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US DOE Selects 43 Projects for $92M in ARPA-E Funding; 3 on Automotive Power Electronics

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The awards in this tranche focus on power electronics, grid-scale energy storage, and building efficiency; of the 43, three are categorized specifically for the automotive market—power electronics projects led by HRL Laboratories, LLC; Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc.; billion per year.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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Synteris’ technology would substantially improve the design, manufacturability, and function of power modules used in electric vehicles, aircraft, and other applications. Cornell University. Field-Focused Load-Leveled Dynamic Wireless Charging System for Electric Vehicles - $1,425,000. Stanford University. Precision Combustion, Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Medium-voltage DC circuit breakers could enable significant improvements in the United States’ electrical system, transforming how electricity is delivered and managed across the entire power grid, as well as critical applications in industry, transportation, and resource production.

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ARPA-E announces $27M for transformational power electronics technologies

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The US Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 14 projects for $27 million in funding to support the development of next-generation power conversion devices. High Quality, Low-Cost GaN Single Crystal Substrates for High Power Devices. Earlier post.). iBeam Materials, Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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REFUEL projects will convert low-cost renewable energy into a transportable chemical fuel and use these fuels for transportation applications, while reducing production costs and environmental impact. Renewable Electricity-Powered Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Ethanol for Storage and Transportation (Category 1) The Opus 12, Inc.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. The pine tree developed for this project is designed both to. High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Multiscale Manufacturing Design Tool Based on Machine Learning Workflow, $250,000. Framatome Inc. Lynchburg, Virginia).