Comments on: How an ARPA-E Grant Can Transform a Startup

By: Battery Startup Envia Systems Brings In “Father of the EV-1″

Battery Startup Envia Systems Brings In “Father of the EV-1″ — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:36:49 +0000

[...] its $4 million award, Envia co-founder and business development director Michael Sinkula has told us the company will expand its focus to include anode technology. Working in collaboration with the [...]

By: What the Feds’ Risky Greentech Fund Can Do for Electric Cars

What the Feds’ Risky Greentech Fund Can Do for Electric Cars — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:29:31 +0000

[...] scoring an ARPA-E grant can bring not just funds but the proof of government validation. And as we explained it in this article last fall, winning an ARPA-E grant can shift the playing field for early-stage startups [...]

By: EPA Smiles on Biofuels in Small Biz Innovation Awards

EPA Smiles on Biofuels in Small Biz Innovation Awards — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:20:17 +0000

[...] awards are relatively small, but as entrepreneurs told us following the ARPA-E awards last fall, this type of funding can help kick-start research that would otherwise sit on the back [...]

By: What You Need to Know About the ARPA-E Program

What You Need to Know About the ARPA-E Program — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:52:38 +0000

[...] startup scoring an ARPA-E grant can bring not just funds but the proof of government validation. As we explained it in this article in October, through the lens of the battery startup Envia Systems, winning an ARPA-E grant can shift the [...]

By: icig

icig — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:48:23 +0000

just thought i would ask, have seen website saying you can make your own, has any one tried?

By: Some Hints About Stealthy Solar Startup Alta Devices, Courtesy of DOE

Some Hints About Stealthy Solar Startup Alta Devices, Courtesy of DOE — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:02:46 +0000

[...] Michael Sinkula, the co-founder and director of battery startup Envia Systems told us last fall after his company scored a $4 million grant from the DOE’s ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects [...]

By: 20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion

20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:03:43 +0000

[...] its $4 million award, Envia co-founder Michael Sinkula has told us the company will expand its focus to include anode (or negative electrode) technology. Working in [...]

By: 20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion

20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:03:43 +0000

[...] its $4 million award, Envia co-founder Michael Sinkula has told us the company will expand its focus to include anode (or negative electrode) technology. Working in [...]

By: Innovation in Manufacturing: A123Systems, Amprius Score Funds from Feds

Innovation in Manufacturing: A123Systems, Amprius Score Funds from Feds — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:06:15 +0000

[...] startup Envia Systems is working on a similar project with funding from the ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) program, using [...]

By: Copenhagen: U.S. Energy Secretary Highlights Power of the Stimulus Funds

Copenhagen: U.S. Energy Secretary Highlights Power of the Stimulus Funds — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:24:45 +0000

[...] of the crazier stuff.” Examples of “high-risk, high-reward,” technology that was funded with the APRA-e stimulus grants include a liquid battery that could scale to “swimming pool size,” and a technology [...]