Transportation Storage

SAFE, IMPACT-ABSORBING BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES UPDATED: January 15, 2018PROJECT TITLE: Developing Low-Cost, Robust, and Multifunctional Battery System for Electric Vehicles: A Non-Chemical Approach PROGRAM: Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE)AWARD: $3,498,061PROJECT TEAM: University of California, San Diego (lead), American Lithium Energy, University of California-Merced, Columbia University 

STRUCTURALLY INTEGRATED BATTERIES UPDATED: December 5, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Robust Multifunctional Battery Chassis Systems for Automotive ApplicationsPROGRAM: Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE)AWARD: $2,744,657PROJECT TEAM: Stanford University (lead); Farasis Energy, Inc.PROJECT TERM: February 2014 - September 2017PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Fu-Kuo Chang

NOVEL PACKAGING ARCHITECTURE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES UPDATED: January 19, 2018 PROJECT TITLE: Novel Low Cost and Safe Lithium-Ion Electric Vehicle BatteryPROGRAM: Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE)AWARD: $3,995,980PROJECT TEAM: Cadenza Innovation, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Morgan Advanced Materials, Karotech Inc., Alcoa, National Renewal Energy Laboratory (NREL), Magna Styer, MGA Research Corp, AVL 

GETTING THE BEST FROM A BATTERY UPDATED:  JANUARY 30, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Control Enabling Solutions with Ultrathin Strain and Temperature Sensor System for Reduced Battery Life Cycle CostPROGRAM: Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices (AMPED)AWARD: $3,128,285PROJECT TEAM: GE Global Research (Lead), University of Michigan, Ford Motor Company PROJECT TERM: January 2013 – December 2016

CELL-LEVEL CONTROL IN LARGE BATTERY PACKS UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 27, 2016PROJECT TITLE: Robust Cell-level Modeling and Control of Large Battery PacksPROGRAM: Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices (AMPED)AWARD: $3,968,555PROJECT TEAM: Utah State University (Lead); University of Colorado, Boulder; University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Ford Motor Company

HIGH ENERGY DENSITY ULTRACAPACITORS UPDATED: JULY 18, 2016PROJECT TITLE: Low-Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced UltracapacitorsPROGRAM: OPEN 2009AWARD: $5,349,932PROJECT TEAM: FastCap Systems (Lead), Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPROJECT TERM: April 2010 – December 2013 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Dr. Ricardo Signorelli

ADVANCED SENSORS FOR EFFECTIVE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS UPDATED: FEBRUARY 24, 2016 PROJECT TITLES: Smart Embedded Network of Sensors with Optical Readout (SENSOR)PROGRAM: AMPEDAWARD: $4,017,132PROJECT TEAM: Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) (Lead); LG Chem Power, Inc.PROJECT TERM: October 2012 – September 2015

DEVELOPING A HIGH PRECISION BATTERY TESTING DEVICE UPDATED: FEBRUARY 24, 2016 PROJECT TITLES: High-Precision Tester for Automotive and Stationary BatteriesPROGRAM: AMPEDAWARD: $3,128,000PROJECT TEAM: Ford Motor Company (Lead); Arbin Instruments; Sandia National Laboratory; Montana Tech UniversityPROJECT TERM: January 2013 – March 2016

CREATING DOUBLE ENERGY DENSITY ANODES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES  UPDATED: February 24, 2016PROJECT TITLE:  Doubling the Charge Density of Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries for TransportationPROGRAM: SBIRAWARD: $2,975,000 + $250,000PROJECT TEAM: Sila Nanotechnologies (Lead); Georgia Institute of TechnologyPROJECT TERM: October 2012 – March 2016

ENHANCED BATTERY CELL PERFORMANCE AND AUTOMATED CELL FABRICATION UPDATED: FEBRUARY 24, 2016  PROJECT TITLE: Semi-Solid Flow Cells for Automotive and Grid-Level Energy Storage PROGRAM: BEEST  AWARD: $5,975,331 PROJECT TEAM: 24 M (Lead); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rutgers University  PROJECT TERM: September 2010 – February 2014