Last week, the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit brought together the very best minds in business, academia, and government to advance cutting-edge technologies that could fundamentally change the way we generate, use and store energy.
Srinivas Garimella, Hightower Chair in Engineering and Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and his students showcased their absorption heat pump research on improving energy efficiency in military applications (an ARPA-E/NAVFAC funded project). The Technology Showcase at the ARPA-E Summit features more than 250 cutting-edge technologies from across all energy sectors, including prototypes and commercial-ready products. The Showcase brings ARPA-E awardees and other technologists together with investors and corporate decision makers who look to move technologies forward.
“It was very exciting for my students and me to generate so much interest among the top levels of the US DOE, US DOD, and the wide spectrum of stakeholders for our innovative research on providing much needed cooling to the troops at forward operating bases using only waste heat from diesel engines in very compact packages. Conveying fuel to such bases comes at tremendous cost, including lives of soldiers, and we are gratified that we can help reduce energy consumption and decrease casualties at such critical locations," states Garimella. "We are also excited about application of this technology to residential and commercial space-conditioning and water heating and a variety of other end uses. ”
Now in its sixth year, the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit draws more than 2,000 participants from all across the United States and over 20 countries to discuss cutting-edge energy issues and cultivate relationships with thought leaders from business, government and academia to help move technologies into the marketplace.
Garimella’s booth was selected for a visit by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Ernest Moniz, and Indian industrialist, Ratan Tata.
“The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit represents our commitment to advancing breakthrough technologies that are critical for America’s energy future,” said Moniz.
Following the summit, Garimella’s innovation was one of only six projects chosen for the Capitol Hill Technology Showcase. Included in the audience were ARPA-E and DOE leadership, Senators, House Representatives, Capitol Hill energy staffers, and other energy policymakers and thought leaders.
Watch this video to learn more about the Georgia Tech ARPA-E energy project.
Video credit: Andrew Gumbiner, ARPA-E, and Quentin Kruger, Fluent Visual
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