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Is Chicago a new cleantech hub? Christian Science Monitor December 10, 2012 The recently-announced Joint Center for Energy Storage Research in suburban Chicago arguably leapfrogs the Windy City into the top echelon of cleantech technology research clusters. |
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Berkeley Scientists Join Team to Create Better Battery KQED Dec 3, 2012 |
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Northwestern University Becomes Part of Large Effort for Energy Storage Dec 1, 2012 Northwestern University is part of a multi-partner team led by Argonne National Laboratory that has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage … |
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PNNL in Richland picked to be part of energy research hub Tri-City Herald Dec 1, 2012 |
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Seeking to Start a Silicon Valley for Battery Science New York Times Nov 30, 2012 The Energy Department will establish a research hub for batteries and energy storage at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill., and spend up to $120 million over the next five years, the department announced on Friday. |
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US, state to fund battery research at Argonne Chicago Tribune Nov 30, 2012 The number is five. Batteries that are five times more powerful, five times cheaper, within five years. That’s the stated goal of Argonne National Laboratory team that will establish a research institute for battery technology in Illinois that combines isolated … |
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Argonne goal: Batteries five times more powerful, five times cheaper Chicago Sun-Times Nov 30, 2012 In exchange for up to $120 million in research grants over the next five years and the potential for a five-year renewal, Argonne and its self-described “dream team” of academic and industry partners have put themselves on the clock. “We have a very … |
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Batteries: The Future of Energy Storage And Electric Cars Northwest Public Radio Nov 30, 2012 …a new national energy storage hub to develop advanced battery technology. A team of researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory … |
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US launches new project to develop electric-vehicle batteries Reuters Nov 30, 2012 The Energy Department will dole out the money over five years to establish a research hub for batteries and energy storage, backed by five … |
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Berkeley Lab picked for $150 million battery center team San Francisco Business Times Nov 30, 2012 Lawrence Berkeley Lab was chosen as part of a team that will establish a battery and energy storage research center, backed by up to $120 … |
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Clean Energy Trust to Focus on Commercialization in Its Role with … The Herald Nov 30, 2012 Clean Energy Trust, the Midwest’s leading clean tech business accelerator, is partnered with Argonne National Laboratory on a … |
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Argonne selected to lead car battery research San Francisco Chronicle Nov 30, 2012 Argonne National Laboratory has been chosen to lead a national research initiative on improving batteries for electric and hybrid cars. The U.S. Department of Energy chose Argonne to lead the effort after a national competition. The lab … |
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Argonne battery lab adds Midwest power to industry Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 30, 2012 The Argonne battery hub – modeled on other energy hubs around the country, including a bioenergy research center in Madison – will bring together energy storage research that’s taking place in different spots and, working with industry players like Johnson, … |
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How Argonne is key to renewable energy race Crain’s Chicago Business Nov 30, 2012 Argonne National Laboratory, one of the Chicago area’s crown jewels in scientific research, is a key part of the Obama administration’s massive push in renewable energy. A day after Argonne won federal funding for a highly coveted research center modeled … |
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Energy Department Launches ‘Battery Hub,’ For Battery Manhattan Project Talking Points Memo Nov 30, 2012 Specifically, Argonne wants the Battery Hub to be able to make a battery with five times the energy storage capacity as the upper limit of current technologies, at one-fifth the cost, within five years, the so-called “5-5-5” plan. “This is an extremely difficult bill to … |
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New $120 Million US Program Launched To Find Cheaper Batteries InsideEVs Nov 30, 2012 The group will be lead by the Argonne National Laboratory, and they will dispense the $120 million over five years to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub. The Hub will combine the R&D firepower of five DOE national laboratories, five … |
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Johnson Controls partners with Argonne Laboratory in $120M battery research … Milwaukee Business Journal Nov 30, 2012 Argonne, perhaps best known for developing the battery technology used in the Chevrolet Volt, is home to more than 1,250 scientists and engineers and is managed by UChicago Argonne LLC. Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) is a Glendale-based … |
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Joint Center for Energy Storage Research could make Chicago area hub for batteries ABC7Chicago.com [Video] Nov 30, 2012 U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu joined Governor Pat Quinn and Mayor Emanuel to announce a team led by Argonne National Laboratory has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish a new batteries and energy storage … |
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DOE wants 5X battery power boost in 5 years Computerworld Nov 30, 2012 “When you had to deliver the goods very, very quickly, you needed to put the best scientists next to the best engineers across disciplines to get very focused,” said Chu at a press conference Friday that was streamed live from Argonne National Laboratory in … |
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Lakeshore Advantage announces ‘affiliate partnership’ with Argonne MLive.com Nov 30, 2012 HOLLAND, MI – Lakeshore Advantage announced Friday, Nov. 30, that it will be involved as an affiliate partner in a $120 million federal Energy Department grant to create the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research at Argonne National Laboratory near … |
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Argonne Innovation Hub Announced MIT Technology Review Nov 30, 2012 Today the Department of Energy established a new, $120 million center for battery research with an ambitious goal of making batteries for electric vehicles and electric grid storage five times cheaper within five years. The center, which will be headquartered … |
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Illinois to get battery research center UPI.com Nov 30, 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy announced it has chosen Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago to become America’s capital for research on battery technology. A research facility will be built at the lab to coordinate the research of five … |
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Argonne’s new battery center to employ 120 Bizjournals.com Nov 30, 2012 Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the Times he envisions Argonne as a sort of Bell Labs for battery technology, where scientists from many different backgrounds would get together to work on projects. The Times also quotes Eric D. Isaacs, Argonne’s director, … |
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UChicago helps launch energy hub at Argonne National Laboratory Newswise Nov 30, 2012 The University of Chicago will contribute in many ways to the partnership that Argonne National Laboratory assembled to establish a new, $120 million batteries and energy storage hub for the U.S. Department of Energy, called the Joint Center … |
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UIC To Partner in National Energy-Storage Project; UIC Physicist To Direct Newswise Nov 30, 2012 The Hub, to be known as the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) and led by Argonne National Laboratory, was selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today in Chicago, … |
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Argonne chosen as Energy Dept. hub for advancing electric car batteries Chicago Sun-Times Nov 29, 2012 Argonne National Laboratory will be the home of a new center charged with developing advanced batteries for electric vehicles and alternative energy sources — a designation expected to bring in as much as $120 million in federal research funds. Building … |
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Argonne wins Manhattan Project for car batteries Crain’s Chicago Business Nov 29, 2012 Argonne National Laboratory has won federal funding for a highly coveted research center modeled after Bell Labs and the Manhattan Project that will aim to create smaller, cheaper batteries for electric vehicles and other long-range energy needs. |
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Argonne Laboratory wins $120 million to build battery research center Chicago Business Journal Nov 29, 2012 Argonne National Laboratory, southwest of Chicago, will receive $120 million from the Department of Energy to form a research center that will help develop better battery technology for electric vehicles, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Argonne is … |
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You’re Invited - JCESR and Beyond: Translating the Basic Science of Batteries
Please join us at Argonne National Laboratory on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 for JCESR and Beyond: Translating the Basic Science of Batteries. Registration is now open. This in-person event will celebrate 10 years of research from the Joint Center… Read More
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A Message from JCESR: In Memory of George Crabtree
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to George Crabtree, a Senior Scientist and Distinguished Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, and Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), who passed away unexpectedly on January 23. Dr. Read More
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Cyanopyridines As Extremely Low-Reduction-Potential Anolytes for Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries
Discovery of a cyanophenylpyridine derivative with a very low reduction potential and good stability during cycling. Read More
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Characterizing Redoxmer – Electrode Kinetics Using a SECM-Based Spot Analysis Method
Identified asymmetries in electron transfer (ET) kinetics between the reduction and oxidation of ferrocene-based redoxmers by measuring the ET rate constants (kf/kb) as a function of electrode potential. Read More
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Benzotriazoles as Low Potential Anolytes for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
We developed an easy-to-synthesize benzotriazole-based anolyte with a high energy redox potential (-2.3 V vs Fc/Fc+) and high solubility that demonstrates stable electrochemical cycling performance. Read More
