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The US Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding $33 million to 13 new projects aimed at developing transformational fuel cell technologies for low-cost distributed power generation. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. C, which makes the system more durable than existing high-temperature fuel cells.
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). In the USA, the demand is being driven by the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
Cobalt Technologies has signed an agreement with Fluor Corporation for engineering consulting services as Cobalt gears up to commercialize its cellulosic biobutanol production technology. We believe Cobalt’s technology has great potential and are looking forward to helping them scale up rapidly.
Global automotive supplier Linamar Corporation has developed a fully-integrated, compact, modular and scalable twin-motor bolt-on rear axle unit to enable hybrid all-wheel drive applications: the Agilit-e Hybrid Power Unit. The scalable Agilit-e can be used on a wide range of front-wheel drive applications from micro hybrid to PHEV/EV.
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a vehicle-to_home (V2H) system for the mutual sharing of power between plug-in vehicles—plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs)—and homes. Energy management with the V2H system. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).
In collaboration with NE, DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office will provide funding and project oversight for the two hydrogen production–related projects that were selected: General Electric Global Research, Scaled Solid Oxide Co-Electrolysis for Low-Cost Syngas Synthesis from Nuclear Energy.
Cyclonatix, Inc is developing an industrial-sized motor/controller to operate with either DC or AC power sources, for applications in electric vehicles, solar-powered pumps, HVAC&R, gas compressors, and other commercial and industrial machines which require high efficiency, variable speed/torque, and lowcost.
Converting Hydrocarbons to Recyclable Materials for Metal Replacement with Positive Hydrogen Output, $3,300,000. The team will convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes with concurrent production of hydrogen, spin them into fibers, and evaluate the fiber performance and properties with the target of displacing metals.
CIRCUITS project teams will accelerate the development and deployment of a new class of efficient, lightweight, and reliable power converters, based on wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. Eaton Corporation. data center energy consumption and operating cost while creating a high-volume commercial market for SiC-based power converters.
The joint venture’s initial investments are in: Alta Devices, Santa Clara, CA, improving the production economics of advanced materials for high-efficiency, low-cost solar energy. Centennial, CO, developing technology to biochemically convert coal to methane at large scale and lowcost. Ciris Energy , Inc.,
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Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). Eaton Corporation. A Solid State Technology Enabled Compact, Modular Design to Reduce DC Fast Charging Cost and Footprint. Eaton Corporation. North Carolina State University. Marquette University. 2,500,000.
Electrochaea GmbH, a European provider of renewable methane technology, has established a California-based US subsidiary, Electrochaea Corporation, to accelerate the commercial roll-out of its technology in North America. This gas can be directly injected into the existing natural gas grid or used immediately.
streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel. converted into a fuel mixture that is comparable to diesel or. The team will. field trials.
This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel lowcost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber. 3,500,000. .
Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that. sunlight through low-cost, plastic light-guiding sheets and then.
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The mineral perovskite is a promising, low-cost material for enhancing the efficiency of silicon solar cells. efficiency, low-cost silicon solar cells. Based at Stanford, the project includes five corporate sponsors: ExxonMobil, GE, Schlumberger, DuPont and Bank of America. Investigator: Hongjie Dai, Chemistry.
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Enovix Corporation. AOI 02: LowCost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. LowCost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Exelon Corporation. Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach.
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The plants are designed to be low-cost, highly efficient facilities optimized to generate an attractive project rate of return. At this scale, the Maverick Oasis system is the first commercially proven technology that convertslow-value gas feedstocks into methanol and higher-value products. Earlier post.).
LS9’s proprietary technologies harness the efficiency of the fatty acid metabolic pathway of microorganisms to convert fatty acid intermediates into petroleum replacement products via fermentation of renewable sugars. In addition, REG may pay up to $21.5 Earlier post.).
million to six research projects to help find ways of converting CO 2 captured from emissions of power plants and industrial facilities into useful products. Total value of the projects, including cost sharing, is approximately US$5.9 PhosphorTech Corporation (Lithia Springs, Ga.). million over two to three years.
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Cellulosic biofuels company Mascoma Corporation, is acquiring SunOpta BioProcess Inc. The transaction has received all necessary corporate approvals. SBI), a division of SunOpta Inc. The facility will also incorporate technologies developed by SBI from its pilot operations in Waterdown, Ontario and Brampton, Ontario.
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced its fourth-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery management IC that offers unmatched lifetime accuracy. —Niall Lyne, Senior Director of Product Marketing and Applications, Automotive Mixed-Signal/Power and Video, Renesas Electronics Corporation.
Low-Cost Retrofit Kit for Integral Reciprocating Compressors to Reduce Emissions and Enhance Efficiency. The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) plans to develop, build, and validate a low-cost, field-installable, remotely-controlled natural gas compressor retrofit kit.
The two-stroke engine has been favored for small recreational vehicles because of its high power density, lowcost and simple, lightweight design, Oh said. For new vehicles, they suggested redesigning 2-stroke engines to decrease scavenging losses, and installing catalytic converters to reduce tailpipe emissions.
This project will develop AM methods to convert magnesium and iron-based alloys into biomedical devices, such as bone plates, tracheal stents, and scaffolds. CDI Corporation; Honeywell Aerospace; Pan Computing LLC; Penn State University; United Technologies Research Center; and the University of Louisville). Byrd Institute).
HRL achieved a scientific breakthrough with pre-ceramic resins that can be 3D printed and converted to high-temperature ceramic that was first published in the journal Science on 1 January 2016. The HRL technique combines the ease, flexibility, and lowcost of polymer additive manufacturing with the high-temperature capabilities of ceramics.
Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Ecolectro is developing alkaline exchange ionomers (AEIs) to enable low-cost fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies. However, they currently operate using ethanol fuel, converted into hydrogen and carbon monoxide prior to entering the fuel cell in a process called reforming.
Battelle is granting an exclusive license to Genifuel Corporation for a process developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to convert algae into renewable synthetic natural gas (SNG) for use in pipelines and power generation. Battelle operates PNNL for the US Department of Energy. Genifuel President Jim Oyler.
Intersil Corporation, a leading provider of power management and precision analog solutions, announced the ISL78610 12-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack monitor. This lets system designers make informed decisions based on absolute voltage levels rather than simply receiving a “system not OK” signal indicating an out-of-range condition.
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Ron Pretlac of GreenTech Motors Corporation will receive $93,600 to advance the production of high-efficiency electric motor technology for building end-use. The project aims to increase the generation of clean, lowcost, efficient energy. Funds will be paid to the grantees after invoices are reviewed and approved.
million to advance the development of low-cost manufacturing of electric drive vehicles (EDV) in the United States. In addition to the DOE award, Delphi has been offered support from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation through performance-based tax credits and training grants. With an $89.3
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