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Energy Solutions for the Future

Improving Energy Storage and Grid Capabilities

We enable and accelerate the development and adoption of new advanced technologies for sustainable transportation, renewable power and energy efficiency. We work closely with academic, government and industry partners to conduct foundational and applied research that provides the groundwork for the development of transformative new energy technologies in the areas of energy storage and conversion, electrical grid, advanced materials for the energy infrastructure, science of manufacturing and water-energy nexus.

Broad Challenges We Face

Transportation

The transportation sector accounts for about one-quarter of global emissions.

The Electricity Grid

The centralized power grid needs to evolve to become more stable and resilient.

Water-Energy Nexus

The energy and water sectors are interdependent and both face significant strain from increasing variability and more extreme weather.

Science of Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector has enormous potential to contribute to energy savings and efficiency.

Our Research

Grid Integration

Working to reliably, resiliently and securely de-carbonize the electricity grid.

Energy Storage

Developing next-generation batteries featuring good safety, high energy density, long life and low cost.

Energy Conversion

Developing, advancing, and understanding the various technologies needed to minimize use of energy and maximize use of next-generation green energy feedstocks.

Laser Technologies

Using novel sensors to identify the chemical makeup of materials in real-time.

Thermal Science

Using a nano-to-macro understanding of heat to improve energy technologies.

Applied Energy Materials

Developing energy storage materials, solar energy materials and high performance materials.

Energy Storage Virtual Field Trip Series

Join Berkeley Lab’s Energy Storage Center + SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory for a virtual field trip seminar series exploring the sometimes surprising role energy storage plays in the world around us.

To learn more, sign up for upcoming virtual field trips, and watch the event recordings, including a virtual trip to the International Space Station, visit secretlifeofenergystorage.lbl.gov.

Latest News

Lab Staff Honored in 2023 Director’s Awards

Nov-13-23

Several employees in the Energy Technologies Area were honored in this year’s Director’s Awards at the U.S. Department o... Read more

Laser Technology Leader Vassilia Zorba: A Rising Star in Photonics

Nov-07-23

Physicist Senior Scientist Vassilia Zorba, leader of the Laser Technologies Group in the Energy Storage and DIstributed... Read more

Recent Publications

Zeng, Yuqiang, Buyi Zhang, Yanbao Fu, Fengyu Shen, Qiye Zheng, Divya Chalise, Ruijiao Miao, Sumanjeet Kaur, Sean D. Lubner, Michael C. Tucker, Vincent S. Battaglia, Chris Dames, and Ravi S. Prasher."Extreme fast charging of commercial Li-ion batteries via combined thermal switching and self-heating approaches."Nature Communications 14.1 (2023). DOI

Hu, Boxun, Grace Y. Lau, Kevin X. Lee, Seraphim Belko, Prabhakar Singh, and Michael C. Tucker."Ethanol-fueled metal supported solid oxide fuel cells with a high entropy alloy internal reforming catalyst."Journal of Power Sources 582 (2023) 233544. DOI

Zhang, Buyi, Bei Fan, Zhi Huang, Kenneth Higa, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Ravi S. Prasher."A Review of Dispersion Film Drying Research."Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage 20.3 (2023). DOI