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ORNL exclusively licenses plasma processing technology for carbon fiber production to RMX Technologies; 75% less energy, 20% lower cost

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RMX Technologies and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed an exclusive licensing agreement for a new technology that significantly reduces the time and energy needed in the production of carbon fiber. Oxidation is the most time-consuming phase of the multistep carbon fiber conversion process.

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Hyzon Motors to collaborate with Transform Materials on renewable hydrogen production

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The patented microwave plasma reactor system generates these products from methane efficiently at very high rates of conversion and selectivity. Our solution is to co-invest in facilities that produce low-cost hydrogen at small volumes, and which can be built in a matter of months.

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DOE to award up to $6.7M to projects to convert captured CO2 to useful products, including fuels

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Research has shown that CO 2 can be converted to a variety of commodities, but because of the low energy state of CO 2 , the production costs would be prohibitive in many cases. carbon fibers or plastics) while significantly reducing the energy demand/over potential required for the conversion process.

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

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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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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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VTO is seeking projects in this area not represented by, or similar to, current R&D projects at DOE) that focus on the following key barriers: Cost Reduction. The additional content which includes the motor, inverter, converter, and on?board board charger must be offset by the cost savings in operational costs as seen by the customer.

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

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This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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This is a low-volume, high-value market where aircraft will rely on high-cost and cutting-edge technologies to reach new heights with regard to performance and safety. For example, IDTechEx expects that lithium-metal and solid-state batteries, axial flux motors, and carbon fiber materials will play an important role in eVTOL markets.

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