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Bright Automotive Launches Bright eSolutions; US Army Hybrid Vehicle Contract

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Bright Automotive launched eSolutions with a just-announced contract from the US Army TACOM to conduct a demonstration project on a low-cost plug-in hybrid electric solution for non-tactical military vehicles. Energy Storage. Bright Automotive, Inc., Bright eSolutions will focus on: Vehicle Design. Vehicle Engineering.

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

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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. .

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 19 new projects to receive a total of $43 million to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies and support promising small businesses. Advanced Management And Protection Of Energy-Storage Devices (AMPED).

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources. Eaton Corporation, DC Wide Bandgap Static Circuit Breaker – $3,760,000.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin).

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation and its project team will develop and validate a wireless-power-based computer server supply that enables distribution of medium voltage (AC or DC) throughout a data center and converts it to the 48 VDC used by computer servers. If successful, project developments will reduce U.S. Opcondys, Inc.

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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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Nineteen projects are aimed at reducing the cost and improving the performance of key PEV components. Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). Eaton Corp. Eaton Corp. Description. Alcoa, Inc. Brookhaven National Lab. 1,500,000 (DOE/Army).

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