DOE offers up to $100 million in funding for clean energy technology R&D

by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
March 9, 2021

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced up to $100 million in funding for clean energy technology research and development through its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) “OPEN 2021” funding opportunity.

“The first of billions of dollars of DOE R&D opportunities to be announced this year, this funding will help identify cutting-edge, disruptive clean energy technologies to address the climate crisis,” the DOE said in February.

Potential applicants can visit ARPA-E’s newly launched OPEN 2021 website to access information and resources, including a teaming partner list for help forming new project teams and identifying potential collaborations, and webinars featuring program directors discussing technical areas they hope to pursue.

To apply for funding through OPEN 2021 click HERE.

The DOE said that since its founding in 2009, ARPA-E has provided $2.4 billion in R&D funding, and ARPA-E projects have attracted more than $4.9 billion in private sector follow-on funding to commercialize clean energy technologies and create sustainable clean energy jobs.