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Energy Secretary Announces ARPA-E Grid Optimization (GO) Competition
ARPA-E Announces 10 Projects
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ARPA-E Impact Volume 3 - May 2018

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Keeping your cool with ARPA-E


Keeping Your Cool with ARPA-E

Summer is in full swing, and for many Americans that means high temperatures and even higher electric bills. The amount of energy used to heat, cool and ventilate buildings in the United States is enormous, equivalent to approximately 13% of the country’s annual power use.This is in part due to how inefficient environmental systems can be, which results in significant power wasted or lost. Check out these three projects working to improve building efficiency through innovative technologies.

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Department of Energy Announces $98 Million for 40 Transformative Energy Technology Projects

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA‑E) latest open funding opportunity. These funds will support some of America’s top energy innovators’ R&D projects as they seek to develop technologies to transform the nation’s energy system.

November 15, 2018
Department of Energy Announces First-Ever Grid Software Competition

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced the launch of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first ever Grid Optimization (GO) Competition. The GO Competition, created by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), is a series of challenges to develop software management solutions for a reliable, resilient and secure American electricity grid. 

October 31, 2018
Department of Energy Announces New Projects to Extend Grid Energy Storage

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the selection of 10 projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS). Awardees will develop energy storage systems to provide reliable, affordable power to the electric grid for up to 100 hours, enhancing grid resilience and performance. Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar announced the DAYS awardees today at the Innovation XLab Energy Storage Summit at SLAC National Laboratory.

September 18, 2018

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