This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $983,445.00, was granted by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the CFDA 81.135 program. The project, titled "HERALD - HIGH ENERGY RENEWABLE AFX ELECTRODES," aims to deliver a closed-system electrochemical cell with lithium-air battery electrodes capable of achieving energy densities of 1,000 Wh/kg and 1,000 Wh/L, with a targeted levelized cost of storage below $0.30/kWh. The award was made to And Battery...
The federal Project Grant award of $4,456,125.30 was provided by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region under the Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emissions Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant program (CFDA 20.115). The award supports two key projects led by Wright Electric Inc., a U.S.-based startup focused on developing innovative electric aviation technologies: "PROJECT PROPOSAL 1...
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES, A BOEING COMPANY, RECEIVED A $1,874,838 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-ENERGY (ARPA-E) UNDER THE PROPEL 1K PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE ALUMINUM-AIR ENERGY STORAGE AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM. THE GOAL IS TO MEET ARPA-E'S TARGETS FOR ZERO-EMISSION, HIGH-ENERGY DENSITY, AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENERGY STORAGE TO ENABLE ELECTRIFICATION ACROSS HEAVY-DUTY TRANSPORTATION SECTORS LIKE AVIATION, RAIL, MARITIME, AND TRUCKING. AURORA IS...
Ampaire, Inc. was awarded an $11.3 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to support development of its HYBRID ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM. Under the three-year award running from February 2023 through February 2026, Ampaire will work to advance hybrid electric aircraft technologies with the goal of reducing aviation emissions. ARPA-E supports transformational energy technologies to achieve the President's...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,117,000 Cooperative Agreement to Propel Aero, Inc. under its PROPEL-1K program with the objective of developing a high-energy redox engine. The project aims to deliver a power source with a specific energy of 1,000 Wh/kg at a continuous power of 500 W/kg and an electricity cost of $0.30/kWh. The technical approach involves a sodium-air fuel cell that uses a solid-state electrolyte and consumes liquid...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded on July 18, 2024 by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (CFDA 81.135) to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) aims to develop a high-energy-density, fast-charging, low-cost solid-state battery that will enable cleaner, safer, and more efficient advanced air mobility. The award supports RPI's work to create a critical metal-free, conversion-type solid-state battery technology under the Innovative Grid Innovations Incubator Exploring (IGNITE)...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) on July 1, 2024. The goal of this three-year project is to develop a prototype 1 kWh rechargeable solid-state lithium-air battery (RSS-LAB) with a gravimetric energy density over 1,000 Wh/kg and a volumetric energy density over 1,000 Wh/L, as well as a 100-cycle life. The project also aims to produce a detailed design for a...
The University of Maryland, College Park was awarded a $1,483,595 Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, to develop "HIGH-ENERGY, RECHARGEABLE, LOW-COST BATTERIES FOR TRAIN AND SHIP ELECTRIFICATION". The project period runs from July 22, 2024 to January 21, 2026. Under this award, the university will conduct research and development on advanced battery technologies to support the electrification of trains and ships. The university...
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the U.S. Department of Energy, awarded a $2,339,828 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) to Emvolon, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Sharon, MA. The funding will support the development of a dynamically operable chemical reactor system capable of storing at least 50% of intermittent electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, in the form of...
This $2,395,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on June 20, 2023 by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (CFDA 81.135) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop fundamentally disruptive electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies. The key objectives are to create cobalt- and nickel-free battery cathodes, fast-charging and all-weather electrolytes, and coal-derived fast-charging and high-capacity anodes in order to enable EVs with...