Dr. Timothy Ellis, Advisor, American Research Group

Dr. Matthew Raiford, Technical Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI)

Dr. Alyssa McQuilling, Manager, Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI)

On behalf of the DOE’s Office of Electricity, the National Energy Technology Laboratory announced the Storage Innovations 2030 Technology Liftoff in DE-FOA-0003020 in the Summer of 2023. This program builds upon the strategic focus of Storage Innovations 2030 to enable a long-duration capable energy storage technology $0.05/ kWh Levelized Cost of Storage (LCOS).  It encourages diverse partnerships of companies to pursue pre-competitive research and development projects. The American Battery Research Group (ABRG) and the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI) have developed a program with seven US battery manufacturers and three DOE National Laboratories in response to the opportunity.  Four task areas have been identified: testing of lead batteries against Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) load profiles; atomic-scale analysis of lead battery components after utilization in the LDES; fundamental research into lead crystal structures; and use of case definition and modeling to drive understanding of how lead batteries can best reach the LCOS goals defined by SI 2030.