ARPA-E

Government

Funds high-risk, high-reward research and development for transformative energy technologies.

Sector: government
HQ: MD, US
Stories: 10 on MGRID.org

Stories about ARPA-E (10)

The MGRID Solid-State Transformer Coverage: A Comprehensive Index

May 27, 2026 · Analysis

Index of ~100 MGRID articles published May 2026 covering SST origins, manufacturers, deployments, federal programs, technology foundations, and applications.
Deepak Divan: The Georgia Tech Professor Whose Three-Decade Research Program Seeded Resilient Power Systems and Eaton’s Solid-State Transformer Business

May 18, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources Deepak Divan, Georgia Tech Pippin Chair, founded Soft Switching Technologies and two other spinouts over a 30-year career in power electronics.
NoMIS Power Joins ARPA-E DC-GRIDS Project

May 15, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources NoMIS Power is supplying 3.3 kV SiC MOSFETs for a $2.5M ARPA-E DC-GRIDS project led by Michigan State, targeting next-generation HVDC converter submodules.
GridCARE Raises $64 Million to Cut AI Data Center Grid Connection Waits From Years to Months

May 14, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources GridCARE, a Stanford-founded startup, raised an oversubscribed $64 million Series A led by Sutter Hill Ventures to shorten the multi-year wait for AI data center grid connections to…
The Federal R&D Investment Ecosystem Under the US Solid-State

May 12, 2026 · Analysis

4 sources ARPA-E, DOE Office of Electricity, and NSF FREEDM funded the R&D behind every commercial US SST, including the Georgia Tech work acquired by Eaton in August 2025.
US Navy Solid-State Transformer-Rectifier Programs Are Building MVDC

April 22, 2026 · News

4 sources Navy SSTR converts 13.8 kV AC to ±850 V DC; designed as hatchable line-replaceable units (LRUs). IEEE Std 1709-2018 defines MVDC shipboard voltage classes 1-35 kV
ARPA-E Modular Solid-State Transformer Program Awards Georgia Tech

April 15, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources ARPA-E Modular SST program within CIRCUITS initiative, Georgia Tech anchor awardee. GA Tech project: 4-13 kV SST module, up to 50 kW single-phase / 150 kW three-phase, SiC-based
How Eaton’s 2021 DOE $4.9 Million Solid-State Transformer Award Set Up the 2025 Resilient Power Acquisition

April 12, 2026 · EVs

4 sources Eaton DOE award: $4.9M, December 2021, three-year program. Target: 65% cost reduction for DC fast-charging stations via SST
Infleqtion’s 6.2M ARPA-E Quantum Grid Dispatch Optimization

February 10, 2026 · Data Centers

3 sources Infleqtion formally launched its 6.2 million dollar ARPA-E ENCODE contract in February 2026, applying 1,600-qubit neutral-atom quantum processors to grid dispat
EV Charger Phase Imbalance Drives 200 kVA Residential

December 1, 2025 · Analysis

4 sources Browser Check Residential EV chargers cause phase imbalance that drives 200 kVA distribution transformers to 149% loading, with voltage falling to 93% of nominal at 100% EV adoption.