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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.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2015

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 Carbon Fiber: Roadmap to Automotive Adoption.”. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Ford and DowAksa are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade carbon fiber, 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 carbon fiber composites.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 12, 2010

BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. First, the raw feedstock to make carbon fibers–just call it a “polacrylonitrile-based precursor&# –is made in Japan by a joint venture between SGL and Mitsubishi Rayon and flown to the U.S. April 7th, 2010. By John Voelcker Senior Editor.

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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 carbon fiber precursor exclusively for SGL Group and European production.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Teijin Limited has achieved a significant reduction in the cycle time required for molding carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) automobile cabin frame, bringing it to less than one minute. Long-fiber thermoplastic pellet: high-strength pellet made from carbon fiber, suited for injection molding of complex parts.

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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’ carbon fiber tooling.

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The Clean Carbon Conductors team, with members from Rice University and DexMat Co, is designing enhanced-conductivity CNTs by improving fiber quality, alignment, packing density, and by electrochemically doping the CNTs. Each winning team has earned a $25,000 cash prize and a stipend for third-party conductivity testing in Stage 2.

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APRIL 6, 2021

This magnified image shows aluminum deposited on carbon fibers 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.

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Specifically, the funding will go toward reducing the production cost of carbon fiber manufacturing, to help in reducing the weight of vehicles; improved efficiency and lower costs for car batteries; and net-zero energy building technologies. ORNL will also receive $20.2

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MAY 5, 2020

Hydrogen as a zero-carbon energy carrier has the potential to transform fundamentally the global energy landscape—but the production must benefit the environment, according to experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The largest markets for non-combusted carbon are carbon black (~10s MT), graphite (~0.1

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

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.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Created by Reddit user: somid3 pic.twitter.com/a58JktCPZa — Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) January 12, 2024 The Model Y owner’s current setup uses telescoping carbon fiber tubes to deploy and retract the solar panels.

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MAY 14, 2013

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.

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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.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) Now, the team, which includes postdoctoral fellow Jiawen Ren, Ph.D.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

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 Carbon Fiber for Compressed Hydrogen and Natural Gas Storage Tanks.

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OCTOBER 20, 2012

Carbon-based products and materials company SGL Group has completed the acquisition of the Portuguese acrylic fiber company Fisipe—Fibras Sintéticas de Portugal S.A. Standard carbon fibers for industrial use (industrial grade) are made up of fiber bundles containing 50,000 filaments (50K).

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JANUARY 18, 2014

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 Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. Carbon Fiber Technology Facility. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

In addition, the costs associated with high-pressure fast refueling adds to the overall costs associated with using hydrogen fuel cells. Therefore, to maximize the use of hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel for fuel cells, advanced storage systems and technologies will be required, especially for automotive applications.

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MAY 20, 2014

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 carbon fiber composites for high pressure storage tanks. PPG Industries of Greensboro, North Carolina will receive $1.2

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AUGUST 13, 2012

These projects include the development and validation of modeling tools to deliver higher performing carbon fiber 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.

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JUNE 9, 2017

Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. 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 carbon fiber at half the cost of current materials.

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MARCH 7, 2013

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 carbon fiber. Composite Technology Development, Inc. Nextgen Aeronautics, Inc.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

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.,

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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. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

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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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MARCH 23, 2012

DE-FOA-0000648 ) This funding will support the development of high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber 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.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

These components that are relevant for both ICE and EVs leverage alternative materials such as composites and carbon fiber to deliver weight reduction benefits.

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JUNE 13, 2016

Furthermore, the cost of the technology has been slashed due largely to a 90% reduction in the amount of platinum used in the stack. Two carbon-fiber-encased tanks built into the vehicle floor hold around 4 kg of hydrogen. The fuel cell developers have also further optimised the performance and operating range.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber. Plasan Carbon Composites. . $6,000,000. Zoltek Companies, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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MARCH 8, 2017

To reduce weight, the W-15’s body panels are made of a carbon fiber composite which also have the benefit of being rustproof. This existing medium-duty, delivery truck business has demonstrated low Total Cost of Ownership and dramatically reduced emissions.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber for Use in Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel Applications. This topic will aim to reduce the cost of onboard hydrogen storage necessary for FCEVs. Concept papers are due 20 December 2016; full applications are due 21 February 2017.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The objective of this area of interest is to develop and demonstrate both technology and supplier readiness for the production of electric traction drive systems that can meet specified technical targets, including cost of ≤$8/kilowatt (kW); specific power of ≥1.4 DOE is putting particular emphasis on meeting the cost target.

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JUNE 7, 2013

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.

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