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Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing climate challenges by bringing to market energy-efficient innovations across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of developing better batteries for electric vehicles; improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-interactive, efficient buildings; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide for renewable technologies like wind and solar.
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The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) Strategic Plan is the guiding force for our research and development for the next ten years. It clearly charts a path toward clean-energy solutions and focuses on five detailed Strategic Initiatives. The Plan provides an in-depth look at how ETA is accelerating research to provide affordable, clean energy to all while accomplishing deep, economy-wide decarbonization, looking to avoid a rise in global average temperature while simultaneously developing solutions to increase humanity's resilience to extreme weather volatility.
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The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) is unique in translating fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption. Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. ETA's research drives real-world, practical results that affect and improve the everyday lives of Americans and those across the globe. Saving energy and battling the Climate Crisis are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by technoeconomic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

Publications

Publications by Research Area

Demand Response

Electricity Markets & Policy

Energy Efficiency

Industrial Energy Analysis

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Energy & Environmental Systems

Publications by Division

Building Technology (BTUS)

Energy Analysis (EAEI)

Energy Storage (ESDR)

2011

Cabana, Jordi, Honghe Zheng, Alpesh K. Shukla, Chunjoong Kim, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Muharrem Kunduraci."Comparison of the Performance of LiNi_1/2Mn_3/2O₄ with Different Microstructures."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158.9 (2011) A997-A1004. DOI

Ji, Liwen, Zhongkui Tan, Tevye R. Kuykendall, Eun J. An, Yanbao Fu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Yuegang Zhang."Multilayer nanoassembly of Sn-nanopillar arrays sandwiched between graphene layers for high-capacity lithium storage."Energy & Environmental Science 4.9 (2011) 3611-3616. DOI

Zhang, Xiaofeng, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Richard L. Axelbaum."Electrochemical performance of spinel LiMn₂O₄ cathode materials made by flame-assisted spray technology."Journal of Power Sources 196.7 (2011) 3640-3645. DOI

Ji, Liwen, Zhongkui Tan, Tevye R. Kuykendall, Shaul Aloni, Shidi Xun, Eric Lin, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Yuegang Zhang."Fe₃O₄ nanoparticle-integrated graphene sheets for high-performance half and full lithium ion cells."Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13.15 (2011) 7170-7177. DOI

Zhang, Xiaofeng, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Richard L. Axelbaum."Flame synthesis of 5V spinel-LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ cathode-materials for lithium-ion rechargeable-batteries."Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 33.2 (2011) 1867-1874. DOI

Chong, Jin, Shidi Xun, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Insight into Iron Heat-Powder Combustion Products for Thermal Batteries: Core-Shell Structure and Semi-Conductive Properties."Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 14 (2011) A123-A125. DOI

Xun, Shidi, Xiangyun Song, Michael E. Grass, Daniel K. Roseguo, Zhi Liu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Gao Li."Improved Initial Performance of Si Nanoparticles by Surface Oxide Reduction for Lithium-Ion Battery Application."Electrochemical Solid-State Letters 14.5 (2011) A61-A63 . DOI

2010

Stadler, Michael, Ilan Momber, Olivier Mégel, Tomás Gómez, Chris Marnay, Sebastian Beer, Judy Lai, and Vincent S. Battaglia."The added economic and environmental value of plug-in electric vehicles connected to commercial building microgrids."2nd European Conference on SmartGrids and E-Mobility, October 20 -21, 2010 (2010).

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, Paul L. Ridgway, Shidi Xun, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Cathode performance as a function of inactive material and void fractions."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 157.10 (2010) A1060-A1066. DOI

Momber, Ilan, Tomás Gómez, Giri Venkataramanan, Michael Stadler, Sebastian Beer, Judy Lai, Chris Marnay, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Plug-in Electric Vehicle Interactions with a Small Office Building: An Economic Analysis using DER-CAM." (2010) 12.

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Film-forming properties of propylene carbonate in the presence of a quaternary ammonium ionic liquid on natural graphite anode."The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114.13 (2010) 6182-6189. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, Paul L. Ridgway, Shidi Xun, and Vincent S. Battaglia."An Optimization of Electrode Energy and Power Density through of Variations in Inactive Material and Electrode Porosity."J. Elec. Chem (2010).

Momber, Ilan, Tomás Gómez, Giri Venkataramanan, Michael Stadler, Sebastian Beer, Judy Lai, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Plug in Electric Vehicle Interactions with a small office Building: An Economic Analysis Using DER-CAM."IEEE 2010 Power And Energy General Meeting (2010).

2009

Zhang, Yuxi, Honghe Zheng, Gao Liu, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Synthesis and electrochemical studies of a layered spheric TiO₂ through low temperature solvothermal method."Electrochimica Acta 54.16 (2009) 4079-4083. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L., Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, Gao Liu, Philip N. Ross, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Effect of Vinylene Carbonate on Graphite Anode Cycling Efficiency."Electrochemical Society 19.25 (2009) 51-57. DOI

2008

Liu, Gao, Honghe Zheng, S. Kim, Yonghong Deng, Andrew M. Minor, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Effects of Various Conductive Additive and Polymeric Binder Contents on the Performance of a Lithium-Ion Composite Cathode."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 155.12 (2008) A887-A892. DOI

Thomas, Edward V., Ira Bloom, Jon P. Christophersen, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Statistical methodology for predicting the life of lithium-ion cells via accelerated degradation testing."Journal of Power Sources 184.1 (2008) 312-317. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Li[Ni_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3]O₂-based electrodes for PHEV applications: an optimization."ECS Transactions 11.32 (2008) 1-9. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L., Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, Abdelbast Guerfi, Patrick Charest, Karim Zaghib, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Performance of Lithium Ion Cell Anode Graphites Under Various Cycling Conditions."ECS Trans. 13 (2008).

2007

Chen, Y. H., C. W. Wang, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Ann M. Sastry."Selection of Conductive Additives in Li-Ion Battery Cathodes A Numerical Study."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 154 (2007) A978-A986. DOI

Liu, Gao, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S. Battaglia, Amanda S. Simens, Andrew M. Minor, and Xiangyun Song."Optimization of Acetylene Black Conductive Additive and Polyvinylidene Difluoride Composition for High Power Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Cells."ECS Transactions 6.14 (2007) 45-56. DOI

2006

Christophersen, Jon P., Ira Bloom, Edward V. Thomas, Kevin L. Gering, Gary L. Henriksen, Vincent S. Battaglia, and David Howell."Advanced Technology Development Program for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Gen 2 Performance Evaluation Final Report." (2006).

2005

Bloom, Ira, Andrew N. Jansen, Daniel P. Abraham, Jamie Knuth, Scott A. Jones, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Gary L. Henriksen."Differential voltage analyses of high-power, lithium-ion cells: 1. Technique and application."Journal of power sources 139.1 (2005) 295-303. DOI

2003

Bloom, Ira, Scott A. Jones, Vincent S. Battaglia, Gary L. Henriksen, Jon P. Christophersen, Randy B. Wright, Chinh D. Ho, Jeffrey R. Belt, and Chester G. Motloch."Effect of cathode composition on capacity fade, impedance rise and power fade in high-power, lithium-ion cells."Journal of power sources 124.2 (2003) 538-550. DOI

2002

Christophersen, Jon P., David F. Glenn, Chester G. Motloch, Randy B. Wright, Chinh D. Ho, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy testing on the Advanced Technology Development Program lithium-ion cells."Vehicular Technology Conference 3 (2002) 1851-1855. DOI