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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. The micron range fiber material drops in existing processes, while the built-in nanoporous structure accommodates swelling.

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J&M Sanitation deploys two BYD, Amrep electric refuse trucks

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Chad Gordon, operations manager of J&M Sanitation. We care enough about our environment that we wanted to make the switch to zero-emission, electric vehicles. It is time for our industry to make changes to help preserve the natural beauty of our world. We can make a difference and we wanted to be a catalyst for change.

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New DuraBlue ultracaps from Maxwell increase shock and vibration tolerance, energy and power capacity

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This enhanced shock and vibration tolerance is particularly important in the transportation market—especially mass transit—and in developing markets in which the road infrastructure might not be quite as smooth as in more developed ones, noted Chad McDonald, director of product marketing. —Chad McDonald.

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Toyota Research Institute and Northwestern partner to accelerate new materials discovery with nanomaterial data factory; fuel cell catalysts first

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Chad Mirkin, director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and the George B. This groundbreaking research marks an inflection point in how we discover and develop critical materials. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern. Earlier post.).

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NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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Chad Hunter, lead author of the report and former NREL researcher. Hunter, Chad, Michael Penev, Evan Reznicek, Jason Lustbader, Alicia Birky, and Chen Zhang (2021) “Spatial and Temporal Analysis of the Total Cost of Ownership for Class 8 Tractors and Class 4 Parcel Delivery Trucks.” —Hunter et al.

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Ioxus expects to announce its first ultracap-battery product with Enersys this year

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Ultracapacitor-maker Ioxus expects to announce this year the first ultracapacitor-battery solution resulting from its partnership with Enersys ( earlier post ), says Chad Hall, Ioxus Co-Founder and VP of Sales and Business Development: a UPS system that will combine ultracapacitors and lead-acid batteries in a rack-mount application.

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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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Birky, Alicia; Hunter, Chad; Lin, Zhenhong; Ou, Shiqi; Xie, Fei; Proctor, Camron; Wiryadinata, Steven; Liu, Nawei; and Boloor, Madhur (2021) “Comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership Quantification for Vehicles with Different Size Classes and Powertrains.”