ARPA-E Archived Funding Opportunities

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit input for a potential ARPA-E program focused on the development of the next generation of magnetic materials. The goal for this potential program is the evaluation of technologies capable of substantially improving the properties of magnets in energy systems, such as: (1) increasing the magnetic energy density in permanent magnets by a factor of two or (2) increasing the magnetic strength of any magnet to 3 Tesla.

The potential uses for these improved materials for energy applications include wind turbines and traction motors among others.

Areas Not of Interest for Responses to this RFI:

This potential program is focused on increasing the magnetic energy density in permanent magnets. Approaches not of interest include:

• Processing changes to already commercialized magnet materials;
• Incremental changes to already commercialized magnet materials; and
• Electromagnets.

RFI Guidelines:

Note that the information you provide will be used by ARPA-E solely for program planning, without attribution. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS RFI DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. NO FUNDING OPPORTUNITY EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E’s consideration to inform the possible formulation of future research programs. ARPA-E will not provide funding or compensation for any information submitted in response to this RFI, and ARPA-E may use information submitted to this RFI without any attribution to the source. This RFI provides the broad research community with an opportunity to contribute views and opinions.

No material submitted for review will be returned and there will be no formal or informal debriefing concerning the review of any submitted material. ARPA-E may contact respondents to request clarification or seek additional information relevant to this RFI. All responses provided will be considered, but ARPA-E will not respond to individual submissions or publish publicly a compendium of responses. Respondents shall not include any information in the response to this RFI that could be considered proprietary or confidential.

Responses to this RFI should be submitted in PDF format to the email address ARPA-E-RFI@hq.doe.gov by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on January 7, 2025.