DOE requests public input on challenges with scaling energy storage manufacturing

Robert Walton | Source: Utility DIVE | Posted 05/08/2024

A recent Department of Energy analysis indicates that up to 15 GW per year of manufacturing capacity will be needed by 2035 “to support mature technology deployment at scale for long duration energy s Cleanly and affordably expanding the U.S. electric grid will require large amounts of energy storage and the Department of Energy is asking stakeholders to shine a light on potential manufacturing and design challenges that could limit deployment.

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking input from various stakeholders to address potential manufacturing and design challenges related to energy storage in order to facilitate the expansion of the U.S. electric grid. Through a request for information issued by the Office of Electricity, the DOE aims to understand the design decisions impacting energy storage production, particularly focusing on pre-production challenges faced by technology developers in scaling and manufacturing improvements.

According to the RFI, the DOE is specifically interested in metrics for measuring pre-production manufacturability improvement, the role of stakeholder collaboration in addressing challenges, and the investment levels required to analyze and resolve pre-production manufacturing challenges for targeted energy storage technology systems. With battery manufacturers facing supply shortages and cost increases, the agency highlights the need for up to 15 GW per year of manufacturing capacity by 2035 to support the deployment of long-duration energy storage technologies at scale.

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