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Electrification and Autonomy in the Spotlight at ARPA-E Summit
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has demonstrated its importance by providing pivotal grants to projects that would not be able to get funding elsewhere.

Key Issues to Follow in This Week’s Energy and Interior Budget Debates
On the agenda at budget hearings this week will be energy innovation, the proper size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), offshore drilling, and oil production on public lands.

ARPA-E Moves Forward With Ambitious Project to Reduce Energy Consumption through Automated Tech
The commercialization of energy and transportation technologies can be very expensive and risky, so given the enormous task of reducing oil dependence, partnerships established through ARPA-E projects will be very vital.

How to Enable the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories to Innovate
The DOE’s National Laboratories are a core engine of national innovation system but one in urgent need of a tune-up if the U.S. is to meet the pressing challenges of energy security.

Strategic Oil Reserve Gets Short-Changed in Political Debate
Despite the DOE and others making the case for a slimmer Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the U.S. is still vulnerable to wild price swings and global supply outages.

Experts Disagree on Impact of Autonomous Technology on Vehicle Sales
Panelists also explored how Silicon Valley will influence the automotive industry, as the tech industry brings its deep pockets and disregard for regulatory structures to bear.

Secretary Moniz Hails LNG Exports, Iranian Nuclear Deal, Driverless Cars
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz stated that energy security is a “collective responsibility,” noting, for example, that insecurity elsewhere negatively affects the U.S.

Utilities Need to Get Involved in Developing Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles
Electric utilities are one major entity that can gain financially from deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles and will be key in improving charging infrastructure.