The Department of Energy will provide up to $10 million in funding to support the Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024, or IGNIITE 2024, program.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy said Thursday that IGNIITE 2024, which it is leading, aims to empower early-career scientists and engineers in developing disruptive energy technologies.
Project proposals must address at least one of the goals of ARPA-E. Researchers must also explain how their project makes the generation, transport or utilization of energy more sustainable, economical and efficient.
ARPA-E Director Evelyn Wang said she and her organization seek to support early-career researchers in pursuing energy solutions that are “outside the box.”
Regarding IGNIITE 2024, Wang said, “I am optimistic that together, we can support a new generation of energy innovators and create a clean, sustainable energy future.”