ARPA-E

Yesterday at the #BBGGreenFestival, ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang joined climate tech visionaries Page Crahan of X, the moonshot factory, John Pimentel of 280 Earth, and Michelle Ma of Bloomberg to share insights from leading their pioneering moonshot factories. These “Moonshot Managers” are at the forefront of creating disruptive technologies essential for combatting global climate challenges and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for the future. Have a moonshot idea for the energy future? Concept papers for Vision OPEN 2024 are due NEXT WEEK! Submit your ideas before the deadline on Tuesday, July 16: https://lnkd.in/eD_XpYXx.

Exciting news! ARPA-E just announced a new $36M funding opportunity under the TEOSYNTE program, which aims to cut nitrous oxide emissions by 50% from the cultivation of corn and sorghum used for U.S. ethanol production 🌱.  "Given the importance of agriculture to the energy sector and our economy, technologies that reduce fertilizer-related energy emissions associated with ethanol, while shrinking operational costs and maintaining crop yields for the American farmer, are essential," said ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang.    💡 Learn how TEOSYNTE is shaping the future of sustainable agriculture here: https://lnkd.in/e4aNAMcN.  

Last night, ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Laurent Pilon held a special ceremony at the National Academy of Sciences honoring the talented early-stage innovators selected to receive funding through the #ARPAEIGNIITE 2024 program. Thank you to ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang, the Congressman Bill Foster, the National Academy of Engineering’s Dr. John L. Anderson, Breakthrough Energy Ventures' Dr. Carmichael Roberts, and Activate’s Andrew Chang for the inspiring remarks, and to everyone who joined us to celebrate.  Stay tuned and subscribe to our newsletter for updates on what’s coming up this summer: https://lnkd.in/eyZySP8E.

Fresh off our $63.5M SCALEUP announcement, ARPA-E T2M Advisor Dr. Dave Nye visited AeroShield Materials at their pilot facility in Waltham, Massachusetts.     As one of the SCALEUP selectees, AeroShield is piloting the manufacturing of double pane insulated glass units featuring ultra-clear silica aerogel, aimed at enhancing energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings.   Interested in the other #ARPAESCALEUP 2023 selectees? Check them out here: https://lnkd.in/eG9wt38U #ARPAEontheRoad 

Using traditional techniques, assessing all critical minerals as directed by the Energy Act of 2020 would proceed too slowly to address present-day supply chain needs. With the support of ARPA-E and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), we’re making progress on developing AI-enabled methods to accelerate key, time-consuming parts of USGS’ critical mineral assessment workflow. Critical Mineral Assessments with AI Support (CriticalMAAS) aims to transform the workflow from a serial, predominantly manual, intermittently updated approach, to a highly parallel, continuous AI-assisted capability that is comprehensive in scope, efficient in scale, and generalizable across an array of applications. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/ebDwbN5C

We’re excited to host ARPA-E's first-ever IGNIITE 2024 awards ceremony TOMORROW! We’ll honor our inaugural class of 23 IGNIITE selectees at the National Academy of Sciences. Attendees will hear from a slate of inspiring speakers and learn more about these IGNIITE early-stage innovators. Stay tuned for event highlights later this week! Check out the IGNIITE 2024 selectees here: https://lnkd.in/gHJdt77S.

ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Halle Cheeseman recently visited OPEN 2021 awardee Columbia University to check out their groundbreaking work on sodium-based long-duration batteries. These innovative batteries, which could be manufactured using traditional methods, promise significantly lower costs compared to state-of-the-art batteries. Excitingly, this research has led to the creation of a new start-up, Standard Potential Co., which aims to commercialize this transformative tech. Check out our latest OPEN funding opportunity, Vision OPEN 2024, seeking transformative technologies that align with ARPA-E's vision of the energy future: https://lnkd.in/euw5wXNM #ARPAEontheRoad

ARPA-E's “Accelerating the Heterogeneous Catalyst Development Cycle for Net Zero Applications” Workshop led by Program Director Dr. Cory Phillips was a pivotal moment for industrial decarbonization. Experts from catalyst materials synthesis, industrial catalyst manufacturing, high throughput testing, control automation, data science, AI, ML, and reaction engineering gathered in Washington, D.C., to explore cutting-edge methods to revolutionize the catalyst development cycle for net-zero applications.   Interested in future workshops and other engagement opportunities? Check out our events page here: https://lnkd.in/e9KDqArB.

Next week at the #BBGGreenFestival, don’t miss “The Moonshot Factory Managers” panel with ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang, 280 Earth’s John Pimentel, X, the moonshot factory's Page Crahan, and Bloomberg News’ Michelle Ma. 📅The panel is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, at 12:05PM PDT. Livestream it on Bloomberg.com.

🌊 Did you know the ocean could hold the key to our energy future? ARPA-E is advancing technologies to make the U.S. a leader in the production of biofuels from domestically sourced marine biomass. Recently, ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Simon Freeman stopped by SRI Robotics to discuss marine-based solutions for global climate challenges and sustainable energy supplies. Interested in learning more about ARPA-E's marine-based innovations? Check out our video on MARINER awardee Ocean Rainforest, who’s harvesting kelp for biofuels off the coast of California: https://lnkd.in/eAa_GHae. #ARPAEontheRoad