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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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The projects will feature collaborations with EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office on manufacturing reliable and affordable electrolyzers and with EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office on developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber for hydrogen storage tanks. Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation. Nikola Corporation.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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IACMI is dedicated to overcoming these barriers by developing low-cost, high-production, energy-efficient manufacturing and recycling processes for composites applications. In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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American Battery Technology Company , Large-Scale Demonstration of Domestic Manufacturing of Low-Cost and Low- Environmental Impact Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide from Unconventional Domestic Sedimentary Resources, $57,744,831. Piedmont Lithium , Tennessee Lithium, $141,680,442.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Tennessee Technological University. Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). Eaton Corporation. A Solid State Technology Enabled Compact, Modular Design to Reduce DC Fast Charging Cost and Footprint. Eaton Corporation. Metropolitan Energy Center.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Enovix Corporation. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Exelon Corporation. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). Marquette University.

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IACMI, DuPont and Purdue partner on automotive carbon-fiber composites

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By leveraging the strengths of all project partners, we have the potential to create a unique commercially viable path to high volume, low cost thermoplastic composite automotive components. CCS is a not-for-profit organization established by The University of Tennessee Research Foundation.

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LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

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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). In the USA, the demand is being driven by the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.