Growing Biomass Innovation: Progress Towards Transformative Energy Technology Innovation
by Dr. Eric Toone (Program Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, U.S. Department of Energy) Dr. Toone described the role and mission of ARPA-E, the process related to ARPA-E’s first Financial Opportunity Announcement (FOA1), project selection and awards at the Biomass 2010 Conference March 30, 2010.
The presentation includes a chart of the FOA process, an illustration of the 10 technology areas and how many awards were made in each area. Slides in the presentation focus on the critical areas and challenges addressed by the awardees in the Biomass Energy area, including sustainability and pre-treatment. Awards in the Solar Fuels area were also highlighted, supplemented by charts illustrating the photosynthesis biomass paradigm and the “classical” direct solar fuels paradigm and a discussion generally describing the concept of “electrofuels.” READ MORE