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New funding opportunity for early career innovators: ARPA-E is launching a second installment of its successful IGNIITE program!? “Here at ARPA-E, we discover and develop unmapped energy advancements through a community of dreamers, doers, and disruptors,” said ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang. “We designed IGNIITE to not just provide financial support for early career innovators, but to build a support ecosystem. Already, our IGNIITE 2024 cohort is forging strong bonds as they push the boundaries of science and catalyze America’s leadership in energy technologies.”? If you’re an early career researcher with a transformative energy idea, IGNIITE 2025 is for you. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e-dtCbwd. #ARPAEIGNIITE??

ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang and the ARPA-E team participated in #ClimateWeekNYC, engaging with key industry stakeholders to share how ARPA-E is driving sustainability and innovation across the energy sector. Director Wang emphasized the importance of collaboration between the investor community at CIBC, inspired the next generation of geologic hydrogen innovators during Activate’s Geologic Hydrogen Industry Roundtable with ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Douglas Wicks, and helped showcase innovative technologies at the flagship Hard Tech Showcase. #ARPAEontheRoad

Sylvatex (SVX) is on a mission to radically improve batteries to strengthen U.S. leadership in the clean energy future. Now, the company has been awarded additional follow-on funding to continue their transformative research after showing promising results during their original ARPA-E TINA SBIR project. Developing robust domestic sourcing and production of materials for batteries will propel critical technologies for electric vehicles and energy storage into the real world. Sylvatex’s lithium-iron phosphate battery is domestically produced and cost-competitive, meeting the needs of both people and the planet. Find out more about the original award here: https://lnkd.in/eGEfGSyD.?

Great to see ARPA-E ROSIE projects driving innovation and sustainability in the iron and steel industry ??. If you're interested in key updates on industrial decarbonization funding announcements, engagement opportunities, and relevant topical news from ARPA-E, sign-up for our new newsletter focused on the iron and steel sectors: https://lnkd.in/egXtg-Vf.?

ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Peter De Bock and Tech-to-Market Adviser Dr. Xin Wu visited NASA Ames Research Center to review an innovative project led by USRA and their partners at NASA. ? With support from ARPA-E's PRE-TRAILS program, the team is developing a cutting-edge system that leverages flight data fusion and advanced machine learning algorithms to predict with high precision the potential for commercial flights to produce persistent contrails. This breakthrough aims to significantly reduce aviation's environmental footprint by mitigating contrail formation.? ? Learn more about PRE-TRAILS here: https://lnkd.in/ec8Z_rae. ? #ARPAEontheRoad?

ARPA-E is seeking your input on plant engineering for sustainable energy and materials production.? ?? ARPA-E just issued a Request for Information for a potential program focused on plant genetic engineering and synthetic biology. The goal is to advance plant modifications for biofuels production, CO2 capture, critical minerals accumulation, and more. If you have ideas to help?accelerate plant genetic modifications, expand the range of genetic modifications possible, and reduce the challenges of plant regeneration post-modification, we want to hear from you.??? ?? Submissions are due by 5:00 PM EST on November 11: https://lnkd.in/epHUgXH7.

CALLING ALL industry leaders and investors! SCALEUP Ready is your opportunity to partner with cutting-edge innovators AND unlock access to breakthrough energy technologies primed for commercialization.? AVAILABLE NOW: The SCALEUP Ready Teaming Partner List is your gateway to forming collaborations that will shape the future of energy. Join the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eMenT-AQ #ARPAESCALEUP?

Thrilled to see Tim Latimer, co-founder and CEO of Fervo Energy, named as one of the most influential leaders of 2024 in the TIME 100 Next list. Fervo Energy is revolutionizing the energy landscape with next-generation geothermal technology, providing 24/7 carbon-free electricity to our grids. Supported by the OPEN 2021 program, learn how this ARPA-E project is bringing power to possibility: https://lnkd.in/eNdv8ZGs.

During the recent UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Symposium on Non-CO? Aviation Emissions in Montreal, Canada, ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Peter De Bock discussed ARPA-E's groundbreaking PRE-TRAILS initiative to raise awareness for aviation contrails. ?? ?? Discover more about PRE-TRAILS here: https://lnkd.in/ec8Z_rae. #ARPAEontheRoad

Did you know that today, October 8, is Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, chosen for hydrogen's atomic weight (1.008)?? ARPA-E proudly joins scientists and engineers nationwide to celebrate this resource and spotlight our latest hydrogen-focused initiative: H2SENSE.? Led by Program Director Dr. Bob Ledoux, H2SENSE is pioneering large-area hydrogen sensing technologies. These advancements are vital for safely and economically expanding the hydrogen economy.? Learn more about H2SENSE here: https://lnkd.in/enMdhCty. #ARPAEH2SENSE?