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ARPA-E launches $45M funding for advanced batteries for electric vehicles; EVs4ALL

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Improved low-temperature performance: Current batteries for electric vehicles lose performance when temperatures drop below freezing. This is particularly important for the two-thirds of Americans who prefer the more economical option of purchasing used vehicles rather than leasing or buying new cars.

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Additional $47M to 7 ARPA-E SCALEUP projects; $27M to 3 advanced battery projects for EVs and electric aviation

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding an additional $47 million in funding for seven projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. Cambridge Electronics, Inc. Cambridge Electronics Inc.

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Edeniq and Flint Hills Resources Renewables establish joint development relationship for ethanol

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Pathway utilizes mechanical and enzymatic improvements to break down cellulosic materials, already part of the corn ethanol process, to further increase yield and produce cellulosic ethanol in existing infrastructure. Edeniq recently announced the company has raised over $30 million in additional funding.

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DOE to award up to $39M for innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies R&D

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This topic seeks platinum group metal-free oxygen reduction electrocatalyst and electrode R&D enabling cost-competitive polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, as part of DOE’s Energy Materials Network. billion in 2016 and more than 20,000 fuel cell units for material handling equipment purchased in the US alone since 2009.

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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). The single best way to improve fuel economy is to reduce the weight of the cars and their component parts.

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DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

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Design, Deployment, and Validation of Advanced, Low-cost Mobile Hydrogen Refuelers. Rare or precious metals other than platinum group metals can be part of the strategy, but prices of these materials can increase dramatically with demand; therefore, minimizing loading of rare or precious metals is desired.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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Manganese is also abundant and low-cost and with the use of proprietary additives, CPI believes a calendar life of more than 15 years is achievable within a vehicle with proper design and operation. The cell is the smallest part of the battery pack that can be handled independently. it would bring down the neighborhood.

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