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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources. Eaton Corporation, DC Wide Bandgap Static Circuit Breaker – $3,760,000.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation is developing a power control system to. Eaton’s innovative approach reduces the size of the. energy storage system for renewable energy generation. sources like solar and wind for small commercial and. this project could enable deployment of renewable energy.

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Lawrence Livermore Lab researchers significantly boost truck fuel efficiency through improved aerodynamics

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The team has performed wind tunnel tests at the Air Force National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex ( NFAC ) at the NASA Ames Research Center and on-the-road testing using full-scale road conditions. Salari and LLNL’s Jason Ortega, as part of Navistar’s SuperTruck I team, have helped improve the aerodynamic design of the SuperTruck.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. 3M Company; BioCycle, LLC; Braskem America; BST Nano Carbon; Chomarat North America; Cincinnati Incorporated; Concordia Fibers; Eaton Corporation; EWI; Fiber-Tech Industries, Inc.;

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Oberon Fuels (San Diego, California).

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation and its project team will develop and validate a wireless-power-based computer server supply that enables distribution of medium voltage (AC or DC) throughout a data center and converts it to the 48 VDC used by computer servers. If successful, project developments will reduce U.S. Imagen Energy.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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The basic shape originated as a 3D computer model, which was carefully honed by aerodynamicists using digital wind. Hybrid: A123 Systems, Eaton, FUSO, ITK Engineering, Mercedes-Benz, MiaSole, US Hybrid. Aerodynamics. Together, the optimized tractor and trailer design achieved a 54% reduction in aerodynamic drag.

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