About Us
… About Us About Us The Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDR) … works to enable and accelerate the development and adoption of new advanced technologies for sustainable transportation, …
Home
… Energy Solutions for the Future Improving Energy Storage and … We enable and accelerate the development and adoption of new advanced technologies for sustainable transportation, …
Rachel Slaybaugh
… Rachel Slaybaugh is the Division Director of the Cyclotron Road Division in the Energy Technologies … applied to nuclear reactors, nuclear non-proliferation and security, and shielding. Slaybaugh served as a Program … reactor operator. She went on to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to earn an MS and a PhD in Nuclear …
Water-Energy Nexus
… Water-Energy Nexus Water-Energy Nexus Water and energy production are definitely and irrevocably interconnected. Without water, much of our energy production around the world - such as … intimately linked with water issues whether that is water consumption in electrolyzers or generation in fuel cells or …
Science of Manufacturing
… Science of Manufacturing Science of Manufacturing The manufacturing … sector accounts for about 79% of total industrial energy use in the United States. Over the past century, the … New infrastructure, renewable energy resources and innovative energy technologies all have the potential to …
Gao Liu
… Materials and assembly for Lithium-ion chemistry has been a practical and intriguing field to study. The development of materials for energy applications requires mastery of material chemistry, …
Ahmet Kusoglu
… Conversion Group at Berkeley Lab, working on polymeric and functional materials for hydrogen and clean energy … applications. His research focuses on the characterization of ion-conductive polymers and solid-electrolyte interfaces … and flow batteries. He has been part of multiple DOE-funded consortia (FC-PAD, M2FCT,HydroGEN, H2NEW), served as the …
Technique Matters: A Different Way to Make a Cathode May Mean Better Batteries
… of Energy (DOE) labs—Brookhaven National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory—a team led by … scientist Marca Doeff was surprised to find that using a simple technique called spray pyrolysis can help to overcome … battery, and development of an improved cathode material is considered essential to achieving a stable high-voltage …
Energy Conversion
… A clean, sustainable energy system requires conversion of energy from one form into another dependent on need and application. Examples include solar energy to electrons … including being key members in various DOE-sponsored consortia. HydroGEN Research Consortium The Energy …
Research
… Research Our Research We enable and accelerate the development and adoption of new advanced technologies for sustainable transportation, renewable power and energy efficiency. Grid Integration Working to reliably, …
The Electricity Grid
… have relied upon since the early 1900s has become outdated and unreliable. Widespread blackouts due to extreme weather, the variability of available energy from renewable sources such as solar or wind, and the …
Robert Kostecki
… Robert Kostecki is a Senior Scientist and Division Director of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources (ESDR)Division in …
Our Websites
… information for policymakers, industry partners, the public and government entities. Below is a list of all of our websites and what they do. Research & Lab … Cell Truck (M2FCT) is a Department of Energy (DOE)-funded consortium formed by five primary national labs to overcome …
Thermal Energy
… Thermal Energy Thermal Energy The Thermal Energy group uses a nano-to-macro understanding of heat to improve energy technologies. We are a …
Applied Energy Materials
… Applied Energy Materials Applied Energy Materials The Applied Energy Materials group focuses on synthesis and processing of energy materials including energy storage materials, …
Energy Storage
… Energy Storage Energy Storage The Energy Storage group conducts innovative research to understand the basic science of next-generation batteries and overcome technological …
Adam Weber
… Adam Z. Weber holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tufts University, the latter under the guidance of Professor Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. Next, he earned … of the DOE Fuel-Cell Performance and Durability (FC-PAD) consortium as well as Deputy Director of the HydroGen - …
DOE Launches the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium
… An excerpt from a U.S. Department of Energy blog:"...dramatic changes are occurring in our nation’s energy mix, many of which demand a more technologically advanced electric grid. … distributing and storing clean energy, enabling greater consumer choice and increasing efficiency while being secure …
Ravi Prasher
… Ravi Prasher is the Chief Technology Officer of Bloom Energy. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the … Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley where he advises PhD candidates. Prior to joining Bloom Energy, Ravi was the …
Nicholas DeForest
… Research Associate in the Grid Integration Group (GIG) of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Department (ESDRD) and affliated …
