Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will receive $2.7 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks.

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JULY 17, 2022

E-fuels company HIF (Highly Innovative Fuels) Global has begun the development of Australia’s first large-scale, carbon-neutral eFuels production facility in Tasmania. Our global plan is to produce over 8 billion liters a year of carbon-neutral eFuels—enough to decarbonize 5 million vehicles. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 23, 2020

The projects will use high performance computing to address key technical challenges in US manufacturing and materials development. HPC4Manufacturing is funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office. HPC4Materials.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 29, 2023

The future of carbon-free energy smells like teriyaki and sounds like a low-flying 737. A fusion technician welds an in-house manufactured capacitor for Helion’s Polaris generator. The latest prototype will need thousands of completed capacitors like this.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2019

Following its corporate fleets, PCNA will soon offer Porsche Impact to USA customers who want to reduce the CO 2 footprint of their internal-combustion engines. PCNA estimates it will offset more than 3.5 Porsche Impact has been available as a pilot program to customers in Germany, the UK, and Poland since late 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of approximately $72 million in federal funding to support the development and advancement of carbon capture technologies under two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Enabling Production of Low Carbon Emissions Steel Through CO 2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gases. Chevron USA.

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MARCH 13, 2017

During this technical collaboration, researchers at MSU and UDRI will identify cost-effective combinations of resins from Ashland, sizings from Michelman, and carbon fibers from Zoltek that can be used to fabricate prepregs that can be compression-molded into composite parts. —Bryan G. Dods, IACMI CEO. Dods, IACMI CEO.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

The BMW Group and Boeing signed a collaboration agreement to participate in joint research for carbon fiber recycling as well as share carbon fiber manufacturing process simulations and ideas for manufacturing automation. Both the BMW Group and Boeing are pioneering the use of carbon fiber in their products.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Bunge North America, a subsidiary of Bunge Limited, announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) of a proposed 50/50 joint venture to help meet the demand for renewable fuels and to develop lower carbon intensity feedstocks.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2020, Cleveland-Cliffs acquired two major steelmakers, AK Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA LLC, vertically integrating its legacy iron ore business with quality-focused steel production and emphasis on the automotive end market. Investing in the development of carbon capture technology.

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MARCH 19, 2021

The deployment of the pilot plant will be in Clayton Valley, Nevada, USA. As EVs depend on lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, sustainable and efficient lithium production has become an important topic for regions, industries, and technology companies, as well as battery and large automotive manufacturers.

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MAY 10, 2023

This project will complete key engineering design and demonstration tests to enable cost-competitive, carbon-neutral production of synthetic jet fuel and diesel using nuclear energy from existing light water reactors. 3M Company will develop an isotope recovery process to enable commercial deployment of molten salt reactors.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

In addition to the existing cap on costs for teams, a cost cap for power unit manufacturers will be introduced in 2023. In addition, Formula 1 has set itself the goal of being a carbon-neutral racing series by 2030. The trained engineer has held various senior positions for manufacturers and teams in motorsport.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

The new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), announced today by President Obama, will focus on advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites that combine strong fibers with tough plastics to yield materials that are lighter and stronger than steel. SABIC Innovative Plastics US; SAERTEX USA, LLC; Strongwell Inc.;

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

SGL Group, a leading manufacturer of carbon-based products and materials, will sell its graphite electrode (GE) business to Showa Denko (Japan).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2012

ArcelorMittal has inaugurated a new, energy recovery and reuse boiler that recycles waste gas generated through its blast furnace process (for ironmaking) and uses it to generate electricity to help power the ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor steel manufacturing plant in East Chicago, Indiana—the largest steelmaking complex in North America.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

XALT Energy, a company of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, is a Midland, Michigan-based global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology solutions. is a bus manufacturer specializing in the manufacturing of transit buses and motor coaches and in the distribution of aftermarket parts.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Ultimately, the company expects the projects will support its efforts to provide low-cost and low-carbon energy to the electricity grid. In the past 20 years, enabling technologies, such as advanced composite materials and additive manufacturing, have offered innovative new pathways to resolve historical barriers to fusion energy.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

Kolkata-based Ramkrishna Forgings is a manufacturer and supplier of closed-die forgings of carbon and alloy steel, micro-alloy steel, and stainless steel forgings. Kolkata-based Ramkrishna Forgings is a manufacturer and supplier of closed-die forgings of carbon and alloy steel, micro-alloy steel, and stainless steel forgings.

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APRIL 6, 2010

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC, the joint venture between SGL Group and BMW Group ( earlier post ), will build a carbon fiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. In the next step, the facility in Moses Lake will convert the polyacrylic fibers into the actual carbon fibers.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

The new battery factory was built on a 50,000 m² site located at the vehicle manufacturing plant in the Bangkok region. The battery systems manufactured in the new battery factory, are used among others for the current Mercedes-Benz C-Class, E-Class, S-Class as well as for the Mercedes-Benz GLC and GLC Coupé.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. Maryland is one of nine states that has adopted California’s ZEV Mandate.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

TenCate Advanced Composites, a leading global developer and manufacturer of advanced composite materials, and Aston Martin announced a technical partnership for the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar program. TenCate Advanced Composites began producing advanced composite materials in 1972 in Nijverdal, The Netherlands.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

BMW M GmbH used the M Night Event in the lead-up to the Nürburgring 24-hour race to unveil the BMW M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technology). The M3 CRT represents the worldwide debut of a new production process for carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components in the automotive industry. kilograms per horsepower (7.7 Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2021

The CIX/CIC method used in both US Government grants is the method being used to process rare earths and additional US Government-listed Critical Minerals from the Round Top (TX) project, being developed by TMRC’s funding and development partner, USA Rare Earth, LLC.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

More than 80% of the worldwide production of scrap tires is concentrated in a few macro-areas (USA, EU, China, India and Japan), where strict protocols and regulations have been applied (e.g. Such compounds are introduced during vulcanization and other stages of rubber manufacture. Currently, about 1.5 EU Directive 31/1991).

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Going forward, the car will be built and sold in Europe, in China, and later also in the USA. Zwickau plays a key role in the system changeover to e-mobility: For the first time, a large car manufacturing plant is being entirely converted to e-mobility, with investments running at some €1.2 For Volkswagen, the ID.4 Like the ID.3,

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JANUARY 15, 2022

through its US subsidiary Talon Nickel (USA) LLC, entered into an agreement with Tesla for the supply and purchase of nickel concentrate to be produced from the Tamarack Nickel Project in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Talon Metals Corp.,

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The body structure of the BMW i3 consists entirely of lightweight and durable carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP); this is the first time the material has been used in automotive volume production. The BMW Group has begun series production of the BMW i3 electric vehicle ( earlier post ) at its plant in Leipzig.

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JULY 6, 2020

In practical terms, this high GWP means that 1 t of SF 6 released to the atmosphere is equivalent to the release of 23,500t of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Of all the greenhouse gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, SF 6 is the most potent, with a global warming potential (GWP) of 23,500 over a 100-year time horizon. —Simmonds et al.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

While many Americans associate Honda with their car brand, they are the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. The press release from the company contains two overarching goals; to become carbon neutral by 2040, and to sell 1 million electric motorcycles a year by 2026 and 3.5 million electric motorcycles by 2030.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

The narrative that Americans and many Europeans share about China and themselves is not aligned with observable reality, and the USA is in significant danger of economic decline even as the world improves.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources for storage or beneficial use. Secretary Chu on Carbon Capture. Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. The first phase of these projects will include $21.6

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

With an option for an additional 85 cars, this is one of the biggest orders for light rail cars ever placed in the USA. Around 80% of the electricity used by the plant for manufacturing is generated by a two-megawatt photovoltaic installation on the building’s roof. MUNI presentation on procurement.

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MARCH 19, 2014

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has joined H 2 USA: a consortium of automakers, energy companies, government laboratories, and others that aims to accelerate the rollout of an infrastructure for hydrogen-powered vehicles and related technologies. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 18, 2023

A new EV may cost more upfront, but saves in the long run Studies conclude that manufacturing a vehicle accounts for around 25 percent of its lifetime carbon footprint. Making a car creates a lot of pollution as raw materials have to be extracted, transported and manufactured. But, EVs tend to be a bit more expensive.

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