Argonne National Laboratory

Energy Research and Development

Shaping and securing our energy future

Having reliable, clean, and affordable energy sources is central to ensuring a strong economy, a healthy environment, and a secure nation.

In collaborations that combine our expertise with that of industry, academia and other government laboratories, our scientists and engineers deliver research tools and solutions that enable access to affordable, environmentally clean energy, and reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources.

Fuel Kinetics

Investigating the autoignition behavior of transportation-relevant fuels to better understand how these influence combustion in advanced internal combustion engines

Transportation and Power Systems

Water Impacts Analysis

Characterizing water use in the biofuel supply chain through development of water footprints

Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis

Vehicle Thermal Management

Tools to evaluate vehicles and components under extreme hot and cold temperature conditions

Transportation and Power Systems

Specifications and Test Procedures

Standards and test procedures used to validate performance of EVs and charging devices

Transportation and Power Systems

High-Fidelity Large Eddy Simulations (LES)

Demonstrating that demonstrated that large eddy simulations can qualitatively and quantitatively predict equivalence ratio distributions, ignition delay, soot distribution and more

Transportation and Power Systems

Effect of Nozzle Orifice Geometry

Investigating the influence of nozzle orifice geometry on nozzle flow, fuel spray, combustion and emission characteristics

Transportation and Power Systems

Combustion Modeling with Detailed Chemistry

Developing high-fidelity reduced mechanisms for use of biodiesel fuel in combustion systems

Transportation and Power Systems

Development of Simulation Approaches for Drop-in Biofuels

Developing new spray and combustion models to optimize the performance of biodiesel in engines

Transportation and Power Systems

Fuel Spray Modeling

Developing improved tools for diesel engine simulations that account for in-nozzle flow effects

Transportation and Power Systems

International RCM Workshop

A collaborative forum for experimentalists, modelers and theoreticians to work synergistically to better understand low-temperature combustion regimes

Transportation and Power Systems

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Testing

Downloadable Dynamometer Database (D3) testing results for vehicles that run on fuels other than gasoline, such as natural gas or butane

Transportation and Power Systems

Electric Vehicle Testing

Downloadable Dynamometer Database (D3) testing results for all-electric vehicles that charge from an external source

Transportation and Power Systems

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Downloadable Dynamometer Database (D3) testing results for gas-electric vehicles that charge from an external power source

Transportation and Power Systems

Advanced Computational Tools for Combustion Analysis and Engine Design

Argonne has developed a suite of five advanced computational tools for addressing complex challenges related to combustion analysis and engine design

Energy Market Modeling

Assessing the Competitiveness of Nuclear Energy in the U.S. Grid Markets

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Water

Argonne has a variety of water projects spread across divisions that focus on resilience, simulating water flows, and monitoring water use and quality in urban and rural areas.

Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center

Low Grade Electronic Waste Metal and Plastics Recycling Process (ANL-IN-08-027 & ANL-PB-11-156)

Process and apparatus for mixed solid separations, including the separation of metal from plastic and metal from metal.

High voltage redox shuttles, method for making high voltage redox shuttles (ANL-IN-13-104)

Safe, scaleable, and economically feasible method of producing a family of high-voltage redox shuttles that provides overchange protection for Li-ion batteries; good electrochemical performance with high solubility in the electrolyte

Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Smart Charging Module (ANL-IN-14-066)

A smart charging system for charging a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) includes an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) configured to supply electrical power to the PEV through a smart charging module coupled to the EVSE.

Low-Cobalt, Manganese-Rich Cathodes for Lithium-ion Batteries

Low-cobalt lithium metal oxide electrodes having higher voltage, increased stability, and contain less expensive manganese (Mn) for use in rechargeable lithium cells and batteries

Silicon-Graphene Anodes (ANL-IN-10-018)

Production process for low-cost, long-life, high-energy anodes with five times the specific energy

ARG-US Remote Area Modular Monitoring

A technology to make nuclear and radiological facilities safer by better monitoring both plant conditions as well as the most sensitive materials onsite

Non-platinum bimetallic polymer electrolyte fuel cell catalysts (ANL-IN-07-048)

A polymetallic nanoparticle alloy having enhanced catalytic properties

Science and Technology Partnerships and Outreach

AI/ML Uncertainty Quantification

Qualifying the accuracy of digital twin models

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML Large Load Rejection Event

The management of plant dynamics in advanced reactors during operational occurrences such as large load rejection requires more than just simple P&ID control

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML Diagnosis of Fast-Acting Faults

The ability to reliably and rapidly diagnosis faults that upset plant operation is critical for realizing autonomous operation

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML Integrated Energy System

Advanced control methods are needed to manage the multiple production assets found in emerging energy systems that are subject to large variability in net demand

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML Advanced Reactor

Control system strategies are needed to better manage the potential for tighter design requirements in those advanced reactors that operate at high temperatures

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML BWR Moisture Carryover

When data is the model, domain knowledge can improve the model

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML Power Conversion System

Model-based control provides a means to address the large nonlinearities found in some advanced power conversion cycles

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML Automated Reasoning

How to have the machine “think” like a human

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML Feedwater Pump-Motor Set

The goal of cost reduction through improved maintenance procedures requires the ability to ascertain and predict component health

Nuclear Science and Engineering

AI/ML High-Pressure Feedwater System

The degree of fault resolution is a function of the installed plant system sensor set

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Virtual Sensors

Estimating unmeasured process variables using a combination of process physics and physical sensors

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Surrogate Models

Machine learning as an enabler of predictive multi-scale modeling

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Molten Salt Reactors

Non-Conventional Liquid Fuels

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Fuel Cycle Systems Analysis

Enabling the Future of Nuclear

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Sensor Assignment

The sensor set is the window into a system that plant design engineers have at their disposal to obtain key data needed for assessing system health and its evolution over life

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Inherent Safety Response

Trust, but verify

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Positive Electrodes for Lithium Batteries (ANL-IN-06-037)

New high-capacity cathode materials with high lithium content that can act as a reservoir for lithium

Electroactive Materials for Rechargeable Batteries (ANL-IN-12-086)

Positive electrodes for secondary batteries containing lithium source material

Surface structures, treatments and coatings for high-voltage lithium metal oxide electrodes

Advanced surface-stabilizing structure, treatment and coating technologies for a variety of high-voltage, low-cobalt lithium metal oxides electrodes for use in rechargeable lithium cells and batteries

Argonne’s Intermetallic Electrodes Improve Safety and Performance in Lithium-Ion Batteries (ANL-IN-06-118)

A cost-effective approach to enhanced stability

Science and Technology Partnerships and Outreach

BatPaC: Battery Manufacturing Cost Estimation

A software modeling tool designed for policymakers and researchers

ARGUS-PRIMA: Wind Power Prediction

A software platform for testing statistical algorithms for short-term wind power forecasting

Battery Life Estimator

State-of-the-art tool kit for fitting battery aging data and for battery life estimation

Energy Systems Smart Grid EV Communication (SpEC) Module (ANL-PB-13-068 and ANL-SF-13-030)

Argonne National Laboratory has designed an SAE DC charging system, adding 60–80 miles of range to an Electric Vehicle (EV) in less than 20 minutes

Hybrid Radiator Cooling System (ANL-IN-11-096)

A more efficient cooling system for highway trucks

Biofuels from Photosynthetic Bacteria (ANL-IN-09-001)

Efficient biofuels for the next generation

Express Licensing

Natural Gas-Quality Biogas From Anaerobic Digestion (ANL-IN-13-047)

Transportation fuel and organic solid fertilizer from anaerobic digestion of wastewater solids and other organic wastes

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Argonne’s Electrochemical Analysis and Diagnostics Laboratory (EADL) provides reliable, independent, and unbiased evaluations of battery performance and life, which serve as progress measures for DOE and U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium projects. [Image courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.]

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