Rigzone Talks to the 'Disruption Wing' of the USA DOE
Rigzone · Andreas Exarheas ·
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is the self-styled 'disruption wing' of the energy department.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is the self-styled “disruption wing” of the energy department.
“First. Fast. Ambitious. We’re an agency of energy scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and industry visionaries who dare to disrupt the status quo,” ARPA-E states on its website, highlighting that it is a “launchpad for new companies and major industry advancements and was founded to preserve America’s technological edge”.
Since 2009, ARPA-E has provided $4.29 billion in funding to more than 1,750 energy ideas, according to its website, which recently revealed the agency’s latest push to develop the energy sector.