Agenda

Battery Material Processing

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
All times are Eastern.

12:30–1 p.m. Welcome Remarks

• Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science and Deputy Director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
• Paul Kearns, Director, Argonne National Laboratory
• Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

1–1:30 p.m. The Role of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Bridging the Battery Supply Chain Gap

• David Howell, Director, EERE Vehicles Technologies Office and Principal Deputy Director of the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains Office, DOE

1:30–1:50 p.m. Surveying the Landscape of U.S. Battery Manufacturing

• Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science and Deputy Director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

1:50–2 p.m. Break

2–3:30 p.m. Exploring the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Areas of Interest (AOI)

• Moderator: Tony Burrell, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • AOI-1) Commercial-scale Domestic separation of battery materials from extracted feedstocks for Cathode Production
  • AOI-2) Commercial-scale Domestic Production of Battery Grade Graphite from Synthetic and Natural Feedstocks
• Moderator: Noel Bakhtian, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • AOI-3) Other Commercial-scale Domestic Battery Materials Extraction and Processing (e.g., for producing electrolytes, silicon, Li metal, solid ion conductors etc.)
  • AOI-4) Demonstration Projects for Domestic Separation and Production of Battery-grade Materials from Unconventional (e.g., mine tailings, coal ash, and drainage ponds) Domestic Sources
  • AOI-5) Demonstration Projects for Domestic Battery Materials Separation & Processing with Improved Yield and Lower Cost, Energy, Water Usage, and Emission 

3:30–3:45 p.m. Break

3:45–4:15 p.m. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Role of Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Work Force Development in Bridging the Gap

• Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE
• Betony Jones, Senior Advisor, Workforce, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE
• Shalanda Baker, Secretarial Advisor on Equity and Deputy Director for Energy Justice, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, DOE
• Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science and Deputy Director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
• Tony Burrell, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Noel Bakhtian, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

4:15–4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

• David Howell, Director, EERE Vehicles Technologies Office and Principal Deputy Director of the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains Office, DOE

Battery Component Manufacturing and Recycling

Thursday, March 17, 2022
All times are Eastern.

12:30–12:45 p.m. Welcome Remarks

• Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science and Deputy Director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
• Jim Greenberger, Executive Director and Founder, NATTBatt International

12:45–1:05 p.m. The Role of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Bridging the Battery Supply Chain Gap

• David Howell, Director, EERE Vehicles Technologies Office and Principal Deputy Director of the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains Office, DOE

1:05–2:05 p.m. Exploring the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Areas of Interest (AOI)

• Moderator: Eric Dufek, Idaho National Laboratory
  • AOI-6) Commercial-scale Domestic Li-ion Battery Cell Manufacturing

2:05–2:15 p.m. Break

2:15–4:10 p.m. Exploring the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Areas of Interest (AOI)

• Moderator: Esther Takeuchi, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • (AOI-7) Commercial-scale Domestic Battery Li-ion Cathode Manufacturing
  • (AOI-8) Commercial-scale Domestic Li-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing
  • (AOI-9) Commercial-scale Domestic Next Gen Silicon Anode Active Materials & Electrodes
• Moderator: Ilias Belharouak, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • (AOI-10) Li-based Battery Component Manufacturing, including electrolytes, Li-metal solid state Batteries etc.
  • (AOI-11) Battery Recycling and Processing Facilities

4:10–4:20 p.m. Break

4:20–5:25 p.m. Exploring the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Areas of Interest (AOI)

• Moderator: Jun Liu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • (AOI-12) Demonstration of Domestic Battery Cell and Component Manufacturing, including Next-Gen Chemistries (e.g., Si, solid state) and Novel Manufacturing Processes

5:25–5:55 p.m. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Role of Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Work Force Development in Bridging the Gap

• Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE
• Betony Jones, Senior Advisor, Workforce, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE
• Shalanda Baker, Secretarial Advisor on Equity and Deputy Director for Energy Justice, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, DOE
• Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science and Deputy Director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
• Eric Dufek, Idaho National Laboratory
• Esther Takeuchi, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Ilias Belharouak, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Jun Liu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

5:55–6:05 p.m. Closing Remarks

• David Howell, Director, EERE Vehicles Technologies Office and Principal Deputy Director of the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains Office, DOE