ORNL to lead new center on polymer electrolytes for energy storage

Newswise — The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center, or EFRC, focused on polymer electrolytes for next-generation energy storage devices such as fuel cells and solid-state electric vehicle batteries.Announced this week by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the award will provide $11.5 million over four years to the new ORNL-led EFRC for “Fast and Cooperative Ion Transport in Polymer-Based Electrolytes,” or FaCT.DOE awarded more than $400 million toward establishing and continuing 43 EFRCs across the nation.“Meeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s ambitious climate and clean energy goals will require a game-changing commitment to clean energy — and that begins with researchers across the country,” said Secretary Granholm. “The research projects announced today will strengthen the…

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