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Secretary Chu sits down with Microsoft Founder and Chairman Bill Gates at the 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.

Energy Innovation Hubs: Achieving Our Energy Goals with Science
Secretary Chu stops at Oak Ridge National Lab in February 2012 for a quick, nuclear-themed visit that included a tour of the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) and a stop at the new Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF).  | Photo courtesy of Oak Ridge National Lab

Energy Innovation Hubs are integrated research centers that combine basic and applied research with engineering to accelerate scientific discovery in critical energy issue areas.

Houston We have a Solution: University Teams Tackle Efficiency’s Barriers
Secretary Chu with students from MIT at the Better Buildings Case Competition finale, held in Washington D.C. | Photo by Ken Shipp.

The Better Buildings Case Competition challenges university teams to tackle persistent barriers to energy-efficiency. Find out which teams came out on top at the finale event.

In Case You Missed It: Recap of the 2012 Energy Innovation Summit
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, hold a "fireside chat" at the 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. | Photo by Quentin Kruger.

Nearly 2,500 of the nation’s brightest minds from across the energy ecosystem came together outside Washington, D.C., this week to share ideas about how we can advance technologies to address America’s energy challenges.

Clean Energy Markets: We've Got the Innovation and Deployment Cart and Horse Backwards
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China has become the world’s largest producer of solar modules. But did you know that these Chinese manufacturers are using technology breakthroughs developed in the United States? What’s the disconnect in the US's ability to deploy it?

2012 ARPA-E Summit Technology Showcase

View photos from the 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Technology Showcase, where over 240 breakthrough energy developments from ARPA-E awardees and other innovative companies were on display this year.