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  • Launched: Long Duration Energy Storage Evaluation & Tracking Tool

    The Long Duration Energy Storage National Consortium, led by Sandia National Laboratories and recently transferred to Edison Electric Institute, released an interactive tool to visualize and assess multi-hour energy storage technologies and projects. The tool consolidates data from industry reports, academic studies, and expert insights, helping users filter and compare storage options based on key… Read More

  • Will McNamara moderates panel on long-duration energy storage policy

    Will McNamara led a panel at RE+ Storage in Sacramento on July 1 titled “From Pilots to Deployment: Policy Pathways to Commercialize Long-Duration Storage.” Panelists included Emily Smith (Hydrostor), Brett Simon (e-Zinc), Mark Johnson (Form Energy), Jessie Cuilla Shea (Energy Dome), and John Hasar (Invinity Energy Systems). States nationwide are exploring ways to use multi-hour… Read More

  • As solid-state batteries near commercialization, plenary highlights safety research

    On June 25, 2026, Loraine Torres-Castro from Sandia National Laboratories gave a plenary talk titled “Interaction-Driven Thermal Risk in Solid-State Batteries” at Beyond Lithium-Ion XVI (BLI-XVI) in Berkeley, California. The invited plenary highlighted research on thermal risk in solid-state batteries, a promising battery type nearing commercialization. The talk shared prior and ongoing studies refining how… Read More

  • Conference presentation: LDES Policy Landscape in the U.S.

    On Monday, June 22, Sandia’s Will McNamara presented at the IREDonline 2026 conference titled, “Battery Energy Storage Plants in Power Systems – Markets, Technologies and Regulation.” The topic of Will’s presentation was “LDES Policy Landscape in the U.S.” and included an update on current activities of the LDES National Consortium, which McNamara has led since… Read More

  • Flexible battery system developed to generate real-world cycling data for energy storage

    Battery energy storage systems (BESS) increasingly combine power electronics, sensors, communications technology, and controls directly within the system’s battery modules. Under these conditions publicly available battery cycling data, information about the battery’s performance and health when repeatedly charged and discharged, remains limited. To help address this, Armando Y. Montoya and a team of researchers at… Read More

  • Presentation highlights safer, more effective energy storage deployment through hardware-in-the-loop testing

    On June 18, 2026, Ujjwol Tamrakar delivered an invited presentation titled “High-Fidelity Testing and Validation of Energy Storage Controls” at the Energy Institute at Colorado State University. Energy storage is a rapidly developing technology that plays a growing role in meeting evolving energy needs. However, bringing an energy storage system online presents a wide range… Read More

  • Energy Storage Annual Meeting highlights research shaping next-generation energy storage technologies

    The DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program recently held its annual meeting and peer review, showcasing federally funded research meeting near- and long-term needs of the nation’s electrical grid. This event serves as a critical platform for National Lab experts, industry leaders, and DOE staff to exchange ideas and collaborate on energy storage technologies… Read More

  • Symposium: Energy Storage from Molecules to Megawatts

    The Call for Abstracts is open for TechConnect World 2027, March 23-25 2027 in Boston MA.  Join the premier innovation and applied research conference now in its 30th year to share your research in a venue focused on connecting top applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, labs, and startups with industry end-users and prospectors.  The 2027 TechConnect World… Read More