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The StorageX Initiative awards seed grants to high-impact research across the full range of energy sourcing, conversion, storage, transmission and uses, as well as improve the financial, legal and regulatory environments that affect the deployment of energy technologies.

Request for Proposals

The next Request for Proposals will be issued in spring 2023. Read our past Request for Proposals: 2022, 2021, 2020.

Funded Projects

2022

Unraveling The Molecular Mechanism For Ion Transport in Concentrated Electrolytes

Developing Polymeric Membrane Materials for Precision Lithium Separations to Circularize Battery Manufacturing

Realizing Stable Fast Charging of Lithium Metal Batteries

Cost-Efficient Energy Storage Portfolios for Alternative Market Settings

Thermal Conditioning of EV Battery for Improved Performance, Reliability and Lifetime

Engaging water supply system storage as a distributed flexible energy resource

Data-Driven Lifetime Prediction of Second-Life Lithium-ion Batteries for Grid Energy Storage

Strain Engineering of Fast Charging Solid State Batteries

2021

Prevention of Mechanical Failure in Battery Electrodes During Fast Charging

Engineering ion solvation and charging rate near the electrolyte-electrode interface

Designing and Evaluating Battery Recycling Unit Processes

Materials search for fast charging of solid state batterie

Fair Market Valuation of EV Batteries in the Circular Economy

A Decision-Support Model for Retired Li-Ion Automotive Batteries

2020

Climate change and health impacts from air pollutions from current and future battery production

Developing Solute-Selective Membrane Materials for Energy-Efficient Lithium Separations

Engineering ion solvation and charging rate near the electrolyte-electrode interface

Transitioning to clean energy transportation services: Life-cycle cost analysis for vehicle fleets

Accelerating Battery Materials Discovery by Multi-Property Optimization

Cell-to-cell heterogeneity investigation of a Li-ion parallel-connected battery pack

Design and analysis of a flexible solid-state electrolyte