eaton Corp.

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Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles 299

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

Area Of Interest (AOI) 1: Development of Low-Cost, High-Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet. This AOI is to address two major technical gaps in the performance of automotive aluminum alloys: Low strength among cost competitive automotive sheet alloys such as 5xxx and 6xxx series. Carbon Fiber Composite Targets.

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Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber 252

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

In Phase II, devices suitable for near-commercial applications must be built and tested, and issues associated with manufacturing the units in large volumes at a competitive price must be addressed. Innovative subsystem component technologies in the areas of high-resolution low-cost NO x and NH 3 sensors.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

ASCEND projects work to develop innovative, lightweight, and ultra-efficient all-electric powertrain with advanced thermal management systems that help enable efficient net-zero carbon emissions for single-aisle passenger commercial aircraft. Raytheon Technologies Research Center. University of Maryland.

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Carbon Hybrid Electric Electrical 218

Green Car Congress

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.

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Li-ion Ni-Li Vehicles Grid 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Because turbines have always been a very inefficient way to convert chemical energy into useful wheel turning mechanical energy, only a few have tried to use a turbine in the powertrain system, and none have ever succeeded commercially. The body structure is also lightweight carbon fiber, including the dihedral doors.

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Range Companies China Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The vehicle can also be used to transfer the energy to another location—for example, from a solar charging station at work to the vehicle owner’s home or from a home solar set-up to a vacation dwelling or to a jobsite in a commercial setting. There are trucks and buses being converted commercially today.

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