Press Releases

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $15 Million for 12 Projects Developing High-Energy Storage Solutions to Electrify Domestic Aircraft, Railroads & Ships

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $15 million for 12 projects across 11 states to advance next-generation, high-energy storage solutions to help accelerate the electrification of the aviation, railroad, and maritime transportation sectors.


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to 16 Projects Spearheading Exploration of Geologic Hydrogen

In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $20 million for 16 projects across 8 states to accelerate the natural subsurface generation of hydrogen.


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $30 Million to Develop Technologies to Enable Circular Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $30 million in funding to develop innovative solutions that support the creation of a circular electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain.


 

Blog Posts

ARPA-E Investor Update Vol. 20 Thumbnail Tierra Biosciences
ARPA-E Investor Update Vol. 20

On March 12, 2024, Tierra Biosciences announced they raised $11.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Material Impact, along with Prosus Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Hillspire, Freeflow Ventures, Creative Ventures, and Social Capital. Tierra has developed a protein platform designed to produce custom purified proteins at multiple scales using their high-throughput, cell-free expression technology and advanced AI models.


ARPA-E Investor Update Vol 19 AtmosZero Boiler 2.0
ARPA-E Investor Update Vol. 19

On February 20th, 2024, ARPA-E awardee AtmosZero announced a $21M Series A financing round led by a transatlantic team of investors at the US-based Engine Ventures and European firm 2150, and supported by Constellation Technology Ventures. This Series A funding round will allow the AtmosZero team to advance their global mission to decarbonize industrial steam production, moving their flagship Boiler 2.0 device from a proof-of-concept to a commercial product ready for customers.


ARPA-E Helium RFI Jack Lewnard Julia Greenwald
Calling for Your Expertise on New Sources of Helium

ARPA-E is currently interested in exploring sustainable methods of safeguarding domestic helium production and ensuring helium availability for next generation energy technologies.