Powertrain Innovations for Future Vehicles – an ARPA-E Perspective

55 Pages·2015·5.13 MB·English

Powertrain Innovations for Future
Vehicles – an ARPA-E Perspective
Chris Atkinson, Sc.D.
Program Director
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
US Department of Energy
June 3, 2015
ERC – 2015 Symposium
ARPA-E
A R P A E
dvanced esearch rojects gency- nergy
History
2006 Conceived by National Academies
Recommendations
Base on DARPA to be lean and

agile organization
Support creative “out-of-the-box”

transformational energy research
ARPA-E Mission
Catalyze the development of transformational,
high-impact energy technologies
Ensure the U.S. maintains a lead in the development
and deployment of advanced energy technologies
Focused Programs
2010-2015: $1,100M, 25 programs
Stationary
Transportation
Electrofuels BEEST HEATS REACT IMPACCT BEETIT GRIDS
Solar
PETRO MOVE AMPED SBIR/STTR ADEPT GENI ADEPT
Technology Acceleration Model
What does ARPA-E look for?
Steam-powered Cugnot
(1769)
cost Benz Motorwagen
(1885)
performance
Ford Model T
(1914)
time
Technologies that lead to new adoption pathways
What Makes an ARPA-E Project?
IMPACT
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High impact on ARPA-E mission areas
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Credible path to market
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Large commercial application
TRANSFORM
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Challenges what is possible
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Disrupts existing learning curves
‣
Leaps beyond today’s technologies
BRIDGE
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Translates science into breakthrough technology
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Not researched or funded elsewhere
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Catalyzes new interest and investment
TEAM
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Comprised of best-in-class people
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Cross-disciplinary skill sets
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Translation oriented

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