Congresswoman Lee Announces $120 Million in Federal Grant Funding to Advance Green Battery Technology
For Immediate Release: November 30, 2012
Contact: Katherine Jolly, 510-763-0370
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) announced that a multi-partner team led by Argonne National Laboratory, which includes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub.
“I am proud to support Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s contributions to this collaboration that will make critical advances in hybrid and electric vehicle technologies,” said Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA). “Berkeley Labs’ essential role in this project highlights the important role the East Bay plays in rebuilding the nation’s economy of the future driven by innovative green technology.”
The Hub, to be known as the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), will combine the R&D firepower of five DOE national laboratories, five universities, and four private firms in an effort aimed at achieving revolutionary advances in battery performance. Advancing next generation battery and energy storage technologies for electric and hybrid cars and the electricity grid are a critical part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil and lower energy costs for U.S. consumers.
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