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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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The BMW i3 was the BMW Group’s first purely electrically powered large-scale serial model and also the company’s first vehicle with a passenger cell made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). It is shaped in Leipzig from carbon fiber scrims and assembled in a unique process developed by the BMW Group.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. Dow Chemical Company; DowAksa; DuPont; ESI North America; Evonik Corporation; Faurecia US Holdings; Fives; Ford Motor Company; GE Water & Power; Graco Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Altran and Quimera to present All Electric GT prototype at Frankfurt

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The monocoque chassis is made entirely of carbon fiber to make it lighter and more rigid. Quimera leads a consortium of international companies to develop and deploy sustainable projects in metropolitan and urban areas in the renewable energy and sustainability fields. Shakedown was 26 July at the Motorland F1 race track.

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Toyota to begin sales of Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Europe by September

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The amount of water on fuel cell electrolyte membranes has a substantial influence on electricity generation efficiency. Tanks with a three-layer structure made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and other materials are used to store hydrogen at a very high pressure of 70 MPa (70 megapascals, or approximately 700 bar).

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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

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Algae cultures tend to be relatively dilute, and the energy requirement to remove water from the cultures can be a significant portion of the energy balance. saline water). Technologies to Address Internal Heating in DC Bus Capacitors Capacitors suitable for harsh automotive environments must suffer extreme environmental conditions.

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Toyota pops the hood on the technology of the fuel cell Mirai at SAE World Congress

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The papers provide technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; the newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. Conventional flow field structure. Konno et al. Konno et al.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

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When the competition is 150+-year-old internal combustion engine technology, rapid learning cycles are a critical success tool for fuel cell powertrains. In addition, they plan to use carbon capture for their reformation of natural gas to hydrogen. Earlier post.).

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