New DOE report offers comprehensive look at energy storage industry.
Office of Technology Commercialization
December 22, 2020
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OTT Releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge: Energy Storage Market Report
The Office of Technology Transitions announced the publication of the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Energy Storage Market Report, a comprehensive review of the state of the art and marketplace potential of new energy storage technologies for domestic and global markets. The report provides a portrait of the opportunities and challenges present in the emergent energy storage industry, as well as technology- and application- specific analyses.
The ESGC Energy Storage Market Report supplements the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap released today by the Department of Energy, and supports the department-wide, full-spectrum approach to the development and maturation of energy storage technologies, embodied by the ESGC slogan of “Innovate Here, Make Here, Deploy Everywhere.”
Read the report here.
OTT Publishes Energy I-Corps Annual Report
Last week, OTT released the FY 2020 Energy I-Corps Annual Report. The Energy I-Corps program, a key OTT initiative, is an intensive two-month training program where National Lab researchers are paired with industry mentors to define technology value propositions, conduct customer discovery interviews, and evaluate potential market applications for their exciting DOE-supported technologies.
This year was highly successful, with promising increases in key areas, including over $83 million in follow-on funding, more than 60 licenses for new technologies, and 12 new ventures launched from Energy I-Corps technologies.
Read the report here.
OTT 2020 Year in Review
Wow, what a year 2020 has been! Amidst the changes and uncertainty, the OTT team has dedicated itself to fostering partnerships and bringing awareness to DOE-powered innovations that advance transformative, impactful technologies.
As we look back, we would like to share with you some of our stories from the past year. From new COVID-19 initiatives and successful InnovationXLab summits, to advancing policy and crafting engaging webinars, we are proud of our team and look forward to building momentum in 2021. Thank you for being a part of our OTT community and helping us power through.
Read the blog here.