ARPA E Request for Information (RFI) on Advanced Technologies for Robust Control of Energy Storage | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by ARPA-E under Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000673, titled "ARPA-E Request for Information (RFI) on Advanced Technologies for Robust Control of Energy Storage." It is not a grant solicitation and it does not provide funding on its own. Instead, ARPA-E is collecting technical input from the research and development community to help shape potential future programs focused on energy management systems for energy storage. Any information submitted in response may be used by ARPA-E on a non-attribution basis, meaning the agency may incorporate ideas and insights without publicly tying them to specific respondents.

The core focus of the RFI is advanced technologies for robust control of energy storage systems (ESS). ARPA-E is specifically looking for perspectives on novel approaches to sensing, modeling, and management strategies that can maximize the performance of an ESS. In practical terms, this points to innovations that improve how storage systems are monitored (sensing), represented and predicted (modeling), and operated in real time (management and control). The intent is to gather ideas that could enable storage systems to operate more effectively, safely, reliably, and efficiently across different use cases, operating conditions, and degradation states. The emphasis on "robust control" signals interest in strategies that remain effective despite uncertainty, variability, and real-world disturbances such as changing loads, temperature swings, aging, cell-to-cell differences, or intermittent renewable generation.

ARPA-E makes clear that this RFI is exploratory. The agency may use the responses, along with other internal considerations, to decide whether to create a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in the future. If ARPA-E decides to move forward, the FOA would be released under a new FOA number; there is no active FOA associated with this RFI at the time of posting. ARPA-E also explicitly reserves the right not to issue any FOA in this area, even after collecting input. In other words, participation can help influence future program design, but it is not a guarantee that funding will follow.

From an eligibility standpoint, the opportunity is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications that might be included in the full RFI text. The listing references "Cooperative Agreement" as the funding instrument type and notes that cost sharing or matching would be required, which is consistent with many ARPA-E programs if they later issue a funded FOA. However, because this is an RFI and not a funding announcement, the estimated total funding, award ceiling, and award floor are all listed as zero, reflecting that no awards are being made under this notice.

Key administrative details include the posted and creation date of February 17, 2012, with a response deadline of March 9, 2012, and an archive date of June 9, 2012. The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, and the CFDA number is 81.135, associated with the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. The full RFI was made available through the ARPA-E Exchange website (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov). For access issues or questions about obtaining the announcement, the point of contact listed is John T. Harris at ARPA-E/DOE Headquarters (phone 202-287-1055, email john.harris@hq.doe.gov).

Overall, this RFI is best understood as ARPA-E market and technical scouting for next-generation energy storage control and management concepts, aimed at informing a possible future program. It invites detailed community input on enabling technologies and approaches, but it does not itself provide funding or represent a commitment to release a subsequent grant competition.

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