DEAR0002030

Xcimer Energy, Inc. - New award

Control number 3387-1573

Vision open 2024

Project title: ''Hybrid pumped excimer laser (HYPER-LASER)''

A three-year program to pursue a new, more efficient approach to pumping the krypton-fluoride (KRF, 248 nm) excimer laser, which is being developed for commercial inertial fusion energy (IFE) by Xcimer Energy, is described and proposed.

Xcimer Energy

THIS FOA MARKS THE SIXTH OPEN SOLICITATION IN THE HISTORY OF ARPA-E. SINCE THE AGENCY’S INCEPTION IN 2009, THE THREE-YEAR PERIODIC CYCLE OF ARPA-E OPEN PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY BREAKTHROUGHS IN CRITICAL AREAS THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF ITS TECHNOLOGY-FOCUSED PROGRAMS. THE ENERGY TRANSITION TOWARDS NET-ZERO BY 2050 DEMANDS AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF INNOVATION. VISION OPEN 2024 CHALLENGES THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE A FUTURE ENERGY LANDSCAPE THAT IS DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT. THE VISION OPEN 2024 INCLUDES THREE GOALS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND CARBON TRANSITION WITH: 1. GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG)-FREE ABUNDANT PRIMARY ENERGY; 2. AN INTERMODAL ENERGY SUPERHIGHWAY THAT TRANSPORTS DIVERSIFIED FORMS OF PRIMARY ENERGY; AND 3. A CARBON TRANSITION THAT SUSTAINABLY MEETS DEMAND FOR POLYMERS AND OTHER MATERIALS. THESE GOALS WILL ENABLE A NOVEL AND ROBUST GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEM THAT RESPONSIBLY MEETS THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. ACHIEVING THESE THREE GOALS BY 2050 WILL NECESSITATE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF DISRUPTIVE AND AMBITIOUS TECHNOLOGIES AT AN UNPARALLELED SPEED AND SCALE.

81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) [DOE]

Denver, Colorado United States

City-Wide

Vision OPEN 2024 (DE-FOA-0003387)