Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)

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Evaluating response of charged Li-ion cathode material

Argonne battery researcher Kevin Gallagher places a charged lithium-ion battery cathode into a differential scanning calorimeter, which helps scientists evaluate how the material responds to changes in temperature. Argonne is one of several research institutions that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.

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Evaluating response of charged Li-ion cathode material
Argonne battery researcher Kevin Gallagher places a charged lithium-ion battery cathode into a differential scanning calorimeter, which helps scientists evaluate how the material responds to changes in temperature. Argonne is one of several research institutions that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.
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Making a prototype lithium-ion battery
Argonne chemical engineer Andrew Jansen lines up positive and negative electrodes on a machine called a winder. The two electrodes will be wound together with a separator to create a structure called a “jellyroll,” which is then used to make a prototype lithium-ion battery. Argonne is one of several research institutions that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.
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Testing samples inside an inert glove box
Argonne battery research Javier Bareno Garcia-Ontiveros manipulates an air-sensitive sample inside an inert glove box. The box is filled almost entirely with argon gas so that there is very little water or oxygen inside to react with and degrade the special battery materials. Argonne is one of several research institutions that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.
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Measuring the heat of a chemical reaction
Argonne chemist Trevor Dzwiniel runs an experiment on a reaction calorimeter in Argonne’s Materials Engineering and Research Facility (MERF). The reaction calorimeter gives Argonne researchers the ability to precisely measure how much heat is generated by a chemical reaction. MERF and several other Argonne research facilities form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research.
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Argonne's Battery Post-Test Facility
Argonne scientist Ira Bloom examines a metallographic sample using an optical microscope to determine its microstructure in the laboratory's Battery Post-Test Facility. This information helps researchers learn what chemical and physical changes have occurred during the aging of battery materials. Argonne is one of several research institutions that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.
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Argonne's Battery Post-Test Facility
Argonne scientist Nancy Dietz Rago analyzes results in the Battery Post-Test Facility (BPTF). After a battery sample is characterized in the large glove box, it is transferred without exposure to air to the scanning-electron microscope for detailed, microstructural characterization. BPTF is one of several facilities at Argonne, other national labs and universities that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.
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BATLab at Sandia National Laboratory
At the Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory, also known as BATLab, at Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico, a lab researcher prepares to test a battery pack to determine its response under abuse conditions. Sandia is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Sandia National Laboratory
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Berkeley Lab battery testing facility
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist Honghe Zheng holds a coin cell sized battery that is used to evaluate high energy density electrode formulations at the lab's Environmental Energy Technology Division’s battery testing facility. Berkeley Lab is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Coin cell battery cycling at Berkeley Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist Gao Liu inspects coin cell sized batteries that are being cycled in an environmental chamber. Berkeley Lab is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Preparing a sample for imaging
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's scientist Anna Javier prepares a sample for transmission electron microscopy imaging using a microtome in a battery lab at Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division. Berkeley Lab is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Coin cell battery testing at Berkeley Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist Tommy Conry loads a Lithium coin cell sized battery for testing on a battery cycler at a battery at Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division. Berkeley Lab is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Observing battery chemistry behavior
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's scientist Kyu Taek Cho observes the behavior of a flow battery's chemistry. Berkeley Lab is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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George W. Crabtree
George W. Crabtree - Argonne Senior Scientist, Distinguished Fellow and Associate Division Director; Distinguished Professor of Physics, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago - will lead the JCESR program.
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Venkat Srinivasan
Venkat Srinivasan - Deputy Director, Integration (Joint Center for Energy Storage Research)
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Cell assembly line, Johnson Controls, Holland, Mich.
At Johnson Controls’ Meadowbrook advanced battery center in Holland, Mich., the first facility in the United States to produce complete lithium-ion battery cells and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles, employees develop innovative technologies that play a role in helping automakers achieve the new fuel economy standards, establish U.S. leadership in advanced vehicle manufacturing, spur economic growth, and create high-quality domestic jobs in cutting edge industries across America. Johnson Controls is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Johnson Controls
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Inspection of a Li-Ion battery, Johnson Controls, Holland, Mich.
Johnson Controls Supplier Quality Engineer Ben Darga inspects a Lithium-Ion battery at the Johnson Controls Meadowbrook facility in Holland, Mich. Johnson Controls is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Dan Irving for Johnson Controls, Inc.
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Battery Technology Center and Test Facility, Johnson Controls, Glendale, Wis.
Johnson Controls Power Solutions is the global leader in lead-acid and advanced batteries for Start-Stop, hybrid and electric vehicles, and its Battery Technology Center and Test Facility in Glendale, Wis. is the largest energy storage R&D center in the country. Here scientists develop multiple cell chemistries to support the full range of advanced energy storage solutions. The innovative research and development has the potential to revolutionize batteries and other power sources. Johnson Controls is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies. Image courtesy of Johnson Controls
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High and ultrahigh-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory use high and ultrahigh-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, located in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), to study materials for energy storage and production systems. PNNL is one of several major U.S. research institutions and industrial firms that form the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.
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Studying batteries at the Advanced Photon Source
Argonne assistant materials scientist Swati V. Pol loads an in-situ lithium-ion battery into the low-energy resolution inelastic X-ray (LERIX) system at the Advanced Photon Source (APS). This multi-element X-ray scattering instrument is helping Argonne researchers to understand the fundamental mechanisms that limit the performance of batteries. The APS is one of several facilities at Argonne, other national labs and universities that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.