The U.S. pioneered many of the clean energy technologies used today around the world. But five years ago, when an elite group of scientists warned America was falling behind foreign competitors, Congress responded by creating the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to help fund the development of breakthrough energy technologies.
Anchor Thalia Assuras talks with ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar about the energy challenges America faces from other countries and how the U.S. can “out-innovate” its competitors to spur new economic growth.
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