Battery Council International Awarded $5 Million to Launch Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

MAY 8, 2024 

Washington, D.C. — Capitol Funding Solutions (CFS) is pleased to announce that a proposal written for Battery Council International (BCI) was awarded $4.97 million through the Department of Energy’s Storage Innovations 2030: Technology Liftoff Program. The funding will be used to establish the Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership (CLBL) in Long Duration Energy Storage applications (LDES), which will bring together BCI, the Consortium for Battery Innovation, eight U.S. lead battery manufacturers, and three national laboratories to conduct pre-competitive research aimed at improving lead battery performance.  

ABOUT THE AWARDED PROJECT:   

Project Title: Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in LDES 

Project Director: Roger Miksad 

Project Location: Chicago, IL 

Federal Share: $4,972,746 

The Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in LDES will improve lead battery performance to meet the nation’s growing need for clean, efficient, cost-effective energy. The Consortium will pursue pre-competitive research to achieve the goals of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) by developing lead batteries capable of 10+ hours of storage with a pathway to $0.05/kWh Levelized Cost of Storage by 2030. Combining advanced technoeconomic analytical tools with atomic level fundamental material science research, the researchers will construct a new lead battery LDES use-case model using technoeconomic analysis. 

Learn more about the funding opportunity here.   

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:   

Program: Storage Innovations 2030: Technology Liftoff (SI Liftoff) FOA

Topic Area: Pre-competitive R&D 

Agency: Department of Energy, Office of Electricity 

The Storage Innovations 2030: Technology Liftoff funding opportunity advances energy storage innovations to help deliver clean, affordable electricity to Americans when and where it is needed most. The program enables collaborative partnerships of two or more entities with a focus on energy storage technologies. The goal of the program is to develop technologies that contribute to cost-effective, grid-scale, long-duration energy storage. 

Learn more about the funding opportunity here. 

ABOUT BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL: 

Battery Council International (BCI) is the leading trade association representing the global battery industry and is the premier authority on energy storage solutions. Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024, BCI advocates and educates on behalf of battery manufacturers and recyclers, marketers and retailers, suppliers of raw materials and equipment, and battery distributors. BCI continues to unite members within the energy storage industry to successfully communicate and protect through education, science and advocacy efforts the most successful circular economy on the planet.  

Learn more about BCI here.   

ABOUT CAPITOL FUNDING SOLUTIONS:

Capitol Funding Solutions (CFS) specializes in strategic consulting and comprehensive proposal writing to assist clients in finding and winning competitive funding. From application to award, CFS provides unparalleled funding strategies that produce winning proposals for your organization. CFS leverages its expertise to guide applicants through a wide range of award mechanisms from both public and private sources, including Federal & State grants and loans, foundation grants, BAAs, tax credit programs, and more.   

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CONTACT INFORMATION 

Samantha Benthien — Strategic Communications Manager 

500 North Capitol St NW, Suite #210, Washington, D.C., 20001 

sbenthien@capitolfunding.us  

www.capitolfunding.us