U.S. Department of Energy Announces 2011 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it will hold the second annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit February 28 - March 2, 2011 at the Gaylord Convention Center just outside Washington, D.C.


Secretary Chu Awards $9.6 Million for Transformational Energy Research Projects

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced the selection of six transformational energy research and development projects that could revolutionize how the country uses, stores and produces energy.


Department of Energy Awards $92 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced 43 cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically improve how the U.S. uses and produces energy.


Vice President Biden Announces Recovery Act Funding for 37 Transformational Energy Research Projects

At a Recovery Act Cabinet Meeting today, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 ambitious research projects that could fundamentally change the way the country uses and produces energy.


DOE Announces $100 Million Available for Innovative Research Projects

At the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $100 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available to accelerate innovation in green technology, increase America’s competitiveness and create new jobs.


DOE Announces Inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today the inaugural “ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit” to take place March 1-3, 2010 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Washington, DC.


Department of Energy Announces Fellows Program for Advanced Research Energy Projects

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) announced today the creation of the ARPA-E Fellows Program at an event with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s students.


Secretary Chu Announces $100 Million for Advanced Research Projects

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today that a second round of funding opportunities for transformational energy research projects that will be made available through the Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).  


Bold, Transformational Energy Research Projects Win $151 Million in Funding

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Department of Energy today announced major funding for 37 ambitious research projects – including some that could allow intermittent energy sources like wind and solar to provide a steady flow of power, or use bacteria to produce automotive fuel from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.


President Obama Announces Director of ARPA-E

Friday, September 18, 2009WASHINGTON, DC -- On Friday, September 18, 2009, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Arun Majumdar, Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, Department of Energy.