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Feb 25
๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐„๐–๐’: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will address the General Session at 2026 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, April 7-9, in San Diego, CA. Donโ€™t miss this chance to hear directly from the U.S. Secretary of @ENERGY. Register @ arpae-summit.com/Home
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๐€๐‘๐๐€-๐„ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ $135๐Œ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ 18 ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ โ€“ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ. @ScienceMagazine: science.org/content/article/โ€ฆ.
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Jun 10
ARPA-E #CIRCUITS awardee @empowersemi was recently acquired by @ADI_News for $1.5B. ๐‘ป๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’‘-๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’…๐’†๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’Š๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’“๐’†. โžก๏ธanalog.com/en/newsroom/pressโ€ฆ
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Jun 9
Today, ARPA-E's #IGNIITE Award Ceremony will showcase 18 early-career scientists who will take on some of energyโ€™s most urgent challenges. The ceremony will also celebrate the 4 inaugural recipients of the #IGNIITE Directorโ€™s Awards. Learn more at arpa-e.energy.gov/news-and-eโ€ฆ.โšก๐Ÿงฒโš›๏ธ
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Jun 9
The ARPA-E Fusion Programs Annual Meeting will be held June 22-23, in Santa Fe, NM! Join National Labs, fusion developers, & key stakeholders to discuss the trajectory, hurdles, and victories of fusion power. Register by 6/17 and see you in Santa Fe! web.cvent.com/event/21b30667โ€ฆ.
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May 27
Concept papers are due tomorrow, May 28! ARPA-E'S #HORNIG program will invest up to $50M in funding for projects to develop transuranic (TRU) fuels using materials recovered from used nuclear fuel. ๐Ÿ“† Turn in your concept paper by 5/28/2026 at 9:30 AM ET: arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Defaulโ€ฆ
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May 26
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming #IGNIITE Award Ceremony, which will showcase early-career visionaries. โœ‰๏ธIf you wish to attend, email ๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐š-๐ž-๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ@๐ก๐ช.๐๐จ๐ž.๐ ๐จ๐ฏ to request a link. This event is invitation only - RSVP by 6/1. arpa-e.energy.gov/programs-aโ€ฆ.
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May 22
During theย ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ๐’š ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’š๐’”๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘จ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ธ๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’–๐’Žย panel at Fiber Connect, Director @ConnerProchaska explored the big swings ARPAโ€‘E is taking to supercharge Americaโ€™sย energy ecosystem. โšก Learn more about ARPA-E here:ย arpa-e.energy.gov/.
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May 20
In ARPA-E Director @ConnerProchaska new essay in the @AtlanticCouncil's Global Energy Agenda, he underscores the worldโ€™s growing need for more energy and how U.S. fusion leadership is the key to meeting this demand. โœ๏ธRead Director Prochaskaโ€™s essay here: atlanticcouncil.org/content-โ€ฆ
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May 19
At ARPA-E, #AI is not a product, it is an engine for innovation. Dir @ConnerProchaska will join theย ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ๐’š ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’š๐’”๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘จ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ธ๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’–๐’Ž panel today at Fiber Connect to discuss how uptime, resilience, & cost all tie back to power in Orlando, FL.
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May 18
Congrats to 2 time ARPA-E awardee @fervoenergy on its $1.9B IPO! Supported by $5M through ARPA-E projects, the system uses advanced fiber optic sensing, directional drilling, & stimulation to unlock the secure power of geothermal energy.ย ๐ŸŒŽ Learn more: bit.ly/4nLlIHx.
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May 10
ARPA-E Director @ConnerProchaskaย joinedย @nvidia Global VP of Sales John Josephakisย for a fireside chat this week at the @scsp_ai AI Expo.ย  ARPA-E isย investing in base-load power like #nuclear, #geothermal, & #fusion to improve gridย reliabilityย & theย AI revolution.
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May 8
ARPA-E Director @ConnerProchaska joined the @scsp_ai AI Expo yesterday to discuss ARPA-Eโ€™s approach to utilizing AI & highlighted our newest investment of $34M for 12 projects that will shorten catalyst development timelines from a decade to 18 months. arpa-e.energy.gov/programs-aโ€ฆ.
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May 5
ARPA-E has announced $10M for its #IGNIITE 2026 program which will fund early career scientists and engineers to convert disruptive and unconventional ideas into new tech across the full spectrum of energy applications. โœ๏ธLearn more & apply here: arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/#FoaIdโ€ฆ.
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Apr 30
ARPA-E has announced up to $50M in funding to develop transuranic (TRU) fuels for use in advanced reactors. Theย #HORNIG program will support the design, fabrication, testing, and qualification of TRU-based fuels. Learn more here:ย arpa-e.energy.gov/news-and-eโ€ฆ.
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Apr 15
Last week, we welcomed 2,500 technologists, innovators, & investors to #ARPAE26. โ€œ๐ˆ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ก๐ž๐š๐.โ€ - Dir. @ConnerProchaska. Stay tuned for more insights from #ARPAE26!
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ARPAE recently announced its ๐๐‚ยณ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ, which willย seekย toย optimizeย the entire quantum computational stack. ๐Ÿ”‹๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ™๏ธ ๐ŸŒŸCongrats to @Boeing, @llnl_gov, @infleqtion,@BerkeleyLab, @Caltech, @Alice__Bob, @QuantinuumQC, @PsiQuantum & @PhasecraftLtd. arpa-e.energy.gov/programs-aโ€ฆ
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Apr 9
Our final #ARPAE26 General Session is about to start! Hear from the nationโ€™s energy leaders who are revitalizing energy dominance: @DinaPowellMcC of @Meta and speakers from @NironMagnetics, @GeneralAtomics & more! Hit the Tech Showcase at 11:15 AM andย makeย theย mostย of it!
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โ€œAs we look at demand curves, #NUCLEAR energy must be a part of the solution set for us to move forward. There must be considerations in nuclear as we meet this moment of demand in our country." โ€“ @chriscwomack, @SouthernCompany. Step into the highlights from Day 2 of #ARPAE26!
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Apr 8
This year at #ARPAE26, we are holding a First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) Pitch Event, conveningย energy investors, insurers, and key stakeholdersย forย 10-minute pitches from a select group of ARPA-awardees. HAPPENING NOW - Join the FOAK Pitch Event in the Port of San Diego 6!
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Today, Dir. @ConnerProchaska announced a $135M commitment to further develop fusion technologies at #ARPAE26. Deployed over the next 18 months, this will constitute the largest concentrated investment in fusion tech in the agencyโ€™s history. Learn more: arpa-e.energy.gov/news-and-eโ€ฆ.
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