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List of National Labs with R&D Battery Capabilities in US Institutions
Location
Battery Focus
Fabrication / Prototype Capability
Testing / Safety Capability
Notes / Facilities / Scope
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Menlo Park, CA
Materials → device translation; advanced characterization
Lab-scale prototype cell fabrication supporting materials and device research; no open foundry or manufacturing pilot line
Extensive cell cycling, informatics-driven testing, environmental testing; abuse testing in research context
Joint SLAC–Stanford Battery Center; unique access to synchrotron and operando techniques tightly coupled to battery research
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Berkeley, CA
Fundamental materials, interfaces, scale bridging
Cell prototyping to support materials, interfaces, and electrolyte research; not positioned as an open pilot line
Cell testing, diagnostics, degradation analysis, safety research (program-specific)
Strong focus on electrochemistry, interfaces, and advanced diagnostics; closely integrated with UC Berkeley
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Livermore, CA
Battery safety science and diagnostics
Prototype cells and modules built for R&D programs; not a service pilot line
Battery safety, abuse testing, thermal runaway research, failure diagnostics, modeling + experimental validation
Known for multi-physics modeling, thermal/abuse testing, and advanced diagnostics rather than manufacturing scale-up
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Idaho Falls, ID
System- and grid-scale validation
Limited cell/module fabrication tied to research programs; not an electrode or cell pilot line
Large-scale battery, module, and system testing; grid integration; safety and validation
Strength is in infrastructure-scale testing, grid integration, and operational validation
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Lemont, IL
Lab-to-pilot battery development
Pilot-scale electrode processing and cell prototyping (coin, pouch, cylindrical) within structured programs
Extensive cell and module testing, abuse/safety testing, modeling
Home of JCESR; most complete end-to-end battery ecosystem among US national labs
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Richland, WA
Long-duration storage & system validation
Prototype cell and materials scale-bridging for research; not an open foundry
Cell and system testing, degradation studies, abuse/safety modeling, grid integration
Major contributor to Battery500 and long-duration energy storage programs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Manufacturing science & scale-up physics
No dedicated battery cell pilot line; strengths are in manufacturing science and materials processing
Materials testing, manufacturing process validation, mechanical/thermal characterization
Battery work centers on manufacturing readiness, materials scale-up, and diagnostics rather than cell builds
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Golden, CO
Independent testing & grid integration
No battery cell pilot manufacturing line; prototype work limited to research support
Extensive battery testing, performance validation, degradation studies, safety research, module/system testing
Frequently used for third-party validation, modeling, and grid-connected storage evaluation
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