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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. Ultra-Low Volume Change Silicon-Dominant Nanocomposite Anodes for Long Calendar Life and Cycle Life. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Sila Nanotechnologies. Solid Power Inc.

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DOE to award $15.8M to 30 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies projects

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million for 30 new projects aimed at discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen production and storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. PGM-free Engineered Framework Nano-Structure Catalysts.

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DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies

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The selected projects support the Department’s SOFC program by helping to mature the technology for commercial use to efficiently generate low-cost electricity. Preliminary Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of MWe-Class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems. MW-Class SOFC Pilot System Development. Instrumentation and controls.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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One initiative, SuperTruck II ( earlier post ), will award $80 million to four projects to develop and to demonstrate cost-effective technologies that more than double the freight efficiency of Class 8 trucks. will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. Navistar, Inc.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University. Boeing; Caron Engineering Inc.; ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.;

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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

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Traditional R&D project proposals can cover all four material classes, including plastics. REMADE envisions awarding approximately $35 million in support of these projects, with a minimum 50% cost share required from each team. Michigan State University, Sealed Air. REMADE Institute membership is not required.

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DOE awarding up to $4.6M to four projects for advanced hydrogen storage materials

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A new effort starting in FY 2009 is the 5-year Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) that will provide a coordinated approach to the engineering R&D of on-board materials-based systems. The University of Michigan of Ann Arbor, Michigan, will receive up to $1.2M 1 of specific surface area).

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