Press Releases
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced $25 million to develop a U.S.-led marine energy hydrocarbon and industrial commodity supply through the deep-water cultivation of seaweed biomass at million-ton scale for a wide variety of energy products.
The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $38 million for 9 projects to develop technologies that reduce synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use in corn and sorghum farming – key crops for U.S. ethanol production.
The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced $36 million to recover critical metals and high energy-value materials like ammonia from wastewater.
Blog Posts
On October 9, 2024, ARPA-E awardee Zap Energy announced the commencement of operations for Century, their new high-rep-rate, liquid-metal-cooled fusion test platform. In addition, the company closed a $130 million Series D funding round led by Soros Fund Management LLC, with participation from new investors including BAM Elevate, Emerson Collective, Leitmotif, Mizuho Financial Group, Plynth Energy, and Xplor Ventures.
As the demand for critical minerals rises, it has become increasingly important to the United States to secure domestic critical materials supply chains to bolster our national security and ensure America leads the world in the emerging clean energy economy. To meet this demand, ARPA-E has investigated innovative, novel ways to acquire critical minerals domestically, such as phytomining.
This spring, ARPA-E awardee University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) set out to study critical minerals accumulating in wild seaweed in a remote corner of Alaska.