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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award ( DE-FOA-0000996 ) up to $12 million in funding to advance the development of a cost-competitive pathway to produce high-performance carbonfiber for vehicle lightweighting from renewable non-food biomass. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%.
(SoCalGas) is partnering with a development team to advance a new process that converts natural gas to hydrogen, carbonfiber, and carbon nanotubes. The global CNT market was estimated at approximately $3.5 billion in 2016 and is expected to increase to $8.7
million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbonfiber 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
LeMond Carbon announced the results of an independent technical audit conducted by Bureau Veritas (BV) of its carbonfiber 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.
Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has fine-tuned its carbonfiber 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 carbonfiber.
LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbonfiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.)
Teijin Limited has achieved a significant reduction in the cycle time required for molding carbonfiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) automobile cabin frame, bringing it to less than one minute. Long-fiber thermoplastic pellet: high-strength pellet made from carbonfiber, suited for injection molding of complex parts.
million) grant from the Bavaria FIT program under the Bavarian undersecretary of the state of Katja Hessel to fund the development of a novel carbon-fiber precursor with revised properties. The objective of the company is to develop and supply carbonfiber precursor exclusively for SGL Group and European production.
Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbonfiber. 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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This approach should speed the development of more economical carbonfiber materials. While stronger and lighter than steel, carbonfiber composites are relatively expensive. As part of the project, PNNL also analyzed the costs of long carbonfiber components versus standard steel and fiberglass composites.
Researchers led by a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new laser process that could make joining carbonfiber 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.
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 CarbonFiber: Roadmap to Automotive Adoption.”. Earlier post.)
Ford and DowAksa are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade carbonfiber, 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 carbonfiber composites.
and Purdue University, has launched the first project selected with a dual focus on decreasing the cost of manufacture and increasing design flexibility for automotive composites. Multiple factors, including cost and design constraints, present barriers to the adoption of composites in high volume automotive applications.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a production method they estimate will reduce the cost of carbonfiber 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.
This magnified image shows aluminum deposited on carbonfibers in a battery electrode. A very interesting feature of this battery is that only two elements are used for the anode and the cathode—aluminum and carbon—both of which are inexpensive and environmentally friendly. They also have a very long cycle life.
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. Storage Cost Reduction Opportunities.
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.
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.,
The 59701 Nano Innovations team is designing a Highly Conductive CNT-Composite-Cable made from CNTs that are manufactured from carbon dioxide and small amounts of metal, such as copper from a local mine.
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’ carbonfiber tooling.
For organizational purposes, Fisipe’s activities are allocated to the CarbonFibers & Composite Materials (CF / CM) Business Unit in the CarbonFibers & Composites Business Area. Standard carbonfibers for industrial use (industrial grade) are made up of fiber bundles containing 50,000 filaments (50K).
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 CarbonFiber or Lightweight Materials. Most critical is the cost of the carbonfiber.
These projects include the development and validation of modeling tools to deliver higher performing carbonfiber composites and advanced steels, as well as research into new lightweight, high-strength alloys for energy-efficient vehicle and truck engines. Fiber Thermoplastic Composites. Lead organization. Description.
For the near-term, the focus is on improving performance and lowering the cost of high-pressure compressed hydrogen storage systems. Related to this, DOE seeks by 2020 to develop novel precursors and conversion processes capable of reducing the high-volume cost of high-strength carbonfiber by 25% from $13 per pound to ~$9 per pound.
will optimize the cost and performance of composite cylinders for hydrogen storage using a graded construction. Current state-of-the-art hydrogen storage vessels for fuel cell electric vehicles are cost prohibitive because of the necessary carbonfiber. Composite Technology Development, Inc. Nextgen Aeronautics, Inc.
The FOA includes the following topics: Topic Area 1: Reducing the cost of compressed hydrogen storage systems. 350 to 700 bar) storage vessels are constructed using expensive high-strength carbonfiber. develop novel, advanced hydrogen storage technologies. Currently, high-pressure (i.e.,
Materia of Pasadena, California will receive $2 million to reduce the cost of compressed hydrogen storage systems. The project will demonstrate a novel resin system that reduces the use of expensive carbonfiber composites for high pressure storage tanks. PPG Industries of Greensboro, North Carolina will receive $1.2
The FOA specifies two distinct technical topics: Reducing the Cost of Hydrogen Storage Tanks; and New Materials Discovery. Reducing the Cost of Hydrogen Storage Tanks. Before compressed hydrogen gas storage vessel technology can move forward to widespread applications, solutions must be developed to achieve substantial cost reductions.
This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbonfiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbonfiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-costcarbonfiber. Plasan Carbon Composites. . $6,000,000. Zoltek Companies, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc.
DE-FOA-0000648 ) This funding will support the development of high-strength, lightweight carbonfiber composites and advanced steels and alloys that will help vehicle manufacturers improve the fuel economy of cars and trucks while maintaining and improving safety and performance.
Topic areas include: Electrolyzer Manufacturing R&D (up to $15M): Lowering the cost of hydrogen produced from megawatt- and gigawatt-scale electrolyzers by improving large-scale, high-volume electrolyzer manufacturing in the US.
During his presentation at the recent California Air Resources Board (ARB) ZEV Technology Symposium, Tatsuaki Yokoyama, from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, said that Toyota aimed to reduce the cost of fuel cell vehicles to 1/10 of the current level by design and materials improvement by commercialization in 2015.
Fiscal year 2017 funding will also be targeted at the development of low-cost, high-strength precursors for carbonfibers that can be used in vehicular hydrogen storage vessels. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.
The R&D would be executed in collaboration with DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) and would enable large-scale domestic electrolyzer manufacturing focused on reducing the cost of megawatt- and gigawatt-scale electrolyzers for diverse end uses. Advanced CarbonFiber for Compressed Hydrogen and Natural Gas Storage Tanks.
The UK firm Zircotec is adapting a high tech ceramic coating to reduce the weight and cost of an EV battery pack, leveraging its experience in Formula One racing and other motorsports. The post One Simple Trick To Send The Cost Of An EV Battery Rocketing Downwards appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength CarbonFiber. 3 projects will reduce the cost of onboard hydrogen storage tanks necessary for fuel cell vehicles. These projects will pursue innovative approaches to developing novel precursors for high-strength carbonfiber at half the cost of current materials.
Optimizing the Cost and Performance of Composite Cylinders for H 2 Storage using a Graded Construction. State-of-the-art hydrogen storage vessels for fuel cell cars are expensive to manufacture because of high carbonfibercosts. Novel Structured Metal Bipolar Plates for Low Cost Manufacturing.
FCTO anticipates that the FOA may include the following Topic Areas: Topic Area 1: Reducing the Cost of Compressed Hydrogen Storage Systems. Topic 1 will focus on the development of complete, low-cost, compressed hydrogen storage systems. cold/cryogenic compressed hydrogen); and advanced state-of-the-art compressed tank manufacturing.
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. High cost of high-strength aluminum alloys such as high performance 6xxx and 7xxx series. CarbonFiber Composite Targets.
Reducing the cost of electric drive systems from $30/kW to $8/kW. When these goals are met, the levelized cost of an all-electric vehicle with a 280-mile range will be comparable to that of an ICE vehicle of similar size. That would take a 55 kW system cost of $1,650 down to $440 and increase power density from 1.1 kW/kg to 1.4
The Institute will focus on lowering the overall manufacturing costs of advanced composites by 50%, reducing the energy used to make composites by 75% and increasing the recyclability of composites to over 95% within the next decade. Doubling the length of a turbine blade can help quadruple the amount of electricity generated.
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