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New England energy research projects will receive $18.5 million through the latest round of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the DOE announced Monday.
Among the awards are $4.4 million for a power electronics project led by MIT, $2.2 million for an energy storage project at Tyngsboro-based Beacon Power Corp. and three projects – totaling nearly $9 million – led by the United Technologies Research Center in East Hartford, Conn.
The funding, which stems from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, totals $92 million nationwide in this round, the DOE said. It is the third and final round of ARPA-E grants from Recovery Act funding, which has totaled $349 million in funding.
The New England projects funded in this round are:
MIT, Cambridge – $4,414,009
Project aims to radically improve the size, integration and performance of power electronics for high-efficiency solid-state lighting. It intends to develop Gallium Nitride on Silicon, high-voltage transistors, nano-structured magnetic components and advanced circuit designs.
United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Conn. – $2,855,795
Project aims to develop a high-efficiency air conditioning system to enable a lower cost Vapor Compression (VC) system.
United Technologies Research Center – $3,098,765
This project aims to develop and demonstrate an air conditioning system optimized for use in warm and humid climates with an efficiency that is at least 50 percent greater than conventional air conditioning units.
Beacon Power Corp., Tyngsboro – $2,250,000
Project aims to develop a next-generation flywheel energy-storage technology.
General Compression, Newton – $750,000
Project will investigate a novel compressed air energy storage process that is highly efficient and requires no fossil fuel.
Proton Energy, Wallingford, Conn. – $2,148,719
Proton Energy and Penn State University aim to develop an advanced energy storage device that incorporates a regenerative fuel cell.
United Technologies Research Center – $3,000,000
Project aims to develop a novel flow battery, a type of battery system that pumps reactive chemicals through the battery cell when electricity is needed.
In April, Massachusetts universities and companies received $22.1 million in the second round of energy research funding from ARPA-E.
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