Adapted from this Berkeley Lab press release
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the creation of two new Energy Innovation Hubs. One of the national hubs, the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA), is led by Argonne National Laboratory and co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
ESRA (pronounced ez-ruh) brings together nearly 50 world-class researchers from three national laboratories and 12 universities to provide the scientific underpinning to address the nation’s most pressing battery challenges, including safety, high-energy density, and long-duration batteries made from inexpensive, abundant materials. ESRA’s primary aim is to push the boundaries of energy storage science to drive technological innovation and strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness.
“ESRA creates an energy storage research ecosystem with the mission to rapidly innovate, shorten the time between basic discovery and technology development, and train the next-generation workforce,” said Bryan McCloskey, ESRA deputy director and faculty scientist in the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division at Berkeley Lab.
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Berkeley Lab’s contributions to ESRA draw from its years of scientific leadership in energy storage research, which today focuses on working with national lab, academic, and industry partners to enable the nation’s transition to a clean, affordable, and resilient energy future. Researchers from across Berkeley Lab work together to develop scientific and technical solutions to energy storage challenges in materials, manufacturing, and systems design. Lab scientists are accelerating the development of next-generation batteries, including understanding fundamental battery processes at the atomic-scale, such as how ions move and react.
Read the full press release.
