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DOE’s $10M Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium accelerating development of green hydrogen production

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The new consortium is led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and also includes Sandia National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Savannah River National Laboratory.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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For example, the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute will partner with IACMI to demonstrate the value of using advanced sensors in the production of carbon fiber and with PowerAmerica to showcase the energy savings of using advanced sensors in the production of new wide bandgap semiconductor circuit boards. Missouri U.

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Four new LightMAT projects to advance lighter weight vehicle components

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ArcelorMittal , a multinational steel products company, and Diversitak , a Detroit-based automotive polymer material manufacturer/supplier, will team with experts from Oak Ridge and Idaho national laboratories to reinforce very thin sheets of advanced high strength steel with a carbon fiber epoxy coating and conduct component testing.

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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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It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. The impetus for this change came from a study by the US Idaho National Lab [ 2 ]. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc., But use of petroleum will continue.

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