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JULY 31, 2020

million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will receive $2.7

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APRIL 11, 2014

Danish start-up ECOmove has developed a technology which it says makes it possible to manufacture a carbon-fiber chassis without using special equipment. ECOmove calls its carbon-fiber technology Qstrung. The first unit has already been shipped to a company in Germany. —Mogens Løkke, CEO at ECOmove.

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MARCH 14, 2017

in cooperation with Ford Motor Company, developed a prototype carbon fiber composite subframe which reduces mass by 34% compared to making a stamped steel equivalent. We must continue to work hard to achieve these lightweight solutions at the most affordable costs.

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DECEMBER 22, 2019

LeMond Carbon announced the results of an independent technical audit conducted by Bureau Veritas (BV) of its carbon fiber manufacturing process. The audit was conducted on a pilot line at Deakin University’s Carbon Nexus facility in Geelong, Australia. This is a significant milestone for our company.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has fine-tuned its carbon fiber RTM (resin transfer molding) (CF-RTM) process to the point that a premium automaker will be using the technology for closures on future vehicle platforms. We have been targeting a 3-minute cycle time using 100 percent recycled carbon fiber.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

The team projects that the high-efficiency vehicle will have a a minimum unit cost of only $1,400 to produce—the price of an average mountain bike—once the funding goal is reached. The VEGAN is a lightweight multipurpose hybrid electric-self-charging solar tricycle. The team has not yet produced a working demo for their concept.

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JULY 22, 2020

Borealis, a supplier of polyolefin plastic materials for engineering applications in the automotive industry, announced the availability of Fibremod, its innovative carbon and glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene (PP) technology, for the North American automotive market. Fibremod PP short glass fiber (SGF).

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Today, acrylonitrile is used in the production of acrylic fibers for carpets, clothes, and fabrics, and in plastics such as food containers, and packaging materials. Yet none have been able to compete with the traditional process in terms of cost and yield. Now, new NREL research is showing promise toward achieving this goal.

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MAY 20, 2016

Researchers led by a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new laser process that could make joining carbon fiber composites and aluminum for lightweight cars and other multi-material high-end products less expensive—as well as making the joints more robust. Adrian Sabau.

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JULY 26, 2020

Toray Industries concluded an agreement with Lilium GmbH to supply carbon fiber composite materials for the Lilium Jet. The aircraft’s primary structures, such as the fuselage, wings and flaps will all be made from carbon fiber. Carbon fiber composite materials are needed to lighten such vehicles as the Lilium Jet.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have shown that making carbon fiber composites with bio-based epoxies and an anhydride hardener makes the material fully recyclable by introducing linkages that are more easily degraded. Synthesizing carbon fiber involves temperatures of more than 1,000 °C.

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JULY 2, 2017

Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber. The funding was part of DOE’s strategy to invest in discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles.

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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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DECEMBER 15, 2017

This approach should speed the development of more economical carbon fiber materials. While stronger and lighter than steel, carbon fiber composites are relatively expensive. As part of the project, PNNL also analyzed the costs of long carbon fiber components versus standard steel and fiberglass composites.

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APRIL 17, 2015

Ford and DowAksa signed a joint development agreement (JDA) formally to advance research on cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing of automotive-grade carbon fiber, a material poised to play a significant role in the drive to make vehicles lighter. DowAksa is expanding on Aksa’s existing carbon fiber production assets.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Driven by a faster-than-expected pace of technology development, carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) will be poised to gain widespread adoption for automotive lightweighting by 2025, according to a new report from Lux Research, “Scaling Up Carbon Fiber: Roadmap to Automotive Adoption.”. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

PD Glasseiden, a Germany-based producer of fiberglass; European Carbon Fiber GmbH; and the ForschungsCampus Open Hybrid LabFactory e.V., In the first step at a location in Chemnitz, Saxony, CarboSax will build a pilot line for the sustainable production of carbon fibers.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Ford and DowAksa are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade carbon fiber, aiming to make vehicles lighter for greater fuel efficiency, performance and capability. Ford and Dow Chemical began working together in 2012 to develop low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber composites.

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JULY 21, 2020

The projects will feature collaborations with EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office on manufacturing reliable and affordable electrolyzers and with EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office on developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber for hydrogen storage tanks. Carbon Composite Optimization Reducing Tank Cost.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC) (which is now consolidated into Mitsubishi Chemical , along with Mitsubishi Plastis and the former Mitsubishi Chemical) recently announced that its carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC) has been adopted for the rear hatch frame of the new Toyota Prius PHV.

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JUNE 22, 2015

The ThyssenKrupp Carbon Components – Maxion Wheels team will work with OEMs to develop custom solutions to meet their specific needs. Maxion Wheels and ThyssenKrupp Carbon Components will continue to enhance the value proposition of the lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber hybrid wheels.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. This magnified image shows aluminum deposited on carbon fibers in a battery electrode. A paper on the work is published in Nature Energy.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The effort will identify styrene-free prepreg formulations with longer room temperature shelf life, shorter cycle times, and reduced cost. Advancements in these areas will increase productivity, decrease scrap and material costs, and enable adoption into the automotive industry. —Bryan G. Dods, IACMI CEO.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

This 24-month program has the overall objective significantly to improve the mechanical properties of the carbon fiber/epoxy material used to construct hydrogen fuel tanks with CNT reinforcement. The goal is to reduce the weight of the tanks by 20% or more.

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In the world of electric bikes, the words “carbon fiber” usually means big bucks. That means carbon fiber electric bikes have always commanded premium prices – at least, until now. Actually, it’s the same in the pedal bike industry, it’s just that e-bikes already start out more expensive.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

These conductivity-enhanced materials have the potential to lower the costs and impacts of adding renewables and electric cars to the grid, maximize next-generation energy storage technologies, and support electrification for energy-intensive sectors.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

The selected organizations will provide close to $2 million in cost share. The projects focus on lowering the cost of compressed hydrogen storage systems and on developing advanced materials for hydrogen storage. will use a coordinated approach to reduce the costs associated with compressed hydrogen storage systems. and AOC Inc.,

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Other partners on the project are bp, capturing hydrogen usage and infrastructure requirements; Cambustion , testing the fuel cell system; Viritech , designing hydrogen storage systems; and Cygnet Texkimp , providing the pressure vessels’ carbon fiber tooling.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

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 Specifically: the current cost of high?energy board charger must be offset by the cost savings in operational costs as seen by the customer. energy batteries.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

To date, efforts have been invested in developing carbon fibers, carbon electrodes, porous carbon foam/scaffolds, and carbon nanosheets from asphaltenes. Consequently, research on the valorization of asphaltenes has sparked over the past few years. —Saadi et al.

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A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. The material combines carbon fibers and a polymer resin, creating a very advanced nanomaterial, and structural supercapacitors. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, has developed a new technology—Tenax Part via Preform (PvP)—for highly efficient production of thermoset carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). Toho Tenax Co., Expensive intermediate steps are not necessary.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The team projects that reasonable estimates for production costs and loss of performance due to system implementation result in total energy storage costs roughly 5 times cheaper than those for 700 bar tanks, potentially opening doors for increased adoption of hydrogen as an energy vector. wt% and 50 kgH 2 /m 3 for 5 kg of hydrogen.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

Researchers from Nanjing Forestry University and the University of Maryland have designed high-performance microfibers by hybridizing two-dimensional (2D) graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets and one-dimensional (1D) nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) fibers. Note that the infiltrated GO–NFC microfibers were also lightweight in nature.

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OCTOBER 25, 2014

The first was for the new steel pistons for diesel engines ( earlier post ), the second for high-strength carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) struts. Fiber composites, particularly those that include carbon fibers, are ideal for ensuring maximum stiffness with minimum weight. The CO 2 break-even point (i.e.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, has developed a new prepreg (carbon fiber sheet pre-impregnated with matrix resin) that achieves rapid curing for increased productivity and features excellent surface texture and formability. Toho Tenax Co.,

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

For the near-term, the focus is on improving performance and lowering the cost of high-pressure compressed hydrogen storage systems. 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.

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