Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

By employing proprietary pretreatment and processing, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Drexel University have produced flexible polymer carbon composite films from scrap tires for use as electrodes for supercapacitors. The first synthesized highly porous carbon (1625 m 2  g −1 ) using waste tires as the precursor.

Polymer 150

Polymer Waste Carbon Low Cost 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2018

Elemental sulfur, as one of promising cathode materials, can offer a theoretical capacity of 1672 mAh g -1 and high energy density of 2600 W h kg -1 at a low cost, when it is coupled with metallic Li anode.

Lithium Sulfur 186

Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery Engine 186

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)

Waste 492

Waste Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Polymer 492

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

These low density steels are expected to generate energy savings by bringing efficiencies in the steel manufacturing and lifetime savings by use of lightweight steel in automotive structural applications. Argonne National Laboratory. Colorado State University. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. FeNix Magnetics, Inc. 2,089,647.

Manufacturer 150

Manufacturer Waste Universal Dallas 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials. The objective of this potential area of interest is to research, develop, and test a heavy rare earth mineral free advanced motor and inverter drive system that costs ? Energy-efficient mobility systems.

2020 186

2020 Vehicles Polymer Gasoline-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2013

Calysta Energy and NatureWorks have entered into an exclusive, multi-year collaboration to research and develop a practical production process for fermenting methane into lactic acid, the building block for Ingeo , lactide intermediates and polymers made from renewable materials.

Building 170

Building Energy Asia Waste 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2014

Potential high-value products from isolated lignin include low-cost carbon fiber, engineering plastics and thermoplastic elastomers, polymeric foams and membranes, and a variety of fuels and chemicals—all currently sourced from petroleum. Ragauskas et al. courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.] Click to enlarge.

Production 225

Production Carbon Fiber Polymer Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. 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. 3,500,000. .

Carbon Fiber 268

Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

VTO is seeking projects in this area not represented by, or similar to, current R&D projects at DOE) that focus on the following key barriers: Cost Reduction. The additional content which includes the motor, inverter, converter, and on?board board charger must be offset by the cost savings in operational costs as seen by the customer.

Carbon Fiber 252

Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2016

The new Stanford approach was inspired by ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO)—an enzyme involved in the first major step of carbon fixation, a process by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted by plants and other photosynthetic organisms to molecules such as glucose. —Banerjee et al.

Molten Salt 150

Molten Salt Carbon CO2 Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

for an award of up to $1,200,000 to further its development of Biomass-to-Gasoline (BTG) technology—a novel thermochemical process that converts biomass into a clean, high-octane gasoline-compatible fuel. It also has developed ExSyM, a new low-cost styrene monomer production technology based on new chemistry. ARPA-E Award.

Gasoline 170

Gasoline Convert Waste Conversion 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The first hydrogen TTO is focused on durable, high activity electrocatalyst with low platinum content and low cost for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications. DOE plans to issue the full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on 30 November 2015. grams PGM per liter of engine displacement).

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Engine Fuel Electric Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. Engineering E.

Carbon 249

Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris. Additive Manufacturing of Amorphous Metal Soft Magnetic Composites - $1,900,000.

Clean 284

Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion 284

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

plans to develop a novel membrane system from Osmoses’ proprietary polymer composition that can produce enriched oxygen from air for integration into modular gasification systems for low-cost hydrogen production. The team intends to demonstrate high-purity (greater than 98% by volume, preferably above 99.5%

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

This FOA addresses gaps in current research and development (R&D) which hinder better utilizing waste streams (e.g. Virtually all technology pathways that convert biomass into a hydrocarbon fuel require a catalytic process. Topic Area 4: Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet Organic Waste Streams. R&D for producing engineering?relevant/technical

Waste 170

Waste Renewable Conversion Carbon 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

This has led to improved biofuel productivity, higher economic returns, minimal waste production, and a lower carbon footprint. carbon fixation), such that the energy of the excess photons is wasted through non-photosynthetic processes. When they cannot be utilized efficiently they are wasted, normally through venting or flaring.

EPA 150

EPA Green Polymer Water 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Low Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced Ultracapacitors.

Energy 231

Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Under the program, the grantees will be expected to conduct life cycle cost analyses for different manufacturing volumes to help gauge the near-term, low-volume market viability for these technologies, along with their long-term potential. desulfurization); reactors to convert the raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich stream (e.g.,

Fuel 218

Fuel Hydrogen Low Cost Transportation 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2016

The 16 REFUEL projects seek to develop scalable technologies for converting water and molecules from the air into energy-dense, carbon-neutral liquid fuels (CNLFs) using electrical energy from renewable sources. Earlier post.) FuelCell Energy, Inc. Giner, Inc. High-Efficiency Ammonia Production from Water and Nitrogen (Category 1).

Carbon 150

Carbon Energy Fuel Hydrogen 150