During a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development hearing March 28, the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy Director Arun Majumdar said that the agency would emphasize projects related to transportation and stationary power systems in fiscal year 2013. Potential goals include revolutionary research into batteries and energy storage systems, alternative transportation fuels, and natural gas vehicles as well as research in solar, wind, natural gas, and smart grid technologies. The agency has requested $350 million for fiscal year 2013, an increase of $75 million, 27.3 percent, from current funding levels.