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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Selectees of $15 Million in Awards to Advance the Future of Energy Storage
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the selectees of $15 million in awards at the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council Summit on April 8, 2024. These awards are through the Storage Innovations 2030: Technology Liftoff (SI Liftoff) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to advance energy storage innovations to help […] Read More
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $2.25 Million American-Made Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today launched the American-Made Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize. This $2.25 million contest invites competitors to propose, design, build, and test state-of-the-art SiC semiconductor packaging prototypes to enable these devices to work more effectively in high-voltage environments such as energy storage. The prize is part of […] Read More
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Sandians Discuss Distributed Energy Interconnection and Interoperability
On February 26, 2024, Sandia National Laboratories staff were co-instructors for HalfMoon Education’s Distributed Energy Interconnection and Interoperability webinar. This webinar covered broader DER interconnection policy and technical standards content, plus narrower discussion specific to energy storage (ES) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). Sandia staff featured learning developed through Energy Storage (ES) program work within the Policy […] Read More
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Sandians Lead Grid Storage Tutorial at 2024 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference
On February 19, 2024, Sandia staff were co-instructors for the tutorial “How Grid Energy Storage Meets the Challenges of a Decarbonized Future”, at the 2024 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies conference in Washington DC. This tutorial was organized and led by the IEEE Energy Storage and Stationary Battery (ESSB) technical committee. Sandia staff, in support […] Read More
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Babu Chalama at Sandia National Laboratories Elected to National Academy of Engineering
On February 6, 2024, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) elected as a new member for his advancement of battery storage systems Dr. Babu Chalamala, Senior Scientist for the Grid Modernization and Energy Storage program at Sandia National Laboratories, announced NAE President John L. Anderson. In total, there were 114 new members and 21 international […] Read More
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Sandians Help Develop New Energy Storage Standards Through ESSB Committee
From January 30 – February 2, 2024, Sandia staff participated in the 2024 IEEE Energy Storage and Stationary Battery (ESSB) committee’s winter general meeting. The meeting was held in San Diego, CA, co-located with the IEEE EESAT conference. These ESSB biannual meetings cover committee-level administrative and planning activities, plus additional breakout meetings for individual standards […] Read More
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- Energy Department Awards $19 Million for Long-Duration Energy Storage in Remote Communities and Military HousingThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity has selected two companies to receive $19 million in awards to demonstrate long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects in remote communities and military […]
- Sandia Scientist Stan Atcitty Recognized in Partnership with Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesDr. Stan Atcitty was featured in the Winds of Change magazine, published by American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). AISES is a national nonprofit organization focused on increasing the […]
- Department of Energy Releases Several Reports Supporting Long Duration Energy StorageDepartment of Energy Office of Electricity (DOE OE) has published a series of reports supporting their Long Duration Storage Shot, which aims to develop specific and quantifiable RD&D pathways to […]
- Energy Department Awards $1.2 Million in Funding for Storage Social Equity InitiativeThe U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) announced it selected four organizations to receive funding under the Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE) Initiative. ES4SE is designed […]
- Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is NowHow can US states with aggressive decarbonization goals coupled with federal decarbonization goals have energy when they need it? Long-duration energy storage (LDES) is a likely candidate. LDES systems are […]
- Energy Department Selects Six National Laboratories to Validate Battery Energy Storage PerformanceThe U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Electricity (OE) announced a team of six DOE national laboratories to receive a total of $2 million to carry out the Rapid […]
- DOE Announces Energy Storage Innovations Prize WinnersThe U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the ten winners of the inaugural American-Made Energy Storage Innovations Prize. The American-Made Challenge calls for solutions to […]
- U.S. Department of Energy Opportunity: Rapid Operational Validation Initiative for Flow BatteriesThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a lab call to develop the Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI), which will address critical gaps in data needs to evaluate energy […]
- DOE Announces First Loan Guarantee for a Clean Energy Project in Nearly a DecadeThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it closed on a $504.4 million loan guarantee to the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project in Utah — marking the first loan […]
- DOE Selects 14 Communities to Leverage Energy Storage to Increase Resiliency and Long-term AffordabilityThe Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) Energy Storage Program has selected 14 communities from more than 60 applicants to receive technical assistance from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as part of […]