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This resource has been developed to provide background information and other tools and materials of use to members of the media and others interested in reporting on TMS Energy initiatives and projects. We are continually adding materials, so please check back often!

Press Releases and Background Information

Click on the title of any of these resources to download a PDF copy. Details about specific TMS Energy initiatives, including access to reports and relevant journal articles, can be found on the individual project home pages. For an interactive index of these resources, click on “Initiatives” located on the menu bar on the left of this page.

PRESS RELEASE: TMS Releases Findings of Two-Year Study that Identifies Potentially Game-Changing Advances in Energy Materials
 Released March 6, 2012.
PRESS KIT: Innovation Impact Report Release
 Contains fact sheets and background information on the process and key findings of TMS's two-year study on energy materials and manufacturing innovations. Biographies and other information related to on speakers at the March 6 webinar that released these findings are also included.
PUBLICATION: "Materials: Foundation for the Clean Energy Age"
 This booklet offers a succinct summary of a cadre of breakthrough materials and manufacturing technologies that can yeild signficiant results in the near-term, along with suggested strategies to ensure that these potentially gamechanging research innovations are transitioned effectively to realistic commercial implementation.
ARTICLE: "An Update on the TMS Energy Materials Study"
 Published in the July issue of JOM, this roundtable interview with the Innovation Impact Team chairs leading the third phase of the TMS "Linking Transformational Materials and Processing" study offer their perspectives on the project's progress and potential impact.
PRESS RELEASE: Report Identifies Materials Technologies That Address Critical Energy and Economic Challenges
Released February 7, 2011.
BACKGROUNDER: Linking Transformational Materials and Processing Project Summary
 A one-page fact sheet outlining the processes, priorities, and outcomes of the "Linking Transformational Materials and Processing for an Energy Efficient and Low-Carbon Economy: Creating the Vision and Accelerating Realization" project.
PRESS RELEASE: Report Examines Potential of Energy Storage Technologies for Next-Generation Electrical Grid
 Released January 10, 2011.
PRESS RELEASE: TMS Launches Second Phase of Transformational Energy Materials Project
 Released September 16, 2010.
PRESS RELEASE: TMS Launches Website on Energy Initiatives
 Released August 6, 2010.
PRESS RELEASE: TMS Commences Roadmapping Process on Stationary Electrical Energy Storage
 Released July 20, 2010.
PRESS RELEASE: Energy Materials Blue Ribbon Panel Releases Vision Report
 Released June 21, 2010.
PRESS RELEASE: DOE Commissions TMS to Lead Study on Transformational Materials Opportunities to Meet U.S. Energy Goals
 Released February 23, 2010.
BACKGROUNDER: Meet the Energy Materials Blue Ribbon Panel
 A complete listing and biographies of the 21 materials science and engineering thought leaders who participated on the Energy Materials Blue Ribbon Panel.
BACKGROUNDER: TMS Energy Overview
 One-page fact sheet offering a broad overview of TMS Energy and current key projects.

Web Resources

These links provide background information and resources relevant to TMS Energy.


Image Library

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