ARPA-E: Working to Change What's Possible

32 Pages·2014·2.98 MB·English

ARPA-E: Working to Change What’s
Possible

Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster Advisory Council Meeting
Morrisville, NC

David Henshall, Tech to Market Advisor, ARPA-E
[email protected]

October 16, 2014
The ARPA-E Mission
Catalyze and support the development of
transformational, high-impact energy technologies
Ensure America’s
Reduce
Imports
‣
National Security
‣
Energy Security
‣
Economic Security
Improve Reduce
Efficiency Emissions
‣
Technological Lead

1
A Brief History of ARPA-E
•
2007
‣ Investing in America’s
America COMPETES Act
Best and Brightest
signed, authorizing ARPA-E

• 2009 Funding Distribution (Lead Institution)
‣
American Recovery &
Reinvestment Act signed,

Universities
providing $400M to establish 35%
Large
ARPA-E Businesses
19%

Small
• National
2014 Businesses
Labs 6%
37%
‣
Over $1B invested
Non-profits
3%
‣
375 projects funded
2
ARPA-E Invests in Transformational and Disruptive
Technologies
transformational
Steam-powered Cugnot (1769)

e
c
Benz Motorwagen (1885)
n
a
m transformational & disruptive
r
o
f
r
e existing learning curve
p

/
tipping
t
s
o point
c new learning curve
Ford Model T
(1914)
time
3
U.S. Energy Generation and Consumption

4
Focused Programs
Solar
BEEST ADEPT
BEETIT
PETRO
GRIDS
Transportation Stationary
Electrofuels IMPACCT
Energy Energy
Technologies Technologies
ADEPT
MOVE
GENI
RANGE
FOCUS
HEATS AMPED REACT SBIR/STTR METALS SWITCHES
REMOTE REBELS
375 energy technology projects within 20 focused programs and 2 open solicitations
5
Focused Programs
Stationary Stationary
Efficiency
Storage Generation
Grid Renewable
Carbon Capture
Modernization Power
Vehicle Advanced
Transportation
Design Fuels
Storage
ARPA-E Program Framing Questions
If successful, how will the proposed
What is the problem to What is the current
program impact one or more of
be solved? state of R&D? How is
ARPA-E’s mission areas?
the proposed program
a transformative and
disruptive approach?
How does the program
complement R&D
efforts in other DOE
Why is now the right
programs, federal
time to solve this
agencies, and the
problem?
private sector?
What are the program What happens at the conclusion of the
What research
goals and how will program? What are the barriers to
communities need to
progress towards those commercialization and how might
be brought together?
goals be measured? these problems be overcome?
Adapted from the DARPA Heilmeier questions 7
ARPA-E Program Development Cycle
What does it do?
Who will buy this?
What problem does it
solve?
What is the adoption process
If it works…
and what are the barriers?
will it matter?
How long w ill it
take to develop?
How much will it cost to
Why is it possible now but develop? To produce?
wasn’t before?
What are the risks and
payoffs?
9