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Top BP scientist, university professor confirmed as director of DOE research agency

Posted at 7:48 pm December 8, 2014
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Ellen Williams

Ellen Williams (Photo courtesy Caltech Alumni Association)

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ellen Williams was confirmed by the United States Senate on Monday, December 8, as the director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E.

As director of ARPA-E, Williams will oversee a novel program that funds high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment, a DOE press release said. She will ensure that the technologies assisted through ARPA-E will help change the energy landscape and better meet the nation’s changing energy needs, the release said.

“ARPA-E is central to the Department’s advancement of energy technology innovation, and Ellen Williams will provide outstanding leadership based upon her combination of world class research in condensed matter physics and insight into how technology impacts the energy marketplace,” Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said. “I’m excited to work with Ellen on expanding the scope and impact of ARPA-E. I also want to thank Cheryl Martin for her leadership in ARPA-E for the past two years.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, ARPA-E, BP, Cheryl Martin, chief scientist, DOE, Ellen Williams, Ernest Moniz, U.S. Department of Energy, United States Senate, University of Maryland

ORNL awarded $2.75 million for fuel cell research

Posted at 8:56 am June 19, 2014
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DOE’s ARPA-E announces 13 new projects at New York Energy Week

New York, N.Y.—ARPA-E Acting Director Cheryl Martin has announced $33 million in funding for 13 new projects aimed at developing transformational fuel cell technologies for low-cost distributed power generation.

The funding was announced Thursday at New York Energy Week. ARPA-E is Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy.

The projects, which are funded through ARPA-E’s new Reliable Electricity Based on Electrochemical Systems, or REBELS, program, are focused on improving grid stability, balancing intermittent renewable technologies, and reducing CO2 emissions using electrochemical distributed power generation systems, a press release said.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory received $2.75 million for a project titled “Nanocomposite Electrodes for a Solid Acid Fuel Cell Stack.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, ARPA-E, catalysts, Cheryl Martin, distributed generation, DOE, fuel cell electrode, Nanocomposite Electrodes for a Solid Acid Fuel Cell Stack, New York Energy Week, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, power generation, rebels, Reliable Electricity Based on Electrochemical Systems, U.S. Department of Energy

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