Li-Bridge, a public-private alliance led by Argonne National Laboratory in DuPage County and convened by the U.S. Department of Energy, has released a report outlining steps toward creating a more robust domestic manufacturing base and supply chain for lithium-based batteries.
The strategic plan, created out of forums and market analysis with Li-Bridge's 40 companies, includes 26 recommendations to bolster the domestic lithium battery industry. The report tackles what Argonne scientist Venkat Srinivasan said is a critical challenge in transitioning from a fossil fuel-based economy to an electric one.
Key recommendations in the report include a buying consortium for raw energy materials, a system of shared pilot lines to speed the commercialization of new battery technologies and additional investment in battery industry workforce training. "The electrochemical storage of electricity will be as important a technology to the economy of the 21st century as the semiconductor chip has been," Greenberger said.
"That all changed in the last three or four years, where it became clear that some sort of a strategic approach is the only way to succeed in the marketplace," he said."You can't compete against state actors if you don't have a national strategy."
On the raw material supply side, Argonne and other industry actors will also be looking at how to source lithium, nickel and cobalt more sustainably, though Srinivasan said currently,"there are no easy answers."
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