自2009年4月第一次宣布资助计划，美国能源部（DOE）的先进研究项目处（能源领域）（ARPA-E）已经获得了很多个关于新一代能源技术的有前途的想法。不过，ARPA-E只能为这些想法中的一小部分提供资助。
现在，该机构已经在其网站上建立了一个新功能，以“促进申请人对接”的方式尝试将那些被提倡但没有得到资助的申请者与潜在的投资者，合作伙伴和客户对接上。在这些“被提倡的申请者”中，截止到月22日，包括了85个项目。这些项目被分为13个类别，其中最大的是储能（29个申请人）。
Since its first funding opportunity announcement in April 2009, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) has received scores of promising ideas for the next generation of energy technologies. However, ARPA-E can only fund a fraction of these promising ideas at the levels required.
The agency has now set up a feature on its website, “Fostering Applicant Connections” to try to connect its “Encouraged Applicants” that were not selected for an award and potential investors, partners and customers. The listing, which includes 85 organizations as of 22 January, is grouped into 13 categories, with the largest categories being energy storage (29 applicants).