METALS Highlights

They say everything is big in Texas, and at this year’s EarthX event, it certainly felt that way. ARPA-E joined a trio of its awardees for this year’s conference, a massive expo in Dallas focused on energy, the environment, and new technology to solve some of our most pressing problems. ARPA-E’s mission has innovation at its core, so EarthX was a prime opportunity to showcase some of the agency’s most exciting energy projects while helping the public better understand ARPA-E’s mission and the role of energy in Americans’ everyday lives.

TURNING SCRAP ALUMINUM INTO A HIGH-VALUE PRODUCT UPDATED: January 16, 2018PROJECT TITLE: Development of an Integrated Minimill for the Aluminum Industry: From Scrap to Product in One StepPROGRAM: Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advances in Light Metals Systems (METALS)AWARD: $3,815,131PROJECT TEAM: Energy Research Company (ERCo), WPI, wTe, Melt CognitionPROJECT TERM: January 2014 – March 2018

Every year, DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) welcomes thousands of energy innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and government professionals to its Energy Innovation Summit. Among all the world-class speakers, panelists, and networking opportunities, the can’t-miss star of the Summit is the Technology Showcase, where nearly 300 exhibitors show the world the future of American energy innovation.

ELECTRODYNAMIC SORTING OF LIGHT METALS AND ALLOYS UPDATED: January 10, 2018 PROJECT TITLE: Electrodynamic Sorting of Light Metals and AlloysPROGRAM: Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advances in Light Metals Systems (METALS )AWARD: $2,980,000PROJECT TEAM: University of UtahPROJECT TERM: January 2014 – March 2018PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Raj Rajamani

A THERMAL PATHWAY TO LOW COST TITANIUM POWDER UPDATED: FEBRUARY 6, 2017 PROJECT TITLE: A Novel Chemical Pathway for Ti Production to Drastically Reduce Cost PROGRAM: Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advances in Light Metals Systems (METALS) AWARD: $3,593,494 PROJECT TEAM: University of Utah, Arconic (formerly Alcoa) and Boeing PROJECT TERM: February 2014 – February 2017 

REIMAGINING ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING UPDATED:  FEBRUARY 6, 2017 PROJECT TITLE: Energy Efficient, High Productivity Aluminum Electrolytic Cell  PROGRAM: Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advances in Light Metals Systems (METALS)  AWARD: $5,809,354  PROJECT TEAM: Alcoa, Inc.  PROJECT TERM: March 2014 – May 2018  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Mark Ripepi

FAST X-RAY SORTING FOR RECYCLING LIGHT METALS UPDATED: JULY 18, 2016PROJECT TITLE: Low-Cost High Throughput In-Line X-Ray Fluorescence Scrap Metal SorterPROGRAM: Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advances in Light Metals Systems (METALS)AWARD: $2,021,189PROJECT TEAM: UHV Technologies (Lead); Phinix, LLC; OmniSource Corporation PROJECT TERM: January 2014 – September 2016 

The Department of Energy today announced that approximately $40 million from its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be made available for two new programs that will engage our country’s brightest scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to develop technologies that shift our cars and trucks off oil.

Deputy Director Cheryl Martin today announced that 33 breakthrough energy projects will receive approximately $66 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under two new programs that provide options for a more sustainable and secure American future.

Learn where Dr. James Klausner is now as he looks back on his experiences at ARPA-E as a Program Director.