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A production line for carbonfiber takes the PAN precursor through two stages (stabilization/oxidation and carbonization) and then to winding. The site expansion, scheduled to be completed by early 2015, will make the plant in Moses Lake the world’s largest carbonfiber plant. 3,000 tons of carbonfiber.
million for two projects that aim to advance the production of cost-competitive, high-performance carbonfiber material from renewable, non-food-based feedstocks, such as agricultural residues and woody biomass. The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $11.3
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PD Glasseiden, a Germany-based producer of fiberglass; European CarbonFiber GmbH; and the ForschungsCampus Open Hybrid LabFactory e.V., In the first step at a location in Chemnitz, Saxony, CarboSax will build a pilot line for the sustainable production of carbonfibers.
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Vehicle technologies span a range from new Si/graphene Li-ion anode materials and composites for motor windings to diesel aftertreatment and advanced lubricants. Composite Coatings for Low-Cost Motor Windings in Electric Vehicles. Selected vehicle and hydrogen technology projects are: FY 2014 SBIR Phase II vehicle projects. nGimat LLC.
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The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s CarbonFiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbonfiber. CarbonFiber Technology Facility. Earlier post.)
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The carbonfiber airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb). The company is the world’s second-largest supplier of solar inverters and one of the largest suppliers to the wind-power industry. Earlier post.).
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The extensive product portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite products, carbonfibers all the way through to composites. Carbon-based materials and products are also used in wind energy, aviation and space travel as well as in the defense industry.
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GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a world-class carbon composites manufacturing Center of Excellence on the TUM campus in Garching, near Munich, Germany.
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