Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2015

Solvay is taking a “leadership role” in the development of the Polimotor 2 all-plastic automotive engine to be tested in a race car next year, demonstrating the company’s advanced specialty polymer technologies in light-weighting through metal replacement. Mustang engine, used a combination of carbon fiber, Torlon, epoxy, ceramic and metal.

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Carbon Fiber Polymer Carbon Engine 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will research, develop, and demonstrate polyalkylene glycol (PAG)- based engine oil technology which can reduce engine friction relative to conventional petroleum-based and synthetic oils. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Materials Innovation Technologies will develop low cost carbon fiber composite manufacturing technology to address the need for cost-effective, high volume production, lighter-weight components for automobiles and other vehicles by designing, manufacturing and testing several target components. Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc.

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Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A team from the University of Calgary and Rice University has used flash joule heating (FJH) ( earlier post ) to convert low-value asphaltenes—a by-product of crude oil refining—into a high-value carbon allotrope, asphaltene-derived flash graphene (AFG). Flash graphene from asphaltenes. (A)

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Waste Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Polymer 492

Green Car Congress

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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Carbon Fiber Carbon Long Beach Polymer 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Like the race engine of the RS Spyder, the 918 Spyder power unit features dry-sump lubrication with a separate oil tank and oil extraction. To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

While high-performance cars generally contain carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) to reduce weight, the partners moved away from the fixed idea of using CFRP. As a racing machine designed for race tracks, the RN30 must be lightweight and have a low center of gravity.

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Hyundai Concept Motor Motors 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

Post-fossil fuel alternative sources of carbon therefore need to be found to fulfill our needs for fuels, hydrocarbons, polymers, and other products presently derived mostly from petroleum oil and natural gas. Hyperbranched aminosilicas (HAS) have also been reported as adsorbents for CO 2 capture from the air.

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CO2 Hybrid Carbon Climate Change 199

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This project will demonstrate laser-assisted joining of aluminum and carbon fiber components to reduce vehicle weight. This project will develop and test novel molecules in base oils that may substantially improve fuel efficiency without increasing wear. 587,248 (jointly funded). Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Lithium Ion Transportation Universal Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber. High voltage and solid polymer composite electrolytes. Alloy or Li metal anodes.

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

quadrillion BTU of energy annually, equivalent to 280 million barrels of oil, or a month’s worth of that nation’s oil imports. New technologies to better repurpose these materials could save U.S. manufacturers and the nation up to 1.6 Industry-proposed Institutes Competition. VRCO; and many more small and medium-sized manufacturers.

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Manufacturer Los Angeles Oregon Connecticut 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

It also scales back in areas such as oil and gas company research and moves away from funding vehicular hydrogen fuel cells to technologies “ with more immediate promise, ” according to Energy Secretary Steven Chu. President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 $26.4 The budget request represents a 21.8% billion for DOE.

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2010 PHEV Hydrogen Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. The prototype part should also capture expected performance challenges such as interaction of bearings, journals, oil passages, and life cycle fatigue requirements. Steel (Mild, HSLA, AHSS, or Boron automotive alloy). Magnesium (AZ or AM series commercial alloy).

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Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Grant applications are sought to develop rapid processing technologies for carbon fiber reinforced polymers that can be used in primary and secondary structures of passenger vehicles.

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Fuel Motor Motors Motoring 210

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). This project will develop, integrate and implement predictive models for Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites that link the material design, molding process and final performance.

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Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles 299

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

AOI 2: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles. ($6M) For the purposes of this AOI, a carbon fiber composite is defined as a composite that combines carbon fiber with polymer resin. Carbon Fiber Composite Targets.

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Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber 252

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Their outer skin is made from aluminum-coated polymer and this in turn brings weight advantages. The stack comprises more than 300 individual cells; the core of each of these individual cells is a polymer membrane, with a platinum-based catalyst on both sides of the membrane. The tanks can store around five kilograms (11.0

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Develop new processes and technologies for scaling up the production of high quality nanocomposites, by incorporating nanocrystals with precisely controlled size, shape, and surface chemistry into a polymer matrix for demanding and high-volume industrial applications. TIP 2009 R&D Awards: Monitoring and Retrofit of Civil Infrastructure.

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