The award recipients will partner with a member of the Lightweight Materials Consortium (LightMAT), to accelerate solutions to the nation’s toughest energy sector materials challenges. LightMAT is a network of 11 national laboratories with technical capabilities for the development and commercial use of lightweight materials and manufacturing processes.
Selected projects will receive up to $500,000 of LightMAT technical assistance from the partnering national laboratory, over a maximum project duration of two years.
LightMAT is funded by VTO and managed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in partnership with other national laboratories.
2023 LightMAT Direct Funding Assistance awards selections:
| Industry Partner
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DOE Laboratory
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Project Title
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| General Motors | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Ensure Laser Welding Quality through Process Innovation Assisted by Advanced Welding Simulation in Lightweight EV Battery Enclosures |
| General Motors | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Development of Sustainable High Corrosion Resistant Magnesium Alloy for Drive Unit Housing Assembly in Battery Electrical Vehicles |
| Falcon Lakeside Manufacturing | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | PrintCast Approach for Ultra-Lightweighting of Battery Electric Vehicle Battery Enclosures |
| Magna International | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | High Velocity Joining of Multi-material Stacks Containing 3rd Generation Advanced High-Strength Stainless Steel and Aluminum Extrusion and Casting |
