Now in our seventh year, ARPA-E continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible by investing in high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that have the capability to radically improve our economic prosperity, environmental well-being and national security.

Take a look at several transformational energy projects that highlight how our Agency is changing what’s possible:

The Role of Start-Ups

Many ARPA-E-funded universities and research institutions have created start-up companies to further accelerate their next-generation technologies. Learn more about two ARPA-E projects that were spun out by other institutions— in an effort to get technologies out of the lab and into the market quickly.

Strategic Partnerships

Strong strategic partnerships can be the difference between those technologies that only achieve success in the lab and those that actually break into the marketplace. Two ARPA-E awardees have forged strategic partnerships that have positioned their technologies to achieve major success in the market.

Internal Stakeholders

The story of an ARPA-E awardee doesn’t necessarily end when ARPA-E funding runs out. These two ARPA-E awardees have developed technologies to the point where internal stakeholders of their respective companies committed additional funds to help these technologies achieve success in the market.