Category Archives: manufacturing

Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Molding

2010-8-19 – 1:12 pm

The cost of the thermoplastic matrix material T-RTM processing can be 50% lower than the equivalent costs for thermoset structures.

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5-HMF

2010-8-11 – 7:16 pm

5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is a substrate for plastics.

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TFPV Transfer Printing

2010-5-19 – 7:35 pm

“A single Master can be used tens to hundreds of times, depending on application, to produce tens to hundreds of molds, and each mold can be used to transfer the pattern tens to a hundred times depending on application. And each mold can also act as a Master from which we can again accurately replicate tens to hundreds of molds. The result is a highly scalable and economical process.”

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DESERTEC Powered Audi Concept Hybrid

2010-4-29 – 12:48 pm

Audi has expanded a commitment to sustainability by allying with DESERTEC.

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Industrial Transmission Connected Electricity Efficiency Program

2010-3-4 – 9:27 pm

Fast-track capital investment for innovative process changes and equipment retrofits. Qualifying companies contractually commit to specific conservation targets within a set period of time and to maintaining them over the term of the contract.

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Planar Energy Solid-state Battery

2010-3-1 – 2:18 pm

Company claims their product is superior to existing lithium-ion cells at less than half the cost per kilowatt-hour and with three times the energy density.

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Roll to Roll Processing Rolls into 2010

2010-1-15 – 7:57 pm

More information about development by Nanosolar and Solyndra.

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ORNL Emphasis on Energy Efficiency Technologies

2009-11-19 – 11:41 am

Lightweighting in the transportation sector and net zero design in architecture are important contributions.

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Bolloré en Montréal

2009-10-25 – 12:35 pm

Vincent Bolloré has his sights set on a North American electric car market.

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TE Option One

2009-10-1 – 11:45 am

A Canadian electric city car that features a 49kW AC drive system from Azure Dynamics and a 29.2kWh, 307 volt advanced lithium battery pack from Valence.

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