Robotonist
This robot helps scientists breed fast-growing strains of sorghum, an important bioenergy crop. It's part of the Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture Phenotyping Reference Platform (TERRA-REF) project on display at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-02-29 17:17
Solar Charging Station
These solar panels are part of Current Motor’s “Mini-Fleet-in-a-Box" that includes electric scooters which come neatly packed and ready to roll out of their own shipping container, which doubles as a charging station.
Image: Photo by Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-02-29 16:27
Cool Chair
Wirelessly powered heating and cooling devices like this office chair developed by University of California, Berkeley and on display at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit can help lower your home or office's overall energy use.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 14:19
Fuel Cell Tech in a Cube
The Redox Cube, a stationary fuel cell power system that converts natural gas or propane into electricity, on display at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 14:46
Roving Comforter
A personal cooling and heating device called the Roving Comforter developed by University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Energy Engineering in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and FirstBuild.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 14:47
Field Crop Robot
An unmanned aerial vehicle, part of the Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture Phenotyping Reference Platform (TERRA-REF) project, on display at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 15:10
Magnetized Target Fusion Energy
Fusion power has big potential for America's energy future, but high costs are a major challenge. Sandia National Laboratories and partners are working to lower these costs through advances like "magneto-inertial fusion" (shown here), which magnetizes fusion fuel, making it cheaper to produce energy. It's one of several promising energy technologies featured at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 15:13
ARPA-E Innovation Summit
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz (left) answers a question from the Washington Post's David Ignatius at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 15:42
Cool Solar Solution
This hybrid solar energy system on display at the ARPA-E Innovation collects sunlight using mass-manufactured, pneumatically-driven mirrors (heliostats) that track the sun's movement unlike typical mechanically-driven heliostats that can be bulky and costly. | Photo by Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-02-29 16:45
Electric Scooter that Runs on Sunshine
Current Motor’s “Mini-Fleet-in-a-Box” of electric scooters in a shipping container, which doubles as a solar-powered charging station, on display at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit. | Photo by Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-02-29 18:03
Solar-Powered Ride
Current Motor’s “Mini-Fleet-in-a-Box” of electric scooters in a shipping container, which doubles as a solar-powered charging station, on display at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit. | Photo by Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-02-29 18:04
Future Scientists
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz speaks to university students at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 16:27
Tech Showcase
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz tours the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit's technology showcase at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 16:44
3D-Printed Car
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz checks out a 3D-printed car by Local Motors at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 17:00
Bioenergy Tech
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz checks out technology that uses cameras and sensors to scan sorghum fields from the ground and the air, pinpointing the very best plants for biofuels. The technology, on display at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, was developed by Clemson University along with the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, Near Earth Autonomy and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 16:54
Cool Chair
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz tries out an office chair equipped with its own programmable thermostat at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. The cooling and heating technology was developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.
Image: Simon Edelman, Energy Department
Date taken: 2016-03-01 17:06