Expands ability to advance game-changing tech
to meet U.S. energy goals, reduce climate impact
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) announced today it was awarded a
ten-year $550 million contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to support the
advancement of high-potential, high-impact, early-stage
technologies that generate, store, and use energy in entirely new
ways to reduce U.S. emissions, improve energy efficiency, and
increase the resiliency and reliability of the U.S. power grid.
Booz Allen was instrumental in the stand up of ARPA-E in 2009 and
has been a key mission partner since Day One. The company serves as
primary technical and operations support to ARPA-E—an organization
that, in the words of its first director Dr. Arun Majumdar, was
tasked with identifying, shepherding, and accelerating “…the stuff
that sounds crazy until it changes the world.”
A funding and technology agency, ARPA-E will be supported under
this contract by Booz Allen to help identify energy mission needs,
support an innovation ecosystem to drive emerging technology that
promises to meet the nation’s energy goals—but that is too nascent
for private sector investment—and then de-risk it in order to
secure long-term funding and deployment for impact. This work draws
from Booz Allen’s more than 50 years of support for government ARPA
programs, including for health (ARPA-H), intelligence (IARPA) and
defense (DARPA); and more than 10 years specifically supporting
ARPA-E; in addition to Booz Allen’s own corporate venture capital
arm, Booz Allen Ventures, which identifies and invests in
early-stage technology poised to transform mission outcomes for the
public sector.
“We are proud to be ARPA-E’s partner in powering the critical
mission to enhance the U.S. competitive position in science and
technology, improve environmental wellbeing, and solve the most
pressing climate challenges using novel technology,” said Mike
Miller, leader of the company’s ARPA-E work and its broader
civilian energy business. “Booz Allen empowers its people to change
the world, and our team is doing just that—upsetting the status quo
in energy technology, operating like a startup, and advancing an
ecosystem where not-yet-invented technology can rise and be
deployed for good.”
Under the contract, Booz Allen’s multidisciplinary team, which
includes over 50 Ph.D.s, will support the entire lifecycle of
early-stage technology for ARPA-E with an emphasis on supporting
ARPA-E awardees’ efforts to derisk their emerging technologies.
Leveraging deep mission knowledge, Booz Allen will identify climate
and energy challenges that would benefit from emerging technology,
then work to build and support an ecosystem to innovate—including
developing competitions to fuel innovation, like “Shark
Tank”—followed by technical reviews and funding to make true
impact.
More than 160 Booz Allen employees support the company’s ARPA-E
work, bringing a whole-of-organization approach to the portfolio
through its engineers, scientists, analysts, and project managers
with capabilities including digital/IT transformation, project
management, finance, and AI and machine learning (ML). Work on the
contract will take place in Washington, DC, at ARPA-E’s
headquarters.
Booz Allen has been instrumental in recent ARPA-E successes
including the first-ever hybrid-electric flight to Alaska, the
first commercial direct Air Capture facility, the world’s first
dedicated manufacturing line for thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells,
and more. Since Booz Allen helped stand up ARPA-E and create its
technology-to-market model:
- 230 projects have attracted more than $12.1 billion in
private-sector, follow-on funding
- More than 150 new companies have been formed
- 7,318 peer-reviewed articles have been published
- 1,120 new U.S. patents and 405 licenses have been created
“With this work, we’re not looking for merely incremental
improvements to our energy innovation ecosystem—we’re seeking
game-changing, disruptive solutions that radically improve U.S.
economic prosperity, national security, and environmental
wellbeing,” said Ben Getto, principal at Booz Allen and program
manager of the ARPA-E work. “Booz Allen is proud to be ARPA-E’s
mission partner in empowering America’s energy researchers and
technologists with funding, technical assistance, and
market-readiness efforts to quickly catalyze cutting-edge areas of
energy research for the betterment of our world.”
This win builds on Booz Allen’s growing portfolio of energy and
climate-related efforts including the re-building of a
climate-resilient Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama, Florida, using
digital twin technology; leveraging AI and ML to derive climate
intelligence to track and make sense of data to make timely,
scientifically grounded decisions in climate change-impacted areas
of policy, mission, and business; and long-standing support for
energy, resources, and utilities clients.
Read more about Booz Allen’s support of ARPA-E.
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Trusted to transform missions with the power of tomorrow’s
technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton advances the nation’s most
critical civil, defense, and national security priorities. We lead,
invest, and invent where it’s needed most—at the forefront of
complex missions, using innovation to define the future. We combine
our in-depth expertise in AI and cybersecurity with leading-edge
technology and engineering practices to deliver impactful
solutions. Combining more than 100 years of strategic consulting
expertise with the perspectives of diverse talent, we ensure
results by integrating technology with an enduring focus on our
clients. We’re first to the future—moving missions forward to
realize our purpose: Empower People to Change the World®.
With global headquarters in McLean, Virginia, our company
employs approximately 33,800 people globally as of December 31,
2023 and had revenue of $9.3 billion for the 12 months ended March
31, 2023. To learn more, visit www.boozallen.com. (NYSE: BAH)
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