Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Storage Tech-
nology Advancement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy; 
(2) the term ‘‘electric drive vehicle’’ means— 
(A) a vehicle that uses an electric motor for 
all or part of its motive power, including battery 
electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, 
fuel cell, and plug-in fuel cell vehicles, and rail 
transportation vehicles; or 
(B) mobile equipment that uses an electric 
motor to replace an internal combustion engine 
for all or part of the work of the equipment; 
(3) the term ‘‘islanding’’ means a distributed 
generator or energy storage device continuing to 
power a location in the absence of electric power from 
the primary source; 
(4) the term ‘‘microgrid’’ means an integrated 
energy system consisting of interconnected loads and 
distributed energy resources, including generators and 
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energy storage devices, which as an integrated system 
can operate in parallel with the utility grid or in an 
intentional islanding mode; 
(5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Energy; 
(6) the term ‘‘self-healing grid’’ means a grid 
that is capable of automatically anticipating and re-
sponding to power system disturbances, including the 
isolation of failed sections and components, while op-
timizing its own performance and service to cus-
tomers; and 
(7) the term ‘‘spinning reserve services’’ means 
an amount of electric generating capacity in excess of 
the amount needed to meet peak electric demand. 
SEC. 3. BASIC RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a basic 
research program to support the development of energy stor-
age systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applica-
tions, and electricity transmission and distribution, includ-
ing research on— 
(1) materials design; 
(2) materials synthesis and characterization; 
(3) electrolytes; 
(4) surface and interface dynamics; 
(5) modeling and simulation; and 
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(6) thermal behavior and life degradation mecha-
nisms. 
(b) FUNDING.—For activities carried out under this 
section, in addition to funding activities at National Lab-
oratories, the Secretary shall award funds to, and coordi-
nate activities with, a range of stakeholders including the 
public, private, and academic sectors. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2014. 
SEC. 4. APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an ap-
plied research program on energy storage systems to sup-
port electric drive vehicle, stationary application, and elec-
tricity transmission and distribution technologies, includ-
ing research on— 
(1) ultracapacitors; 
(2) flywheels; 
(3) batteries and battery systems (including flow 
batteries); 
(4) compressed air energy systems; 
(5) power conditioning electronics; 
(6) manufacturing technologies for energy stor-
age systems; 
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(7) thermal management systems; and 
(8) hydrogen as an energy storage medium. 
(b) FUNDING.—For activities carried out under this 
section, in addition to funding activities at National Lab-
oratories, the Secretary shall award funds to, and coordi-
nate activities with, a range of stakeholders including the 
public, private, and academic sectors. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $80,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2014. 
SEC. 5. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of new demonstrations of advanced energy storage 
systems. These demonstrations shall be regionally diversi-
fied and shall expand on the Department’s existing tech-
nology demonstration program. These demonstrations 
should include the participation of a range of stakeholders, 
such as rural electric cooperatives, investor owned utilities, 
municipally owned electric utilities, energy storage systems 
manufacturers, electric drive vehicle manufacturers, the re-
newable energy production industry, State or local energy 
offices, the fuel cell industry, and universities. Each of the 
demonstrations shall include one or more of the following 
objectives: 
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(1) Energy storage to improve the feasibility of 
‘‘micro-grids’’ or ‘‘islanding’’, or the transmission 
and distribution capability to improve reliability in 
rural areas. 
(2) Integration of an energy storage system with 
a self-healing grid. 
(3) Use of energy storage to improve security to 
emergency response infrastructure. 
(4) Integration with a renewable energy produc-
tion source, either at the source or away from the 
source. 
(5) Use of energy storage to provide ancillary 
services, such as spinning reserve services, for grid 
management. 
(6) Advancement of power conversion systems to 
make them smarter, more efficient, able to commu-
nicate with other inverters, and able to control volt-
age. 
(7) Use of energy storage to optimize trans-
mission and distribution operation and power qual-
ity, which could address overloaded lines and mainte-
nance of transformers and substations. 
(8) Use of advanced energy storage for peak load 
management of homes, businesses, and the grid. 
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(9) Use of energy storage devices to fill up 
nonpeak generation periods for electricity demand to 
make better use of existing grid assets. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2014. 
SEC. 6. VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE DEMONSTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of electric drive vehicle energy storage technology 
demonstrations. These technology demonstrations shall be 
conducted through consortia, which may include energy 
storage systems manufacturers and their suppliers, electric 
drive vehicle manufacturers, rural electric cooperatives, in-
vestor owned utilities, municipal and rural electric utili-
ties, State and local governments, metropolitan transpor-
tation authorities, and universities. The program shall 
demonstrate one or more of the following: 
(1) Novel, high capacity, high efficiency energy 
storage, charging, and control systems, along with the 
collection of data on performance characteristics such 
as battery life, energy storage capacity, and power de-
livery capacity. 
(2) Advanced onboard energy management sys-
tems, and highly efficient battery cooling systems. 
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(3) Integration of such systems on a prototype 
vehicular platform, including with drivetrain systems 
for passenger, commercial, and nonroad electric drive 
vehicles. 
(4) New technologies and processes that reduce 
manufacturing costs. 
(5) Integration of advanced vehicle technologies 
with electricity distribution system and smart meter-
ing technology. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2014. 
SEC. 7. SECONDARY APPLICATIONS AND DISPOSAL OF 
ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE BATTERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, and demonstration of 
secondary applications of energy storage devices following 
service in electric drive vehicles, and of technologies and 
processes for final recycling and disposal of these devices. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2014. 
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SEC. 8. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION. 
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
shall coordinate activities under this Act with other pro-
grams and laboratories of the Department and other Fed-
eral research programs. 
SEC. 9. COST SHARING. 
The Secretary shall carry out the programs under sec-
tions 6 and 7 in compliance with section 988 (a) through 
(d) and section 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16352(a) through (d) and 16353). 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to provide for 
research, development, and demonstration programs in 
advanced energy storage systems for electric drive vehi-
cles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission 
and distribution applications, to support the ability of the 
United States to remain globally competitive in this field, 
and to promote the efficient delivery and use of energy.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 256 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3776 
[Report No. 110–402] 
A BILL 
To provide for a research, development, and dem-
onstration program by the Secretary of Energy 
to support the ability of the United States to re-
main globally competitive in energy storage sys-
tems for vehicles, stationary applications, and 
electricity transmission and distribution. 
OCTOBER 22, 2007 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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