About the Challenge

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) is a comprehensive program to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of next-generation energy storage technologies and sustain American global leadership in energy storage. This comprehensive set of solutions requires concerted action, guided by an aggressive goal: to develop and domestically manufacture energy storage technologies that can meet all U.S. market demands by 2030. See how ESGC is interconnected throughout DOE and possible contacts in each working area.

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Energy Department’s Office of Electricity Announces Two New Deputy Assistant Secretaries
New appointees will lead Grid Controls and Communications and Storage Divisions
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White House Fact Sheet - U.S. - Canada Strengthening Partnership
White House Fact Sheet U.S. - Canada Strengthening Partnership
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $28 Million To Advance And Deploy Hydropower Technology
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Grow the Hydropower Industry, Create Jobs, and Engage Key Stakeholder Voices
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DOE Announces $540 Million for Technologies to Transform Energy Production and Cut Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $540 million in awards for university- and National Laboratory-led research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing.
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Biden Administration Launches Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $505 Million Initiative to Boost Deployment and Cut Costs of Increase Long Duration Energy Storage
DOE Seeks Public Input on a New Initiative to Enable the Widespread Availability of More Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Power
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Biden Administration Launches $2.5 Billion Fund to Modernize and Expand Capacity of America’s Power Grid
DOE Seeks Feedback on President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Upgrade and Build New Transmission Lines to Deliver Affordable Clean Energy
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DOE Announces $45 Million to Develop More Efficient Electric Vehicle Batteries
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $45 million in funding to support the domestic development of advanced batteries for electric vehicles.
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Funding Notice: Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER)
$25 million in funding available to improve community energy resilience with solar and solar-plus-storage
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DOE Announces $5 Million to Launch Lithium-Battery Workforce Initiative
Industry and Labor will Partner on Five Pilot Programs to Train Battery Manufacturing Workers and Bolster the Domestic Battery Supply Chain
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DOE Selects 14 Communities to Leverage Energy Storage to Increase Resiliency and Long-term Affordability
The OE Energy Storage Program has selected 14 communities from more than 60 applicants to receive technical assistance from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as part of the Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE) Initiative.
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Events

Learn more about Energy Storage Grand Challenge upcoming events.

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Reports

See energy storage reports and data.

Funding Opportunities

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Facilities

Learn about energy storage facilities at DOE’s national labs.