This $1,874,838.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), under the ARPA-E PROPEL 1K program (CFDA 81.135), supports the development of an innovative aluminum (Al) air energy storage and power generation (ESPG) system by a consortium led by Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary. The team, which also includes Boeing Research and Technology, UC San Diego, USC, and StorageEnergy Technologies, aims to create a prototype ESPG system with a minimum capacity of 1 kWh to meet ARPA-E's targets for zero-emissions, high energy density, and high efficiency. The system leverages high-energy density Al fuel with efficient energy extraction and conversion to enable electrification across aviation, rail, maritime, and trucking industries. The award period runs from September 2024 to March 2026.
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