News Archives - 2013
December 23, 2013
NREL and Thought Leaders Gather at Electric Vehicle Battery Management Summit 
NREL researchers will gather with U.S. Department of Energy program directors and technology managers, and other thought leaders to exchange strategies for maximizing the performance, safety, and lifespan of electric-drive vehicle batteries.
October 23, 2013
NREL to Research Revolutionary Battery Storage Approaches in Support of ARPA-E RANGE Program
The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has announced that a project at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is among 22 projects that will receive funding to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs.
August 28, 2013
NREL Battery Calorimeters Win R&D 100 Award
The award-wining Isothermal Battery Calorimeters, developed by NREL in collaboration with NETZSCH, are the only calorimeters in the world capable of performing the precise thermal measurements needed to make safer, longer-lasting, and more cost-effective lithium-ion batteries.
August 21, 2013
Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold
Thermal management technologies increase vehicle energy efficiency and performance while reducing costs.
August 21, 2013
A Closer Look: Continuum Slideshow
NREL research, development, and deployment accelerate efforts to put energy-efficient, low-emission cars and trucks on the road.
August 21, 2013
Electric Vehicle Battery Development Gains Momentum
CAEBAT collaboration targets EDV batteries with longer range and lifespan, at a lower cost.
July 8, 2013
NREL Research Earns Three Prestigious R&D 100 Awards
A new energy-efficient approach to building occupancy detection, a better way to detect heat loss in electric-vehicle batteries and a high-efficiency silicon solar cell – all developed or advanced at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – have been named among this year’s most significant innovations by R&D Magazine.
January 16, 2013
NREL Teams Up on Three ARPA-E Projects to Optimize Electric Vehicle Battery Management and Controls
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has joined DOE and research partners in launching the Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices (AMPED) program with a kick-off meeting in San Francisco. Over the next three years, NREL engineers will work with teams led by Utah State University, Washington University, and Eaton Corporation to optimize utilization, life, and cost of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) through improved battery management and controls. The three projects are funded under the AMPED program with more than $7.4 million from DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
