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

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Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. The objective of this AOI is to attract and fund research efforts to understand and overcome the barriers impeding the successful utilization of commercial or near commercial high energy Li-ion couples that can meet the performance, lifetime and cost requirements of PHEV40 or EV batteries.

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NETL investigating researching chemistries for large-scale battery- and supercapacitor-based grid energy storage systems

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This includes research on appropriate anodes, cathodes, and electrolytes for magnesium (Mg)-, sodium (Na)-, and lithium (Li)-based batteries and novel transition metal oxide- and nitride-based supercapacitor electrode materials. Magnesium is much more abundant in the Earth’s crust, making it less expensive than Li by a factor of 24.

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DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

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Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Applications are sought for, but not limited to, the following areas: Formation and function of solid electrolyte interface layers, especially in Si and Li metal anodes. Steel (Mild, HSLA, AHSS, or Boron automotive alloy). Magnesium (cast, sheet, or extrusion, any alloy).

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