Carbon Fiber, Energy Storage, Light and Low Cost

Cornell team develops aluminum-anode batteries with up to 10,000 cycles

Green Car Congress

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. A paper on the work is published in Nature Energy. So if we have a longer service life, then this cost will be further reduced.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion

DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Fiscal year 2017 funding will also be targeted at the development of low-cost, high-strength precursors for carbon fibers that can be used in vehicular hydrogen storage vessels. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

Industrial

Industrial Industry Fuel Carbon Fiber

Manganese hydride molecular sieve for practical hydrogen storage could cost roughly 5x less than 700 bar tanks

Green Car Congress

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. —Skipper et al.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Storage Carbon Fiber Store

DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Analysis suggests that cost parity between electric drive and internal combustion vehicles is possible under certain scenarios when battery pack costs fall below $125/kWh (useable energy). Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Vehicles Nickel Lithium Low Cost

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

The FOA will give equal consideration to all proposals submitted, including submissions that address the following Areas of Interest: Energy Storage R&D. As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high? and/or heavy?

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel

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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will identify fuel properties that can be used to enable novel combustion strategies with low emissions of nitrogen oxides in an engine, and enhance existing models to capture the effect of additional key fuel properties on combustion. Light-weighting materials. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. 10,000,000.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles

DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7

Vehicles

Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in

DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Specifically, low cost and energy-efficient processes are sought that can be demonstrated and validated under field conditions to meet needs of the nascent algal biomass industry. Office of Nuclear Energy. The trend for higher-temperature electric machines requires higher-temperature PMs. Buildings Technologies.

Fuel

Fuel Motor Motors Motoring

DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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. The objective of this AOI is to develop and demonstrate the capability of multi-material joining techniques for aluminum to advanced steel for light-duty vehicle body-in-white (BIW) joints.

Li-ion

Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion

ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Harvesting Infrared Light to Improve Photosynthetic Biomass Production - $1,347,122.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion

DOE awarding $33M for carbon-neutral hybrid electric aviation

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. Zero-carbon Ammonia-Powered Turboelectric (ZAPTurbo) Propulsion System; $2,652,778.

Carbon

Carbon Hybrid Electric Electrical

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nineteen projects are aimed at reducing the cost and improving the performance of key PEV components. Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles (Area of Interest 2).

Plug-in

Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles

DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

These areas of interest apply to light, medium and heavy duty on-road vehicles. *One Area Of Interest (AOI) 1: Development of Low-Cost, High-Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet. Cost of a finished, stamped component of no greater than $2 per pound of weight saved when compared to a comparable, baseline part.

Emissions

Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber

DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz used the Washington DC Auto show as the venue to announce $58 million in funding for vehicle technology advancements. These areas of interest apply to light, medium, and heavy-duty on-road vehicles. DOE will fund cost-shared projects with private industry, national laboratories, and university teams.

Li-ion

Li-ion Ni-Li Vehicles Grid

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

Applicants are sought to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies which support commercialization of micro, mild, and full HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs. Innovative subsystem component technologies in the areas of high-resolution low-cost NO x and NH 3 sensors. Subsystem Component Technologies. Advanced Manufacturing.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles

NIST Technology Program Announces Up To $71M in Funding for 20 Research Projects; New Silicon Nanowire Electrode Project and A123Systems Project on Second-Generation Electrodes and Manufacturing

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Higher energy density batteries would have a major impact on the development of electric vehicles by extending driving range and lowering costs. Mass consumer applications would require a far more efficient and low-cost manufacturing technique. High-Risk, Low-Cost Carbon Nanofiber Manufacturing Process Scale-Up.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Lithium Ion Li-ion Low Cost

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. It is wasteful and destructive to be burning this versatile molecule; we must stop.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

EV Driven

Cornell team develops aluminum-anode batteries with up to 10,000 cycles

DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

Manganese hydride molecular sieve for practical hydrogen storage could cost roughly 5x less than 700 bar tanks

DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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

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

DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

DOE awarding $33M for carbon-neutral hybrid electric aviation

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

NIST Technology Program Announces Up To $71M in Funding for 20 Research Projects; New Silicon Nanowire Electrode Project and A123Systems Project on Second-Generation Electrodes and Manufacturing

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Stay Connected