{"666912":{"#nid":"666912","#data":{"type":"news","title":"U.S. Secretary of Energy Meets Electrification Team at Energy Innovation Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer M. Granholm, the United States secretary of energy, visited a team of interdisciplinary and\u0026nbsp;interinstitutional researchers led by Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/lukas-graber\u0022\u003ELukas Graber\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at this week\u2019s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit (The Summit) taking place this week in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGranholm and the team discussed the researchers\u2019 current work on two ARPA-E funding projects, as well as the electrification of the economy in general.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis was a wonderful opportunity to discuss the many exciting research areas our team is currently exploring,\u201d said Graber, an associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cWe share in Secretary Granholm\u2019s vision of preparing and equipping the country with the tools needed to create a future where power distribution is more sustainable and resilient.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt The Summit, the team is showcasing\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wattedge.co\/switchgear-catalog\u0022\u003EWattEDGE\u003C\/a\u003E, a startup company emerging from Graber\u0027s lab with the goal of commercializing the cutting-edge research and tech developed in the lab. This week, the WattEDGE team presented on ARPA-E sponsored projects in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) at Florida State University and University of Wisconsin\u2013\u0026nbsp;Milwaukee. Their\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/graber.ece.gatech.edu\/research\/edison\/\u0022\u003EEDISON\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;project is developing hybrid direct-current circuit breakers for large electric ships and airplanes, while their\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/news\/658887\/researchers-receive-arpa-e-funding-develop-eco-friendly-high-voltage-circuit-breaker\u0022\u003ETESLA\u003C\/a\u003Eproject aims to reduce sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) emissions in electrical power systems, respectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arpa-e.energy.gov\u0022\u003EARPA-E\u003C\/a\u003E, or Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2013Energy, is a United States government agency tasked with promoting and funding research and development of advanced energy technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arpa-e.energy.gov\/events\/2023-arpa-e-energy-innovation-summit\u0022\u003EThe Summit\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;serves as a platform for experts from various technical fields and professional communities to collaborate and brainstorm creative solutions to America\u0027s energy-related issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESecretary Granholm and the researchers\u2019 discussed current work on two ARPA-E funding projects, as well as the electrification of the economy in general.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jennifer M. Granholm, the United States secretary of energy, visited a team of interdisciplinary and interinstitutional researchers led by Georgia Tech\u2019s Lukas Graber."}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2023-03-30 16:44:29","changed_gmt":"2023-04-07 15:10:34","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670378":{"id":"670378","type":"image","title":"U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm, and the Electrification Team","body":"\u003Cp\u003EL-R: Lukas Graber (Associate Professor at Georgia Tech), Mischa Steurer (Research Faculty III at Florida State University), Jennifer M. Granholm (Energy Secretary), Chanyeop Park (Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin\u2013 Milwaukee), Zhiyang Jin (Research Engineer II at Georgia Tech), Evelyn N. Wang (Director, ARPA-E), and Isik C. 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