Energy Storage Research

At NREL, we focus on energy storage research for diverse and emerging applications.

NREL Analysis Reveals Benefits of Hydropower for Grid-Scale Energy Storage

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Full Speed Ahead: Modeling a Faster Future for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Publications

Addressing Energy Storage Needs at Lower Cost via On-Site Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings, Energy & Environmental Science (2021)

Techno-Economic Analysis of Long-Duration Energy Storage and Flexible Power Generation Technologies to Support High-Variable Renewable Energy Grids, Joule (2021)

Artificial Generation of Representative Single Li-ion Electrode Particle Architectures from Microscopy Data, npj Computational Materials (2021)

News

Heavy Metal Debut: A World-Class Metal Hydride System

Nov. 14, 2024

News Release: Thermochemical Tech Shows Promising Path for Building Heat

Nov. 13, 2024

Are Carbon-Free Energy Systems Possible? NREL Has a Way To Find Out

Oct. 30, 2024

NREL provides storage options for the future, acknowledging that different storage applications require diverse technology solutions. To develop transformative energy storage solutions, system-level needs must drive basic science and research. Learn more about our energy storage research projects.

NREL's energy storage research is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and industry partnerships.