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Alkegen begins commercial production of silicon anode material SiFAB in Indiana

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Alkegen has begun commercial production of its silicon fiber anode material platform, SiFAB. The company’s new SiFAB production line is an extension of its established large-scale manufacturing facility in New Carlisle, Indiana. Multi-batch samples of SiFAB are available for qualification now.

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Toyota Research Institute and Northwestern partner to accelerate new materials discovery with nanomaterial data factory; fuel cell catalysts first

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While the first application of the data factory will be used to discover new catalysts to make fuel cell vehicles more efficient, TRI and Northwestern believe this method of materials discovery will have wide-ranging applications in the future such as clean hydrogen production, CO 2 removal from air and high-efficiency solar cells.

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Ioxus expects to announce its first ultracap-battery product with Enersys this year

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Ultracapacitor-maker Ioxus expects to announce this year the first ultracapacitor-battery solution resulting from its partnership with Enersys ( earlier post ), says Chad Hall, Ioxus Co-Founder and VP of Sales and Business Development: a UPS system that will combine ultracapacitors and lead-acid batteries in a rack-mount application.

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Starlink authorizes Peplink as its first technology provider

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” The pair plans to to offer value-added networking products and services worldwide through Authorized Peplink & Starlink Solution Providers. Starlink and Peplink share a common goal. Peplink aims to deliver “unbreakable connectivity.

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Unifrax introduces new silicon fiber anode technology

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The company expects SiFAB production to come online in early 2022 with plans to build thousands of tons of long-term manufacturing capacity. —Chad Cannan, Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Unifrax.

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New DuraBlue ultracaps from Maxwell increase shock and vibration tolerance, energy and power capacity

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This enhanced shock and vibration tolerance is particularly important in the transportation market—especially mass transit—and in developing markets in which the road infrastructure might not be quite as smooth as in more developed ones, noted Chad McDonald, director of product marketing. —Chad McDonald.

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Verdezyne groundbreaking for first bio-based DDDA plant; replacing petroleum

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The first product produced at VerdePalm will be dodecanedioic acid (DDDA)—a 12-carbon diacid that is a component of many consumer products currently made from petroleum. VerdePalm will be the world’s first bio-based plant for DDDA production. —Chad Waite, Chairman of the Verdezyne Board of Directors.

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