Advancing the Next Generation of Grid Energy Storage Technologies
DOE's Office of Electricity has selected PNNL as the site for the Grid Storage Launchpad, a national resource and collaborative facility to advance the development of next-generation grid energy storage technologies.
(Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
The Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL) is a $75 million national grid energy storage research and development (R&D) facility on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)-Richland campus (located in Richland, Washington ). The GSL will accelerate development of next-generation grid energy storage technologies that are safer, more cost effective, and more durable. This will be achieved through standardized testing and validation of technologies from basic materials to 100 kW-scale battery systems for grid and transportation applications. In addition to grid-scale energy storage, researchers at GSL can also develop, test, and scale smaller protype batteries, such as coin cells, pouch batteries, and prism batteries to improve understanding of battery performance and provide commercial-scale insights.
Energy storage is critical to meet the nation’s decarbonization goals and make our grid more resilient, reliable, and secure. Additionally, energy storage technologies can enable the transition of cars from oil to electric and unlock a broad array of economic and societal benefits for all U.S. citizens, including expanding the domestic manufacturing supply chain and bringing new energy jobs.
This new national capability was made possible with funding from the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity (OE), in collaboration with the Office of Science, and with support from the State of Washington, Battelle, and PNNL.
The GSL will foster collaboration between national labs and other stakeholders to support OE’s mission, theEnergy Storage Grand Challenge, and the Long Duration Storage Shot.