Modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) funds game-changing energy technologies that are typically too early for private-sector investment.
From new wind turbine designs and transportation fuels made from bacteria to innovative energy storage solutions and smaller, more efficient semiconductors, ARPA-E projects have the potential to change the way we generate, store and use energy. The program continues to invest in technologies that could radically improve U.S. economic prosperity, national security and environmental well being.
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Dr. Andres Tovar won the ARPA-E LITECAR challenge with his ribcage-inspired design. We interviewed him about design, 3D-printing and bones.
Check out our photo gallery of some of the cutting edge technology on display at the 2015 ARPA-E Summit Technology Showcase.
Learn how one company is creating two-way communications between power suppliers and consumers to better meet real-time electricity demands.
We're sitting down with ARPA-E to talk about new ways to think about electric vehicle battery design.