MENU NAVIGATION Argonne National Laboratory SEARCH SEARCH ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science ACCESS ACCESS Menu ACCESS About OPEN SUBLIST Research OPEN SUBLIST Work with Us OPEN SUBLIST News OPEN SUBLIST Events SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) is a catalyst for innovation comprised of scientists and engineers from across the lab who solve complex energy storage problems through multidisciplinary research. Argonne is recognized as a global leader in energy storage research. Our cutting-edge science has enabled electric vehicles to travel farther, electronic devices to last longer, and renewable energy to be integrated into the nation’s electric grid. ACCESS leverages multidisciplinary teams, world-class facilities, and powerful scientific tools to help public- and private-sector partners turn science into solutions. 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Energy Technology And Storage, Batteries And Fuel Cells, Environmental And Earth Science NEXT 1 2 3 4 5 FEATURE STORY Argonne’s debt to 2019 Nobel Prize for lithium-ion battery Energy Technology And Storage, ReCell, Batteries FEATURE STORY Batteries beyond the Nobel Prize: Q&A with the directors of the national laboratory battery hub Batteries And Fuel Cells PRESS RELEASE New cathode coating extends lithium-ion battery life, boosts safety Batteries And Fuel Cells, Lithium-Ion Batteries MORE NEWS ARROW PAST EVENTS Energy Storage for a Changing World Director’s Special Colloquium Celebrating Argonne’s 75th Anniversary Frontiers in Materials Manufacturing: Future of Energy Storage Battery collaboration meeting discusses new pathways to recycle lithium-ion batteries Argonne joins with industry to address the battery recycling challenge CONTACT US Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science General Inquiries +1-800-627-2596 energystorage@anl.gov Collaboration Unlocks Innovation Download the Brochure RELATED FACILITIES Advanced Photon Source Argonne Leadership Computing Facility Cell Analysis, Modeling, and Prototyping (CAMP) Facility Center for Nanoscale Materials Electrochemical Analysis and Diagnostics Laboratory Electrochemical Discovery Laboratory Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) Post-Test Facility RELATED ORGANIZATIONS Applied Materials Chemical Sciences and Engineering Electrochemical Energy Storage Energy and Global Security Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Manufacturing Science & Engineering Materials Science Division Physical Sciences and Engineering ReCell Center OTHER TECHNOLOGIES Pumped Storage Hydropower Thermal Storage R&D ENERGY STORAGE CAPABILITIES Argonne wields a comprehensive array of capabilities and facilities to address challenges at every link of the energy storage chain, from analysis of raw materials for impurities to battery end of life and recycling. Material Discovery and Characterization Material Scale-up and Device Integration Standardized Testing Recycling Mining to Materials System-Level Analysis MEET OUR PEOPLE ACCESS is led by a dedicated team of professionals with decades of experience in private industry and public science, working with firms from large corporations to small startups. OUR LEADERSHIP OUR RESEARCH TEAM PREVIOUS Venkat Srinivasan Director, ACCESS Susan Jean Babinec Program Lead, Stationary Storage Lei Cheng Chemist NEXT Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. 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