At the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Summit, the DOE Office of Electricity announced over $30 million in new awards and funding opportunities. The initiative aims to revolutionize energy storage and solidify American supremacy in the field, with the involvement of DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory.
As a pioneering participant in the ESGC endeavor, Argonne has played a pivotal role in advancing next-generation energy storage technologies. Argonne along with DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been selected to spearhead the ESGC initiative as lab coordinators for the next two years with a shared investment of $600,000 annually for FY23 and FY24. This collaboration underscores their commitment to accelerating the development, commercialization, and deployment of cutting-edge energy storage solutions.
The announcement includes two Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), each backed by $15 million. The first FOA targets the reliability of long-duration energy storage technologies, positioning Argonne at the forefront of validating novel innovations. The second FOA seeks to overcome pre-competitive barriers in energy storage R&D.