I spoke earlier today with a colleague whose renewable energy program in China just got derailed by Trump’s tariffs/nascent trade war; for that reason, he was understandably quite upset with the president. Uncharacteristically, I tried to mollify him about the …
Tag: ARPA-E
Government Investment in Algae as Fuel
ARPA-E (The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Administration – Energy) is investing an average of about $600K into each of 18 projects associated with algae as fuel. They write: Today, nearly all domestic biomass produced for electricity generation …
2GreenEnergy Hits the Road–Yet Once Again
Headed out tonight for New York City; New Bedford, MA (ex-whaling capital of the US — pictured); Syracuse, NY; and Washington, DC. All are exciting appointments, including a kick-off meeting with a new client (New Bedford). I try never …
2GreenEnergy Hits the Road
Next week features four meeting in Manhattan followed by motor trips to Eastern Massachusetts, Syracuse NY, and Washington DC for the annual ARPA-E show. Here, the Department of Energy gets to show off its many investments in clean energy—a conference …
Smart Grid Concepts from the U.S. Department of Energy
Here’s a video just posted on the ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) YouTube video channel, presenting a bit of information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s involvement in smart grid. By design, it’s not very detailed; it covers …
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Advanced Energy Storage Technologies
Here are five mini-reports on companies that have recently received funding for the development of advanced energy storage technologies. That’s good news. I’m reminded of the presentation that ARPA-E deputy director Dr. Cheryl Martin gave at CleanTechLA earlier this week, …
My Hat Is Off To Dr. Cheryl Martin of the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy
I was honored to meet Dr. Cheryl Martin, deputy director of ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy at the CleanTechLA event yesterday. As I pointed out when I introduced myself, she and I have at least two contacts in common:
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List of ARPA-E Grants for Cleantech R&D
I received a few emails this morning alerting me to the U.S. Department of Energy’s release of the list of grants it made recently for cleantech R&D out of its “Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy” (ARPA-E). It would be …
Discussion on Renewable Energy, Externalities, Sustainability, Etc.
Here’s a conversation I’m having with a friend that readers may find interesting: Craig: I said something that I regret in our talk on the phone yesterday. In particular, I said that “clean coal doesn’t exist.” As a broad fact, …
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Should Government Provide Subsidies for Clean Energy?
On my piece about ARPA-E and government funding for the development of new, speculative technology, Larry Lemmert asks: Why should the taxpayer be funding speculative projects? Why should the taxpayer be the first to take a hit when the speculative …
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