Grid-Scale Energy Storage (Symposium EE8)
Abstract
The grid-scale energy storage sy1nposiun1 created a forurn for scientists and engineers interested in mechanical, chemical, and electroche1nical 1nethods for storing energy at large-scales. Attendees included academic, goventmental, and industrial researchers, alloving the syn1posium to shovcase a breadth of vork that Vent fron1 the most exploratoiy fundarnental research to the pragmatic industrial product-focused development. The syn1posium featured Vork from institutions such as Toyota, Cerainatec, City University of NeV York, Sandia 1 ,lational Laboratories, Trinity College, and Pacific Northvcst National Laboratory. Talks went across tvo days, and the Materials Research Society vill be publishing the proceedings of the meeting in a neV peer-revieved offering, lv1 RS Advances. A Vide array of systen1s level and 1naterials challenges 1nust be addressed in grid scale energy storage. Che1nistry and 1naterials science are continually developing next generation technologies that improve upon previous iterations. Integration and pover manageinent systeins tailored to each new storage technology must then be built and in1plen1ented. This sy1nposiu1n highlighted advances in grid storage technology at all scales and stages of development to generate a top-level vieV of the field. Specifically discussed in this symposiu1n were new advances that address safety issues through materials, lov-cost redox-active materials for electrolytes, new electrode materials and architectures, large-scale variants of nonstandard storage systems, syste1ns integration, advanced models for lite-cycle analysis, and cost-benefit analyses for storage systems. Symposium EE8 Vas a relatively small program con1pared to other sy1nposia with much broader scopes, yet it undoubtedly brought together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and engineers Yorking on both fundamental materials research and device-related 1naterials engineering topics, in an effort to help them to appreciate the breadth of the field, address current challenges, pron1ote collaboration, generate ideas and identify future applications. The sy1nposiun1 offered researchers a forum out of their routines to critically examine and cross-fertilize each other s vork Vhich 1night not be so straightfonvard othenvise. The number of abstracts subn1itted to sytnposiuin EES Vas about 25, out ofvhich 20 papers survived the critical review process nlandated by MRS. As summarized in the area of focus above, it clearly validated the cross-fertilization idea vhich was further e1nbraced by the scope of those 20 papers that made it to the final stage. It is the organizers finn belief that the ideas and col!aborations fostered by the symposium EE8 vi!l drive the successful adoption ofthese 1natcrials for nev> applications in the energy storage space. The org<u1izers used ARO funding to pay for registration fees tbr both the organizers and invited speakers. These speakers Vere selected based on several criteria such as the in1pact of their advancements, their reputation as a scientist, and innovation of their \ Ork. Additionally, three graduate students from universities, both domestic and inten1ational, Vere given travel stipends to allov thern to gain valuable experience presenting their York to a scientific audience.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1610025
Entities
People
- J. Ardie Dillen
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Materials Research Society
- United States Army