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Alkegen begins commercial production of silicon anode material SiFAB in Indiana

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Source: Alkegen SiFAB is currently being validated by customers for use in more than 20 different applications, according to Chief Innovation Officer Chad Cannan. Multi-batch samples of SiFAB are available for qualification now.

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Unifrax introduces new silicon fiber anode technology

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SiFAB is Unifrax’s first step into silicon fiber for the lithium-ion battery manufacturing market, building on its experience with fiber-based technology and manufacturing. The company expects SiFAB production to come online in early 2022 with plans to build thousands of tons of long-term manufacturing capacity.

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XALT Energy, HED develop XBV telematics system for battery-electric powertrains

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Chad Repp, Business Development Manager, Telematics, HED. In working with XALT, we utilized an engineering mindset to define the data strategy while retaining an information architect’s visual skillset in order to build out logical dashboards. —Chad Repp.

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Ioxus launches new ultracap module series for easier design and installation; under the hood for automotive

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Chad Hall, co-founder and VP of product management at Ioxus. The modules build off of a six cell configuration (2x3, so no cell is thermally isolated); e.g., 6 cells for 16V, 12 cells for 32V, and so on. —Chad Hall. It is easy to go under the hood with the Titan cell ( earlier post ). The finned housing helps.

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Unifrax introduces new nano-structured alumina catalyst support technology for a greener catalytic conversion option: Eco-lytic

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Chad Cannan, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Unifrax. Building on Unifrax’s deep history of fiber-based technology and manufacturing, Eco-lytic is Unifrax’s first step into catalytic support. —John Dandolph, President and CEO, Unifrax.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch spy satellites from California next month

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Chad Melone at the Small Payload Ride Share Symposium today. In H1 2021, SpaceX further demonstrated the ability to build and launch approximately 1800 Starlink satellites (30 launches worth) in a single year. pic.twitter.com/quCTR4WnpX — Thomas Burghardt (@TGMetsFan98) September 7, 2021.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

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research facilities for scientists from universities, industry, and other laboratories, as well as to ORNL researchers: Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC). The SNS has plans for a second cluster of instruments in a new building to be built alongside the existing facility. Instrument. Instrument. Simmons, B.,