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Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E)
Table of Contents
Page
Appropriation Language ...................................................................................................................................................... 369
Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................. 371
ARPA–E Projects .................................................................................................................................................................. 375
ARPA–E Program Direction .................................................................................................................................................. 383
Crosscuts .............................................................................................................................................................................. 387
Funding by Site by Appropriation ........................................................................................................................................ 389
Volume 4 FY 2016 Congressional Budget 367
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Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Proposed Appropriation Language
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110-69), as amended, [$280,000,000] $325,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That [$28,000,000] $29,250,000 shall be available until September 30, [2016] 2017 for program direction.
Explanation of Changes
The $325,000,000 request for FY 2016 is a $45,000,000 increase over the FY 2015 enacted level. The increase in funding will enable ARPA-E to fund additional early-stage innovative programs as well as exploit the technological opportunities developed in previous ARPA-E programs, leading to transformational energy technologies.
Public Law Authorizations P.L. 95-91, “Department of Energy Organization Act” (1977) P.L. 109-58, “Energy Policy Act of 2005” P.L. 110-69, “America COMPETES Act of 2007” P.L. 111-358, “America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010”
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy FY 2016 Congressional Budget369
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Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
($K)
FY 2014 Enacted FY 2014 Current FY 2015 Enacted FY 2016 Request 280,000 280,000 279,982 325,000
Overview The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) catalyzes and accelerates energy technologies that will enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through the development of transformational technologies that reduce imports of energy from foreign sources, increase energy efficiency, and reduce energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gas emissions. ARPA-E funds high-potential, high-impact energy projects that are too early for private sector or other Department of Energy (DOE) program office investment and could lead to entirely new ways to generate, store, and use energy.
ARPA-E focuses on energy technologies that can be meaningfully advanced with a modest investment over a defined period of time. ARPA-E’s rigorous program design, close coordination with other DOE offices and federal agencies, competitive project selection process, and hands-on engagement, ensure thoughtful expenditures while empowering America’s energy researchers with funding, technical assistance, and market awareness.
ARPA-E was established by the America COMPETES Act of 2007 following a recommendation by the National Academies in the Rising above the Gathering Storm report. As of January 2015, ARPA-E has funded over 400 projects with approximately $1.1 billion through 25 focused programs and open funding solicitations.
Highlights and Major Changes in the FY 2016 Budget Request In FY 2016, ARPA-E expects to release funding opportunity announcements (FOA) for 7 – 10 focused technology programs. In FY 2015, ARPA-E released a third open funding opportunity announcement (OPEN 2015); however, in keeping with a multi-year cycle for OPEN solicitations (2009, 2012, and 2015), ARPA-E does not anticipate an open solicitation in FY 2016. In FY 2016, ARPA-E will continue its stand-alone Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program to provide additional support to small businesses beyond the significant number of awards that go to small businesses via ARPA-E’s standard FOA process.
FY 2014 Key Accomplishments The success of ARPA-E programs and projects will ultimately be measured by impact in the marketplace. As the projects ARPA-E funds seek to create transformational energy technologies that do not exist today and funding is for a limited duration, ARPA-E looks at various metrics to measure progress towards eventual market adoption. ARPA-E gauges success by project hand-offs, including the formation of new companies and fostering public and private partnerships to ensure projects continue to move towards the market. In FY 2014, ARPA-E saw continued traction across several key indicators, including multiple teams launching demonstration projects in partnership with public and private entities, as well as four ARPA-E funded small companies being acquired by strategic industry partners. ARPA-E awardee Sun Catalytix was purchased by Lockheed Martin becoming Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage LLC, awardee SolarBridge was acquired by SunPower, awardee Empirion was acquired Altera, and awardee Allilyx was acquired by Evolva.
Program Roadmaps In accordance with the America COMPETES Act, Public Law 110-69, section 5012(g)(2)(2007) as amended, whichhas been codified as 42 U.S.C. § 16538(h)(2), ARPA-E’s Strategic Vision Report can be found at: http://arpa-e.energy.gov/sites/default/files/ARPA-E_Strategic_Vision_Report_101713.pdf.
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Adva
nced
Res
earc
h Pr
ojec
ts A
genc
y - E
nerg
y Fu
ndin
g by
Con
gres
sion
al C
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ol ($
K)
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014
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014
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015
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016
vs
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ARPA-E Projects
Overview The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) catalyzes and accelerates energy technologies that will enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through the development of transformational technologies that reduce imports of energy from foreign sources, increase energy efficiency, and reduce energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gas emissions. ARPA-E funds high-potential, high-impact energy projects that are too early for private sector or other Department of Energy (DOE) program office investment.
ARPA-E has created a nimble and adaptive structure that allows the Agency to quickly develop and execute programs, recruit a highly talented and experienced technical team, and provide awardees with technical assistance and market awareness to help projects succeed.
ARPA-E focused programs provide a unique bridge from basic science to early stage technology. These programs draw from the latest scientific discoveries and envision a viable path to commercial implementation through firm grounding in the economic realities and changing dynamics of the marketplace. The concept for a new focused program is developed through engagement with diverse science and technology communities, including some that may not have traditionally been involved in the topic area, and by learning from the outcomes of current ARPA-E programs and projects.
The ARPA-E program development cycle is primarily about identifying gaps where high-impact, high-potential investment by ARPA-E could lead to transformational technologies enabling entirely new ways to generate, store, and use energy. New programs are carefully constructed by Program Directors, working in an environment of constructive criticism where every aspect of a proposed program is intensely scrutinized for technical and economic viability, as well as impact on ARPA-E’s mission. The program development cycle also involves careful coordination with ongoing research and development efforts in other DOE program offices, other federal agencies, and industry. For example, The Reliable Electricity Based on Electrochemical Systems (REBELS) program launched in FY 2014, which is aimed at developing fuel cell technology for distributed power generation, has been closely coordinated with other Department of Energy elements working on fuel cell technology, along with the work of industry stakeholders.
Each ARPA-E project includes clearly defined technical and commercial milestones that awardees are required to meet throughout the life of a project. Program Directors work closely with each awardee, through regular meetings and onsite visits, to ensure that milestones are being achieved in a timely fashion. When a project is not achieving the goals of the program, ARPA-E works with the awardee to rectify the issue or, in cases where the issue cannot be corrected, ARPA-E discontinues funding for the project.
The final element of the ARPA-E model is the Technology-to-Market program. Awardees are required to provide a Technology-to-Market plan prior to receiving an award and work closely with ARPA-E’s Technology-to-Market advisors throughout the project to develop customized commercialization strategies. These include practical training and critical business information to equip projects with a clear understanding of market needs and thereby help guide technical development. In addition, ARPA-E facilitates relationships with investors, government agencies, small and large companies, and other organizations that are necessary to move awardees to the next stage of their project development.
Highlights of the FY 2016 Budget Request In FY 2016 ARPA-E expects to release funding opportunity announcements (FOA) for 7 – 10 focused programs each funded at approximately $10 - $40 million. The inherent design of ARPA-E makes it impossible to predict in detail the specific technologies that will garner investment in FY 2016. ARPA-E envisions building from existing learning, often in a nonlinear and unexpected fashion, with a focus on both transportation and stationary energy. As ARPA-E fully funds projects at the time of award, FY 2016 funds will be primarily used for new programs and projects. A portion of FY 2016 funding is likely to be used to supplement ongoing ARPA-E projects where a small amount of additional funding from ARPA-E could catalyze a substantial technological development and potentially lead to future support from outside ARPA-E that will help advance the technology towards the market. ARPA-E will also continue its stand-alone Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program to provide additional support to small businesses beyond the significant number of awards to small businesses through ARPA-E’s standard, non-SBIR/STTR solicitations. ARPA-E will continue the use of Innovative Development in Energy-Related Applied Science (IDEAS), a small, rolling, open solicitation to rapidly
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support innovative applied energy research that has the potential to lead to new focused programs or that may complement portfolios in ongoing focused programs.
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ARPA
-E P
roje
cts
Fund
ing
($K)
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014
Enac
ted
FY 2
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Curr
ent
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Enac
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016
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vs
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015
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Pro
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ms a
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mun
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at a
re
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man
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nerg
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the
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plifi
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tail
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ific
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re in
vest
men
t. A
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visio
ns b
uild
ing
from
exi
stin
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arni
ng, o
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fash
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a fo
cus o
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th
tran
spor
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d st
atio
nary
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rgy.
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ks
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spor
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els:
The
util
ity a
nd e
nerg
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orag
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paci
ty o
f liq
uid
fuel
s sug
gest
that
they
will
rem
ain
in
our t
rans
port
atio
n in
fras
truc
ture
for y
ears
to c
ome.
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e ch
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lies i
n fin
ding
inno
vativ
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ays t
o pr
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els f
rom
an
ever
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g va
riety
of
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ks. N
ovel
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fuel
s fro
m c
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cks (
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s to
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neer
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spor
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els a
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tility
and
en
ergy
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age
capa
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els s
ugge
st th
at
they
will
rem
ain
in o
ur tr
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tion
infr
astr
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re
for y
ears
to c
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cha
lleng
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s in
findi
ng
inno
vativ
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ays t
o pr
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els f
rom
an
ever
in
crea
sing
varie
ty o
f fee
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cks.
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el ro
utes
to
crea
te fu
els f
rom
car
bon-
neut
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r the
po
tent
ial f
or tr
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ativ
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duct
ions
in g
reen
hous
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s em
issio
ns a
ssoc
iate
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ith tr
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ARP
A-E
will
con
tinue
to e
xplo
re in
nova
tive
way
s to
impr
ove
the
yiel
d of
cur
rent
and
new
ly d
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oped
bio
fuel
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ops a
nd to
use
adv
ance
s in
bio-
engi
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and
bioc
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istry
to d
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non
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rout
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s
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nced
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ted
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est
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ion
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of t
echn
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y fo
cus i
s app
licab
le to
Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Syst
ems.
Ener
gy M
ater
ials
and
Pro
cess
es: A
dvan
ced
mat
eria
ls ar
e ce
ntra
l to
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f inn
ovat
ive
ener
gy
conv
ersio
n pr
oces
ses t
hat i
mpr
ove
effic
ienc
y in
the
gene
ratio
n an
d us
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rgy,
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com
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issio
ns. A
RPA-
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cont
inue
s to
build
upo
n ne
w d
iscov
erie
s in
fund
amen
tal m
ater
ial s
cien
ce to
dev
elop
a b
road
ra
nge
of m
ater
ials
for e
nerg
y: c
atal
ysts
, pho
tovo
ltaic
s,
stru
ctur
al m
ater
ials,
ther
moe
lect
rics,
inte
llige
nt
mat
eria
ls, se
mic
ondu
ctor
s, m
agne
tic m
ater
ials,
m
embr
anes
, and
oth
ers.
Man
y of
thes
e ne
w m
ater
ials
are
wel
l tai
lore
d fo
r spe
cific
func
tion
at th
e na
nosc
ale
leve
l, bu
t pat
hway
s for
thei
r cos
t-ef
fect
ive
man
ufac
ture
at t
he sc
ale
need
ed fo
r ene
rgy
tech
nolo
gy d
oes n
ot y
et e
xist
. ARP
A-E
cont
inue
s to
inve
st in
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t dev
oted
to
mov
ing
nano
scal
e m
ater
ials
from
the
real
m o
f sc
ient
ific
disc
over
y in
to re
al-w
orld
pro
cess
es fo
r im
prov
ed e
nerg
y ut
iliza
tion
in a
var
iety
of
tech
nolo
gies
, inc
ludi
ng e
ngin
es, h
eatin
g an
d ai
r co
nditi
onin
g un
its, e
lect
ric m
otor
s, p
ower
ele
ctro
nics
, so
lar c
ells,
win
d tu
rbin
es, a
nd o
ther
tech
nolo
gies
that
ar
e on
ly b
egin
ning
to b
e en
visio
ned
for e
nerg
y ap
plic
atio
ns.
Ener
gy M
ater
ials
and
Pro
cess
es: A
dvan
ced
mat
eria
ls ar
e ce
ntra
l to
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f inn
ovat
ive
ener
gy
conv
ersio
n pr
oces
ses t
hat i
mpr
ove
effic
ienc
y in
the
gene
ratio
n an
d us
e of
ene
rgy,
with
con
com
itant
re
duct
ion
in g
reen
hous
e ga
s em
issio
ns. I
ncre
asin
gly,
su
ch te
chno
logi
es m
ust a
lso h
ave
min
imal
impa
ct o
n im
port
ant n
atur
al re
sour
ces,
such
as c
ritic
al m
iner
als
or w
ater
. ARP
A-E
will
con
tinue
to b
uild
upo
n ne
w
disc
over
ies i
n fu
ndam
enta
l mat
eria
l sci
ence
to
deve
lop
a br
oad
rang
e of
mat
eria
ls fo
r ene
rgy:
ca
taly
sts,
phot
ovol
taic
s, st
ruct
ural
mat
eria
ls,
ther
moe
lect
rics,
inte
llige
nt m
ater
ials,
se
mic
ondu
ctor
s, m
agne
tic m
ater
ials,
mem
bran
es, a
nd
othe
rs. M
any
of th
ese
new
mat
eria
ls ar
e w
ell t
ailo
red
for s
peci
fic fu
nctio
n at
the
nano
scal
e le
vel,
but
path
way
s for
thei
r cos
t-ef
fect
ive
man
ufac
ture
at t
he
scal
e ne
eded
for e
nerg
y te
chno
logy
doe
s not
yet
ex
ist. A
RPA-
E w
ill c
ontin
ue to
inve
st in
rese
arch
and
de
velo
pmen
t dev
oted
to m
ovin
g na
nosc
ale
mat
eria
ls fr
om th
e re
alm
of s
cien
tific
disc
over
y in
to re
al-w
orld
pr
oces
ses f
or im
prov
ed e
nerg
y ut
iliza
tion
in a
var
iety
of
tech
nolo
gies
, inc
ludi
ng e
ngin
es, h
eatin
g an
d ai
r co
nditi
onin
g un
its, e
lect
ric m
otor
s, p
ower
ele
ctro
nics
, so
lar c
ells,
win
d tu
rbin
es, p
ower
pla
nt c
oolin
g sy
stem
s, g
as se
para
tions
, and
oth
er te
chno
logi
es th
at
are
only
beg
inni
ng to
be
envi
sione
d fo
r ene
rgy
appl
icat
ions
. Thi
s are
a of
tech
nolo
gy fo
cus i
s ap
plic
able
to b
oth
Tran
spor
tatio
n Sy
stem
s and
St
atio
nary
Pow
er S
yste
ms.
Ener
gy S
tora
ge:
Effe
ctiv
e, in
expe
nsiv
e, re
vers
ible
co
nver
sion
of e
lect
rical
ene
rgy
to a
mor
e ea
sily
stor
ed
form
, suc
h as
che
mic
al, m
echa
nica
l, an
d th
erm
al
Disp
atch
able
Ene
rgy:
Ene
rgy
stor
age
rem
ains
a
cent
ral c
halle
nge
to th
e w
ides
prea
d ad
optio
n of
el
ectr
ic v
ehic
les a
nd th
e in
crea
sed
pene
trat
ion
of
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nced
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emai
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tral
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e to
the
wid
espr
ead
adop
tion
of e
lect
ric v
ehic
les a
nd th
e in
crea
sed
pene
trat
ion
of in
term
itten
t ren
ewab
le e
nerg
y so
urce
s on
to th
e el
ectr
ic g
rid. A
RPA-
E pl
ans t
o bu
ild u
pon
prev
ious
inve
stm
ents
in e
lect
rical
ene
rgy
stor
age
for
both
tran
spor
tatio
n an
d th
e gr
id. T
hese
pro
gram
s ha
ve b
uilt
new
com
mun
ities
of s
cien
tists
and
en
gine
ers t
hat a
re a
ppro
achi
ng th
e ch
alle
nge
of
ener
gy st
orag
e in
new
and
exc
iting
way
s. M
oreo
ver,
thes
e pr
ojec
ts e
xhib
it an
am
plifi
catio
n of
lear
ning
th
roug
h cr
osso
vers
bet
wee
n pr
ogra
ms.
Bec
ause
of
thes
e ne
w in
sight
s, A
RPA-
E co
ntin
ues t
o en
visio
n ne
w
tech
nolo
gy a
ppro
ache
s as w
ell a
s add
ition
al a
reas
w
here
effi
cien
t and
inex
pens
ive
ener
gy st
orag
e te
chno
logi
es a
re re
quire
d.
inte
rmitt
ent r
enew
able
ene
rgy
sour
ces o
nto
the
futu
re e
lect
ric g
rid.
Reco
gnizi
ng th
at e
lect
ricity
in th
e fu
ture
will
be
deriv
ed fr
om m
any
sour
ces a
t a v
arie
ty
of sc
ales
, ARP
A-E
will
con
tinue
to e
xplo
re
tech
nolo
gies
that
ena
ble
the
cost
-effe
ctiv
e pr
oduc
tion
and
stor
age
of e
lect
ricity
suita
ble
to a
mor
e fle
xibl
e el
ectr
ic g
rid th
at m
ay fe
atur
e su
bsta
ntia
l dist
ribut
ed
gene
ratio
n. S
uch
effo
rts w
ill fo
cus o
n im
prov
ing
the
disp
atch
abili
ty o
f ele
ctric
ity th
roug
h ef
fect
ive,
in
expe
nsiv
e, a
nd re
vers
ible
con
vers
ion
of e
lect
rical
en
ergy
to a
mor
e ea
sily
stor
ed fo
rm, s
uch
as c
hem
ical
, m
echa
nica
l, an
d th
erm
al e
nerg
y. T
his a
rea
of
tech
nolo
gy fo
cus i
s app
licab
le to
bot
h Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Syst
ems a
nd S
tatio
nary
Pow
er S
yste
ms.
Sens
ors,
Info
rmat
ion,
and
Inte
grat
ion:
As e
nerg
y te
chno
logy
mee
ts th
e in
form
atio
n ag
e, th
e ne
ed to
co
llect
, ana
lyze
, sta
ndar
dize
, and
pro
tect
ene
rgy
info
rmat
ion
will
gro
w a
nd d
iver
sify
over
man
y en
ergy
sy
stem
s. T
he tr
ansit
ion
to sm
art a
nd re
silie
nt e
nerg
y sy
stem
s will
be
enab
led
by re
liabl
e an
d in
expe
nsiv
e se
nsor
s to
prov
ide
esse
ntia
l dat
a, a
naly
tical
tool
s ca
pabl
e of
dea
ling
with
the
vast
am
ount
s of d
ata
crea
ted,
and
soph
istic
ated
con
trol
alg
orith
ms t
o op
timize
syst
em p
erfo
rman
ce. A
RPA-
E ha
s inv
este
d in
bu
ildin
g th
e in
nova
tive
new
com
pone
nts t
hat n
eed
to
be in
tegr
ated
into
larg
er sy
stem
s to
achi
eve
full
impa
ct a
nd n
ow se
es a
bro
ad o
ppor
tuni
ty in
the
com
bina
tion
of se
nsor
tech
nolo
gy, i
nfor
mat
ics,
and
sy
stem
inte
grat
ion.
ARP
A-E
curr
ently
inve
sts i
n th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
dvan
ced
sens
ors a
nd c
ontr
ol
tech
nolo
gies
for b
atte
ry m
anag
emen
t and
con
trol
al
gorit
hms f
or th
e po
wer
grid
. ARP
A-E
plan
s to
expl
ore
the
furt
her d
evel
opm
ent o
f har
dwar
e an
d so
ftw
are
tool
s nee
ded
to c
hara
cter
ize, o
ptim
ize, a
nd
cont
rol a
dditi
onal
smar
t, in
tegr
ated
ene
rgy
syst
ems o
f
Sens
ors,
Info
rmat
ion,
and
Inte
grat
ion:
As e
nerg
y te
chno
logy
mee
ts th
e in
form
atio
n ag
e, th
e ne
ed to
co
llect
, ana
lyze
, sta
ndar
dize
, and
pro
tect
ene
rgy
info
rmat
ion
will
gro
w a
nd d
iver
sify
over
man
y en
ergy
sy
stem
s. T
he tr
ansit
ion
to sm
art a
nd re
silie
nt e
nerg
y sy
stem
s will
be
enab
led
by re
liabl
e an
d in
expe
nsiv
e se
nsor
s to
prov
ide
esse
ntia
l dat
a, a
naly
tical
tool
s ca
pabl
e of
dea
ling
with
the
vast
am
ount
s of d
ata
crea
ted,
and
soph
istic
ated
con
trol
alg
orith
ms t
o op
timize
the
perf
orm
ance
of i
ncre
asin
gly
auto
mat
ed
ener
gy sy
stem
s. A
RPA-
E ha
s inv
este
d in
bui
ldin
g th
e in
nova
tive
new
com
pone
nts t
hat n
eed
to b
e in
tegr
ated
into
larg
er sy
stem
s to
achi
eve
full
impa
ct
and
now
sees
a b
road
opp
ortu
nity
in th
e co
mbi
natio
n of
sens
or te
chno
logy
, inf
orm
atic
s, a
nd sy
stem
in
tegr
atio
n. A
RPA-
E w
ill c
ontin
ue to
inve
st in
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f adv
ance
d se
nsor
s and
con
trol
te
chno
logi
es fo
r bat
tery
man
agem
ent a
nd c
ontr
ol
algo
rithm
s for
the
pow
er g
rid. A
RPA-
E pl
ans t
o ex
plor
e th
e fu
rthe
r dev
elop
men
t of h
ardw
are
and
soft
war
e to
ols n
eede
d to
cha
ract
erize
, opt
imize
, and
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nced
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vest
men
ts in
syst
ems i
nteg
ratio
n w
ill n
ot re
plic
ate
scal
e-up
and
man
ufac
turin
g iss
ues
that
are
bes
t add
ress
ed b
y th
e De
part
men
t of E
nerg
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plie
d te
chno
logy
pro
gram
s or p
rivat
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dust
ry.
cont
rol a
n ev
en b
road
er ra
nge
of sm
art,
inte
grat
ed
ener
gy sy
stem
s of t
he fu
ture
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ents
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syst
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atio
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Program Direction Overview Program direction provides ARPA-E with the necessary resources to execute ARPA-E’s mission. Program direction funds are utilized for salaries and benefits of federal staff; travel; support services contracts to provide technical advice and assistance; and other related expenses, including the DOE Working Capital Fund. The key components of the ARPA-E model are the team, particularly the Agency’s Program Directors and Technology-to-Market advisors, and hands-on engagement with awardees. ARPA-E Program Directors provide awardees with technical guidance that combines scientific expertise and real-world experience. ARPA-E Technology-to-Market advisors supply critical business insight and direction to enable awardees to develop strategies to move technologies towards the market. Each ARPA-E project includes clearly defined technical and commercial milestones that awardees are required to meet throughout the life of a project. Program Directors work closely with each awardee, through regular meetings and on-site visits, to ensure that milestones are being achieved in a timely fashion. When a project is not achieving its milestones or the goals of the program, ARPA-E works with the awardee to rectify the issue or, in cases where the issue cannot be corrected, ARPA-E discontinues funding for the project. To ensure the efficiency of ARPA-E’s hands-on engagement with awardees, ARPA-E has in-house legal, procurement, and contracting staff, co-located with the Program Directors, to provide direct access and timely communication. Finally, to help enable ARPA-E to rapidly move into new technology areas in response to scientific discoveries, breakthroughs, and opportunities, ARPA-E utilizes technical support contractors for technical advice and program management assistance. Highlights of the FY 2016 Budget Request ARPA-E Program Directors and Technology-to-Market Advisors serve limited terms. The FY 2016 program direction request therefore supports recruitment of sufficient staff and support service contractors to manage ARPA-E programs funded in FY 2016 and provide quality program oversight of new and ongoing projects. Since additional focused programs are expected to be developed in FY 2016, the increase in funding and FTEs support the additional staff required to develop new programs and manage a larger number of projects. ARPA-E will continue to build its Technology-to-Market team to ensure that appropriate resources are available to work closely with all ARPA-E awardees. Starting in FY 2014, ARPA-E’s program direction funds also support embedded procurement staff; the costs of which are included in the FY 2016 request.
Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy/Program Direction
FY 2016 Congressional Budget383
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t of
ARP
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n en
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hich
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com
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f ARP
A-E
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el.
At th
e FY
201
6 re
ques
t lev
el A
RPA-
E Pr
ogra
m D
irect
ors a
nd
Tech
nolo
gy-t
o-M
arke
t adv
isers
will
con
tinue
to v
isit
perf
orm
ers r
egul
arly
. Th
e nu
mbe
r of s
ite v
isits
will
co
ntin
ue to
be
com
men
sura
te w
ith th
e nu
mbe
r of o
ngoi
ng
proj
ects
.
+$31
3 Th
e in
crea
se in
trav
el is
com
men
sura
te w
ith
incr
ease
d pr
ojec
ts a
nd F
TEs.
Supp
ort S
ervi
ces
At th
e FY
201
5 en
acte
d le
vel A
RPA-
E an
ticip
ates
a c
ontin
ued
leve
l of s
uppo
rt
com
men
sura
te to
the
num
ber o
f ong
oing
and
an
ticip
ated
pro
ject
s.
At th
e FY
201
6 re
ques
t lev
el A
RPA-
E an
ticip
ates
m
aint
aini
ng th
e us
e of
supp
ort s
ervi
ce c
ontr
acto
rs, a
t a
sligh
tly re
duce
d le
vel,
to su
ppor
t ARP
A-E
fede
ral s
taff
in
the
man
agem
ent a
nd o
vers
ight
of p
roje
cts a
nd o
ther
re
quire
d fu
nctio
ns. T
he le
vel o
f sup
port
com
men
sura
te to
th
e nu
mbe
r of o
ngoi
ng a
nd a
ntic
ipat
ed p
roje
cts.
ARP
A-E
will
con
tinue
to o
ptim
ize fe
dera
l sta
ff an
d co
ntra
ctor
su
ppor
t bas
ed o
n fu
ndin
g le
vels
and
the
num
ber o
f pr
ojec
ts u
nder
man
agem
ent.
-$37
The
am
ount
for s
uppo
rt se
rvic
es is
redu
ced
in F
Y 20
16 a
s ARP
A-E
cont
inue
s to
optim
ize c
ontr
acto
r su
ppor
t bas
ed o
n fe
dera
l sta
ffing
and
pro
gram
re
quire
men
ts.
Oth
er R
elat
ed E
xpen
ses
The
FY 2
015
enac
ted
leve
l for
oth
er re
late
d ex
pens
es re
flect
s the
ant
icip
ated
cos
ts fo
r th
ese
activ
ities
bas
ed o
n th
e nu
mbe
r of
ongo
ing
and
antic
ipat
ed p
roje
cts.
The
FY 2
016
requ
est l
evel
for o
ther
rela
ted
expe
nses
pr
imar
ily c
onsis
ts o
f Wor
king
Cap
ital F
und
and
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy su
ppor
t cos
ts, w
hich
are
com
men
sura
te w
ith
the
leve
l of F
TEs a
nd su
ppor
t ser
vice
s req
uest
ed.
+$18
6 Th
e in
crea
se in
oth
er re
late
d ex
pens
es is
co
mm
ensu
rate
with
man
agem
ent o
f a la
rger
num
ber
of p
roje
cts a
nd in
crea
sed
FTEs
.
Adva
nced
Res
earc
h Pr
ojec
ts A
genc
y –
Ener
gy/
Prog
ram
Dire
ctio
nFY
201
6 Co
ngre
ssio
nal B
udge
t38
5
386
Adva
nced
Res
earc
h Pr
ojec
ts A
genc
y - E
nerg
y Re
sear
ch a
nd D
evel
opm
ent (
$K)
FY 2
014
Curr
ent
FY 2
015
Enac
ted
FY 2
016
Requ
est
FY 2
016
vs
FY 2
015
Basic
0
0 0
0 Ap
plie
d 12
6,00
0 12
6,00
0 14
7,87
5 +2
1,87
5 De
velo
pmen
t 12
6,00
0 12
6,00
0 14
7,87
5 +2
1,87
5 Su
btot
al, R
&D
252,
000
252,
000
295,
750
+43,
750
Equi
pmen
t 0
0 0
0 Co
nstr
uctio
n 0
0 0
0 To
tal,
R&D
252,
000
252,
000
295,
750
+43,
750
Adva
nced
Res
earc
h Pr
ojec
ts A
genc
y - E
nerg
y Sm
all B
usin
ess I
nnov
atio
n Re
sear
ch/S
mal
l Bus
ines
s Tec
hnol
ogy
Tran
sfer
(SBI
R/ST
TR) (
$K)
FY 2
014
Curr
ent
FY 2
015
Enac
ted
FY 2
016
Requ
est1
FY 2
016
vs
FY 2
015
Proj
ecte
d AR
PA-E
Pro
ject
s SB
IR
7,65
0 8,
577
8,87
2 +2
95
STTR
1,
725
1,18
3 1,
331
+148
To
tal,
SBIR
/STT
R 9,
375
9,76
0 10
,203
+4
43
1 In F
Y 20
16, A
RPA-
E w
ill c
ontin
ue it
s sta
nd-a
lone
Sm
all B
usin
ess I
nnov
atio
n Re
sear
ch/S
mal
l Bus
ines
s Tec
hnol
ogy
Tran
sfer
(SBI
R/ST
TR) p
rogr
am to
pro
vide
add
ition
al
supp
ort t
o sm
all b
usin
esse
s bey
ond
the
signi
fican
t num
ber o
f aw
ards
to sm
all b
usin
esse
s via
ARP
A-E’
s sta
ndar
d no
n-SB
IR/S
TTR
solic
itatio
ns.
Adva
nced
Res
earc
h Pr
ojec
ts A
genc
y - E
nerg
yFY
201
6 Co
ngre
ssio
nal B
udge
t38
7
ARPA
-E P
roje
cts
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
s
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e GP
RA M
oder
niza
tion
Act o
f 201
0, th
e De
part
men
t set
s tar
gets
for,
and
trac
ks p
rogr
ess t
owar
d, a
chie
ving
per
form
ance
goa
ls fo
r eac
h pr
ogra
m.
FY 2
014
FY 2
015
FY 2
016
Perf
orm
ance
Goa
l (M
easu
re)
Awar
d Fu
ndin
g - C
umul
ativ
e pe
rcen
tage
of a
war
d fu
ndin
g co
mm
itted
45
days
aft
er a
war
d se
lect
ions
are
ann
ounc
ed.
Targ
et
70%
70
%
70%
Resu
lt M
et
Not
app
licab
le
Not
app
licab
le
Endp
oint
Tar
get
No
endp
oint
– c
ontin
uous
mea
sure
of e
ffici
ency
in a
war
ding
fund
s
Perf
orm
ance
Goa
l (M
easu
re)
New
Com
pany
For
mat
ion
– N
umbe
r of n
ew c
ompa
nies
form
ed a
s a d
irect
resu
lt of
ARP
A-E
fund
ing.
Thi
s was
a n
ew p
erfo
rman
ce m
easu
re
for A
RPA-
E in
FY
2015
. As o
f the
end
of F
Y 20
13 A
RPA-
E fu
nded
rese
arch
has
led
to th
e fo
rmat
ion
of a
t lea
st 2
4 ne
w c
ompa
nies
. Tha
t is t
he
base
line
from
whi
ch w
e w
ould
exp
ect t
o ad
d at
leas
t 3 n
ew c
ompa
nies
per
yea
r.
Targ
et
Resu
lt M
et
Not
app
licab
le
Not
app
licab
le
Endp
oint
Tar
get
No
endp
oint
– c
ontin
uous
mea
sure
of i
mpa
ct o
f ARP
A-E
awar
ds o
n cr
eatin
g ne
w jo
bs a
nd in
dust
ries
Adva
nced
Res
earc
h Pr
ojec
ts A
genc
y - E
nerg
yFY
201
6 Co
ngre
ssio
nal B
udge
t38
8
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy FY 2016 Congressional Budget389
390
