Project Grant DEEE0010406

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,590,448 Cooperative Agreement to Lyten, Inc., a for-profit small business in San Jose, California, under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The objective of this award is to develop a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell with advanced sulfur cathodes using 3-dimensional graphene-sulfur composites. The goal is to create a Li-S battery system capable of supporting over...

The Department of Energy awarded a $280,725 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to the Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority. The objective of this 1-year grant, running from November 2024 to October 2025, is to conduct outreach and provide educational materials to increase community awareness about responsible battery disposal and recycling, establish at least 23 battery drop-off locations...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), provides $49,100,000 in funding to Nextera Energy Resources Development, LLC to demonstrate the viability of a zinc-bromide battery for 10+ hour energy storage and the competitiveness of a 10-hour continuous discharge system for long-duration energy storage applications. The project aims to provide tangible benefits to impacted communities and workers, advance...

This federal Project Grant award for $7,823,617.00, made by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program, will establish a precompetitive research program between the U.S. lead battery industry and several DOE national labs. The primary objectives are to develop a partnership to share performance data on lead battery products in long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications,...

The Department of Energy awarded a $1,475,887 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) in Syracuse, NY. The objective of this grant is to design and construct a fire-safe residential drop-off and sorting facility to segregate different battery chemistries prior to their delivery to recycling facilities. The facility will also include a...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.253 - Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications) provides $2,524,702 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to increase the safe collection of batteries at county and tribal battery collection sites. The key objectives of this award are to provide at least 75 county and 6 tribal battery collectors with fire suppression supplies, safe indoor and outdoor storage for...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) provides $114,494,918 to establish a 10,000-tonne per annum lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathode production facility in Pineville, North Carolina. The objective is to increase America's competitiveness in lithium-ion battery manufacturing, localize the battery supply chain, and revitalize a disadvantaged...

The Department of Energy awarded a $1,738,678 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications (CFDA 81.253) program to the County of Allen, Indiana. The objectives of this project are to significantly increase battery collection while reducing fire risks and environmental contamination during the collection, handling, sorting, and transport of batteries in Allen County. The project aims to achieve the following outcomes: 1)...

This $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) supports research by the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to develop new tools for managing battery energy storage systems (BESS) in modern power grids. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: New stochastic modeling frameworks for short-term BESS operations, joint BESS bidding in energy and ancillary...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $1,770,043.00, was granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The goal of the project, titled "THE COLLECTED PROJECT", is to address the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries goals by designing and implementing a battery sustainability and energy storage educational and outreach platform that...