Government programmes such as the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) are designed to help cleantech companies overcome startup challenges and bring innovations to market. New analysis shows that support from ARPA-E has led to higher patenting rates but success in winning follow-up funding remains unclear.
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Hart, D.M. Oases in the valley of death. Nat Energy 5, 737–738 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-00703-7
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