Commercial, Exhaust, Fuel Economy and Low Cost

DOE awards $17M to FY 2014 SBIR Phase II projects; includes Si/graphene anodes, motor windings, exhaust treatments

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MARCH 31, 2014

Hybrid Electric Turbocharger for Exhaust Energy Recovery and Transient Lag Reduction. of Rockledge, Florida is developing a hybrid electric turbocharger for cars and trucks that both reduces fuel consumption and improves drivability by shortening the transient response time (reducing turbo lag) during acceleration. Lead organization.

Exhaust

Exhaust Wind 2014 Motor

Fraunhofer characterizes Alphabet Energy thermoelectric PowerCard; up to 5% fuel economy improvement in automotive

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JANUARY 14, 2016

Alphabet Energy is commercializing low-cost, efficient thermoelectric materials for power generation leveraging technology initially developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Earlier post.). —Doug Crane, Director of Thermoelectric Engineering, Alphabet Energy. Source: Alphabet Energy. Click to enlarge.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Energy Economy Fuel

PowerDriver simulations predict thermoelectric exhaust waste heat recovery output of 300W, -2.5% in fuel consumption; prototyping begins

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application.

Exhaust

Exhaust Waste Land Rover Fuel

HyBoost demonstrator debuts at LCV2011; 50% by swept volume downsizing with low-cost electrification

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Together the partners have sought to demonstrate an extremely cost-effective, ultra-efficient gasoline engine in a C-segment passenger car delivering the performance of a baseline 2.0-liter liter model but with significantly reduced real-world and drive cycle CO 2 emissions, and comparable improvements in fuel-economy.

Downsizing

Downsizing Low Cost Lead Acid Gasoline-Electric

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. UChicago Argonne LLC. Zoltek Companies, Inc.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles

Achates Power wins $9M from ARPA-E to develop gasoline compression ignition medium-duty multi-cylinder opposed-piston engine

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Achates Power, the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has been selected by APRA-E under its OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ) for an award of more than $9 million to develop a multi-cylinder opposed piston engine operating with compression ignition that uses gasoline as the fuel.

Gasoline

Gasoline Engine Power Powered

DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 Commercialization of power electronics for electric traction drives using wideband gap (WBG) semiconductors. million barrels per day); and.

Vehicles

Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in

DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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JANUARY 18, 2014

VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in 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?

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel

DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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MAY 28, 2015

Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology. While the original charter of the program focused on technological innovation, the current programs have evolved to have a greater focus on commercialization. Organization. Description.

Li-ion

Li-ion Battery Powered Engine Lithium Ion

DOE issues FY 2015 SBIR/STTR Release 2 funding opportunity, including hydrogen fuel cells, electric drive batteries

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

The goal of Phase I is to evaluate the scientific or technical merit and feasibility of ideas that appear to have commercial potential and/or substantial application in support of DOE mission research. All fuel consumption testing must be conducted according to engine industry norms. are desired.

2015

2015 Hydrogen Fuel Batteries

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

AOI 1: Advanced Fuels and Lubricants Technologies. The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium.

Li-ion

Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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AUGUST 16, 2016

SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. Accelerated Development and Deployment of Low‐Cost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3).

Vehicles

Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal

DOE to award $7M to accelerate fuel and engine co-optimization technologies; Co-Optima initiative

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AUGUST 1, 2016

The new funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0001461 ) will advance the long-term objective of the Co-Optima initiative to accelerate widespread deployment of significantly improved fuels and vehicles (from passenger to light truck to heavy-duty commercial vehicles) by 2030.

Engine

Engine Fuel Emissions Pollution

GMZ Energy successfully demonstrates 1 kW thermoelectric generator for Bradley Fighting Vehicle

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

GMZ Energy, a market leader in the development of high-temperature thermoelectric generation (TEG) solutions, has successfully demonstrated a 1,000W TEG designed for diesel engine exhaust heat recapture in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. GMZ is targeting a fuel economy improvement of 5%. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

Energy

Energy Vehicles Waste Exhaust

DOE FY17 SBIR Phase I Release 2 topics include fuel cells, EV batteries, engines

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Applications are sought to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies that support commercialization of micro, mild, and full HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs. Fuel Efficiency Improvement Technologies for Conventional Stoichiometric Gasoline Direct Injection Multi-Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine.

Engine

Engine Fuel Hydrogen Batteries

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

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APRIL 10, 2012

In Phase II, devices suitable for near-commercial applications must be built and tested, and issues associated with manufacturing the units in large volumes at a competitive price must be addressed. Exhaust Aftertreatment Materials. L/100 km) for cars and more than 43 mpg (5.5 L/100 km) for trucks by 2025. Thermoelectric Technologies.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles

DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Area Of Interest (AOI) 1: Development of Low-Cost, High-Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet. This AOI is to address two major technical gaps in the performance of automotive aluminum alloys: Low strength among cost competitive automotive sheet alloys such as 5xxx and 6xxx series. Click to enlarge.

Emissions

Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Nineteen projects are aimed at reducing the cost and improving the performance of key PEV components. Fuel efficiency improvements in passenger vehicles and commercial trucks. Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). Description. Alcoa, Inc. Brookhaven National Lab.

Plug-in

Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles

Opposed-piston engine maker Pinnacle initially targeting developing markets, with vehicles expected in 2013

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APRIL 29, 2011

Startup Pinnacle Engines, the developer of a four-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ), is initially targeting lower power applications (such as tuk tuks) in developing markets in its commercialization strategy. a Pinnacle Engines development partner.

Engine

Engine 2013 Market Vehicles

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

EV Driven

DOE awards $17M to FY 2014 SBIR Phase II projects; includes Si/graphene anodes, motor windings, exhaust treatments

Fraunhofer characterizes Alphabet Energy thermoelectric PowerCard; up to 5% fuel economy improvement in automotive

PowerDriver simulations predict thermoelectric exhaust waste heat recovery output of 300W, -2.5% in fuel consumption; prototyping begins

HyBoost demonstrator debuts at LCV2011; 50% by swept volume downsizing with low-cost electrification

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

Achates Power wins $9M from ARPA-E to develop gasoline compression ignition medium-duty multi-cylinder opposed-piston engine

DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

DOE issues FY 2015 SBIR/STTR Release 2 funding opportunity, including hydrogen fuel cells, electric drive batteries

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

DOE to award $7M to accelerate fuel and engine co-optimization technologies; Co-Optima initiative

GMZ Energy successfully demonstrates 1 kW thermoelectric generator for Bradley Fighting Vehicle

DOE FY17 SBIR Phase I Release 2 topics include fuel cells, EV batteries, engines

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

Opposed-piston engine maker Pinnacle initially targeting developing markets, with vehicles expected in 2013

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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