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… to develop advanced grid scale batteries or innovative new approaches to biofuels or waste heat recovery. The White House also released a report today on the United States’ position in the … – private funding $11 million Phononic Devices is designing devices to capture wasted heat produced by factories, power plants and vehicles, and convert it directly into usable electric power. These “thermoelectric” devices are also being designed to remove heat so they can be used as efficient cooling systems. Primus Power (Hayward, CA) - ARPA-E …
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Speaking at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 today in Las Vegas, Vice President Joe Biden announced another promising milestone for the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E): five innovative companies that received seed funding from ARPA-E in 2009 and 2010 have now attracted more than $100 million in outside private capital investment.
… and temperature. Grid-Scale Electricity Storage at Lowest Possible Cost: Enabled by Pumped Heat Electricity Storage Southwest Research Institute | San Antonio, TX | $2,000,000 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is developing an advanced pumped heat electricity storage system based on a novel thermodynamic cycle to store energy in hot and … Z-pinch drives electrical current through a plasma to create magnetic fields that compress and heat the plasma toward fusion conditions. Under this project, the team will raise the electrical …
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.
… fossil baseload resources the flexibility to meet peak demand, 2) fuel produced from the sun's heat, and 3) HVAC systems that use thermal storage to improve the driving range of electric …
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $130 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be made available to develop five new program areas that could spark critical breakthrough technologies and secure America's energy future.
… and the University of California San Diego will develop a novel flow battery technology that pumps chemicals through the battery cell when electricity is needed. The proposed flow battery … - instead of typical chemicals that are potent greenhouse gases – and using salt as the heat absorber. The system uses reverse osmosis to efficiently separate water from the salt …
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.
… Direct contact ultrasonic drying is a novel, non-evaporative dewatering process that uses no heat to significantly lower the energy required for industrial drying. The technology …
Earlier this year, ARPA-E announced funding for a range of the most innovative and unconventional ideas across the energy technology spectrum, exploring high-risk R&D that could lead to the development of disruptive technologies. The topics explored under this opportunity are not part of existing ARPA-E programs, but if successful could establish new program areas for ARPA-E to further explore.
… (HFC) as their working fluid, posing an enormous emission impact if they should leak. Waste heat from transportation, power generation, and industrial processes represents over 50% of U.S. … be addressed using thermoelectric materials and devices. Thermoelectric materials convert heat to electricity, or an electrical current into a heat current, via an intrinsic material phenomenon known as the Seebeck effect. Because the …
MICRON-SCALE THERMOLECTRICS FOR IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY
UPDATED: JUNE 27, 2016PROJECT TITLE: Advanced Semiconductor Materials for Thermoelectric DevicesPROGRAM: OPEN 2009AWARD: $3,000,000PROJECT TEAM: Phononic (Lead), Oklahoma State University, Purdue University, CaltechPROJECT TERM: December 2009 – March 2012 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Dr. Anthony Atti
… HVAC technologies. Under this program Georgia Tech is developing an innovative absorption heat pump that is smaller, more energy efficient, can be mass produced, and can run on energy from combustion, waste heat, or solar energy. The Department of Navy has provided Georgia Tech more than $2 million in funding to continue development of its heat pump in anticipation that the technology could be used to decrease military fuel use. If the …
At ARPA-E, we’re committed to identifying and advancing transformational technologies that can fundamentally change the way we generate, store, and use energy. We focus on guiding a broad portfolio of early-stage energy technologies on a path toward the marketplace. Our wide-ranging portfolio demands that we engage a diverse group of potential customers – from vehicle manufacturers and electric utilities to semiconductor manufacturers and the U.S. military.
AtmosZero Raises $21M to Decarbonize Industrial Steam with Flagship Boiler 2.0 Device
… air we breathe. Industrial steam production also accounts for 50% of all industrial process heat and 8% of global CO 2 emissions. For the past 160 years, we’ve been producing it the same old way: burning fossil fuels to heat water. AtmosZero’s Boiler 2.0 design challenges that paradigm, offering an electrified steam … for existing industrial combustion boilers that operates more-or-less like the air-source heat pumps that have become increasingly popular in residential heating and cooling in recent years. …
On February 20th, 2024, ARPA-E awardee AtmosZero announced a $21M Series A financing round led by a transatlantic team of investors at the US-based Engine Ventures and European firm 2150, and supported by Constellation Technology Ventures. This Series A funding round will allow the AtmosZero team to advance their global mission to decarbonize industrial steam production, moving their flagship Boiler 2.0 device from a proof-of-concept to a commercial product ready for customers.
… effect. Although it seems counterintuitive, the beauty of adsorption chillers is that they use heat to drive an air conditioning or refrigeration cycle. Earlier this year you were selected to … energy content is exhausted out the tailpipe of the diesel generator, wasted in the form of heat. Rather than wasting that heat, it’s possible to attach a heat recovery unit to the exhaust on the diesel generator that …
ARPA-E sat down with Pete McGrail, Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), to talk about PNNL’s adsorption chiller work and how a more efficient air conditioner that could help the U.S. military cut its fuel costs.
By Max Tuttman & Dr. Scott Litzelman
… efficiencies and lower cycle life. DAYS teams include a range of technologies, such as pumped heat energy storage (PHES), electrochemical storage, power plants coupled with thermal energy storage, solid-state heat engines, and geomechanical storage. A few examples: PHES systems charge by pumping heat … the geological compatibility of their “mountainless” twist on pumped stored hydropower that pumps water underground to pressurize rock formations, and can be released back through a …
Long-duration electricity storage (LDES) – storage systems that can discharge for 10 hours or more at their rated power – have recently gained a lot of attention and continue to be a technology space of interest in energy innovation discussions. The increased interest stems from a growing appreciation and acknowledgement of the need for “firm” low-carbon energy resources to complement variable renewable generators like wind and solar, and ARPA-E is actively working to increase storage capacity to help fill this need.
… Thermal Energy Storage (PTES) system, originally developed under DAYS. In the PTES system, a heat pump draws electricity from the power grid and converts it into heat stored in inexpensive concrete blocks. This stored energy is then converted back into electricity using a heat engine. ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Halle Cheeseman, Acting Deputy Director for …
ARPA-E is the Department of Energy’s high-risk, high-potential early-stage R&D agency. ARPA-E’s mission is to help disruptive, impactful energy technologies reach proof-of-concept. At that point, other funding sources get involved to help bring these technologies to market. These sources can include private funding, government agencies, and other aspects of the DOE enterprise.
… several days in the event of a disruption. Georgia Tech is developing an innovative absorption heat pump that utilizes exhaust heat to provide heating and cooling, which could cut the amount of energy used to heat and cool forward operating bases by 50%. Learn more about these technologies in this video, …
In continued recognition of National Energy Action Month, our second blog in this series will focus on highlighting ARPA-E’s active role in promoting a more secure American energy future. As one of ARPA-E’s three key mission areas, the Agency promotes security by advancing technologies that will reduce U.S. dependence on imported energy sources, creating more stable and diverse domestic energy production options.
… limited to modular power generation, aerospace, process, automotive, oil and gas, and waste heat recovery systems. The selected working fluid will operate in the single phase super critical … with R&D needs: I) cycle design and simulations; II) high temperature/high pressure heat exchangers; and (III) rotating equipment and associated balance of plant components. The … Identification of any other sCO 2 power system components that may need to be developed (pumps, sensors, bearings, seals, etc) Identification of potential markets for the modular sCO 2 …
ARPA-E held a workshop on “High Efficiency, High Temperature Modular Power Utilizing Innovative Designs, Materials, and Manufacturing Techniques" from October 19-20, 2017 in the Washington, D.C. area.
… microgrids at forward operating bases. Georgia Tech is developing an innovative absorption heat pump that utilizes exhaust heat to provide heating and cooling, which could cut the amount of energy used to heat and cool forward operating bases by 50%. Primus Power is developing a low-cost, energy-dense …
This video highlights two ARPA-E projects that have formed strategic partnerships with the military to enable microgrids at forward operating bases.