Solid Power Operating, Inc. was awarded a $5.6 million cooperative agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (CFDA #81.135) program to develop high energy, fast charging all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. Under this award, Solid Power will partner with the University of Maryland to advance research and development of lithium metal all-solid-state batteries that provide high energy and power density,...
The University of Illinois, Chicago was awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop all solid-state Li-air technology for green high-performance transport. The project aims to advance the field of Li-air battery systems to manufacture batteries with energy density and power density exceeding 1,000 Wh/kg, 1,000 Wh/L, and 1,500 W/kg, targeting the requirements for all-electric aviation. Key...
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 U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $40,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Ion Storage Systems, Inc. under CFDA Program 81.135, "Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy," to commercialize next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The project, awarded in September 2024 with a performance period through September 2027, aims to develop cells capable of industry-redefining performance and establish a domestic...
The Department of Energy awarded Solid Power Operating, Inc. a $110,000,000 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to expand the continuous production of sulfide-based solid electrolyte materials for advanced all-solid-state batteries. The project aims to simultaneously increase electrolyte production capacity and significantly reduce the electrolyte cost, while prioritizing employee welfare, community...
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)...
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...
This $4.85 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA #81.135) supports the University of Maryland, College Park in developing fast-charge, high-energy density solid-state batteries through their project entitled "FAST-CHARGE, HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY, SOLID-STATE BATTERY." The University will deliver this three-year project ending in April 2026 in collaboration with subawardee Ion Storage Systems, Inc.,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program supports Propel Aero, Inc.'s development of a high-energy sodium-air fuel cell power source. The $1,117,000 award, effective July 10, 2024 through January 9, 2026, aims to deliver a power system with a specific energy of 1,000 Wh/kg, continuous power of 500 W/kg, and electricity cost of $0.30/kWh. The foundational technology is a sodium-air fuel cell using a solid-state...
This $1,499,098 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on July 9, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to Wright Electric Inc., a U.S.-based startup focused on developing innovative electric aviation technologies. The award will fund the development of a "Modular Aluminum-Air Flow Battery System" over a project period ending on January 8, 2026. This project aims to advance research in high-power density and efficient electric propulsion...