SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Increasing Durability of Flow Batteries
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2023 12:40:54 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 335910
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- Contracting Office
- LLNS � DOE CONTRACTOR Livermore CA 94551 USA
- ZIP Code
- 94551
- Solicitation Number
- IL-13799
- Response Due
- 10/11/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 10/26/2023
- Point of Contact
- Genaro Mempin, Phone: 9254231121, Charlotte Eng, Phone: 9254221905
- E-Mail Address
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mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov
(mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov)
- Description
- Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its built-in electrolyzer for increasing durability of flow batteries. Background: A flow battery (or redox flow battery) is a completely rechargeable electrical energy storage system in which fluids containing the active ingredients are pushed through a cell to promote reduction/oxidation on both sides of an ion-exchange membrane, producing an electrical potential.� Viewed as a low-cost alternative for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells, it has long operational life and low maintenance requirements.� The major issue hampering the practical implementation of the redox flow battery is Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) at the negative electrode where plating occurs, which acts as a parasitic competing pathway and causes poor coulombic efficiency (CE).� Description: LLNL researchers has developed an approach to mitigate HER on the �plating� electrode, which uses a sub-device as a rebalancing cell to restore electrolyte properties, including pH, conductivity, and capacity across the main device of the flow battery.� This sub-device, which may need to be powered externally, has three major physical components: (1) a cathode electrode, (2) an anode electrode, and (3) a separator to prevent mixing of chemical components (i.e., electrolytes from both sides) and to facilitate selective ion exchange.� The cathode electrode can be made of state-of-the-art porous, high surface area carbon-based materials while the anode �is composed of porous, high surface area stable water oxidation catalyst material.� The separator is an ion selective membrane that is selected based on pH conditions and selective ion transport requirements.� Advantages/Benefits:� Value Proposition:� Improved durability of flow batteries Reduces the rate of HER -> maintains CE Lowers system maintenance requirements� Potential Applications:� Redox Flow Batteries Aqueous media energy storage device Development Status:� Current stage of technology development:� TRL 2-3 LLNL has filed for patent protection on this invention. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information.� Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note:� THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.� Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's built-in electrolyzer for increasing durability of flow batteries should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following: Company Name and address. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. A description of corporate expertise and/or facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Please provide a complete electronic OR written statement to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's built-in electrolyzer for increasing durability of flow batteries. The subject heading in an email response should include the Notice ID and/or the title of LLNL�s Technology/Business Opportunity and directed to the Primary and Secondary Point of Contacts listed below. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Innovation and Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-779 Livermore, CA� 94551-0808 Attention:�� IL-13799
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Livermore, CA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06825818-F 20230913/230911230059 (samdaily.us)
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