By creating a multidisciplinary team of world-renowned researchers, including partners from major corporations, universities, Argonne and other national laboratories, we are working to aid the growth of the U.S. battery manufacturing industry, transition the U.S. automotive fleet to plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and enable greater use of renewable energy.

We develop more robust, safer and higher-energy density lithium-ion batteries, while using our fundamental science capabilities to develop storage materials that dramatically increase storage capacity and power densities. By increasing battery lifetimes and range, Argonne researchers are paving the way for the more widespread adoption of sustainable and efficient transportation technologies. Argonne’s all-encompassing battery research program spans the continuum from basic materials research and diagnostics to scale-up processes and ultimate deployment by industry.

The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) was headquartered at Argonne during the period 2012-2023. Established in 2024, Argonne is leading the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA) with co-leads Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. ESRA aims to enable transformative discoveries in materials chemistry, gain a fundamental understanding of electrochemical phenomena at the atomic scale, lay the scientific foundations for breakthroughs in energy storage technologies, and train the next-generation battery workforce to ensure U.S. scientific and economic leadership.